Forging Wrought Iron For 30 Years
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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This man speaks from the heart of the blacksmith community as a whole! Great interview and loved the sofa (southern Ohio forge and anvil) hat :-)
I was wondering if anybody would catch the hat!
@@jamietyree8439 yep can't miss it lol been a member for 11yrs :-) maybe I'll see you at Quadstate some day soon.. Great work by the way
Not from my heart, can't miss the satanic cult tattoo either. Though he may not know what the Masonic (read demonic) lodge is into, he should now go and look into the oaths and rites that they practice a bit deeper.
Incredible to see this guy really appreciate the work he's doing in something so many people would look over. Everyone can learn something from this man's conviction to his trade.
Ben House, you speak foolishness! Perhaps YOU need to look into Masonry a bit deeper, you will find that what you have spoken is the furthest thing from the truth.
I started when I was 12 as well, but I'm only now 16. Forging is truly magical.
Find you a master to train under!!! Don't argue or disobey him, hang on to his every word and you will greatly benefit.
I fallow around a couple of guys to shows to help demonstrate and be taught by them. Thanks for the advice!
@@johnstewart9237 I hope you're still working at it.
@@jamietyree8439 The best way to learn is be wrong, to have your beliefs challenged
I’m a modern day gunsmith. While I was in school in Colorado before we touched the machines we went the task of making guns by hand. We made a series of tools and parts with blacksmithing. This was not a short process. A modern rifle or pistol could be made on machines in fairly short order.
The old school stuff? Took sometimes over a month.
Thanks for sharing your story. I have been working as a welder and also used lathes etc. I also have a military background and have tried both modern and old weapons. Although I have never tried blacksmithing myself I can certainly understand where you are coming from.
TheCimbrianBull It is fascinating. We sorta went through the centuries of firearms leading up to the modern iterations of firearms. I to this day am glad we did this, this way. It still remains relevant to even modern firearms.
Sometimes with an individual gun maker; he would "Rough Out" a part for a lock; say a tumbler. He would make several pretty close , not exact. Heat up a block of metal to yellow hot and place one of those pieces on the block and quickly and I mean quickly hammer it into the block. It may take several tries with the extra blanks he made up to get it fully sunk into the yellow hot block. Once it was complete; all he'd have to do is take raw piece of steel, heat it up and hammer it into the cavity of the cold block! Knock it out when it cooled slightly; quench the mold block and hammer another hot piece of metal into it! Then filing and drilling and tapping to get the final tumbler. I was lucky enough to find a whole drawer of these roughed out, mass produced lock parts ready to be filed and fitted. Now that's production eh?
Aww, man! Heir to Roma, it sounds like you would have had such an interesting series of videos on creating old timey guns. I'd watch it in a heartbeat!
Forty odd years back I used to live just down the road from Mr. Tyree's home ! I know of a treasure of wrought iron nearby me, but don't know how he could obtain it ! Its in the form of early twisted rebar and a lot of it is still in the ( rapidly decaying ) cement structures . Great video addition Jon !
Hello Jeff! Where did you live next to my homeplace and are you out of my Joe Howser clan? Also, where is the rebar you are speaking of? I honestly didn't think any was left around home. Thank you for your kind words, Jon is a good fella(all of them at Jas. Townsend are!). Jamie
jaimie, I used to live in and around Greeneville in mid to late Sixties . New a lot of folks around including the Esteps, a hound breeder named Tighe, a dairy farmer named Massengill among them. That rebar is in New Jersey on the old Edison Cement Co. property ( don't know who has it now ) but sadly isn't economically recoverable . Nice to know theree's someone keeping the old skills alive though !!
Thank you!
The blacksmith very obviously feels for his craft. That was a really very good interview. I'd also like to pass my compliments on to the camera crew and whoever planned the shots. That first shot of the ladle and spatula sitting on the anvil is stunning, and the rest of the video lives up to that opening shot.
James Halls Agreed. Top notch camerawork. Editing is on point, too. 👍🏼
Different people have different interests and this is one of my favorite videos yet. Thank you Townsends and Thank you Mr. Tyree.
