Tinsmith Stakes and Coppersmith Stakes 

Thanks for the help your very gracious to share your knowledge lovely lady.

Great video, have an ancient set of these in my classroom and I really had no idea what a lot of them were for.

Sara, thank you so much for taking the time to do this video, it was so awesome and helpful!!! BTW, Your work bench is spotless compared to mine. I tell my wife that "I refuse to organize my space because it would interfere with the creative process"...lol. So far I've got a hatchet stake done. Just seemed to be the easiest as I'm trying to keep things to learning traditional blacksmithing by forge welding the stakes onto the mandrels...not sure what I got myself into with this project but so far I'm super excited to keep going, might just be the rarest set ever when done. I actually found a set you showed in the picture with the holder on eBay yesterday, I think it's #964. Wasn't sure if all the mandrels were there. Thanks to this I went back and looked and all 10 pieces are there and in very excellent condition...he's asking $2400. Honestly seems to me as PEXTO's way of marketing a do it all kit, I wondered about stability also...it'd still be neat to have, what's your thoughts? Problem is shipping from New Jersey to Texas. The hollow mandrels were common around here among hvac duct work guys but not many other stakes(or at least what I've found). Thanks again for posting this...this is the knowledge I couldn't acquire from catalogue pictures. Checked out the tinsmith convergence in Ohio. My Dad and I have been talking about it alot, really hope we can make it happen. Can't wait to see what videos you and Bob have planned, would be interesting to see the spout joinery on a tea kettle!!! Keep on tinkering and filming and I'll keep telling folks in my neck of the woods about your channel😊. Sorry for writing a book here...lol!

Bottoming stakes are for finishing seams on can bottoms and such

The videos are great. Thanks for making them

Thank you for the video. Enjoyed watching. Nice selection you have to work with. Currently I have only a Beakhorn, Double Seaming, and a small Creasing Stake. I still need to get a stake plate. Thanks again for sharing....

Hollow mandrel stake can also be solid. The bolt on the hollow can be used to bolt it to the stake plate

The conductor stake gets its name from what are more commonly today called downspouts associated with roof gutters, or the intermediary pieces that joined the two. Some of these in the 19th century were quite elaborately decorated. The round headed stake you've got there I've always heard referred to as a mushroom stake. Nice presentation!

interesting presentation, nice collection

Union sheet metal worker here, the holder is very stable. didn't know it was rare, though.

Informative; liked the little "Mummy" at the end I guess it was "mommy"

Hi again My last comment for the night. Great video and explanation of the stakes by the way. Remember, the tools and processes you are describing a basically tinsmithing techniques as applied to copper. Traditional coppersmithing basically is a hand process, raising and stretching with hammers over stakes and heads ( similar to #3 in the illustration). The copper was generally heavier than tin, the lightest probably equal to 20ga. galvanized, and finished by planishing, to harden the metal and close the grain (yes even Copper has a grain). Again this is not criticism just information. Raising is a process also used by silversmiths to form hollow ware,just as an aside. I learned some, I stress some, raising from my father who was also a sheet metal worker, he was taught by his father who actually was a coppersmith. (my grandfather actually served his apprenticeship in the metal shops of the NYC railroad when he was a pup). As I said I offer this for information only!! I am by no means an expert. Since I have retired I have been trying to recall the things my dad taught me and apply them. Luckily, I inherited both his tools and those of my grandfather, hammers and heads mostly, as I say, it is a hammer intensive enterprise (you may actually have seen pictures of the types of hammers I am talking about). Actually we sheet metal workers( havc worker persons :)))) also have a small tradition of hand raising as well. Sorry to appear so long winded, but I applaud what you and Bob have and what you are doing and It is just exciting to have contact with Like minded souls! I will try to get my workspace in a presentable condition and send you some pictures of my collection of stuff.

thanks Sister ;-)

Conductor stakes were for gutter conductor forming

Thank you so much for this video I could start looking for some of these tools I'm just starting out tennsmith appreciate your knowledge can you tell me about hammers what type of hammers to get thank you Bob

I really enjoy your very informative videos! I'm looking for a tool that crimps the edges of decorative tin. Do you know of such a tool? Thanks!

What all do you use the creasing stake for in traditional tinsmithing? Is it mostly for rolling straight edges w/ wire inside? I just got a creasing stake that I am planning to use for making tubes. I would love to learn more things I can do with it.

My wife and I are both very interested in tinsmithing and really enjoy your videos. Could you tell us what book that was you showed those other stakes at the end of your video. Also, do you have a library of books that you refer too? If so, could you share them with us please? Thanks for the really well made videos.

My son has just bought his first house. According to the history of the property a tinsmith lived and worked there in the 1800's. He found what looks like some form of anvil in the cellar. Would love to know if it belonged to the original tinsmith? Could I send you a picture of it to see what you think ?

I just discovered your channel. I was a sheet metal pattern maker many years ago. I would love to shake off the cobwebs and revive my long, unpracticed skills and layout knowledge now that I am retired. How about hammers and mallets? Do you use wooden mallets of one sort or other to shape without stretching/distorting your sheet stock? And do you have a steel swage block with concave shapes for spoons, ladels or pot lids or do you use wooden dishing blocks? Cheers from Alberta, Canada.

I just picked a stake holder and some stakes at a high school auction for a really good price

If I may ask what was your written source that you were showing in the video? Thanks for sharing, this was a very good run down.

Where can you buy these great stakes?

Where can I buy tin sheets?

Hi Sara, just watched this video again and was wondering what you favourite, or most useful stake is? Also, do you know what the name of this stake is? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-abMsu4BdjB8.html Thanks again!

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