At some point down the trail, your self-sufficient homestead could make for a fascinating living history site. You have the blacksmith and forge, kitchen and oven, livestock pen, wood shop, well etc. Your team of pioneers are outstanding folks. Thanks for sharing this living journey of education and appreciation of those who have gone before us creating what has become OUR living history.
A trick to preserving the metal and also making sure the hinge will operate smoothly is after the finished product is ready for completion is to heat the item up to just dull red throughout and then to either quench it in oil or melt beeswax all over it and let it cool and wipe it clean. It will basically season it like cast iron cookware. Another tip is when you have to file your work is to hot file it. It removes the metal MUCH quicker and saves your files teeth as long as you keep it cool.
I study in a medieval building where a lot of hand-forged hinges and other components are still used, lovely to see the process to make them in the first place! I no longer have a forge but I do some coppersmithing so I may try making a small hinge for a little trinket box or something
Brandon's presentation style is so pleasant and clear - always, always interesting. Thank you, Townsends! Really excited to see that new smokehouse you guys have been working so hard on building!
I really think you have a amazing crew there at Townsend.I could watch any of you do nothing but fold paper and still enjoy the video.Thanks for bringing us along.
A man within a forest, just showing some simplistic blacksmithing. Extremely informative and to the point. These are the videos that more people need overall when explaining things. Just direct and to the point. Also the process explanation is nice and welcoming.
Wohoo!!! SMOKEHOUSE! very nice hinge work. Gonna set up a small forge out back, you all have inspired me! Love these videos with Brandon. Keep up the fantastic work everyone! The new music is incredible, please tell me there will be a cd. Oh my gosh and the dog jumping! 😂😂
I like how Brandon made the forks for the hinges and using the whole width of the stock to go in between the forks will make a strong hinge. Thank you for the well done video.
Great project and nicely done! A good final step: heat the hinge up to a black heat, and then rub beeswax over it, (if it smokes a lot it is just a tad to hot) this will help protect the metal from rusting, and add some lubrication to the hinge pin.
Never thought it would be so awesome to watch somebody make a hinge. However I found it rather fascinating. Thanks for sharing this video and keep up the great work.
Another fantastic video, I don't know if UA-cam does awards for these but, these videos are so good I wish you could do much much more. No BS, just great content. Thank you Mr. Townsend.
Pine tar might be a good coating for the hinges. Carburize it onto the metal like you would season a cast iron skillet. I use pine tar for most of the hardware I make when doing blacksmithing, myself and it lasts a long time and is easy to recoat.
The snow is flying. Many years the day after Thanksgiving for us meant rain. Many times all day rain. But not this year. I hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving. 😄🦃🍗
Nice hinge, the best thing about these blacksmithing videos has to be the wonderful sounds of hot metal being worked. It's musical, even the roaring, breathing fire and the sizzling quenching can't compete.
For a young fella recently started out, you're coming right along with your skills. Big difference between the oven door handle and this hinge and other recent work. Keep the cold ends out...
I used to dabble in blacksmithing a bit. I want to get back into it and try some more difficult projects, but I have two main problems. The first is I need to either find or make some kind of jig to be able to file a consistent edge on the knife blade I made before I can finish that project. The second one is difficulty finding material. I can use rebar from the local hardware store for some projects, but I haven't been able to find stock steel anywhere. The hardware store doesn't have anything suitable for making knives with, and all the places I found where I could order it online were geared towards industrial use. I couldn't find anywhere to get the steel I needed that didn't have a minimum order of half a ton or more.
I’m always conflicted about the blacksmithing videos; I know I’m going to find them fascinating anytime I hear the gentle guitar and Brandon’s excited yet even way of teaching, but I also know I’ll only enjoy half of the video cause I’ll be asleep for the rest.
Townsend is about to hit 2 million subscribers and 1000 videos. It would be really neat if your thousandth video was a celebration of both of these milestones
When you were talking about the cold anvil sucking all the heat out of your piece (Thank you thermodynamincs...) I wondered. Would a frontier blacksmith in this situation ever pre-warm the anvil, maybe by building a little fire on it?
I agree completely. But when you look at the quality, and how some homes from back then are still standing and maintained without changing too much? You know the time was worth it in the end. But again, in the 18th century you are right, It was extremely time consuming for almost any task. We didn't have the technology we do now. But sometimes the best crafted items are usually made by hand if you do it right.
