Boot Scraper - Blacksmithing project

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A boot scrapper is a great blacksmithing project both for your own home and as a project to sell. The forging steps for this boot scraper are quite straight forward so it makes for a good beginners project.
My name is John Switzer, I operate Black Bear Forge, a small one person blacksmith shop located in southern Colorado. My current focus is shifting away from commissions and customer orders and towards education through these videos on RU-vid. Thank you for watching
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@nickreagin9585 4 года назад

I love the early 90s PBS feel to these videos.

@susanbarbier5053 4 года назад

I like to think medieval black smiths could watch these videos and totally be on the same page. They wouldn’t know what a video is but I bet they would enjoy the content.

@nerxboy 4 года назад

best sounding anvil on youtube

@erik.... 4 года назад

Came from Torbjörns video and subbed instantly.

@robsonsantosOSO 2 года назад

I loved this piece of art but I would never be able to wipe my boots on it if I were to visit you.. this one is too cute for that. Thanks!

@geneard639 4 года назад

I grew up down south, where nearly every home you walked by downtown had a bootscrape. The mud is more clay than mud, and it stains things. I've seen a lot of bootscrapes and while the friligree style is nice and decorative, I loved the dachshund bootscrap with its badger bootbrush companion. Sadly, folks take them out and toss'em because they're at the foot of the steps leading to the front proch and landscapers are lazy. ....but, I still hope that dachshund and badger are someplace safe.

@chuckdavis7740 2 года назад

love the simpler projects! they are best for those of us still at the steep part of the learning curve!

@steelpennyforge5152 4 года назад

I really enjoy the projects that are simple designs but really useful. I love it Well done

@berlinetta350 4 года назад

New camera? Something looks different... In a good way. Love the videos John, thank you.

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

Nothing new on my end

@NeilGraham.I.M.F 4 года назад

Nice. Those r the kind of things I struggle to come up with on days where I'm staring at my Anvil with that blank look on my face

@opforgeron 4 года назад

Excellent!! Simple but very beautiful design!

@dadegroot 4 года назад

Prettier than the one I did (based off some I saw in at a homestead out west). Mine I punched slots in the legs, and formed a flat tennon on each side of the blade, then wrapped the excess tenon around the back of the leg.

@louislarose6613 4 года назад

That is a cool boot scraper !

@matthiasherzog5201 4 года назад

I like your very detailed descriptions while you are working. I am a carpenter by trade but I feel that I can easily understand how you work.

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@keithletourneau3333 4 года назад

Simple but awesome !!!!!

@davidhillman7004 4 года назад

Wonderful video simple but effective tool so very useful

@Carterironworks 4 года назад

These can keep the wife happier with you and shop cleaning Soo much easier. Great video sir

@johnjude2685 4 года назад

Inspirational like your idea but think I will Google and check out many styles Thanks for inspiring me again Sir

@scarface-39 4 года назад

Simple but nice!!👍🇺🇸

@BigWillSD 4 года назад

Great video, and a nice project to try.

@alexna6129 4 года назад

came from: Torbjörn Åhman greatings!

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

Welcome

@Jason-jd1jv 4 года назад

I'd like to see a video on the geometry of some of the tools that you use, like the hot cuts and center punches. I'd like to make some of them but I'm not sure what angles to use to get the most durable edge or point for whatever use the tool is designed for. Could you do a short video on getting proper tool tips?

@Edwinthemountainman8454 4 года назад

Man your blacksmithing skils are so amazing good your proberly my favorite forging Channel keep on with the good work👍👍👍👍

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

Thanks

@shortfuse43 4 года назад

John, Great project idea!! I now have Christmas gifts to make for three friends who have a LOT of mud, red mud to be precise, to scrape off their boots. Thanks. Now...you need to come up with a project for the crescent shaped pieces you chiseled out!

@frankcall8567 4 года назад

Thanks John,

@maknifeandrods7701 4 года назад

Perfect project

@danbreyfogle8486 4 года назад

I like the simple lines, in the woodworking world we'd call this "arts and crafts" or Mission Style. Great project John.

@gurvinderkau1e5w18 4 года назад

Wow! We dont have boot scrapers here. Really surprised to see that. If i have not read the title i would have thought u r making some kind of frame.👍👍👍👍but really cool idea

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

I thought everyplace that has rain would have some version of this idea

@1873Winchester 4 года назад

@@BlackBearForge This was the first time I've seen a thing like that too. I guess the closest thing we got are these upside down mounted bristle brushes you often see outside peoples doors, but they are mainly meant for snow.

