Making a forge-welded swivel-shackle. 

Rowan, you bet I watched all of the video! I was glued to it. I'm a 53 yr.old beginner. I've learned so much from you and a few of the best Blacksmiths on RU-vid. I'm very blessed to be able to learn from the best Blacksmiths and Bladesmiths in the world. I have an advantage, as I've been a Master Welder for over 35 years and have a good understanding of metallurgy. this video was one of the best because it encompassed many aspects of the craft. I only wished I learned blacksmithing very well before I became a welder, I think it would have helped me become a better welder faster. but I am going to love the rest of my life mastering blacksmithing. next will be learning to use Metal lathes and machining.

Terrific job. This has been more interesting than knife videos for me any how. Loved it.

That was bad ass.. first time I ever subscribed to a channel after watching just 1 video

Your skill and your wry humor make even a 35 minute video worth watching

Nicely done, Sir. Good craft. Good hand work. Good skill ... and you even poked fun at yourself for dropping your work, too. I fully agree with Torbjörn Åhman. Good teaching, clearly spoken ... proper English is far better for instruction than the vernacular terminology that my home country folk insist on using, though that lingo is all familiar to my ears. So, thank you for that, too.

great job man. never apologize for using every tool you have.

I'm a retired nurse with absolutely no interest in blacksmithing but I love watching you create things. Bingeing (sp) on your videos is so much better than anything on Netflix. Thanks. Love too your aside comments and humor.

I am very fortunate to own two well over 100 years old . Made by a local Blacksmith . Thank you for a very educational video

Nice job. Thanks for the video. I did watch all the way to the end and I, for one, would watch a video about making a cotter pin. :)

I made it through the entire video......and wanted more. I will definitely be checking out your other vids, thanks again for sharing this.

I made it to the end, wow there are a lot of techniques that go into this. It was awesome to watch. Thank you for taking the time to film and explain.

You are very talented. Thanks for posting your videos. Look forward to more.

It probably won't mean anything to you but I've been smithing off and on for 25 years and I'm very impressed with this project. One of the apprenticeship items we had to make was a chain with shackle and swivel, yours is very good.

I like your videos a lot. Thank you for not having annoying music.

You are an artist AND have a soothing, informative narrative that makes watching even more entertaining. Great video.

I managed to endure the vid, lol. Style of presentation, technique of demonstration, and obvious mastery of the craft earned you a new subscriber. On to tongs, fire management, victory, etc!!

I am a blacksmith from N.C in USA great video keep hammering!!! Andrew Soots

Great project!

I made it to the end and enjoyed every bit. So many great examples if techniques and process planning, which all made sense once shown. Thanks for the videos, and such good instruction for us peasants without power hammers. :) I now have many to go back and watch, promoted by your shameless plugs.

Watching for the second time,awesome.

Very informative. love watching your work. Please continue, I'm learning allot. Thanks. Cheers, from across the pond in Arizona

Wow thats the most interesting blacksmith making something i have seen in ages, i thought he's never going to make that surely!! Great job!!!

Well done, sah ! Even as a crotchety old Yank machinist, I can still recognize talent when I see it ! Kudos !

I like the work and I love your banter!

Nice video. I worked with marine navigation buoys and they were secured to the sea bead with 4 tonne cast steel sinkers and 32 mm chain and had similar swivels below their bridles. This video has given me an insight into the process involved in their manufacture. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos. I watched two so far and they are very interesting and educational.

What a great worker you are!!!!

Thank you for creating this video! I will re-acquaint myself with chainmaking now...

Fantastic! And useful for any type of swivel/shackle/chain work. When doing any rivet type work I find heating it up then moving it while quenching it in water works great for giving it smooth movement.

Nicely done, thanks for taking the time to make this video, always interesting to see different techniques!

You sir are bloody amazing and you have great skills. Love all your vids and even my wife enjoys them as well. Thanks from Canada.

Great...excellent video and commentary...this really helps us learners! :)

You keep saying that this or that is boring..... Nothing doing... You do great work, and excellent videos !!! Thanks so much for sharing from NH USA :))

Very nice project. Great work, thanks for sharing.

Useful to tow or LIFT a vehicle! Thumbs up.

I got to the end. 14 smiles, 3 chuckles and a subscribe. Nice. J.

I think you're one of my favorite youtube blacksmiths.

More than 6 or 8 faces is a POLYHEDRON. You are welcome. Thanks for the video. I learned so much and loved watching to the end. After this, I will be subscribing.

Decihexagon is the term for a 16-sided polygon. :-) Enjoyed your video; looking forward to more. And yes, I watched to the end: 10-mil bolt and two binding nuts.

hexadecagon! Been working my way through your videos, fascinating stuff

Great video Rowan - really helpful and loaded with tips and tricks. Thanks for sharing your uber blacksmith know how - video and editing made it a pleasure to watch through its entirety. Cheers!

Excellent professor !!!!!!!

