Kid forges knives from meteorite iron!

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I just learned about this 19yo guy who forges knives from ancient meteorite, wooly mammoth, gold, etc... Here are some pics, and a video of him making one of the knives.

His name is Tristan Dare.

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Interesting. Does it say where he sources his iron meteorites?

Iron meteorites run anywhere from $0.50 to $5.00 per gram, which works out to $14 to $140 an ounce.

There are online places which sell meteorites, like the one below that I found:

www.meteorites-for-sale.com

Iron Meteorites For Sale Archives

Explore The Meteorite Exchange, Inc.'s collection of iron meteorites for sale. Our quality meteorites are ideal for researchers and collectors.
www.meteorites-for-sale.com www.meteorites-for-sale.com
 
RetiredUSNChief said:
Interesting. Does it say where he sources his iron meteorites?

Iron meteorites run anywhere from $0.50 to $5.00 per gram, which works out to $14 to $140 an ounce.

There are online places which sell meteorites, like the one below that I found:

www.meteorites-for-sale.com

Iron Meteorites For Sale Archives

Explore The Meteorite Exchange, Inc.'s collection of iron meteorites for sale. Our quality meteorites are ideal for researchers and collectors.
www.meteorites-for-sale.com www.meteorites-for-sale.com
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I don't know, but in the video I posted, in the first few seconds, he opens a package with a slice of meteorite inside. That's what he cut his blanks from...
 
I'd like to see the sizes of the knives in his portfolio on his website.

A cubic inch of steel is 0.2833 pounds, or fractionally more than 4.5 ounces. If the iron meteorites were pure iron, that would be anywhere from $63 to $630 in material alone, assuming he used that amount in the blade. He would, of course, be laminating it with other alloy metals to get what he's producing (I haven't watched the video yet, as internet connectivity has sucked all day today).

A K-Bar blade runs 11.2 ounces. Shorter fixed blades would be significantly less weight, depending on length, thickness, and design.

But he's definitely got some awesome artwork skills, and that's going to command some good prices for him regardless of the material source.
 
RetiredUSNChief said:
I'd like to see the sizes of the knives in his portfolio on his website.

A cubic inch of steel is 0.2833 pounds, or fractionally more than 4.5 ounces. If the iron meteorites were pure iron, that would be anywhere from $63 to $630 in material alone, assuming he used that amount in the blade. He would, of course, be laminating it with other alloy metals to get what he's producing (I haven't watched the video yet, as internet connectivity has sucked all day today).

A K-Bar blade runs 11.2 ounces. Shorter fixed blades would be significantly less weight, depending on length, thickness, and design.

But he's definitely got some awesome artwork skills, and that's going to command some good prices for him regardless of the material source.
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You’re probably right about combining different metals , or forge welding the metal together to make his knives.
 
I've been eyeballing a forging class that my wife and I could take. One of those one day things where you make a knife out of something stupid, like a railroad spike or something. I wouldn't mind taking a more advanced one for myself, but something simpler and less physically demanding would be something I might be able to interest my wife in doing with me. That would be fun.
 
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