The newest video from Polish knifemaker Trollskyy couldn't have come at a better time, considering Earth Day has barely passed us by. "I love to make something out of nothing," he mentions on his YouTube page—well said considering his designs feature abandoned metal scraps. Trollskyy's most recent YouTube upload follows the process of a knife he made from the leaf spring off of an old Jeep. The end result is a dangerous-looking blade that bears no resemblance to its past life. Take a look:
The Lord of the Rings-esque music just adds to the oh-so-epic transformation (Let your nerd flag fly high and feel free to imagine Trollsky standing at the edge of Mordor, knife in hand—I did.) From railroad spike to old bearings, Trollskyy spotlights rejected metal in a whole new functional way. Check out more of his video documentations:
Trollskyy also hosts a number of how-tos for viewers looking to try their hand at knifemaking and its different techniques. Keep an eye on his YouTube channel for more tutorials and process videos.
Via Solid Smack
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Of the (several) books I have on knifemaking, the one by David Boye is among my favourites. You can read more about it here: http://boyeknives.com/book.cfm He also started out using leaf springs and other scrap metal into works of art.
Be careful, though, or you might be in danger of becoming a machirologist!
Mike.