Absolutely amazing job can someone please call the carpenter and mount Brandon's poor anvils they are rocking and rolling making him work harder and harder
I really like the blacksmithing videos. Almost as much as the cooking ones. Actually, any chance the "Sounds of the homestead" type of videos to make a comeback? They're very soothing
It has been awesome sharing y'all's channel with family & friends during these holidays!! Thank you all so much for such enriching and just down to earth content.
You guys are great. Were commercial iron mines a going concern during the time period? Would a blacksmith on a homestead have gone to the big town to pick up iron stock? Or would the artisan have been teasing his stock from bog iron or pyrites?
Commercial iron would've been available in larger towns,probably in hardware stores that sprung up along the frontiers river towns. It certainly would've been expensive, but neccessary for projects like this. It was also common to repurpose old worn out tools,horse shoes,etc.
@@ciphercode2298 The life of a horseshoe. Of course. You're taking the horse to town anyway. As you may be able to tell, the availability of iron on the frontier is not something I've thought a lot about up to this point. And of course, there must have been industrial metal concerns going back to the Bronze Age. I suppose it was the Vikings who got me going on the bog iron. Talk about rugged individualists.
I really enjoy the content you guys put out. You show us the skills and abilities people need to, not just survive, but thrive. If you were to take some of the top income earners in America and put them on your homestead they would most likely be less than worthless contributors to the homestead. I enjoy that you're content is making us rich with what is REALLY important in the long run.
I love this show! QUESTION: Back in the 1700s, how would a blacksmith come into pieces of metal (or ANY supplies) whether on the prairie or in a town? And, how did they get paid? Through bartering? What would be exchanged in kind? Thanks.💞
I always learn something new with the blacksmith videos. I would love to forge with you sometime. I would also like to build a forge like yours to go in our little blacksmith shop we use for demonstrations to school kids. We have one brick forge with side blast. It's fashioned after one to make wagon wheel rims.
The Smokehouse video comes out next week!
So excited for this!! I recently found your channel and have watched an embarrassing amount of videos already... 😅
@Optimistic, Outnumbered & Overwhelmed there is NO embarrassing amount when watching Townsends videos. 😉😉
Hey Jon I think Brandon needs new gloves for Christmas.
Great! Hope you do a fireplace video soon, though! Maybe he can forge a nutmeg grater- wrought iron might hold up to the stress better!
Yay I love homstead video their my favorite
At some point down the trail, your self-sufficient homestead could make for a fascinating living history site. You have the blacksmith and forge, kitchen and oven, livestock pen, wood shop, well etc. Your team of pioneers are outstanding folks. Thanks for sharing this living journey of education and appreciation of those who have gone before us creating what has become OUR living history.
A trick to preserving the metal and also making sure the hinge will operate smoothly is after the finished product is ready for completion is to heat the item up to just dull red throughout and then to either quench it in oil or melt beeswax all over it and let it cool and wipe it clean. It will basically season it like cast iron cookware. Another tip is when you have to file your work is to hot file it. It removes the metal MUCH quicker and saves your files teeth as long as you keep it cool.
I could watch Brandon all day working at the blacksmith shed. Looking forward to more videos from the Homestead.
I can always watch other people work all day long.
I study in a medieval building where a lot of hand-forged hinges and other components are still used, lovely to see the process to make them in the first place! I no longer have a forge but I do some coppersmithing so I may try making a small hinge for a little trinket box or something
Brandon's presentation style is so pleasant and clear - always, always interesting. Thank you, Townsends! Really excited to see that new smokehouse you guys have been working so hard on building!
It's awesome to see this project, and how it's going. Cheers, Rose! ✌️
@@dwaynewladyka577 I can hardly wait to see the finished project! So cool that we're going to see it soon!
I still love that bellows. You guys did such a great job on that.
Watching craftsmanship like this is absolutely mesmerizing. Thank you.
It's amazing how so many talented artists and educators have congregated to form Townsends. Each one is a such a find!
Also goes to show how much of a community effort keeping a village alive was/is
The progress is outstanding Jon and Co.! Looking forward to the final result, the homestead is starting to come truly alive
I really think you have a amazing crew there at Townsend.I could watch any of you do nothing but fold paper and still enjoy the video.Thanks for bringing us along.
