Happy to see you Gary. I have a friend who makes armor, he has procured a variety of dishing cups from a shipyard where they use a giant hydraulic punch to make holes in the ship parts. 4, 6, 8 and even a 10 inch dish. Perhaps if you have somewhere local to you with such equipment, or know someone who is, you may be able to find some nice cupping swages from their scrap bin.
From an outsider's perspective, you have a seemingly endlessly calm character. In point of fact, it is quite admirable. Having said that, I imagine that forging can be somewhat frustrating at times. I would love to see some swearing outtakes from when things did not go quite to plan :P
When I was at sea we used a tool identical to your 'hot set' only we called it a 'cold set'. Used for cutting wire rope strands if we didn't have a guillotine, which often we did'nt.
Hi Gary don't won't to sound like a dick but the beginning of your video the sound was really poor , love your videos keep up the good work mate . Great to see, real craftsmanship. Regards Andy
Love your videos ,but,if you'll take a word from an OLD smith-PLEASE grind the mushroomed head down on your hot cut so one of those shards doesn't go into your hand..
Gary Huston at the start I think he meant it is comparatively more quiet than the next clip where you forge it. Otherwise another excellent video! Cheers!
