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Todd Koch
United States
Приєднався 29 січ 2022
Welcome to my blacksmithing/bladesmithing UA-cam channel! I'm Todd Koch, a 19 year old who's been forging since 2019 and loves to make content surrounding this art! I'm going to be documenting as I learn more about this craft, make cool projects, and do whatever else I decide is worthy of this top tier channel. From knife builds, to beginner blacksmithing tutorials, to restorations, I'll do it all on this channel!
I upload videos when I can, but since I'm in college right now and not always around my tools it can be hard to be on a consistent upload schedule. The best way to see my content regularly is by subscribing!
I do take custom orders, so don't hesitate to shoot me an email at toddkochblacksmithing@gmail.com if you're interested in some custom work! You can also contact me through DM's on my Instagram profile: todd.with.a.hammer
I appreciate any and all support that you choose to give to me, and I'll see you in the next one!
I upload videos when I can, but since I'm in college right now and not always around my tools it can be hard to be on a consistent upload schedule. The best way to see my content regularly is by subscribing!
I do take custom orders, so don't hesitate to shoot me an email at toddkochblacksmithing@gmail.com if you're interested in some custom work! You can also contact me through DM's on my Instagram profile: todd.with.a.hammer
I appreciate any and all support that you choose to give to me, and I'll see you in the next one!
Forging a RUSTY Mini Sledge into a HATCHET
Today we’re taking an old 2lb sledgehammer that I had laying around and forging it into a new hatchet to use while camping! I love taking these rusty tools and reforging them into something useful, they always are a fun project and allow me to do some decent forging! Plus, I wasn’t going to use this old hammer for anything, so it was good to get a new axe and have a fun project all at once! Let me know what projects you’d like to see!
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$60 Belt Sander Full Review: is it Worth it? (Harbor Freight 1x30 Grinder)
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I've used this for two years, and I can say that the 1x30 grinder is not only cheap, but well worth the money if you modify it! There's a few things I like about this belt sander from harbor freight, and I'm going over all of that in today's video! This sander is very versatile and for $60, rather durable! I am very partial to it for a beginner/hobbyist tool, and I think it is a very worthwhile...
Forging a Kukri KNIFE From a RUSTED BOLT
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Today we're forging out a beautiful kukri knife out of a rusty bolt! I found this rusted bolt a while ago when I was hiking, and thought it would make a cool knife! It was a blast to hand forge this blade, and it was fun to experiment with a new blade type! Hope you guys enjoy this knife making video, and let me know what style of blade you would like to see in the future!
Personalize Your Projects Today | How to Make a Touchmark Tool
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Touchmarks are essential for establishing a brand as a blacksmith! This video was requested by you guys, so today I'm giving you a tutorial on how to make your own personal touchmark! This is a tool that can be used to stamp your branding onto your work, both for promotion and for authenticating your work! This is a tool that I use in the forge a ton, and is something I'd reccomend for any blac...
Beginner Blacksmithing Project Ideas: How to Forge a Bottle Opener!
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This project teaches you some of the essentials of blacksmithing and is a great way to get your start in forging! This beginner blacksmithing project will teach you how to drift, which is an essential part of many blacksmithing projects! This is also a project that is easily repeatable and sellable, and builds a lot of the fundemental skills of forging! If you have any questions about this proj...
Rusty Hammer Restoration | Reforging a Blacksmith Hammer
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Rusty Hammer Restoration | Reforging a Blacksmith Hammer
Making a Leather Sheath for A File Knife!
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Making a Leather Sheath for A File Knife!
Forging a Fighter Knife From a Rusty File
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Forging a Fighter Knife From a Rusty File
Anvil 101 For Beginner Blacksmiths | How to Find a Good Anvil to Start With!
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Anvil 101 For Beginner Blacksmiths | How to Find a Good Anvil to Start With!
Restoring my Great-Grandpa's Antique Anvil
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Restoring my Great-Grandpa's Antique Anvil
Rusted Crowbar Restoration | Full Tool Restoration!
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Rusted Crowbar Restoration | Full Tool Restoration!
$120 Amazon Anvil: My Full Review After 2 Years | Vevor 66lb Anvil
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$120 Amazon Anvil: My Full Review After 2 Years | Vevor 66lb Anvil
Forged Hatchet From a Rusty Claw Hammer
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Forged Hatchet From a Rusty Claw Hammer
Making a Tanto Knife | The Japanese Samurai’s Knife of Choice
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Making a Tanto Knife | The Japanese Samurai’s Knife of Choice
How to Start Forging in Your Backyard | Beginners Blacksmithing and Bladesmithing
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How to Start Forging in Your Backyard | Beginners Blacksmithing and Bladesmithing
Forging a Knife From Scrap | Random Scrap Metal From the Mountains Turned Into a Knife!