@Dreyno 4 года назад

Black Bear Forge You see them all around Europe. 18th, 19th century mainly. Usually set in the plinth or steps to the side of the front door of large townhouses and public buildings.

@chevymarineretired 4 года назад

These foot scrapes are a common thing on the farms in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and places like that. Used one all the time as a kid.

@SSchradle 4 года назад

I love that idea! My house is surrounded with red clay and I've needed one of these for a while. Now I just need to find the time to go bang one out. Thank you!

@johnvradenburg6477 4 года назад

first termination dusting in Alaska and snow out by Denver the other day so winter is fast approaching

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

They're talking about up to 12" here on Tuesday. Of course it will melt as it hits the ground after a stretch of 90s

@johnvradenburg6477 4 года назад

@@BlackBearForge and flood too i bet its going to be a wild fall and winter i think

@Alanbataar 4 года назад

Another delightful video, John. You mentioned Beulah -- several years ago, went to Pikes Peak for the races. It's a beautiful part of the world there. My favorite tip on curves is to use a pair of clamps and a thin strip of straight grain wood. Put clamps on the end points of the curve, put the wood strip between them, and push the middle of the wood strip until it is the shape you want. You'd strike a line on the work following the wood strip. Easier to do than write, that's for sure.

@numberboxgamer 4 года назад

A similar trick is to use two small magnets and a length of string between them. Then just run a pencil or the fancy soapstone pencil thing that he seems to have, and you have a perfect curve.

@marcerivest6204 4 года назад

I need to make one of these, l am on a clay farm and then mud really sticks to the boots. Great video John especially for a beginner Smith like me.

@johnnydrummond8738 4 года назад

I'm "dropping in and out" today because I am supposed to be helping do yard work at my mother in laws and if I "check" the chainsaw too often my mrs will get suspicious

@rjordans 4 года назад

Nice project, I always like these projects where several parts make something together

@jonnyibullarenandersson9134 4 года назад

Looking really god!

@rorykirk872 4 года назад

Nice project I’m a blacksmith and I need some boot scrapers at my house and shop thanks for the great idea and reminder

@lecompterc83 4 года назад

Great video!

@rgdickenson 4 года назад

Cool project! Also, thanks for the heads up on Patreon ad-free video posts.

@grabasandwich 4 года назад

New subscriber here. Have you seen a jump in subs? Someone on Reddit sharing your tiktok about masks, then someone else linked to your channel.

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

Yes I have. Interesting how things come around

@stephenhutton1805 4 года назад

Hi there John. Simple practical and elegant what a great project for beginners like me. Endless possibilities and could be quite a little money earner at flee markets etc. Thanks heaps

@oliverbrooks3994 4 года назад

Amazing how good just basic designs look, I may try this but add rosettes to the upset square bar .thanks for the great video. Awesome work

@erniebeswick7675 4 года назад

Always great John thanks for the video I got to go out and make myself when I need it maybe two for the front door in the back door catch you on the next one thank you

@pjamestx 4 года назад

Another great project! I like how you presented a simple version of it, but there's plenty of room for decorative work for people that want to add more to it.

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@christopheralvaro8706 3 года назад

@Bryant Jayce you are welcome :)

@jeffgrier8488 4 года назад

Thanks for the video John, that's a nice simple project that i can probably make.

@johnjude2685 4 года назад

Thanks for the teaching Sir I'm admiring the nice curve you got for the lower part of the plant and remember you saying about the curve punch and like review of your lesson for myself and some viewers whom may be new to your teaching Sir, Again another great video Sir

@douglasfathers4848 4 года назад

Looks like a fun project for the week end thanks John . (:

@josephmaschari1073 4 года назад

Great project, That's one I'll try

@frankgaletzka8477 4 года назад

Hello John A nice and usefull piece of work All the best yours Frank

@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740 4 года назад

NICE tidy project. Well showcased basic skills needed to do many smithing projects. 🙏💜🧙‍♂️

@tomfarrow710 4 года назад

Thanks , I've been thinking of doing this, but never saw any examples. This video really helps me with one of my future projects.

