I'm new to blacksmithing. I messed up trying to make my tongs. Took me 8 attempts before I got a usable set. Very frustrating but I have kept going and now have 5 different sets. Lots of patience and practice goes a long way for a trade like this.
Free, downloadable PDF lessons, which were originally Published in the “Hammer’s Blow” magazine by ABANA. Highly recommend 😊 abana.org/education/controlled-hand-forging/
Ruff and Ready is the way to go mate ,all the good stuff is not cut out. And to all who complained about quilerty of the video just remember it's a blacksmith's shop not a hollywood studio .cheers.
I am all about a bit of fun. Thanks for sharing your day. Today I was woodturning. Very finiky fits for boxes and decorative finials. I did drill extra holes for my faceplate mount, but that is all the metalworking I did Perfection not required here Dan, I like hangin out in your shop.
Thanks for porting the reality that it's not as easy as edited videos make it look. It takes a lot more time and hard work then you first think to forge things. And yes, we will all make mistake, no matter how many videos you watch. Keep it up. -Bog Iron Forge, Newfoundland-
Dan - so true that it is not just a hobby, it is a real investment in your self. Tools and practice, plus the cost of time commitment. Just to dip my toe in the hobby was a serious investment for decent equipment. I love it and want to succeed, so I am dedicated and good with fails along the way.
I recently found ur vids and like them because u go into more of the small details tht other channels leave out. Nd u show when u mess up which helps me avoid doing the same. Keep hitting metal and keep up the vids.
Indeed! Mistakes are part of it. I developed a 3 position die for my hydraulic press. It forms both set downs and rough forms the jaws in one heat. It was designed for 3/4” round or square. Then I finish the blanks under the power hammer. Any type of tong can be made on this die. Super fast. Your forging tool is intriguing. I was taught to fuller the BACK side to give the material somewhere to go aside from longitudinal. In your case, length was not super critical. Great work! Great video! Love your channel!
Like a good giggle too, and bacon with toast and lots of artery clotting butter lol ,even if you make mistakes its loads better than most peoples best attempts so keep doing you and I'll keep watching thanks for posting and the giggles too.
There are a few jobs that I can make look easy like you make your work look easy. I can't do what you do. Yet. Good content I'm going to keep watching to see what else you're willing to teach. Thanks.
Ketchup on bacon?!?! You monster!!!! Seriously though, thanks for the content. I always learn something new. Like how to determine cast vs wrought on mystery steel.
Okay for the record....mayonnaise is primo on bacon sandwich especially if you throw on an egg and some cheese. Lolololol. Actually this video pretty much sums up the way my thought process works. Some of this here and some of that there to end up with tadaa! Loved it brother. 🙏 blessed be sirSir Crawford out 🧙♂️
Back in my 20s when I fixed sinkholes and we did a lot of work in the shop late we would heat up our plate to cook with a rose bud. It all worked well. Way before I got into blacksmithing.
Ruff and Read #1takenofakes Is the real deal in the shop. I like these videos. I am sure you can make these a lot faster than the super edited ones and we will learn as much or more from them.
Also, I appreciate you showing mistakes. As a beginner, I just made a bottle opener...and my dimensions were off. Top would not pop. Not a fail yet, but not working either. I made a mistake but I hope to fix it. Not scrapping it yet.
A good bit of fun Dan, 'enjoyed it. If you haven’t already done it (I can’t see it anywhere) I wonder if I’d be alone in being interested in a bit of rough ’n ready tour of your workshop and a peak at what the countryside is like outside your door. I was fully expecting to be popping in to say gidday to you this week but of course we’re still in Oz - maybe next year. Cheers, Greg
I like the idea of that t-shirt 👍😂 And Danny, don't try to please everyone all the time, because it won't happen. The people that like your videos and like the format of what you're doing will stick around and continue watching. Bloody good one mate 👍
Looking good on them blanks Dan! I've wrecked my smithy to rearrange it for better movement and productivity. New draft hood, hammer rack etc. Hope to see you again one day. Had a blast at that hammer class last year
@@danielmoss2089 I will skip the fiddly bits but it will be featured in a video. Grandadz Forge gave me a welding box and I'm teaching me to make "useable" welds. Handy to do in the smithy. Much love my friend! Get it hot, hit it hard, and forge on!
I like this video, lots more of the behind the scenes of what happens when things go wrong and more of what's going through your head as stuff progresses through the projects. That can be more valuable than just showing just making something at times, lol. Keep them coming.
Really enjoyed the video Dan, keep up what you're doing. Totally agree with putting in the time, I've had 50hrs+ tuition and spend days forging at home and I'm stil crap LOL... but love being in the forge. 2 videos ideas for you, I can't get coke so I use charcoal from Lidl - could you have a go at that and give us some pointers on how to manage time, temp and colour? And 2nd one.. bit controversal.....could you talk about welded reins? I have 20mm stock but drawing that out kills my elbows and arms so I'm of welding on 10mm reing behund the reins, bit like the Dempsey reins (think it's Dempsey)...thanks!
Really enjoy your videos as a new novice to blacksmithing. You have a non powered press I've not seen. What is the hand press you use called? Address they still made?
I have a question about hammers, What's your opinion on rectangular face of a hammer, many old Swedish hammers have that, I think it's a bit odd to forge whit them, but I can't put my finger on it why.