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Forging a Knife From Scrap | Random Scrap Metal From the Mountains Turned Into a Knife!
Refurbishing a Knife From the Thrift Store | Steak Knife Restoration and Revamp
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Refurbishing a Knife From the Thrift Store | Steak Knife Restoration and Revamp
How to Forge 3 Blacksmith Tools | Blacksmithing Projects for Beginners
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How to Forge 3 Blacksmith Tools | Blacksmithing Projects for Beginners
Old Hammer Restoration | Reforging a Chipped Cross Peen Hammer
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Old Hammer Restoration | Reforging a Chipped Cross Peen Hammer
Forge Rebar Tongs and Save Money! | Blacksmithing Project for Beginners
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Forge Rebar Tongs and Save Money! | Blacksmithing Project for Beginners
Learn Bending With This Simple Beginner’s Blacksmithing Project | Forging an S-Hook
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Learn Bending With This Simple Beginner’s Blacksmithing Project | Forging an S-Hook
Use THIS Project to Get Your Start in Blacksmithing | How To Forge a Hook
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Use THIS Project to Get Your Start in Blacksmithing | How To Forge a Hook
$80 Forge: Amazon Forge Setup and FULL Review | Mr. Volcano Hero Forge
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$80 Forge: Amazon Forge Setup and FULL Review | Mr. Volcano Hero Forge
Making a Bowie Knife | From Forge to Finish
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Making a Bowie Knife | From Forge to Finish
What I Learned From 3 Years of Knife Making
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What I Learned From 3 Years of Knife Making
Forging this rusted head into a viking axe!
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Forging this rusted head into a viking axe!
thank you great video!
Absolutely love this bro and I'm going to give it a try myself!
I have tons of rust nails. I need to make everything except fire bricks so I can reuse everything
I have a cattle ranch and tons of oak. I am trying to learn everything from hinges to angles of all sizes. I have a super heavy oak gate, and I need strengthen it. I want to be able to be total self-sufficient. Think like we are bake in 1880
Hey man, I see you stopped uploading vids 9 months ago, as a young blacksmith with very basic tools I love your channel and i would love to see more of your videos. Stay at it I'm sure you'll succeed on YT.
I have one of these, but it won't use conditioning belts. Do you know how it could be modified to fit condition belts?
Awesome vid!
Bla,bla,bla🗣️🤢🤯
7:01 those have got to be some toasty balls
Now I know how to do a quick pair of tongs . . . don't have any yet . . . but I do have vice grips (lol) Thanks, Todd
I honestly think forging should be something people should at least experience once. I might try it myself because I definitely would like to learn and experience it.
What is the diameter of the rebar? 12mm fine???
I just now watched 2 or 3 of these videos back to back unintentionally...but in each video the person says they are going to show you how to make the stuff then proceeds to say that if you want to learn how to do black smithing you might need a contact a local class or some bullshit ..man this is federal advertising for university resident student recruits. 👽🤔 #FedConspiracy
Fire, hard surface, hammer, and metal is all that's needed. Of course, a good mask and tongs are important.
My neighbors gonna be pissed “Tink, Tink, Tink, Tink, Tink…..30 min….. Tink, Tink, Tink, Tink”
Shoutout to the guy for xoming so far. He said 200 subs. What a feeling to make it to well over a thousand. Keep up the solid work!
My boys are going to love this channel. They are 11 and 10.
Fantastic mate, thank you so much for this brilliant video. Rebar is literally everywhere and free 😊
Great to see a video of a rebar project. Rebar is affordable, available, and durable, so I like it. Great job!
Great job
Great video! New sub from a 49 y.o. looking to get started. Thanks!
Beautiful build! You sir, are a true craftsman!
Nice job man!!
I am so annoyed that I didn’t get into black smithing earlier. I could make pretty much all of my tools for my other hobby (wood work)
Thanks for the awesome review! I love been looking for a belt sander to make finger boards but I was hesitant to drop a lot of money
Is there a certain oil I should use
Thanks for the advice, bud! 41 years old and taking my first blacksmith class tomorrow. Thinking my backyard will soon have a start up forge!
