I always thought Black Smith’s shops had a magical component & here for the first time I saw a wizard hand welding, some kind of mighty spell! Thanks for sharing!
Love the tool making videos. These tool making episodes and experiments remind me of an artist's study where they spend a long time drawing hands or eyes as practice for the final thing. Great content as always, John.
I have been watching your videos for a while now and they are always so good! Thank you for sharing all this with the world. I was really cracking at the hand tack welding, I really did not see that coming. I had to play it again!
I really like your show. I'm a hobbyist, and mostly make knives and swords, but I'm always interested in learning new things. I never knew a piercing block existed. So I thank you very much for that.
Your video quality continues to improve with every new release! Greatly appreciate you sharing your knowledge and skill! You are a wonderful craftsman and instructor. Thank you and I look forward to your next online class.. errr, I mean Black Bear Forge video release!
Loved it Mr John! Betcha did know I was gonna say that LMBO! Seems like a perfect use for a piece of the forklift tines that I've saved from death in a Chinese smelter! Thank you millons if times over. God bless n watch over you n the misses. Crawford out🙏🔥⚒️🧙🏼♂️
I'll hazard a guess that you can make a real mess of a part in a hurry with the power hammer if you don't know what you're doing. You clearly know what you're doing. By the way, I am quite intrigued with you're tack welding technique.... I'll have to learn how to do that.
This is a tool I would seriously consider making. Though I do not have the large hardy hole as you do. I would maybe need to use a thicker piece of material.
John, after you tempered this tool, you eased the sharp edges to avoid gouging parts at the anvil. Why didn't you "ease" those edges _before_ hardening the tool? Is there a heat-treating-related reason that I'm not thinking of or some other reason? I love the way you share ideas like this! Your videos make ideas pop into my mind as I watch, some that might even be possible in _my_ limited shop! ;)
Good morning John boy , do you have a patent on that tack welding secret? I’ve never seen a anvil like yours. I have my dads old Vulcan 8 from the farm served him well. In 1945 first thing he bought was a Lincoln welder, Farmall, and maybe that Vulcan Anvil.love your shop !
Great video! Looking forward to the upcoming project. It should be a great time, if you choose to share it with us! :D By the way, that tack-weld was epic! Can't wait until I learn that blacksmithing trick! Was that something you learned with Francis Whittaker, I assume?
Have an uneducated question, if you had a top swage mirror image to the bottom and away to clamp them together, would you be able to punch your slot quicker without having the work pice bending in the middle on you?
That is really cool... Off hand seeing that it jumps around in the initial striking,(in your case as your anvil doesnt have the pritchel hole close to the hardy, as a typical pattern does) I could see an add on plate to hold a hold down of some sort, Since the main hardy is taken by the lower swage. Some kind of toggle or swing out... All this of course if one doesnt have an additional striker forge hand, to hit while you set and control. Also, Id like to see some tooling making, but more non-tempering oven use..... most dont talk about temper colors anymore.... Thats kinda important Id think...
May you please do a video or give advice on how to forge a 3 sided pyramid using what part of hammer and anvil, or grind a master to make a bottom die?
Enjoyed the video, thank you for sharing it, but why not punch each side of the slot on a swage block, and then (with the workpiece a very dull red) tap out the slug over the pritchel or hardy hole on the anvil?
Hi, I have a question for you, as a beginner what will be the best stell to make my first damascus knife that will be easy to forge and temper. Thanks for all your videos they are the best one on youtube
I have complete plans for a belt grinder if anyone needs one. It should be easy enough to build and most of it could be forged ,it has only two tollorences sensitive areas that use bushings . Most of its construction uses a 1"5/8s iron pipe.
Nice work as always. Great to see the long term view in creating tools, your punching always seems to work out soooo well would love to have that skill. Can I ask a question:-What kind of blade have you got in that chop saw please. Seems to be very little material coming from the cut.
Thats a cold saw and has the carbide tooth blade that was on it when I got it over a year ago. Not sure if you can put a similar blade on regular chop saw or not, the RPM may be different.
Does the tool go deep enough into the hardy hole that the slug just falls out or is it left sitting at the bottom of the curved bar? It seems like the curved bar could hold that little plug up against the inside wall of the Hardy hole and get it stuck. Maybe it's smaller than I am thinking and wouldn't be an issue.
Of you didn't have anything but an anvil, forge, vise, and hammer, what would you build next? Homemade treadle hammer? A power driven hammer? Or a press?
