{"id":1077157,"date":"2026-01-23T00:11:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T00:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/486629\/this-youtube-scientist-makes-knives-out-of-random-stuff-and-i-cant-stop-watching"},"modified":"2026-01-23T00:11:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T00:11:04","slug":"this-youtube-scientist-makes-knives-out-of-random-stuff-and-its-mesmerizing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/this-youtube-scientist-makes-knives-out-of-random-stuff-and-its-mesmerizing\/","title":{"rendered":"This YouTube scientist makes knives out of random stuff and it\u2019s mesmerizing"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: kiwami japan\/YouTube\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/this-youtube-scientist-makes-knives-out-of-random-stuff-and-its-mesmerizing.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Do you know how knives are made? Do you know how knives are made of <em>milk<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Unless you\u2019ve seen this video \u2014 or any others on YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@kiwami-japan\">kiwami japan<\/a> \u2014 you don\u2019t. The channel is dedicated to the art of knifemaking, but most of the videos are detailed step-by-steps of the creator\u2019s successful attempts to craft real, usable knives out of materials like UV resin, tofu, bismuth, and yes, milk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The craftsmanship itself is mesmerizing and impressive, but it\u2019s the enigmatic bladesmith that makes the videos so fun to watch. The creator themself \u2014 who only pours water out of a vase shaped like a cow and who often goes on lengthy, experimental side quests that have little to do with the knife being made in the video \u2014 has never revealed their name online. But their expertise when it comes to material science is clear, and the breadth and specificity of the equipment they use leaves you wondering why this person owns so much professional lab equipment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">It\u2019s all intrigue and no answers, but that\u2019s not the point. It was sometime around 2018, on the floor of my then-group house with my roommates (because we didn\u2019t have enough couch to fit us all at once), that I saw what we lovingly call \u201cmilk knife\u201d for the first time. We were getting bored of watching Vine compilations over and over. In some twist of fate (no, that\u2019s not hyperbolic), someone put this video on, and we\u2019d end up watching it thrice more together before moving out. It\u2019s become my go-to weird YouTube video to throw on at the proverbial end of the night. To adjust for 2024 attention spans, I usually crank kiwami japan\u2019s videos up to 1.5x speed, since they can be quite long. The channel hasn\u2019t posted any new knives in the last couple of years, but there are plenty to make your way through in the backlog.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/yuletide-youtube\/486629\/youtube-knifemaking-channel-kiwam-japan\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know how knives are made? Do you know how knives are made of milk? Unless you\u2019ve seen this video \u2014 or any others on YouTube channel kiwami japan \u2014 you don\u2019t. The channel is dedicated to the art of knifemaking, but most of the videos are detailed step-by-steps of the creator\u2019s successful attempts to craft real, usable knives out of materials like UV resin, tofu, bismuth, and yes, milk. The craftsmanship itself is mesmerizing and impressive, but it\u2019s the enigmatic bladesmith that makes the videos so fun to watch. The creator themself \u2014 who only pours water out of a vase shaped like a cow and who often goes on lengthy, experimental side quests that have little to do with the knife being&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/this-youtube-scientist-makes-knives-out-of-random-stuff-and-its-mesmerizing\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1077158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1077157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>This YouTube scientist makes knives out of random stuff and it\u2019s mesmerizing | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you know how knives are made? 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