Is your forge run only on coke and if so do you have a video on fire maintenance and how close is it to charcoal do you need to have a air control system for forced air how much would you burn through in a day would 10 or 20 kg be enough to start with any help would be greatly appreciated thank you
I think you probably just need to clean everything in the front head of the hammer with degreaser and some steel wool. Should be a clean film of oil on the ram 👍🔥 Love it quick and dirty 👊🔥
Well apparently I've missed a few videos. Tracking back gonna fix that. Just curious, you seem to have some very precise control with kitty. We always get to see the Xmas food smash. Ever tried a delicate touch, like put out a small candle without deforming it? Just a thought that came to me
Oh god Dan you have to move on from white bread mate, that stuff will glue up you intestines like wood glue. Try some multigrain (Tastier and Healthier as well) Really enjoying the Ruff and Ready series Dan, nice and casual Great work ! PS. I will keep hassling you about the junior hammer video I requested (size/style etc) until you post it by the way 😉Cheers Andy 👍⚒
This might have already been covered, but since it was the first thing I noticed in the first second of the video, I have to ask... What happened to the googley eyes on your power hammer? The old girl isn’t the same without them! I love this style of video by the way!
They will be back. The stuffing box is leaking and it needs to come off. The last time I fixed it I used stag sealing past and that's coming out as well. It's just covering the poor girls eys lol.
That’s cool. I hope you get the old girl back in top shape soon. I couldn’t help but notice the missing eyes because they were one of the first things that I noticed on the first video of yours that I seen. I always get a kick out of seeing them flying about. In addition to your great content of course!
Hi Daniel I Sent You A Post A Few Days Ago About A Video And A Jig You Used To Create The Offset In Tong Reins And Was Wondering If You Could Show How To Make That Jig The Video Was The One Where You Made Hammer Tongs And Pickup Tongs On March 4 2020
The video's are still a bit ruff...... but I'm ready for the adventure 😁 I bought a couple of your 1" round stock, ready to turn into a punch and drift. When you make the video turning a store bought hammer into a nice blacksmiths hammer, could you make a drift out of some of that 1" round stock as well, please? It's what I was wanting to do and other people might want to do the same, I'm just lacking a bit of confidence to start that at the moment. Awesome video, especially the bacon cooking........ it looled soooo good! (Picture Homer Simpson drooling and you can probably emagine me at that point LOL 😂🤣😂🤣) 👍
Okay, I'm @ the 10:30 mark and wondering why you've gone and forged a block of steel into what appears to be and old phone? Alright, lets soldier on and see what this is all about... Edit: Nice set-down block with built-in stops, brilliant.
do you wipe front to back, back to front, or just let the dog decide which way to lick? =P.... nvm don't answer that....i refer to your expertise as you are my favourite youtube blacksmith. love the info here and you've helped me learn what i know of the craft in ways i can't even describe. thanks daniel! here is my question preceeded by why i make this inquiry...... every blacksmith on youtube has tong making video after tong making video and they all tell how to make blanks. a million videos describing various ways to get to the same result, which is the damn blank. now it has taken some months of practice and loads of wasted material through the learning curve, but i can now make a a set of flat jaw tongs like in this video in roughly 45 min and that is all by hand.... however the difficult thing for me is making the various jaw styles, especially without goofing up the initial symmetry of the tongs. then i go to correct those issues and end up goofing up the jaws. so can we please get a video with some pointers on doing mouth stuff with these sons of... ***... ***..***** tongs??? also --- i have made several sets of tongs for various sizes of stock using 1018. now that i have the process down for making clean work that i can be proud of using, i've decided a few weeks back to start the process over and make my toolings outta 4140. so i've shelled out about $300 and got enough 4140 to keep me busy for a very long time... i am noticing straight away that, "whew... this is some tough metal to move".... so and keep mind all i have is a propane forge i've built myself, it reaches 2890 degrees farenheit easily and holds that temp well as i have it lined with 5 inches of ceramic blanket and can close her up tight. i have worked on a hammer before, shut down the forge, and left inside forge returning 7 hours later to a hammer i still could not touch without burning myself so... - what is your suggested process for annealing this metal, as 7/8 and 1 inch 4140 is too tough for me beat on efficiently ???
Happy to bring nib stuff up in a video at some point and 4140 is a chrome alloy; chrome makes steel tough theres not a lot you can do about it. In Fact i'm so used to working 4140 I notice how soft other steels are due to there lack of chrome. All my drift punches and tongs are 4140 for this very reason (none heat treated). its a case of learning to deal with it just like tong making if your keen to get good, work on it. I feel like thats a crap answer and i think learning to draw out more effectively could help or even change you hammer for one that is better for drawing out. 4140 is truly a work horse and a testament to modern metallurgy its shock resistant, work harding and corrosion resistant. Its use for lifting equipment, drive shafts and axes. It heat treats easy and forgives just doesn't like to be hit. hope that helps sorry for the poor answer.
Hey Dan, I like this video.. and like to get couple of those thongs blanks? But, it's to much for me? I'm on a very tight budget ( disability)!! So, I'm not able..I wish..if you can help?? Where can I get some good and inexpensive coal?? But, like your videos and channel. You teach very well.. Thank you for sharing with us
@Sir. Tony Blair jr Are you in the UK, usually the best way to find coal is look up your nearest coal merchant, they will have coal that they weigh out themselves and often deliver. ask for anthracite beans, or small house coal.....alternatively ask them what they supply to local blacksmiths
