Way COOL! people who don't pound steel have no idea how much work it is to move steel into different shapes. I have just started making knives and swords, sort of. I don't yet have a power hammer ," I'm building one," but I have found that pounding out a sword on a anvil is lots more work than it looks. I think I'm going to finish it on the anvil just so I understand exactly how much work it used to be.
I knew a theatre guy who welded two vicegrips together in opposite directions to avoid needing a third hand or holding things with his legs. One end gripped a stand, and the other held whatever he was welding.
Hey Tim great video! A tractor supply rubber stall mat will eliminate most if not all of your camera shake. It helped me with filming under the power hammer. Hope this tip helps God bless
Roy. Your commitment to helping other Smiths and building community really shows. No big secrets. Just makers helping makers. You are the kinda guy that makes me feel welcome here.
That is an excellent project! I think every amateur smith (like myself) should make at least ten of these. Awesome skill builder and super useful in different sizes. Could be modified by making one half in high carbon to make a scribe as well.
I have to bend the steel like that, too, to hold it with tongs between my legs. The highest I can hold the tongs is about knee level. Gets crowded any higher.
I really like the design. I was lost to where it was going in the beginning, but it all made sense as the forging progressed. We call them dividers here in Aus, Compasses here are usually pointy one end and have a drawing/marking tool on the other, eg. pencil, marker or chalk. I initially thought you were going to forge a fine needle for a navigation compass, how wrong I was.
Great turned out very well. Was good to see all the footage, makes you realize the work involved. Could you add some oil to the bees wax, just enough to make it liquid, then you could just dip it in. I found shaving the wax helps it get mixed easily on a stove, but don't know it it would work for blacksmithing.
Such a great video Tim! How ever I have to Admit that when you said compass I thought you meant North South East and West. Haha I feel like an idiot...
I think I'm going to order a sheet of Dynamat from Amazon to put on the top of the log my anvil is bolted to to really deaden the vibration amd hopefully make the anvil stupid quiet.
I've caught a few of your videos and really enjoyed the forge press build. My name is Jim and wanted to send you an idea I am working on to see if you are interested in trying out a massive collaboration designed to help us smaller channels get out there a little more. I do timber framing and blacksmithing on my channel and pretty much anything in between. If you are curious about the idea please let me know. I put up a video this morning on the idea and how it works, it's about five minutes long and outlines the idea.
Neat! I was actually thinking about making a pair of dividers a couple months ago as well (mainly for marking lines on leather sheaths) via grinding/machining them, but I ended up just getting a cheap pair off of amazon lol. Yours turned out very nicely though and have a good heftiness to them. I wanted to make them out of some high(er) carbon steel so I could harden the tips and use them as a scribe for various things as well. Anyway, if I ever feel like I need to make them your video gave me some great ideas for a simple construction. Thanks as always for sharing and take care brother :)
I'm loving your work buddy keep the videos coming, you're new camera might have image stabiliser on it and it's having a problem trying to stabiliser the image because the camera thinks the shaking is from you holding the camera but because your not holding it and the shakes are from the hammer hitting the anvil the camera is trying to compensate try turning the image stabiliser off on the camera to see if that improves the image lol hope I explained it well enough lol
It's the sound wave from the impact, like it's too close for that angle. Just raise the cam to about eye height. If the big mans suggestion doesn't work. Going to go make a compass, thanks big d
See Dick and Jane. See Dick and Jane get lost in the woods. See Dick remember he brought a compass. See Dick and Jane spend the last hours of their lives drawing little circles in the dirt on the forest floor.
Could you adjust the intro and outro volume to be more in line with the rest of the video? I watch with headphones and find I am always scrambling to turn the volume down for the intro and back up for the rest of the video.
Hello my name is Kevin Jones has anyone ever tried using and Electric demolition hammer I have a bad shoulder with a rope and counterweights would it be feasible thank you
Way COOL! people who don't pound steel have no idea how much work it is to move steel into different shapes.
I have just started making knives and swords, sort of. I don't yet have a power hammer ," I'm building one," but I have found that pounding out a sword on a anvil is lots more work than it looks.
I think I'm going to finish it on the anvil just so I understand exactly how much work it used to be.
Oh those wonderful legs, the third and fourth arms of a blacksmith lol
Great job Tim, thank you.
They look great
Mr. Tim you are my grandfather would get along if he was still alive because he love to build his own tools
Great Project Sir.
Great fun watching ! Thank you Tim for doing another sweet video !
Great video Tim. Thank you for sharing. You'd be a fun guy to hang out with by a campfire just to share stories.🙂
Wow! So simple yet beautiful! Great work!
Edit as of this evening...three attempts so far...fail after fail after fail...
Hey Tim. Missed ya for church. Hope your easter was Great!
That was really awesome
Tim, great job and easy compared to some I've seen. I'll pass this along to others who may need a pair. Thank you.
awesome Tim !!!!!! always something to do at the o'l anvil !!!!! thanks for sharing
I knew a theatre guy who welded two vicegrips together in opposite directions to avoid needing a third hand or holding things with his legs. One end gripped a stand, and the other held whatever he was welding.
Really nice.
Way cool Tim can't believe I have never seen them been made before. Good project. Thanks bro Anthony Kent
Good stuff Tim. You make this stuff look easy.
nice handy little compass, looks like fun to make
Cool little project. 👍
Hey Tim great video! A tractor supply rubber stall mat will eliminate most if not all of your camera shake. It helped me with filming under the power hammer. Hope this tip helps God bless
Roy you are a little like me, you're popping up everywhere. Something tells me you really like smithing.