Was just reminiscing about all these highly skilled jobs that have been lost over time or became obsolete due to technology. I am happy to see a few still cling and try to hold onto these skills. I myself still hold some of those obsolete skills even though mine were more 19th century. I was a old school cable tool driller and timber cutter. Drilling has all went to rotary rigs and timber cutters now days ride in a cab using hydraulics to cut trees.
Another blacksmith who is a wizard is Tai Goo. he does primitive blacksmithing. No grinders, or belts. It's heart wrenching when you search and find a blacksmith and he just shapes the crude blade and then belt sands and grinds it down. just rips your heart out. thanks for the video.
Its called technology. A bladesmith today can produce dozens of blades in a day whereas back the day it took several days for one blade. I was on forged in fire with my apprentice, Leon. In the episode you can see his confusion with power tools. I trained him the old way, even making his own blade steel from dirt. In today's market, he would never see profit doing that. It takes days and days to file and polish by hand. He can pump out a whole kitchen set in a day now thanks to a new belt grinder and buffing wheel.
Time is money. Quality is a non-issue with modern steels and heat treating techniques. Most amateurs can produce blades that would eat the old blades for breakfast.
Go to Walmart and price a good 8" bowie. Probably hits around 40-60 bucks. A smelted iron blade made the old way would probably hit around a grand. Its not about nostalgia anymore. Its about making a living wage, just as our ancestors.
Now if you have the money, either Leon or I can make you whatever you want. But it will cost you as we have bills too.
You need to go watch Tai Goo's video then. He does a blade from start to finish without grinders or sanders in less than 8 hours. and I have been around a lot of bladesmiths and while pricey they aren't asking a grand for their blades. More like 200-300 dollar range. seriously to see Tai Goo or his apprentice Jeff working is pure primitive magic.
@@GarouLady They start with barstock. That is why their blades are 200 to 300. That covers the 15 an hour labor cost, shop overhead (rent, utilities, fuel, tool wear, etc), and materials (which are dirt cheap these days). My blades are smelted from ore. That is why mine cost thousands. A day alone for the smelt. 2 to 3 days for the refinement. And another day or two for the actual blade. Not including exotic fittings or anything. Most people dont understand why handmade blades cost 10 times as much as the stuff at wally world or amazon.
The way that objects speak to you about the way and means of how someone did something is really quite fascinating, I have personally looked at projects people have done in college and before I even ask a question I already know much about what they did and then the questions can start flowing.
Wonderful interview. This is the essence of every craftsman's efforts: speak to the generations that follow with the work they've done. Thank you for posting this. This is how legacies happen, with the passing on of knowledge and passion for the work done. You're doing archival things here, Jon. Merci beaucoup.
He’s so gentle with his hammering. No wasted effort. I need to work on that.
With blacksmiths civilization began. May we never lose them.
Totally agreed. Being a blacksmith myself (among other things), working on historical reproductions 90% of the time, I would have told you pretty much the same things he did. It's nice to see other people feeling the same. The connecton with all the generations of blacksmiths back to the discovery of iron is something you have to experience, it can't be properly described.
This is fantastic to watch! My 4th Great Grandfather was a blacksmith in Bath County, Kentucky in the early 1800s, and it is so fascinating to see what he may have been doing as a blacksmith back then. Thank you for this!
Fascinating and dokumenting the love for the work, for the result, and the satisfaction about a work you have done with all your ability
I noticed how the fire forge’s chimney is greatly set off to the side of the pile of coals and how the draft is strong enough to draw the fire at about a 45 degree angle up into the chimney. Very interesting.
I met Jaimie last year at Crockett's Birthday celebration in Limestone. He's a good guy who is humble yet very skilled in the smithing profession.
As a blacksmith who does everything by hand I can understand what he has said.
The meaning of NORWAY IRON is a high grade of wrought iron produced in Sweden but usually finished in and exported from Norway.
Wow what a beautiful piece.
Fascinating. Excellent vid. Thanks!
hidden secrets from smith to smith in the simplest pieces of metal is so freakin cool! This channel is amazing! Please keep the videos coming til the bitter end
wonderful interview.. keep them coming.
I didn't expect to be so interested in this video all the way through
I would love for you to do an episode with Roy Underhill from The Woodwrights Shop. Showcase some tools and techniques of 18th century woodworking and carpentry.
