No need to apologize, stuff happens. I'm just glad you're willing to share these video's with us. It's always a true pleasure to watch a master craftsman work.
Hello David, I love your forging and machining operations. You have some interesting tools and equip. I know you didn't get them all at the same time but it sure is handy to have them available. I wish MT were closer. We had friends living in West Yellowstone but they moved 15 years ago. I'd dreamed of taking a train to Oregon/Washington/Glacier, etc. until I priced out the train tickets....... Ouch!
I love the analogy with the railroad tracks! True. When wife asks what you are thinking about, you say nothing, and they cannot believe you for the life of them. Thanks for the video. I love to watch blacksmithing.
My wife can crochet while watching TV, reading a book and talking on the phone. I can't walk and chew gum. She also doesn't understand that when I have several projects going at the same time why I don't finish one before going to the next. She has no concept of having to do projects in stages because of needing to finish one step of a project before you can figure out what you need for the next step. If I have a few different things that I can make progress on while waiting for materials then I can feel like I'm not wasting time.
Nice to see how it is/was done. I found such a forge table still with the coals in it in my smithing area on my old farm. Also the big grinding stone and the wooden block where the ambos was standing on still with some spaping steel form in the rings where you hang your hammer in. Also such a big field vice as you have is still there and i use it. Some horse shoes and these nails are also still here. The space is 3x3 meter or so and fully tiled. It wa s a cow farm and had two horses. Theformer owner is still alive and 92. I bought the house from his children who are still living in the village. I was welder/metalworker and weld inspector/ndt so i am very familiar with all these items. You hit the centerponce twice but i learned to hit it only once from a college who was born in about 1930 because when you hit it twice, it can bounce away from the actual spot to hit after the first hit. Regards from the Belgium Ardennes.
Dave is more than a handyman. He can add machinist, wheelwright, woodwright, welder, blacksmith, archeologist, farmer to his job resume, not to forget videographer and editor.
That was awfully nice of you to explain the thumbprint on the camera lens. Because of the explanation, the blurry spot wasn't a problem. Thanks! You're so kind.
I so look forward to Friday night to see what you have been building all week. The forge work is just incredible you just know what you want to make. Watching you has gotten me back into my little shop thanks for watching
Always enjoy the forge work Dave. Makes one realise how hard smiths had to work to create components in the past. The power hammer & grinder are obviously very useful tools in your toolbox. Stay safe & well.
I have watched many a video with forge welding, punching, machining and power hammers, but none where truly interesting pieces were made; not only that, these pieces here are functional. thank you, Sir.
The saying usually goes, “Jack of all trades, master of none.” In Dave’s case it’s “Jack of all trades, master of all.” The man’s knowledge and abilities are amazing.
The original saying is Jack of all trades master of one...... The master of "none" was mockery of crap skill level work. . Master of one skill set.... make your living...... Jack of all, > passable skill for diy... and knowledgeable enough to not be scammed / ripped off by other tradesmen .
Hi Dave and Diane. Please could we request a rope or chain on the anvil? Not only for your own ears, but the ringing is hellish to listen to on the video.. thanks so much for all of your amazing content. Truly awe inspiring.
Great blacksmithing Dave!! I didn't know you had a power hammer. That was a nice forge weld also. I've made those brake iron parts in the past, its fully understandable not wanting to stamp those teeth out. I have hot cut those with a chisel before, still time consuming.
I always admire the absolutely perfect work! We could learn so much from you! From the many (perfectly made) videos alone, I have already gotten many ideas on how to tackle things! Thank you so much for the videos!
I just thought I'd let you know that my viewing interests are extremely varied and I very much enjoy your channel building wagons and stuff like that but I just finished watching the tour of the Starship facility in Texas and I find it just as thrilling to watch
Nicely done. I always love watching your Blacksmithing, a mixture of old school (hand cranked forge and punches) and new (.your power hammer and grinder)
Little bit of blur is irrelevant when you see whats going on. That was a really interesting episode, forge welding, blacksmithing plus all the fabrication on camera. Interesting bits I guess most people either missed or didn't even think of (checking 'square' with side of anvil for example). Shaping then re-shaping the bits was incredible, making lip on brake lever, that was first time I've ever seen anything like it (I've seen parts I wondered how they could be made, much better idea now) You have accumulated a LOT of tools and machines but the impressive thing is knowing how to use them. Thank you for everything.
I have said this before but I love the way you just mould that steel almost like its putty. I can see that ratchet strap for the brake take a bite outa your thigh as you squeeze through that door!