@user-jx8hg6lm2o 4 года назад

This is an excellent project when I get my shop up and running in Ludlow... I know the clay is nasty sometimes

@stanervin6108 4 года назад

Excellent, John! 🐾🔥⚒👍🏻

@olddawgdreaming5715 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing with us John, you gave me the idea and kick started my day 👍👍. I think I’ll try this. Just have to get to the shed.

@SkyForgeVideos 4 года назад

Really nice project. I like the top and bottom scrapers.

@bpcribb 4 года назад

Thank you for sharing! As always great project!

@brysonalden5414 4 года назад

And, you could make one of the legs much longer, put a taper on the end, bend it and have a hook to hang your hat on while you scrape your boots! I really miss the Hook of the Week!

@mikewolford7608 4 года назад

Just a idea. How about a video on your coal forge Thinking of constructing one. Are those wooden legs? And blower size. Have a lot of questions like that. Thank you for weekly videos. Love them. Please don’t stop. Peace

@nealfigary3288 4 года назад

mike wolford if you look back in Johns videos I think he has a few different videos on his coal forge

@johnjude2685 4 года назад

Mike, John said resent that due to the cost and coal just a pain to get nearby that he plan for less burning of coal, Sounds like many of use fills too.

@Thebigmanmetaldetecting 4 года назад

In case nobody knows the arch at the bottom of the boot scrapper it's used for scrapping the top of your boots.... smart people those Victorians

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

They really had muddy boots then

@Thebigmanmetaldetecting 4 года назад

@@BlackBearForge definitely it's Britain..... it never stops raining especially here in Scotland lol

@obh7762 4 года назад

Ooh, I've got to make one of these. Also, I have a question about leg/post vices. Should I try to have it stationary and mounted to a bench, or is it alright to have it on a moveable stand?

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

There are advantages to both. I prefer solidly mounted

@gangsta1355 4 года назад

You can skip to the end of the video and press replay and it drops all the ads

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

The trouble with that approach is that it pretty much guarantees your favorite creators aren't paid for their time and effort to make videos.

@mandolinman2006 4 года назад

I'm curious. How would pine tar be as a finish on a project such as this?

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

Probably pretty good. I have never tried it myself though

@17hmr243 3 года назад

Did they just trow the Forge scale inthe garden fields. ?

@kodysimpson1 4 года назад

So I get being a purist to the craft, but why not cut the curve with a torch?

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

No reason why not. But for many that isn't an option. If i were doing them as a production item I would have them burned at the local steel yard.

@kodysimpson1 4 года назад

@@BlackBearForge makes since, i just didn't know if you had a specific reason.

@RRINTHESHOP 4 года назад

Thank you John for the great project. Which manufactured propane forge would recommend for a high use home shop?

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

I have been very happy with my Chile Forge

@RRINTHESHOP 4 года назад

@@BlackBearForge Thank you John, I will check those out.

@chuckpugsley759 4 года назад

Thank u for great vid.. did yu forge the hammer chisel or buy? where would i get without the farrier style slant?

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

I made it. But most blacksmithing suppliers have them for sale ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KomHlaZlnDs.html piehtoolco.com/contents/en-us/p6744.html

@michaelgallagher5402 4 года назад

neil, my thoughts exactly. John, in what medium should you harden regular RR spikes?

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

I would think oil, but they are all a little different

@frankcall8567 4 года назад

Hay! Can you make a guitar pick for me? Seriously,

@ztheblacksmith 4 года назад

9:36 from my experience drawing out over the far edge of the anvil is the most efficient, is there a reason you don’t use that technique?

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

Mostly I think the horn has more control

@ztheblacksmith 4 года назад

Black Bear Forge it has takes me a year to perfect the technique but when you master it is is awesome!!

@DoryanTheCritic 4 года назад

How does one stop the boot scraper from rusting?

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

I use bees wax, but it will eventually rust. You could paint it or powder coat it.

@DoryanTheCritic 4 года назад

@@BlackBearForge Thanks for your prompt response. I appreciate the honesty. I wish there was an effective way to stop rust from occurring, but it seems it's only natural for metals to rust.

@lostgrunt7833 4 года назад

What kind of pen are you using to mark that with?

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

Its a welders silver pencil. Available at most welding shops. This one is Markal Silver Streak.

@lostgrunt7833 4 года назад

Thank you for the reply.

@braddobson2060 4 года назад

I like your content but no need for the metric conversions

@BlackBearForge 4 года назад

When the person at the next table in a restaurant asks for a glass of water, do you tell the waitress not to bring it to them because you aren't thirsty?