Forging a filing vise - part 1 - blacksmith tools 

I really appreciate the reality of your demonstrations. I laughed when you said you thought it was going to take 2 hours and it took all day, isn't that typical of me. Thanks for all your contributions. Drew

John, about six or eight months ago i would have given videos like this an ultra-wide berth. but as the world of blacksmithing opens up for me, I've found myself making tool after tool after tool! it's fantastic! so this video has come at a great time.. but it's gonna have to get in the queue, I'm making a block out of layered 20mm mild steel to take hardy tools! i hot cut a 1" hole yesterday - by myself with my own made tools on a beefed up piece of railroad track. you've been a big part of that, so thankyou. cheers John

Thanks John, still working my back through you excellent videos!

Thank you John for showing us and thinking of blacksmiths

That's a handy tool to have! Thanks Mr John!!😇😁😇

Great job. Looks good

I’m getting to the forge today going to be making your axe head clamp. Thanks for the videos there very helpful

Thanks John. You sold me on the offset corner. Much stronger than a straight tong joint profile.

being german, not too many reasons to be proud of germany these days, but in this case of being the sole country where these clampies are available i make an exemption lol as to your channel, i am soaking up as much as i can whilst waiting for my forge to arrive...really awesome content and you are a great guy aswell..keep it up.

Thanks John! Another useful, informative video!

Isn't that how it always goes. We think, oh I'll knock this out in an hour, then 6 hours later.... Yep. Usually the case for me on things I don't do regularly.

Love it John, gonna make one of these.

Thank you Black Bear forge

You showed your FF experience. Lol when you checked the Hardy block you grazed it with the back of your hand. It's the little things that get my attention lol. Great video, not sure how I missed this one...

Another great video, John!! When you were bending the jaws of the clamp I noticed that the boss you had formed for the hinge almost touched the backside of the vise jaw. This might be something that others might needs tho be aware of.

Another great video.

Wow! you can work the cam remotely. Very cool. I wonder why more people dont use that.

Thanks again John!

Now there is a handy tool! I shall make one for my small machineshop! The German link btw, is no longer valid ( Oct 16, 2018) I shouldn't be a problem milling these parts out of a 30 mm think slab of mild steel. Maybe give a it a set of hardened lill' jaws... Paddy

Nice!

I may attempt making this

I see you quenching your punch often, as I do. Do you also recommend using coal dust as a lube to help prevent the punch from sticking? I've seen other Smith's do this and I don't know if it actually helps. Great video series. Thanks!!!

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Thank you for the video before I started mine! What is the make of your Vice at about 25 minutes? I thought you stole mine. I'm having a hard time finding the manufacturer.

Just thinking - you could make one from one piece with a spring like a spring fullering tool to connect the two.

John, I've seen your most-used measuring device is an L shaped, steel square with a short gripping heel. I really like this device. Is this shop-made or is this available for purchase elsewhere?

Would it be beneficial to make one of these as wide as the vise you're putting it in? Or not worth it?Seems like it might be more stable and grip better. Like having an entire vise that you could tilt at 45 degrees. Probably not necessary for filing but maybe for other purposes?

I've seen you use clamps to hold something in the vise at a 90 degree angle. Is it possible to make one of these that does the same thing?

Just a thought that occurred to me, could one make these with one of the jaws having a hinged grip surface/insert, allowing it to adjust to/get a flush grip on workpieces of different thickness? I realise that would probably move it more towards a machining rather than forging project, but again, just a thought.

I have heard you say that you need to take time to fiddle with it several times. I would like to be the one to inform you that most of us fiddle but you are playing a violin.

If you do want to search the Internet, here is a link: www.google.com/search?q=feilkloben It does give you results in German, but these things are pretty frequently found in German machinist's shops (Schlosserei).

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Can you make one to fit in a hardy hole for a farrier to use?

I am going to make one or two of tham