I am extremely envious of your shop. As a retired modern fabricator, I've had my hand in a lot of the technologies you use. I've been extremely fortunate that my former employer allowed me to use their shop as long as it was personal and not for profit. Retirement has forced me to go back to the basics when doing metal fab work.
I’m from Alabama and drove through Joliet Sunday morning early, the 23rd I believe. I would have loved to met you but your shop was closed. I’m a habitual watcher of your show. I also was a boilermaker/ blacksmith. Also retired with the Millwrights. Maybe next year I’ll catch you open. Love your show.
Greetings Dave from Phoenix. Another Chapter, Thanks for sharing. Recently volunteered on project to install a steel fence and a large enclosure for California Condors - we needed the finish on the steel needed to match the existing. A formula to instantly create rust we used was 2 cups hydrogen proxied w/ 2 tablespoons vinegar and bit of table salt. To speed the rusting process, we replaced the standard 5% home use vinegar with a 30% industrial grade vinegar from Harries. You can literally see the steel rust as the liquid dries. Down here you can find it at the big box stores in the cleaning supplies area. Great at cleaning and very good at killing most weeds.
I had an "Aha!" moment when you started putting the bolt holes in the brake rack: That's how carriage bolts are supposed to work! They sort of work in wood when you pound them in, but it always kind of felt to me like it wasn't a great design. Aside from literally being a square peg in a round hole, when the wood gets old and the metal gets rusty there's no way to undo them. And I didn't even think about using them in metal, because drilling square holes is hard work. But, in a blacksmith shop, where the easiest way to make a hole is by punching it, and punching a square hole is as easy as a round one -- there, a carriage bolt is exactly what you want. It all makes sense.
The hand stamping kinda reminds me of when I tried to hand thresh wheat. Three hours later, I had a cup of wheat berries, maybe a 1/4 cup of flour at most, atit stii had some chaff in it.
I worked in a shop that had an engine overhaul shop. The guy that ran the engine shop had worked there years without any corrosion problems. They hired a new guy. The next day after he had handled a newly polished crankshaft, it has his fingerprints all over it in rust. Apparently some people just have more acid in their hands!
There was a book called 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus' about the difference in the way the genders reason. But Dave's photo sums it up perfectly.
It is very interesting to watch you recreate things similar to how they were, originally. It makes me wonder who figured out forge welding and how they learned that a flux was needed and what that flux needed to be. Maybe there is a history book on this.
Forge welding goes back thousands of years. Our knowledge of the past that long ago today is limited. Back then if you knew how to do something like that you didn't tell others either. But there is scholarly work done today on the subject. We can infer certain things by examining artifacts that are found. Others are as curious as you are.
Using the borax as a flux adds to weld strength forging mild steel is a challenge to high a temperature and you will have a poor weld not a full shower of sparkles but a smaller shower just as Dave shows in his video.
Здравствуйте привет из Нижнего как всё у вас хорошо получается смотрю и восхищаюсь вы и плотник и столер и кузнец на все руки мастер хорошего вам всем огромного счастья и здоровья жду от вас новых видео да хранит вас господь Нижний Новгород Юра
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. It's not that you can't do something, it is more a matter time spent. It often comes down to cost efficiency. Great job as usual.
@@crispijnwind6640 The ability to power an angle grinder goes pretty far back. Shortly after they figured out how to make electricity with chemical cells in 1800 they got pretty carried away with it. An angle grinder will run on DC too.
Having been in a couple stamp mills, ya got heat but not the big hit of several tons in half a second. It's amazing what those big presses can do. Great work as always.
Two craftsman skills that have always amazed me, iron work and glassblowing. The ability to make such minute steps to assemble into a finished piece that bears little resemblance to the starting pieces. Thank you for sharing your skills.
That'll work Dave. Glad you figured out the best way to set it up like it was originally. Looks great. Thanks for sharing , stay safe and keep up the fun around there. Fred.
I have a hard time keeping up with my wife and daughter's conversations so I generally tune them out until I hear my name called 2-3 times. Meandering is the word that comes to mind. I do understand that photo too well. 😂
It's so satisfying watching you make the components for your wagons you are working on 👍👍👍👍
Amazing
Nice power hammer.
Thank you
No need to apologize, stuff happens. I'm just glad you're willing to share these video's with us. It's always a true pleasure to watch a master craftsman work.
That drop hammer matches your claw hammer speed.
Hello David, I love your forging and machining operations. You have some interesting tools and equip. I know you didn't get them all at the same time but it sure is handy to have them available. I wish MT were closer. We had friends living in West Yellowstone but they moved 15 years ago. I'd dreamed of taking a train to Oregon/Washington/Glacier, etc. until I priced out the train tickets....... Ouch!