I was finally able to work my way back through some of the videos I missed to thus one. I am so happy I did. It is obvious to me that Jamie cares deeply about his craft and the connection to the past he able to achieve. He's so very descriptive, and it is fascinating to learn from him through video. Thank you Townsends for bringing this to us!
Well growing up in a family of Blacksmiths, I ironically recognized some of the smiths he mentioned...
Not too surprising because I see Jamie has Off-Center Tongs which my family builds...
Wonderful video all the way around! Subject, content, visual beauty, nice clean audio, just great.
Been a welder for a time now and during my education we had to learn metallurgy and forging and it’s not like just hitting a piece of hot metal it’s pretty complex and takes hours and hours to get a simple technique down.
thats just neat. little kid looking at a massive trainset kinda neat!!👍👍👍
Beautiful work
That's how I think about older objects too... the wonder of all its uses and those who may have lived out their lives using that item. Furniture speaks the loudest to me though. Good vid. I enjoyed it.
Thanks for filming and uploading this.
Great video it's good to see blacksmithing thanks.
Man as a glassblower when he talks about protecting the body and connection to the past... Yeah. This country smith REALLY gets it. I hope this guy lives forever.
Outstanding video, with a wonderful interview. Thanks for this!
Absolutely love stuff like this
You are doing such a great job I'm only 9 and I have started and I hope I can get as good
Many people don't know this, but Blacksmithing is the art of imitating a Smith.
I love hearing people who have a passion for what they do , you can really feel that even through a camera . Someone who really loves what they do can wax poetic about it all day , it’s really wonderful. Am I the only who thinks he looks like a ginger Abraham Lincoln a bit?
Clearly, this man loves what he does for a living.
I wish wrought iron were still made. There's nothing like a wrought iron fence.
Nowadays you have to go out and find it. The easiest way to identify it is to take along a hand grinder to old farm sites. The grinder I'm talking about is the type you would clamp onto a work bench and turn the crank by hand, until you got enough speed to get sparks off the piece of metal you found. If the sparks come off burst and continue and burst again; it's either mild or spring steel. The type of sparks you're looking for are single and just one steady glow, until it burns out! They're usually orange or red in color. Happy Hunting!😀
I think the same way. What is the objects story? How many people worked on it? All the people that touched the object. Awesome adventurous thoughts filling one's head.
I Wish I had the passion for my job that this man does for his.
I love blacksmithing
Met a blacksmith in Sonora California, spoke as passionately as this guy but for nearly an hour.
Good man. 👍
as of now 5 people ..thumbs down this video ?? 1,009 likes.sure this would be way better if he showed us this art ..but he is telling you about the art ..it's not for everyone including me to have this gift .. .but this man is very proud of this almost lost art ..and i'm just wondering why anyone would not like this video ??
Wow.... Just wow... Very very impressive
Yes yes yes yes yes. Awesome video!
This is why i love my trade. People ask when are you going to not have to work anymore? I love my job if its the right job. Where I'm being valued as a tradesman.
The scholar blacksmith.
Wow! That was awesome!
I'd like to see yall make a courting candle holder
That is exactly how I feel when I blow glass. Its a magical super power that few can master. And I am trying to make things that will be found in the future just like the ancient Roman glass that is found today.
This man is Amazing !!!!!!!💗
Salt of the earth.
Great video.
Awesome video and thanks for these. I'm really very glad that the knowledge and techniques of craftsmen have endured into our times. I also love the passion.
Privileged to hear this
I'm picking up what your throwing down.
Absolutely fascinating.
Black smith a type of artists the use fire and metal to create art.
So many careers focused on 'what's in it for me'. The investment of self lifts the necessary act to the sublime. Art, children, friendships, passions of life, he speaks to the future that they may know.
Exactly
that was an amazingly informative and interesting video.
Excellent. Thanks.
Have there been any interviews like this with leather crafters on this channel?
Not yet.
Respect
What an interesting man!
You should do a episode about the 18th Century gunsmith.
I am a Gunsmith and all I currently use is hand tools.
Send the Townsend's a letter in the mail, I'm sure they'd have you on!
so, i can assume they forged their own hammers?