You have a new sub young man. Please keep the craft going and stay humble. Your video has made me realize I can go back to my roots
whats the music you used in the background for this video?
Didn't watch because I'm a bit apprehensive about forging in the back yard. First, everyone would be able to see what I was doing. Secondly, if it starts to rain I'm afraid the paper would get all wet and ruin the prints.
Kick ass dude! This is awesome!
Great knife project the end result looks great. You know your stuff about forging and metal work and the handle wood finish and shape looks good. As far as I can tell you've just started bulding up your workshop and your tools and with every project you can learn to get better. One or two things thoug I noticed about the handle that I wouldn't have done this way and I like to explain why. Just to give you some tips what you can do better next time. Sorry if this sounds harsh I'm no expert and I'm no knife maker but more like a hobby woodworker watching different knife maker videos. In other words I'm just a nitpicky nerd with too much time. I've allready build my workshop over the years and accuiered new mashines and inherited used tools for woodworking. I'm not so much a blacksmith. But maybe I should start my idea of building a machete out of some lawnmooer blades I've collected instead of still watching others how they do knifes. First as one mentioned before the short tang is not the best and most robust solution. Maybe a peened bolt sideways throug the handle would have helped, but then again the hole for the bolt in the wooden handle is just another point of failure for splitting, pros and cons but I would have considered maybe a smale diamenter bolt. Better jet I've seen people welding threaded rods at short tangs and bolting them tight with a recessed nut. I've seen others chissel witherspoons in the sides of the tang, cut some edges in the tang with an angle grinder and/or rougth sanding the metal surface of the tang. This would give the tang better grip because two comonent epoxy glue doesn't like to stick to polished metal. Sooner or later and this is my theory, the metal and the wood contracts and expandes just slightly in different rates with the temperature changes and the epoxy glue could crack and peal of the metal surface of the tang. Therfore I understand why some knife makres don't rely on simply sticking glue on smooth metal. Well some methods like bolts and glue and then even boring holes in the full tang just to rougthen the survace is a bit overkill for my understanding, A rougth sanded metal on also rougth wood surface should stick together with glue. And now I feel the need to mention the thing that bothers me to see as a woodworker is the unstable wood grain direction in the handle not in the same direction as the blade. Maybe you choose the grain direction intentionaly for the looks or it was a mistake but this is definitely not a good combination with the short tang, you could do this grain on a full tang where the wood is just there to give the handle some thickness. I understand you had your doubts about the wood stability while you applied the wood stabilizer but I doubt once the knive is in heavy use while chopping the point of failure could be a wood crack in the grain direction exactly in the middle of the handle where the tang ends or the glue will fail sooner or later. I didn't see what you did to fill the cracks in your handle. But I've seen people doing all kinds of wood preperation for their knive handles. Such as soaking the wood in epoxy glue with a self build underpressure tank. This would give the wood more stability and durablility. Well sorry for the long post I just wanted to mention the wood grain issue and now I'm getting more and more ideas and maybe there is something usefull to consider. Anyway I wish you the best for your youtube channel and your blacksmithing workshop.
I enjoyed the video! God bless you!
I don't subscribe easy but I have left a sub. Im 44 and I want to give this a go so I'm gonna be watching a lot
I'm 25 with three kids a wife and a full time job. And you have inspired me to pursue my own blacksmithing journey. Thank you very much for your free advice. Keep up the great work.
Can you explain why you deep it in oil after you get the shape you want ? And why you put it in the haven?
Damn bro I wish I’d been watching your channel 2 years ago! Love your style, keep on learning, teaching, and making dope ass blades man!
Where you been mannnn
Thinking of starting for my 16 bday just been looking to see how so i think this video has been a great help so thank u bro
Legend!!
Did mr volcano stop selling forges?
It’s a nice video. An area for improvement though: You’re hammering on the wrong part of the anvil. You should be at the far edge when putting the tapper in for the chisel.
"hitting your hand on the metal isnt very pleseant", so you've hit you're hand on burning hot metal? Please tell me it was an accident
Is your anvil cast steel, and how much does it weigh ?
the handle looks very clean
Blacksmithing is my dream job, and I hope to get started soon, so I really appreciate the simplicity you've imbued into the beginning process for aspiring blacksmiths, great video, dude 🤘 keep up the good work, you've definitely got my subscription
Excellent work!
Good job!
I fw this heavy
Ahoy bud. In this video I saw you had a reambar spoke shaver on your shelf. Do you have a video on making that????