Roy. Your commitment to helping other Smiths and building community really shows. No big secrets. Just makers helping makers. You are the kinda guy that makes me feel welcome here.
Christ Centered Ironworks that is a great idea and one I am in need of.
👍
That is an excellent project! I think every amateur smith (like myself) should make at least ten of these. Awesome skill builder and super useful in different sizes. Could be modified by making one half in high carbon to make a scribe as well.
Nice work Tim
Thats a nice clean and strong design.
Nice work! Haven't seen some before forging a compass...
Nice Tim using tools to make tools rock!!!
That's awesome!!! Always great watching different projects!!!
Take Care bud
Beautiful!
Looks good tim
Great little Compass Tim
Great tutorial on this tool ,thank you
That was really a cool project, Tim. I think they look great!
Thank you verry much I had a lot of fun making them. Thanks for watching.
Nice project!! I need to make a set of those
Makin a compass? Ohhh that type of compass 😂 totally had the wrong compass in mind but great video tim 🖒
Very Nice ,Tim!
Nice job Tim!
I have to bend the steel like that, too, to hold it with tongs between my legs. The highest I can hold the tongs is about knee level. Gets crowded any higher.
Thanks for the video!! Nice set. Think I'm going to try to make a set myself now.
I like it a lot man! Well done! Happy easter to you and family :)
Happy Easter my friend to you and yours, I hope your having an awesome day.
Thanks for watching and take care.
I really like the design. I was lost to where it was going in the beginning, but it all made sense as the forging progressed. We call them dividers here in Aus, Compasses here are usually pointy one end and have a drawing/marking tool on the other, eg. pencil, marker or chalk. I initially thought you were going to forge a fine needle for a navigation compass, how wrong I was.
Mann, das ist so genial!
Vielen Dank!
I did it too. This is what I used Woodglut designs for
Great turned out very well. Was good to see all the footage, makes you realize the work involved. Could you add some oil to the bees wax, just enough to make it liquid, then you could just dip it in. I found shaving the wax helps it get mixed easily on a stove, but don't know it it would work for blacksmithing.
..Very Good job Tim. I got to give these a try...!!
Thanks Ol James it's a fun project and a useful tool. Take care my friend and be safe.
Great video very informative, the hammer marks just give the piece it's character, I would leave them alone.
I'm slightly disappointed about no rivet. But only slightly, good job!
Such a great video Tim! How ever I have to Admit that when you said compass I thought you meant North South East and West. Haha I feel like an idiot...
Thanks for watching.
Great video Tim 🖒
Wrong compass 😂😂😂😂😂. Great video found you today watched almost all the videos love your work
Right on bub. Awesome!!!!
Great project Tim...big fun with smaller projects and you don’t feel beat up the next day :)) Booyah my friend!
Thanks Rick take care my friend.
Enjoyed as always!! Great video!
Master Craftsman!
Thanks Larry and thanks for watching.
Awesome video Tim I enjoy all your videos
Wow getting motion sickness and headache when the new camera was bouncing around.
I think I'm going to order a sheet of Dynamat from Amazon to put on the top of the log my anvil is bolted to to really deaden the vibration amd hopefully make the anvil stupid quiet.
But...But...But...How do you find North with it? (kidding)
Tim great video, you gave me an idea how about a Sun Dial ? Sound cool anyway.
I've caught a few of your videos and really enjoyed the forge press build. My name is Jim and wanted to send you an idea I am working on to see if you are interested in trying out a massive collaboration designed to help us smaller channels get out there a little more. I do timber framing and blacksmithing on my channel and pretty much anything in between. If you are curious about the idea please let me know. I put up a video this morning on the idea and how it works, it's about five minutes long and outlines the idea.
Neat! I was actually thinking about making a pair of dividers a couple months ago as well (mainly for marking lines on leather sheaths) via grinding/machining them, but I ended up just getting a cheap pair off of amazon lol. Yours turned out very nicely though and have a good heftiness to them. I wanted to make them out of some high(er) carbon steel so I could harden the tips and use them as a scribe for various things as well. Anyway, if I ever feel like I need to make them your video gave me some great ideas for a simple construction. Thanks as always for sharing and take care brother :)
I'm loving your work buddy keep the videos coming, you're new camera might have image stabiliser on it and it's having a problem trying to stabiliser the image because the camera thinks the shaking is from you holding the camera but because your not holding it and the shakes are from the hammer hitting the anvil the camera is trying to compensate try turning the image stabiliser off on the camera to see if that improves the image lol hope I explained it well enough lol
It's the sound wave from the impact, like it's too close for that angle. Just raise the cam to about eye height. If the big mans suggestion doesn't work. Going to go make a compass, thanks big d
Even concrete moves more than most people would believe.
Thanks for the input I will check it out. Thanks for watching
See Dick and Jane. See Dick and Jane get lost in the woods. See Dick remember he brought a compass. See Dick and Jane spend the last hours of their lives drawing little circles in the dirt on the forest floor.
What kind of camera are you using?
Could you adjust the intro and outro volume to be more in line with the rest of the video? I watch with headphones and find I am always scrambling to turn the volume down for the intro and back up for the rest of the video.
Thank you I will, and thank you for the feedback it's always helpful I do appreciate it. Take care and thanks for watching.
your videos are really interesting.
can u make some historic weapons, that would really be very interesting.
Tim, could you make a paper outline of the bandsaw? I like the shape of the frame, I want to duplicate the shape and make my own bandsaw.
Hello my name is Kevin Jones has anyone ever tried using and Electric demolition hammer I have a bad shoulder with a rope and counterweights would it be feasible thank you
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