When you even made your twist wrench with a railroad spike, you know you have a lot of railroad spikes. I typically make blades for fun, as opposed to real blacksmithing, but today I tried a cube twist and it came out damn near perfect, shockingly.
Well done. I have seen many twist videos but this one is a step above. Thank You. I am subscribed and have been for a while. Idk how I missed this one. Glad I found it.... Good fun... Thanks... TTYL...
Awesome !! Thanks for posting, Iam in the process on making a coat hanger with railroad ties. It will add a bit more detail instead of the boring original look !!:) btw the crocs are very comfortable for everyday use !!:) keep up the great content !!👍🏽👍🏽✌🏽
Lol maaaaaaan i was forge welding today and the flux shot off fell through a hole and landed between my toes...i love crocs but i think i need to get better shoes lolol
That's what I am talking about! Excellent job on that alligator twist! That pineapple came out great too. I need to upload my video to my channel and link to this.🤙
Oh, and your pineapple should have been undone 1/2 turn. not 1/4. Whatever you twist first, you untwist half that number. That produces the right effect.
ПОСМОТРЕЛ !! ЯЗЫКА Я НЕ ПОНИМАЮ _ НО ПОНЯЛ ЗАКАЛКА МЕТАЛА !!!! ТИСКИ ЖЕЛАТЕЛЬНО ЗАКРЕПИТЬ НАМЕРТВО ____ ОНИ БОЛТАЮТСЯ КАК ДЕРЬМО В ПРОРУБИ !!!!! УДАЧИ ВАМ !!!!
Is your twist thingy a railroad spike welded to an allen wrench. Im new to blacksmithing and don't know all the technical names so im sorry if thats not what is is called. What is your favorite twist?
Yeah i had no normal stock to weld to the wrench so i used a spike. Ill make a twisting wrench at some point. My fave is probably the cube twist or gator skin twist
Awsome vid. I'm considering buying a rail knife but the only worry I have is that the metal isn't really the best and might rust. Other knives are made out of stainless and these seem more like raw iron.
Yeah, that answered a few lingering questions. Maybe the links to these could use their own pinned file on FiF to make them easier to find. You seem to have a good knack for making tutorials.
Awesome vid! Can’t wait to see them turned to knives. Also what would the effect look like if there were only horizontal lines cut in like the alligator and no lengthwise lines cut?
I just started making knives I'm working on trying to get a few more tools like a belt sander vise and anvil a power hammer would make easy quick work on thick material have you done any Damascus
Before you even think of doing any artsy stuff with the spike stretch it out just a little bit. The blade portion before you forge it id say should be around 3". Im not in canada right now as soon as i get back home i will give you the measurements bud
@@CGSmithing yes I could see it was a grinder. In the video when you did the crocodile twist you did not use the Chisel you used a abrasive cutting tool.... what exactly was that abrasive cutting tool and what exactly was the abrasive cutter?
Hey CG😎, wow man, they look awesome. You can make knife out those now.i ReAlly like the alligator twist that you did. Where did you railroad nails at? I was told that they are government property of the railroads so, you can't get them (Tenn)? But, you keep up the good work and videos cause will be watching.
about 3 years ago i went to a rail debot and asked one of the guys if i can grab 1 or 2 spikes and he laughed he then said go check the in the back and take as much as i want...so i filled up a 5 gallon pail.... today i have about 6 left lol
In case you still want to know, spikes are the property of the railroad. Some bigger companies won’t let you have them, but a lot of smaller, scenic railways will. It is illegal to go on railroad property because rails are highly controlled for safety, but if you ask nicely, many RRs will give you spikes they have collected after switching them out.
I see so many people making knives from rail spikes. Is this for practice purposes or what? Asking because to my knowledge the steel doesn’t hold an edge very well.
CG Smithing right on. I wasn’t judging or anything just a harmless question. I will start forging soon too. I have a semi truck rim I was going to build a coal forge with but decided I need to go with propane. I have a 7” long train track rail for an “anvil”. Anyway nice work and party on👍
@@CGSmithing Its not all good. Why don't you want people to watch or like your video? 800 likes. 800, that's it out of your 47k "views" Keep in mind I counted as a view. How many of those 47k make it to the end? Its your channel, its your video, you spent hours and days filming and editing it. I wanted to watch it just like the other 47k people. Turns out very few people watched to the end all becaue of annoying background music. I know how hard it is to make good videos, and I know how easy it is to ruin a good video. Upload this same video with out music and see what happens. in a year you will have way more likes.
@@MichaelMantion i hear ya bud im the one editing all these videos...its a very young channel and if you look at THIS video and compare it to my newest video you will see a massive difference. tomorrow im re-shooting 4 videos to replace my vids on punches and chisels because they suck. So i know exactly what you mean. slowly but surely it gets better. i like constructive criticism LOVE it actually but, leaving a comment like that is a bit of a opinionated way of looking at this video and no help at all.
@@CGSmithing not a troll just someone who takes the time to give constructive criticism? I really like the subject and pace of your videos but the background music is annoying. Do this say "thanks, I always like knowing why people don't like my videos, and ty for taking so much time in explaining your views". OK now for a young channel. I sub to over 800 channels, I have unsubbed from at least 300. I have seen channels grow from 20 subs to 2 million subs. Its sad that you are happy with 47k. Sorry you are so bothered by me trying to make your videos more inclusive and reach a broader audience. I won't spend any more time trying to help you but will respond to any snarky or insulting comments you make.