A blacksmith in pretty much any enviorment in history (as well as nowdays) would've made most of their tools aside from their first anvil, hammer (and occasionally their first pair of tongs). But other than that, usually we'd make pretty much everything ourselves.
question is, if they didn't have access to a hammer first, how did they forge one to begin with? a rock?
AssDust Yes, when I was learning Blacksmithing from an old master, that was one of the first things "we" made! I still have the big punch that we made, that punches the hole through the stock, for the wooden handle to go through! My question always was, "Who made the 1st punch for the job?"
I'm a forty year professional blacksmith and this guy nailed it
I have a question for you, Joe elliott. Are there many women in the blacksmith industry?
@@rebeccag8697
I don't think it's really much of an "industry" so much as a rare career path unfortunately. Most blacksmiths are just hobbyists in their garage or shop and the closest industry is more that of machinists, welders, and other technical jobs like that. That being said, I'd guess at this point it's closer to, or at least approaching a 50/50 split in terms of men/women I'd hope.
Rebecca Gines I’ve met a woman professional blacksmith who specializes in making hardware for ships, especially historical vessels. There are Medieval images of women blacksmithing (usually believed to be the wives of blacksmiths). They are usually portrayed as rather ugly demonized women because of a myth of the time that claimed when a blacksmith refused to forge nails to crucify Christ, his wife agreed to do it. No proof, of course, but does indicate that it was not surprising a woman could do smithing. If you Google these images they are easy to find.
Rebecca G . The blacksmith community has really grown over the past few years with more moving into being full time smiths. I know of several ladies who smith and are very talented and artistic. There's a Facebook group called WOMEN DO IRON check them out.
Another fine example as to why this is such a wonderful and informative channel. I absolutely love this episode. Thanks, Jon & Co
I hope somewhere there is a young man who wants to learn from this man.
RyanKC I had worked at a historic site as a blacksmith for 25+ years. I found only one Summer student through that whole time period that actually carried on and did Blacksmithing to higher levels. It seems like the youth nowadays has no interest whatsoever with any hands on skills. Give them an electronic gizmo and they are entranced for hours playing fantasy games! It's sad, very very sad.
Although it's easy to put it on the youth, it's distracted parents that enable them to spend those hours on video games. If more people would take an interest in their children and do more than sit down at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and UA-cam maybe the children would take an interest in something besides electronics too.
Very well put.
That is true is some cases. There is a progression that a person wanting to learn the trade goes through: 1.Fire management 2.Tool making 3. Use of all tools, whether it be parts of the anvil or punches, chisels, tongs, leg vise, various work specific hardy tools 4. Thinking what process has to be done, in what sequence. Plus creating a tool that may be only used a few times to achieve that process. 6. Once the person learns all this he/she can create their own shop that has a flow to it. So when creating or reproducing something; there's no gaps in the production and everything goes very smoothly.
@@randolphchappel6098 I am one of these rare kids then. For half my life (now 32) I try to go into the art but nobody wants to take me in. Even worse, In my country (germany) you need an apprenticeship before youre allowed to touch anything but blacksmith apprenticeships dont exist in germany any more. only mashinists etc. but I want to learn more than just a few things.
The US still has a great smithing community but I cant get a green card...
Great video! A craftsman with a true sense of history in relation to his art.
I'm the 325th 👍 and someone gave a 👎 for some unknown reason...
I'm a Blacksmith and I specialize in portraying a Smith of the early 17th through the early 19th Centuries at Living History events dressed in the proper Attire and using the Equipment of the period being portraid at the events, be it at Jamestown or Colonial Williamsburg. As far as this Tennessee Smith is concerned, I personally know what he meant about the Smith from Centuries in the past talking to him!
As I watch this video, I take a double look at my fork I'm eating with...made in China ..😐
A fascinating look at one's passion.
You would really like my uncle's wood working. He uses period tools that he has collected over the years and is well known woodworker. His name is Craig Farrow from VT and he makes furniture in the style of 17th and 18th century furniture from the Connecticut River Valley. He also did a bit of period metal work and decorative metal work. You can find his work online. I used to do the French Polish technique as a younger man and that style of finish is pretty much extinct now. I worked on 17th to 19th century furniture for the most part and some Shaker style furniture.