Question for you sir regarding wrought iron- I have a horse drawn buggy frame (wood is ALL rotted away)- how can I tell if it's wrought iron or steel? Are the leaf springs good for making knives? Thank you.
I tried to make a mechanical power hammer it works I guess..what is a hydraulic power hammer like that one cost and where could I even find something like that?
It all depends upon your hearing capabilities, for me not loud, but for certain sounds I am totally deaf. Like I have 2 vehicles I don't hear the warning beepers, or the smoke detectors in the house. But I can hear the thermostat click on the water heater in the basement from upstairs with the door open. What maybe loud to you maybe not to others. 🤔🔥⚒
@@argoueiro2816 IMHO, being hearing impaired from work noises, anything constant or repetitive over 85 decibel should be squelched by ear muffs as well any thing over 100 decibels I strongly recommend electronic muffs or muffs and high quality plugs combined. The damage does not ALWAYS come from a single time or situation, but is more often a cumulative effect. For me, the constant ringing and static noise in the ears is a troublesome constant. Especially when it's quiet and you'd like to go to sleep. Coupled with the real fact people truely get tired of you saying "pardon me?" Or "what's that" or "SORRY I didn't catch that". However one does learn to read lips as a hearing aid...till the masks of COVIDS came. Only you can prevent damages to your body, so choose as you will. God bless now Crawford out🙏🔥⚒️🧙🏼♂️
I always thought Black Smith’s shops had a magical component & here for the first time I saw a wizard hand welding, some kind of mighty spell! Thanks for sharing!
That tacking welding technique must really come in handy. Thanks for the chuckle.
Looking forward to see how you use the new swage.
You are the Bob Ross of blacksmithing.
Nice to see you building tools. Building is great for tools you can not find elsewhere.
Love the tool making videos. These tool making episodes and experiments remind me of an artist's study where they spend a long time drawing hands or eyes as practice for the final thing. Great content as always, John.
Love the welding - And although we can not entertain horseplay in shop, humor can be observed anywhere!
Thank you, John. I find toolmaking more rrewarding than project work. It just seems more fun.
Is there anyone more innovative than a blacksmith? Great idea John, and as typical, great video...
That's a nice swage, well done. The "U-shaped" hardy shank was a good idea for a hardy hole of that size. Thanks for posting.
I like watching you make stuff under the power hammer like this. Great video as always.
Thanks for freely sharing your knowledge John. Always enjoy your explanatory comments while watching the work.
I have been watching your videos for a while now and they are always so good! Thank you for sharing all this with the world. I was really cracking at the hand tack welding, I really did not see that coming. I had to play it again!
Nice new tool with all sorts of possibilities.
What a great idea. I'd never thought of that but I can see how useful that tool can be. Your student Pat
The tac welding joke got me by surprise ^^. Great video as ever !
Glad you liked it!
Morning John, I enjoy watching you teach use all how to make this, I think in our instant gratificational society...it will be worth it. Thanks
Great job John. Another cool tool to help around there. Worked like a charm. Thanks for sharing with us. Fred
Another great video John. I sure do look forward to Sunday mornings.
I really like your show. I'm a hobbyist, and mostly make knives and swords, but I'm always interested in learning new things.
I never knew a piercing block existed. So I thank you very much for that.
Perfect timing for a project I have coming up, so Thanks you! You just saved me from going the wrong direction. I have a round rod through round rod.
Brian, so... A rounded monkey tool too? Interested.
Really slick tack weld there, got a grin from me. A useful tool for sure. A fine video as usual. See you next time.
Always a pleasure watching you work your magic sir, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Great demonstration. Done so well that even a woodworker like me can understand. 😉Thank you for sharing. Have a great 2022 and stay safe.
Ha ha, Glen: woodworker!
Had to read that twice.
Your video quality continues to improve with every new release! Greatly appreciate you sharing your knowledge and skill! You are a wonderful craftsman and instructor. Thank you and I look forward to your next online class.. errr, I mean Black Bear Forge video release!
Sir, your shop setup is beautiful.
Good work. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks again for being a great teacher and an awesome Blacksmith.
Very useful tool! That Fontanini anvil is really versatile with the integrated wireless spotwelder.
Pretty neat you guys make quite a few if your own tools. Very relaxing to watch
😂 Love that tack weld John
Thanks John, something I should make!
Nice lesson today John. you'r a good teacher.thanks for sharing with us. See you on the next one
Loved it Mr John!
Betcha did know I was gonna say that LMBO!