I love the analogy with the railroad tracks! True. When wife asks what you are thinking about, you say nothing, and they cannot believe you for the life of them. Thanks for the video. I love to watch blacksmithing.
My wife can crochet while watching TV, reading a book and talking on the phone. I can't walk and chew gum. She also doesn't understand that when I have several projects going at the same time why I don't finish one before going to the next. She has no concept of having to do projects in stages because of needing to finish one step of a project before you can figure out what you need for the next step. If I have a few different things that I can make progress on while waiting for materials then I can feel like I'm not wasting time.
One of the most amazing skillsets I've ever seen in a single person.
Nice to see how it is/was done. I found such a forge table still with the coals in it in my smithing area on my old farm. Also the big grinding stone and the wooden block where the ambos was standing on still with some spaping steel form in the rings where you hang your hammer in. Also such a big field vice as you have is still there and i use it. Some horse shoes and these nails are also still here. The space is 3x3 meter or so and fully tiled. It wa s a cow farm and had two horses. Theformer owner is still alive and 92. I bought the house from his children who are still living in the village. I was welder/metalworker and weld inspector/ndt so i am very familiar with all these items. You hit the centerponce twice but i learned to hit it only once from a college who was born in about 1930 because when you hit it twice, it can bounce away from the actual spot to hit after the first hit. Regards from the Belgium Ardennes.
Dave is more than a handyman. He can add machinist, wheelwright, woodwright, welder, blacksmith, archeologist, farmer to his job resume, not to forget videographer and editor.
I do believe his wife does an amazing job editing, could be wrong though.
Wainwright, wagonwright, cartwright…
Rancher…..we are in Montana😁
@@robertadams2857 Sorry, I am from the Great White North. Where I am, we call them farmers, ranchers are what they call them in Western Canada.
@@darrellbedford4857 ok… cool👍
You have succeeded Dave, and we are proud of you.
That was awfully nice of you to explain the thumbprint on the camera lens. Because of the explanation, the blurry spot wasn't a problem. Thanks! You're so kind.
That thumbprint made a beautiful aura around the glowing workpiece so a wonderful Bob Ross "happy accident"!
I so look forward to Friday night to see what you have been building all week. The forge work is just incredible you just know what you want to make. Watching you has gotten me back into my little shop thanks for watching
Dave you have tools that 95% of us wish we had. It is sooooooo therapeutic to sit down and watch an artist at work. Well done.
A tour de force of fun stuff! Nice power hammer.
Welding the two pieces of strip, rounding, then squaring, drilling and bending to make the complex shape at the end of the arm....wow...just wow.😯
Always enjoy the forge work Dave. Makes one realise how hard smiths had to work to create components in the past. The power hammer & grinder are obviously very useful tools in your toolbox. Stay safe & well.
I love the vise grips to hold those two forge welded pieces together. Very slick.
iv made similar things for the railroad..thanks for sharing..
..Black Art..
I have watched many a video with forge welding, punching, machining and power hammers, but none where truly interesting pieces were made; not only that, these pieces here are functional. thank you, Sir.
G'day Dave
I liked the smudge effect. If you hadn't told us we'd have thought you were been creative in the editing. 😊👍
I always enjoy watching your blacksmithing your parts...ALWAYS.
The saying usually goes, “Jack of all trades, master of none.” In Dave’s case it’s “Jack of all trades, master of all.” The man’s knowledge and abilities are amazing.
The original saying is Jack of all trades master of one......
The master of "none" was mockery of crap skill level work.
.
Master of one skill set.... make your living......
Jack of all, > passable skill for diy... and
knowledgeable enough to not be scammed / ripped off by other tradesmen .
@@stephenrobb8759 Thank you for your correction. I had ever heard it as master of “one”. But I think I made my point.
Thanks Dave
Hi Dave and Diane. Please could we request a rope or chain on the anvil? Not only for your own ears, but the ringing is hellish to listen to on the video.. thanks so much for all of your amazing content. Truly awe inspiring.
I didn't know you had a milling machine and a power hammer. Cool, you never cease to amaze me.
Back in the 90's there was a guy who made stage coaches and buck boards for Hollywood this was in Springfield ill
Great blacksmithing Dave!! I didn't know you had a power hammer. That was a nice forge weld also. I've made those brake iron parts in the past, its fully understandable not wanting to stamp those teeth out. I have hot cut those with a chisel before, still time consuming.
Forge Welding - What an AMAZING process!
Soon to be a lost art
"Looked 20 minutes old when I left last night, looks 120 years old when I got here this morning".
