That's why in the old days people imagined that the blacksmith had mystical abilities. From a scrap bucket he is able to create a functional piece of art. Thank you for showing all the details of this magic.🤩
Well, that and we tame the 4 elements which was considered magic and therefore evil... although necessary. For some time, blacksmiths were forced to live and work in the mountains.. which is why so many old paintings of blacksmiths depict the smith as a troll/beast.
@@sasssquatch1467 That's it. Even in decades ago when the blacksmith needed to close the doors of his shed to be able to better see the color of the steel during the quenching and tempering of tools. People imagined he conjured up demons to harden steel... Awesome!😎
I literally strive to be like this. Thanks for the Sunday morning coffee and video. Take it easy bud, and happy Father's day to all the dads watching. And you too John if you're a dad. I have no idea lol.
We have an old farmhouse and its kitchen was built by a fine craftsman. The only problem are its cabinet latches, so I am using your video to see if what you have built would be right for the (English oak) cabinets. Your craftsmanship is beautiful and thrilling to watch by also my daughter. I do thank you for this. You are very inspirational! Wendi, UK.
great little project, we have hardware shops in the UK full of this kind of thing, When I first started learning I remember going around a shop thinking ...I could make that, and that and those , I think the padlocks were just about the only things where I doubted I could achieve something workable. Still not sure I would want to put the hours in to create one for anything but decorative purposes Thanks for sharing .
John amazing job reclaiming old piece. Can't wait to see more on this project. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. God bless.
Learning how to upset bar ends like you did here made a big difference in my work. Would love to see more on that fixture for your vice. Hope you’re enjoying that not Texas summer.
Lathe look cool. I wonder wen u move around your house and see things u made yourself. U stop and praise yourself that am such a master of my art.👍👍☺️☺️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Awesome video. Amazing how many techniques you demonstrated in the fabrication of your latch. Even if you aren't interested in learning blacksmithing, this video gives real perspective on how things were done before the days of the big box store! Thanks for another good one!
I’ve been working on this latch, or at least one inspired by it! It’s been a challenge and a lot of fun, got the lever side done and it came out nice! I am really struggling to make the little “rest” bit and get it riveted to the backplate. I have made a few but they get destroyed in the riveting process! I don’t have a torch to put that controlled heat on the back, that would help. I’ll get it though, and I have learned a lot from the process! Thanks for the video and the inspiration.
Thanks for the video. Good to see a project one can do with just two types of material (plus rivets) and something I could possibly do with my minimal equipment. Now just need a door to fit it on. I think this would work on a door where the building moves a bit annually so the latch has to accommodate the yearly shift of maybe 1/8-1/4". today it's out to the shop to work on my bicycle but I will be in the shop.
Today is going to be 96 F outside, so glad to see some projects that can be worked cold and with a torch. I tend to want to get a little artsy-fartsy and was wondering if you had ever done a project where you impressed a design and then filled it with a contrasting colored metal? We used to pour small metal figures and some metals aren't too difficult to melt. (caveat... we did it, but kind of sucked at it. LOL)
Hello John This Projekt is a very nice one it looks great at the doors. Thank you for sharing your work . Have a good week take care Yours Frank Galetzka
Have you ever or would you consider making a pair of spurs ( like cowboys wear). I saw a pair of old Bianchi ( old blacksmith from Victoria, Texas 1800’s era) spurs. Those spurs were amazingly well made and carried a pretty hefty price tag.($3,000). Thanks for your videos!
@blackbearforge Very nice build...a point of query...what weight of hammer do you use most often?...I find I move more metal, more efficiently, with a very light hammer (under 3 lbs)...because I can hammer consistently and for a much longer time, and more accurately (I'm getting old, so I can't hammer as well as I use to be able to)
The steps to teaching military members are: 1. Tell them what you are going to teach them. 2. Teach them what you told them you were going to teach them. 3.Tell them what you taught them. It would help me, and maybe some others, if you could just briefly show us the finished project at the beginning so we can follow to see how you are working toward a specific goal. I really enjoy your videos but have to watch them at least twice. Once to see what you made, then I have to go back and watch again so I can follow as you work through each step on each piece. And yes, I am old, set in my ways, and have CDO. (It's just like OCD but the letters are in the right order.) 🤣
John, I just got a response from you regarding your survey that sounds like a scam. Maybe you have a hacked account? Not sure. The whole thing except that it was a response to my survey question was buy this fantastic product type of thing.
Its not actually a hacking problem, but it is a scam. People set up fake accounts to look like a real account. Feel free to report them to RU-vid in the future. I report and block them when eve I see one. The big thing to look for is the lack of the little verified check mark next to the user name as well as the subscriber count.