Seems like a perfect use for a piece of the forklift tines that I've saved from death in a Chinese smelter!
Thank you millons if times over.
God bless n watch over you n the misses.
Crawford out🙏🔥⚒️🧙🏼♂️
John this was a hard one. I fiddled fussed cussed and discussed but I did make it. Thanks.
Very nice swage, John. Well done.
(Glad to see you wear hearing protection, too.)
I'll hazard a guess that you can make a real mess of a part in a hurry with the power hammer if you don't know what you're doing.
You clearly know what you're doing.
By the way, I am quite intrigued with you're tack welding technique.... I'll have to learn how to do that.
Those are some great welding skills! And Great video as always
So glad you made this, I may be making one soon and am glad to have the demonstration! :) thank you!
Nice idea. Welding with your hands! I'll have to try that.
Thanks a lot brother now I got to buy a straight burr grinder already got the 90 lol.Good vid!
Excellent work 👍👍👍 . Thanks for sharing
Another great video, thank you for all you do. 👏👏
Nice work
That tac welding was pretty good! XDD
Great project for me to learn from. Thanks!
This is a tool I would seriously consider making. Though I do not have the large hardy hole as you do. I would maybe need to use a thicker piece of material.
John, after you tempered this tool, you eased the sharp edges to avoid gouging parts at the anvil. Why didn't you "ease" those edges _before_ hardening the tool? Is there a heat-treating-related reason that I'm not thinking of or some other reason?
I love the way you share ideas like this! Your videos make ideas pop into my mind as I watch, some that might even be possible in _my_ limited shop! ;)
Good morning John boy , do you have a patent on that tack welding secret? I’ve never seen a anvil like yours. I have my dads old Vulcan 8 from the farm served him well. In 1945 first thing he bought was a Lincoln welder, Farmall, and maybe that Vulcan Anvil.love your shop !
Great vid John!
Nicely done John. And Good Evening from Australia, or morning, as the case may be in your neck of the woods.
Morning!
Years back I made something similar (like that) out of Mild steel and just water quenched it....It still holding up...But I don't use it a lot
Mild steel can make pretty good tools as long as it doesn't need an edge
Your content is great! Thank you!
I like your welding technique
Great video! Looking forward to the upcoming project. It should be a great time, if you choose to share it with us! :D By the way, that tack-weld was epic! Can't wait until I learn that blacksmithing trick! Was that something you learned with Francis Whittaker, I assume?
Looks a handy tool nice interesting video.
Hello John
A helpfull tool Well Made
Thank you for the idea and your work
Take Care stay healthy
Yours Frank Galetzka
Thanks, you too!
Have an uneducated question, if you had a top swage mirror image to the bottom and away to clamp them together, would you be able to punch your slot quicker without having the work pice bending in the middle on you?
Perfect tool to make some smaller hammers.
That is really cool...
Off hand seeing that it jumps around in the initial striking,(in your case as your anvil doesnt have the pritchel hole close to the hardy, as a typical pattern does) I could see an add on plate to hold a hold down of some sort, Since the main hardy is taken by the lower swage.
Some kind of toggle or swing out...
All this of course if one doesnt have an additional striker forge hand, to hit while you set and control.
Also, Id like to see some tooling making, but more non-tempering oven use..... most dont talk about temper colors anymore.... Thats kinda important Id think...
May you please do a video or give advice on how to forge a 3 sided pyramid using what part of hammer and anvil, or grind a master to make a bottom die?
great video... thanks for sharing ..
Black Art Forge..
Enjoyed the video, thank you for sharing it, but why not punch each side of the slot on a swage block, and then (with the workpiece a very dull red) tap out the slug over the pritchel or hardy hole on the anvil?
Awesome idea!!! Great video as always!! If you don’t mind asking what type of saw blade did you use to hit through that 4140?
Its a carbide toothed blade meant to be used with the saw I have. I would check the specs before using on a regular chop saw, the RPM may be different
John, is there somewhere that I can get a list of different grades of steel as well as the recommended common uses and procedure for hardening them?
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What was that welding sorcery???
Don't go all CG on us John.
😄
Thanks
Hi, I have a question for you, as a beginner what will be the best stell to make my first damascus knife that will be easy to forge and temper. Thanks for all your videos they are the best one on youtube
I have complete plans for a belt grinder if anyone needs one. It should be easy enough to build and most of it could be forged ,it has only two tollorences sensitive areas that use bushings . Most of its construction uses a 1"5/8s iron pipe.