A testament to Dave's skill/craftsmanship/artistry!
Love all you do to restore historic wagons. What a great job you have done. Makes you appreciate the craftsmanship.
You shaping that steel that’s art brother. All the different jobs probably keeps the job interesting. Thanks Dave
Presente: Cordial Saludo desde Jalisco Mx. Siempre Pendiente.
Dave, you did a lot more smithing in this video than usual (as needed, of course). Being a smith myself, I really enjoyed those parts.😊
I always admire the absolutely perfect work! We could learn so much from you! From the many (perfectly made) videos alone, I have already gotten many ideas on how to tackle things!
Thank you so much for the videos!
Thank you for the explanation. I was about to call my Ophthalmologist and schedule my cataract surgery
😊
I just thought I'd let you know that my viewing interests are extremely varied and I very much enjoy your channel building wagons and stuff like that but I just finished watching the tour of the Starship facility in Texas and I find it just as thrilling to watch
Absolutely fascinating. Thank you Dave you are the master
I love the way he lines up all square nuts with the floor!
Your talents never cease to amaze me. What a pleasure to watch you create.
Good. Show
Great episode
Nicely done. I always love watching your Blacksmithing, a mixture of old school (hand cranked forge and punches) and new (.your power hammer and grinder)
A Big Thumbs up from us to you both Diane and Dave 😂
Amazing, your dedication and craftsmanship are second to none. I wish there where more people like you …Thanks
Little bit of blur is irrelevant when you see whats going on.
That was a really interesting episode, forge welding, blacksmithing plus all the fabrication on camera.
Interesting bits I guess most people either missed or didn't even think of (checking 'square' with side of anvil for example).
Shaping then re-shaping the bits was incredible, making lip on brake lever, that was first time I've ever seen anything like it (I've seen parts I wondered how they could be made, much better idea now)
You have accumulated a LOT of tools and machines but the impressive thing is knowing how to use them.
Thank you for everything.
Loved to see a blacksmith work ever since 5 years old. Turns out my great-grandfather was a blacksmith.
I have said this before but I love the way you just mould that steel almost like its putty. I can see that ratchet strap for the brake take a bite outa your thigh as you squeeze through that door!
One of the first things to do this Saturday morning is to see this UA-cam video. Thanks Dave.
I am extremely envious of your shop. As a retired modern fabricator, I've had my hand in a lot of the technologies you use. I've been extremely fortunate that my former employer allowed me to use their shop as long as it was personal and not for profit. Retirement has forced me to go back to the basics when doing metal fab work.
Amazing machining and blacksmithing skills. You are a real national treasure. 🇺🇸👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✅✅✅✅✅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🇺🇸🫵🏼
Thx for sharing all your beautiful skills with the world, Dave!
I’m from Alabama and drove through Joliet Sunday morning early, the 23rd I believe. I would have loved to met you but your shop was closed. I’m a habitual watcher of your show. I also was a boilermaker/ blacksmith. Also retired with the Millwrights. Maybe next year I’ll catch you open. Love your show.
Greetings Dave from Phoenix. Another Chapter, Thanks for sharing. Recently volunteered on project to install a steel fence and a large enclosure for California Condors - we needed the finish on the steel needed to match the existing. A formula to instantly create rust we used was 2 cups hydrogen proxied w/ 2 tablespoons vinegar and bit of table salt. To speed the rusting process, we replaced the standard 5% home use vinegar with a 30% industrial grade vinegar from Harries. You can literally see the steel rust as the liquid dries. Down here you can find it at the big box stores in the cleaning supplies area. Great at cleaning and very good at killing most weeds.
I really look forward to every new video,thanks very much.
*- Nice metal forging fabrication video, Dave.*
Maybe they used a dedicated die and punch set to punch out the brake bar ! Punching a hole first might make it easier to clear out the teeth.
I had an "Aha!" moment when you started putting the bolt holes in the brake rack: That's how carriage bolts are supposed to work!
They sort of work in wood when you pound them in, but it always kind of felt to me like it wasn't a great design. Aside from literally being a square peg in a round hole, when the wood gets old and the metal gets rusty there's no way to undo them. And I didn't even think about using them in metal, because drilling square holes is hard work. But, in a blacksmith shop, where the easiest way to make a hole is by punching it, and punching a square hole is as easy as a round one -- there, a carriage bolt is exactly what you want. It all makes sense.
The hand stamping kinda reminds me of when I tried to hand thresh wheat. Three hours later, I had a cup of wheat berries, maybe a 1/4 cup of flour at most, atit stii had some chaff in it.