This should be shared with many on PRIDE of one's work. This video speaks volumes.
What a treasure this smith is. Great Find, Great Video. " Our work is not just for us, its for the future generation to appreciate and use also" So True Sir !!
Please bear with me, I am not saying this to be rude. The person is a "smith," and that person works in a "smithy." I usually compare it to calling a baker "bakery." It is somewhat of a pet peeve among many blacksmiths, and we have Longfellow to blame, for the most part. The first line of his poem, "Under a spreading chestnut-tree the village smithy stands," is all most people remember. The second line, "the *smith*, a mighty man is he, with large and sinewy hands," tells the difference.
Thanks for catching that, it was a stupid mistake on my part, it's been corrected
As a smith who started at the same age as this guy Ive spent most of my life forging steel, and hes spot on.
Shout out to the producers and editors of this fine channel!
I really enjoyed this interview. I'm an optical lab technician who makes and repairs spectacles all day long and I see and feel a lot of what he sees and feels about his work, it is very satisfying to be a master of your craft, to teach others your skills but also to be taught new ways to do your job better by someone who has been in the profession longer and is greater skilled.
I was full time blacksmith for many years, made mostly 18th century knives and axes
Did everything by hand, didn’t have a power hammer or welder and used an antique hand crank forge.
I was always on the look out for good wrought iron, cut up lots of old strap hinges and buggy tires
Most of my small belt axes made out of 3 pieces of iron and a steel cutting bit forge welded together.
I was lucky when I started blacksmith tools, anvils , forges etc. wasn’t that hard to find and not to expensive at least compared to today.
I also sold antique tools though I kept lots of the blacksmith stuff back because I figured it would go up in value. Probably have over 30 anvils
Would like to make myself an axe and a knife to be buried with, strange with all the ones I made I never made myself one!
Looks great! The quality is stupendous as usual guys. Keep up the good work, I'll be buying a coat and hat soon!
That's a cool bloke. He fully appreciates the past, and the future. Blacksmiths have always been looked upon as having supernatural abilities - as Jamie said, to be able to bend such tough materials to your will is a kind of superpower. It's why horseshoes have always been a symbol of good luck - and protection - Iron, along with water, were both effective weapons against malignant entities in the far distant past.
Great video, beautifully shot.
Nice one. 👍👍👍
I am a college student that just moved to southern Tennessee. Back home I was beginning to get into blacksmithing, but here I don’t have the same resources. I doubt the UA-cam comment section will be the most helpful, but if anyone near Sewanee, Tn or up to an hour or so away knows of any resources that would be possible for me to use I would greatly appreciate it. I don’t want to stop one of my favorite hobbies as I’m studying.
Despite being nowhere even remotely near you, I can make one suggestion; Even if you can not practice forging yourself, get in touch with the American Guild of (artist) backsmiths, to gather more in-depth information on the topic. They may also be more helpful in locating a blacksmith near-ish to you.
What era of smithing? Join a re enactment group. My husband tried smithing for the SCA. Everyone was very helpful to pass on material. When he discovered it was not as enjoyable asnhe thought, he passed his tools on to a smith in Murphysboro.
You guys are doing god’s work, documenting this man like this, preserving vital histories
On fait le même métier, les mêmes objets du quotidien, les mêmes gestes et tout ça ades milliers de km… Et oui en France.
Bravo pour cette prestation et bon courage pour la suite.
I see a huge influence of peter ross.
Good Stuff! Work smarter not harder! I have an old old hammer I use on special pieces....everytime I pick it up.....I feel the power of our forefathers and continue their legacy by using it!
Awesome! I have a gridiron that he made for me about 2 years ago from salvaged iron. One of my favorite tools for cooking over coals to make a steak in the manner of George Washington. BTW, goes great with some Martha Washington "dressed mushrumps". ;)
Hi lads wrought iron is still been made there's a company in the uk called chirs top iron works hope thats a help
A very good description of an honorable trade, my Brother.
there is a 35% chance this great man knows Harlan Pepper! thank you Jamie!
The Village Blacksmith
by HWL
"Under a spreading chestnut-tree
The village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands..."
This is Abraham Lincoln's great great great great carrot
Another great craftsman and fellow traveling man.