Nice work as always. Great to see the long term view in creating tools, your punching always seems to work out soooo well would love to have that skill. Can I ask a question:-What kind of blade have you got in that chop saw please. Seems to be very little material coming from the cut.
Thats a cold saw and has the carbide tooth blade that was on it when I got it over a year ago. Not sure if you can put a similar blade on regular chop saw or not, the RPM may be different.
Thanks John, was considering purchasing chop saw and this is interesting.
Good morning
Awesome video! Where did you buy that bar of 4140?
Probably from McMaster Carr. They aren't cheap, but they always have just what I need.
@@BlackBearForge thank you for the response
So my question is whether milling the sewage block would work if I also use my heat treat oven to harden it?
Certainly, use the tools and skills you have available.
Does the tool go deep enough into the hardy hole that the slug just falls out or is it left sitting at the bottom of the curved bar? It seems like the curved bar could hold that little plug up against the inside wall of the Hardy hole and get it stuck. Maybe it's smaller than I am thinking and wouldn't be an issue.
In this big anvil its trapped until you remove the swage, little chance of anything getting stuck
Of you didn't have anything but an anvil, forge, vise, and hammer, what would you build next? Homemade treadle hammer? A power driven hammer? Or a press?
Treadle hammer
@@BlackBearForge 👍🏼
John you mean there’s people out there that don’t have a power hammer? Me for one 😂
Hey John great job as always. I was wondering does vermiculite break down or go bad over time?
It breaks up into finer pieces, so it should be replaced from time to time
Why the power hammer and not a hydraulic press? 🤔
That's tacking!
Question for you sir regarding wrought iron- I have a horse drawn buggy frame (wood is ALL rotted away)- how can I tell if it's wrought iron or steel? Are the leaf springs good for making knives? Thank you.
ua-cam.com/video/un9sCXExl2Q/v-deo.html The springs are likely to be good steel.
@@BlackBearForge Thank you!
What kind of blade do you have on your chop saw? That thing made short work of that material.
Its a carbide toothed blade made for this saw. I don't know if you can run them on any chop saw.
@@BlackBearForge ok thanks
Hi- I’m curious - why the power hammer instead of the hydraulic press?
It allows me to adapt to the work faster than the press.
What is the hammer you are using in this video?
Very cool :)
I tried to make a mechanical power hammer it works I guess..what is a hydraulic power hammer like that one cost and where could I even find something like that?
Air hammer. Anyang is the manufacturer if I'm not mistaken. Pretty kuul tool IMHO
🙏🔥⚒️🧙🏼♂️
My hammer is a 60kg Say Mak. www.saymakhammers.com/
You ever knocked out that board on accident?
What would you use the test piece for?
No idea, its just a test to make sure the tool works
Which are the pencils you use, Sensei?
Those are welders silver pencils. Available through most welding suppliers or through my Etsy shop
6.⁴⁸?
Do you make money if we let the youtube adds play?
Yes I do.
@@BlackBearForge you should mention that. Easy way to thank you.
@@BlackBearForge Thank You! You often make me Smile.
My Wife says... you watching that hammer guy AGAIN 😅
@@chriskelly3678 🤣
Sweet tool……now I bet you have no idea just how many tools you have made over the years blacksmithing. 🤭😀👍
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How loud is blacksmithing;;;;;;
It all depends upon your hearing capabilities, for me not loud, but for certain sounds I am totally deaf. Like I have 2 vehicles I don't hear the warning beepers, or the smoke detectors in the house. But I can hear the thermostat click on the water heater in the basement from upstairs with the door open.
What maybe loud to you maybe not to others. 🤔🔥⚒
@@robertwhitney2232 thanks
@@argoueiro2816 IMHO, being hearing impaired from work noises, anything constant or repetitive over 85 decibel should be squelched by ear muffs as well any thing over 100 decibels I strongly recommend electronic muffs or muffs and high quality plugs combined.
The damage does not ALWAYS come from a single time or situation, but is more often a cumulative effect.
For me, the constant ringing and static noise in the ears is a troublesome constant. Especially when it's quiet and you'd like to go to sleep. Coupled with the real fact people truely get tired of you saying "pardon me?" Or "what's that" or "SORRY I didn't catch that". However one does learn to read lips as a hearing aid...till the masks of COVIDS came.
Only you can prevent damages to your body, so choose as you will.
God bless now
Crawford out🙏🔥⚒️🧙🏼♂️
Thanks