I worked in a shop that had an engine overhaul shop. The guy that ran the engine shop had worked there years without any corrosion problems. They hired a new guy. The next day after he had handled a newly polished crankshaft, it has his fingerprints all over it in rust. Apparently some people just have more acid in their hands!
Your thumbprint caused a nice halo around the white-hot iron as you were forging. Very artistic. Many could be convinced it was intentional.
I have watched most of your videos. You sir remind me of my naibor that builds roll top desk. Fine of craftsman ever born.
Well thats a whole new meaning of putting the mammer down.
Yet another enlightening segment. Thanks.😊
I am amazed that you can bend iron that way (from 13:35 on) to almost 90 degrees without that it tears. Great video, as always!
Thanks Mr. and Ms Engel !!
There was a book called 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus' about the difference in the way the genders reason. But Dave's photo sums it up perfectly.
especially like to watch this fella doin metalwork
It sure looks authentic to me.
Its really wonderful 👍😊 have a great day ❤️🙏
Stay safe and we'll see you next week.
Nice job
It is very interesting to watch you recreate things similar to how they were, originally. It makes me wonder who figured out forge welding and how they learned that a flux was needed and what that flux needed to be. Maybe there is a history book on this.
Forge welding goes back thousands of years. Our knowledge of the past that long ago today is limited. Back then if you knew how to do something like that you didn't tell others either. But there is scholarly work done today on the subject. We can infer certain things by examining artifacts that are found. Others are as curious as you are.
The first flux they used was just silica sand because that was what they had handy. It still works today. I use it as a welding flux all the time.
Lovely to see some forge welding, always a great start to my weekend, thanks Dave
Using the borax as a flux adds to weld strength forging mild steel is a challenge to high a temperature and you will have a poor weld not a full shower of sparkles but a smaller shower just as Dave shows in his video.
Здравствуйте привет из Нижнего как всё у вас хорошо получается смотрю и восхищаюсь вы и плотник и столер и кузнец на все руки мастер хорошего вам всем огромного счастья и здоровья жду от вас новых видео да хранит вас господь Нижний Новгород Юра
All that new iron now looks just like the old iron. Great job Sir and thank you for sharing with us.
Great work, looks like you got the chance to use every machine in your shop for this one!
Under a spreading chestnut-tree
The village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man is he…
You are a master with smithing metal!
You have all of the cool men's toys. I really enjoy watching you put them to work. Thanks again for sharing.
Thanks. Always an education in philosophy and practical execution.
Me, being a large scale model railroader, the train tracks picture is absolutely hilarious.
Of all the things you do I enjoy your blacksmithing the most.
Love the sights and the sounds.
Thanks for all
Dang, 3 minutes since release of the video and I’m still 72nd person to hit Like…..perhaps 2nd person in UK though
Didn’t know it was a race.
1 h since release, and i was # 2k… Maybe 2nd in tiny Norway…? 😅
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. It's not that you can't do something, it is more a matter time spent. It often comes down to cost efficiency. Great job as usual.
I always try and keep count of how many “trades” you employ when you perform a task.
The blacksmiths from back in the day would sell their grandmother to get their hands on an electric grinder 😂
...only to find out their shop won't be connected to the electric grid for another century or so...
Not to mention that power hammer he has.
@@crispijnwind6640 The ability to power an angle grinder goes pretty far back. Shortly after they figured out how to make electricity with chemical cells in 1800 they got pretty carried away with it. An angle grinder will run on DC too.
They had apprentices for a reason
@@1pcfred Actually there is evidence that the ancient Egyptians had electricity that was generated with chemical reactions.
Having been in a couple stamp mills, ya got heat but not the big hit of several tons in half a second. It's amazing what those big presses can do. Great work as always.
like to watch that forge work !
Im always so impressed with your work. You're very talented. Thanks for sharing.
The way you fabricate theses things is fascinating! I love watching.👍🏻
Wow, first time in an age we see some powerhammer action 😂
Have a great day Dave
Two craftsman skills that have always amazed me, iron work and glassblowing. The ability to make such minute steps to assemble into a finished piece that bears little resemblance to the starting pieces. Thank you for sharing your skills.
That'll work Dave. Glad you figured out the best way to set it up like it was originally. Looks great. Thanks for sharing , stay safe and keep up the fun around there. Fred.
Fantastic work from both of you as always.
I have a hard time keeping up with my wife and daughter's conversations so I generally tune them out until I hear my name called 2-3 times. Meandering is the word that comes to mind. I do understand that photo too well. 😂
Wow! That looks original, well crafted , I am impressed with the process and the knowledge it takes to pull it off!