16-face-a-gon lol nice. replay enjoy watching your work mate. nicely done

I'm at the college and about to do a swivel shackle, yours looks fantastic!

awesome video and awesome work!! I watched every minute of it and found it very interesting

I subscribed. I will spend some time watching the rest of your videos. I will look forward to your next.

watched with facination kudos to ur skills

Great bit of work thanks for filming it.

I know this is a two year old video, but a very late thank you for this. It was fascinating to watch and very educational. I very much enjoy the way you approach making videos like this, with pre-shot forging footage and calm narration. I find it far more valuable than some other formats I've seen as it just fits the way I, personally, learn best. Also, a 16 sided polygon is called a Hexadecagon, on the off chance it actually matters to you and you haven't looked it up in the intervening two years ;)

I always enjot your videos! I learn SO much! Thanks!

Wonderful! Many thanks. I have the attention span of a gnat but watched the whole way through. Harry

Great vid. I think you have let yourself in for more longer vids. Watch all like everyone else will. Great thank you

wow what a great video i really like that you narrate the video after you make it, because it make it so much easier to her what you day

Great piece of work. Thanks for taking the time to share that.

Excellent work!! I love this stuff. Well done!

Awesome skills (again)👍🏻

Love your work mate from Tasmania Australia

i subscribed right after you said ''i have a power hammer deal with it''

Your right I do need to see the rest of your video's. Thank you for your time to explain and Grandson friendly.

Love your work, only wish i learned when i was younger.

Great skill a true artisan.

Skill.......pure skill!!!

Very cool. I need to make one for my tractor.

Great video, and I made it to the end! Thank you! )))

Nicely Done.

“I think you should watch all my videos”.....I have Rowan....I think three times now....always in hope that one day you will return to us....

Amazing work, very informative, keep it up

Very nice job..!! I would love to make one just like that one. I think that instead of bending the eye to hammer the rivet I would use a bar with a concave end ( to give form to the head of the rivet ) and rotating the eye 360 degrees while hammering.

cool , , great piece ,

hexadecagon is a 16 sided polygon..... I Love your whole series. I'd love to work with you if we weren't on opposite sides of the pond.

Nice work and instruction.

Hi, Just to say thank you for the upload, and I have subbed. Terrific work and care taken to ‘finish’ this piece with the hammer, rather than leaving it of the file when you have finished. Take care mrbluenun

You rock Sir!

great video

I'm impressed.

impressive work !! ... great video!

Thanks . I watched it all, I said to my self "how is he going to hammer that " just before you did. LOL

"I've got a power hammer. Deal with it." XD

no entiendo nada de lo que hablas! pero entiendo lo que haces. saludos de argentina. son muy buenos los vídeos que haces.

very nice job

nice video mate .

I loved every bit of it and would love to see the coder pin part

C'est beau à voir tant de maîtrise de la forge.,c'est comme un artiste qui crée de rien ce qu'il imagine.,avec ses propres mains,pas un coup de marteau n'est inutile ni perdus.,chacun apporte à l'œuvre un peu de l'âme du forgeron.,👏🏽👏🏽 Bravo .,c'est un plaisir pour les yeux de voir comment étape après étape l'objet prend forme et vie ,et ont attend jusqu'à la fin pour voir simplement l'objet qui est créē.,les forgerons sont des créateurs et des artistes,ils sont les seuls à ce servir des quartes élément naturels,le feu,l'eau,l'air,et la terre.

Nice work. Just for the record, a sixteen sided polygon is called a hexadecagon.

I wonder how many people bailed when you called them peasants because they can't afford a power hammer.

MADE IT TIL THE END....... SUPER COOL :0)

Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls need to make that pin thing instead of using the bolt

Crappiest vice ever seen but I like your content very much. Thanks for showing old-style without powerhammer

very nice.

Excellent work. I was wondering from about 10-minutes in, why you didn't leave the weld-link unwelded until after you riveted the swivel, though...looked like it would have made hammering the rivet a LOT easier...but I've never tried to make a swivel, so it may bind the swivel if you go trying to weld AFTER you rivet...causing more 'adjusting' than what you encountered.

ello sailor! That looks familiar! The old spring fuller still lives!, lol mine died ages ago! As always fab video :D

16-face-agon... too funny! I think you meant hexadecagon (16 sided polygon)

IN cast you where wondering the name of a 16 sided shape is Hexadecagon

Amazing, very watchable. The bolt looks horrible though, please fit it with a cotter pin or I will just worry about it until you do. Thanks. :)

Great video. My geometry teacher calls it a 16-gon as well haha

Remarkable.

Fantastic!

Can you forge weld a gun barrel over a mandrel? You sure make the work look easier than it is. The Sutton Hoo chain video was fabulous. My neighbour has a shop named Sutton Hoo.

very beautiful shackle. have you ever thought of getting this rated by a company like rigging services.more as a proof of concept than anything.

Excellent, new subscriber, cheers.