Forging competition 2023 Rocky Mountain Blacksmithing conference

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Competitive forging is a thing in some circles, but personally I like the kind of competition thats all about having fun while challenging your skills with your fellow blacksmiths. This video is a lightly edited look at the forging competition from the 2023 Rocky Mountain Blacksmithing conference.
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@AirfixLtd Год назад

Blind Object Identity - What a fantastic Skill Test for a craftsperson! 👏👍

@perry900 18 дней назад

You have a welcoming disposition. Good to hear its not a competition. Just do it for the joy of it.

@AirfixLtd Год назад

Most Enjoyable video John. Thanks for taking me along for the ride. 👍❤

@BlackBearForge Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@charismyst Год назад

New subscribers long time watcher. Thank you for being just how you are.

@BlackBearForge Год назад

Welcome!!

@RRINTHESHOP Год назад

Fun competition, Things like this are always educational and fun to see. Thanks for sharing John.

@totherarf Год назад

Doing it for the Joy of doing!

@briangillespie7685 Год назад

Great idea for a fun competition!

@BlackBearForge Год назад

It was!

@colvinwellborn Год назад

This is such a cool idea, and probably an important skill to have. Feeling the piece with your hands is only one aspect of the problem, the other is keeping an accurate model of the piece in your head as you work and that seems like an invaluable skill.

@toddcaldwell5614 Год назад

Looks like so much fun . Thanks for sharing

@BlackBearForge Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@SchysCraftCo. Год назад

Wow that's awesome John. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Fab On. Weld On. Keep Forge lit. Keep Making. God bless.

@BlackBearForge Год назад

Thanks 👍

@scrappyddz Год назад

Looks like a fun time.

@michaelrowland1326 Год назад

That would be a fun project to do. Looks like everyone was a good sport about it and had a good time.

@BlackBearForge Год назад

Having fun is the goal. Serious competition would spoil the whole thing

@olddawgdreaming5715 Год назад

Thanks for sharing with us John. That was some awesome compition following the blind mans directions and everyone had an enjoyable time showing their skills. Hope you had a fun time there, we had a fun time watching you. Stay safe and keep up the good videos and work. OLD DAWG DREAMING Fred.

@BlackBearForge Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@Erabada Год назад

What a fantastic Skill Test

@CGBLACKSMITH Год назад

Looks like a lot of fun

@andrewengstrom1516 Год назад

Thanjs for showing the whole thing. I can fast-forward a heat, but have some gaps in my learning because people always edit that out. Seeing how you move and think and adjust flame during the heat helps me. Thanks for the vid!

@BlackBearForge Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@mattymcsplatty5440 Год назад

If only u felt that middle curve youd of won lol. Yours was the closest in size and had the flat middle part. Fun test to watch. I always learn a lot

@z0mb13h0rd3 Год назад

John, Thanks again for bringing us along! Between your skills and your humble nature, everything you post is enjoyable (and educational). Keep them coming! -John

@dereksstuff8395 Год назад

Fun stuff indeed

@JohnJohnningJohnson Год назад

It's like forged in fire, but even cooler!

@valsforge4318 Год назад

What an interesting and fun challenge. Thanks for showing this to us.

@rickward4384 Год назад

cool little competition.

@richardsurber8226 Год назад

pretty fun exercise

@markmoreno7295 Год назад

I am at work and I can’t watch it now but that first comp has got me hooked! The touchy feely comp. I will see the rest when I get home.

@doingitoutdoors7083 Год назад

Beating on hot metal is but one of my many hobbies. With all my other interests I never thought I wanted to attend one of these type events, until this video. Keep up the good work John and keep the videos coming.

@messylaura Год назад

great idea for a competition, i'm thinking its something you could probably do right on this channel, get some smiths, both pro like roy or some of the local viewers in the usa to send you an item, obviously limit the size etc and make sure its either in a box or wrapped up so you cant see it, or get your wife to put it in a box before you see it then see if you can make the said item

@bunyanforgings7849 Год назад

I appreciate the dry humor. Very typical of a tradesman. I would feel very much at home there. Thank you for sharing. Oh! Also liked the quote from "Who's line is it anyway?" Cheers.

@BlackBearForge Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@kevinborst3906 Год назад

I think a blind competition would be a blast for any craftsman

@shainarue Год назад

My first conference was this year - at BAM - and they held two competitions: One for beginners and one for non-beginners. Beginners were given a 6" piece of 3/8" round and the challenge was to draw it out as far as possible - keeping it even thickness throughout (no tapers) - within 4 heats in a gas forge. Non-beginners were given the blind box challenge. Unlimited feeling time but only once - no checking back later. And they were given a time limit of 10 minutes in a gas forge. Each station was set up with all/any tools necessary for that project. I remember they started with flat bar but I'm not sure on the size. Maybe 1/4 "x 1" x 6"? They said this was the second year doing the blind box challenge and it went over so well the previous year that they brought it back. I competed as a beginner and got second place. But I was super curious about the blind box so I asked if I could feel as well even though I wasn't forging. They allowed it provided I didn't talk to anyone forging about it. I said almost the same thing you did - "I think it's just a shape, not an actual thing." To which I was corrected. It apparently WAS an actual thing. At which point I was completely baffled. Once everyone was done, the person who came up with the design did it from scratch just to prove that it could be done in under 10 minutes. Turns out, it was a driftless belt hook style bottle opener. It felt kind of like a flat padlock shape with a round top loop that didn't completely close and the top of the 'padlock' square had the thumbprint indent. Only one person noticed the hot cut was on their station and theirs was the closest.

@billmartz4290 Год назад

How cool! I struggle with an example on my work space. 😂 thanks for this bit of inspiration. Cheers!

@redneksoldier2004 Год назад

That is a really neat challenge idea. Very difficult, I'm sure.

@kevg3320 Год назад

Considering it was the Rocky Mountain Conference, I was amazed at how flat the landscape was. Great video as always, maybe next year for the win.

@charliecatron5367 Год назад

Great job John. Was a great, fun video. Love watching all your stuff. By the way like the broken window cat sticker.

@BlackBearForge Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@erikcourtney1834 Год назад

I knew someone was going to act like it scared or attacked them. First thing I thought about as people started lining up. That is a pretty good and interesting to do a challenge

@joselrodriguez5999 Год назад

Important skill, down the road, if you never use safety glasses :)

@chux72vette Год назад

Great job irregardless John. I'm proud of you and all the others as I'm sure the "Heat" was on,,,lol even for a fun competition. It was for sure a tie between "A" and yours but I'm not the judge. Great job and video. Thanx for sharing this!!!!

@jackburton9214 Год назад

Aside from all the obvious, it was cool to see all the different pattern hammers being used. One guy was even using one of those doghead hammers.

@mikemullenix6956 Год назад

That must have been an enjoyable day.

@BlackBearForge Год назад

It was a great three day event

@alanbutler7712 Год назад

We're any of the pieces functional items that would have been intentionally forged by any of the competitors previously? Or, were they all just various different skills that were jumbled together so that no one would have experience having made that item before? I thought it was a very creative idea!

@BlackBearForge Год назад

Not at all functional. Just random collections of forged elements

@nightphall6810 Год назад

Is that your forge, or is it your organizations? Do you or they have plans or measurements for that?

@tokkarijuha Год назад

Do you have plans available on that side draft hood. My blacksmith setup is similar to your competition setup and that hood would help a lot with smoke.