The level of skill you all posses always, always amazes me! I love these videos!!
Always a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work. It gives me a great appreciation for how things were made.
A man within a forest, just showing some simplistic blacksmithing.
Extremely informative and to the point. These are the videos that more people need overall when explaining things. Just direct and to the point.
Also the process explanation is nice and welcoming.
Wohoo!!! SMOKEHOUSE! very nice hinge work. Gonna set up a small forge out back, you all have inspired me! Love these videos with Brandon. Keep up the fantastic work everyone! The new music is incredible, please tell me there will be a cd. Oh my gosh and the dog jumping! 😂😂
Jesteście najlepsi i dajecie tyle inspiracji z twoich wspaniałych filmów 👍
Hej rodaku. Mój dziadek był Polakiem. Mieszkam w Nowym Orleanie. Tak, ten kanał jest niesamowity.
@@brandong.1857 My Dad is Polish, nice to meet you both :)
Nie zwykłe mi miło spotkać kogoś kto ma takie samo pochodzenie jak ja i zainteresowanie amerykańskim folklorem i historią
I like how Brandon made the forks for the hinges and using the whole width of the stock to go in between the forks will make a strong hinge. Thank you for the well done video.
Great project and nicely done! A good final step: heat the hinge up to a black heat, and then rub beeswax over it, (if it smokes a lot it is just a tad to hot) this will help protect the metal from rusting, and add some lubrication to the hinge pin.
My grandpa was a blacksmith. I love watching these to think about him. Thank you!
Blacksmithing videos and building videos are some of my favorite!
Never thought it would be so awesome to watch somebody make a hinge. However I found it rather fascinating. Thanks for sharing this video and keep up the great work.
Congratulations on 2 MILLION Subscribers!
this was super relaxing. love how it started snowing at the end. y'all work on an american fantasy land!
Yet another wonderful video from the Townsends. A joy to watch. Thank you.
This guy has serious skill in everything he does..
Townsends is the OG UA-cam channel
Another fantastic video, I don't know if UA-cam does awards for these but, these videos are so good I wish you could do much much more. No BS, just great content. Thank you Mr. Townsend.
Good job. Blacksmithing is an art.
Brandon. Well Done!!! It's a privilege to watch someone as skilled as you are. Kudos!
Pine tar might be a good coating for the hinges. Carburize it onto the metal like you would season a cast iron skillet. I use pine tar for most of the hardware I make when doing blacksmithing, myself and it lasts a long time and is easy to recoat.
"Beautiful day"
Blacksmith's humour!
Those hardy tools are so important!
Nicely demonstrated and explained. Thank you.
🦉John - You emit humble wisdom, don't stop digging and spreading. Thankyou 🦉
The snow is flying. Many years the day after Thanksgiving for us meant rain. Many times all day rain. But not this year. I hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving. 😄🦃🍗
The anvil I worked with was smaller. My brother got the 300# Swedish anvil when we sold my fathers shop.
Nice hinge, the best thing about these blacksmithing videos has to be the wonderful sounds of hot metal being worked. It's musical, even the roaring, breathing fire and the sizzling quenching can't compete.
For a young fella recently started out, you're coming right along with your skills. Big difference between the oven door handle and this hinge and other recent work. Keep the cold ends out...
Townstarts more like it. Thanks for all the videos and positive content.
Video 999! Can't wait for 1,000!!
I used to dabble in blacksmithing a bit. I want to get back into it and try some more difficult projects, but I have two main problems. The first is I need to either find or make some kind of jig to be able to file a consistent edge on the knife blade I made before I can finish that project. The second one is difficulty finding material. I can use rebar from the local hardware store for some projects, but I haven't been able to find stock steel anywhere. The hardware store doesn't have anything suitable for making knives with, and all the places I found where I could order it online were geared towards industrial use. I couldn't find anywhere to get the steel I needed that didn't have a minimum order of half a ton or more.
McMaster-Carr has a wide selection of steel in many varieties and small sizes/quantities
I’m always conflicted about the blacksmithing videos; I know I’m going to find them fascinating anytime I hear the gentle guitar and Brandon’s excited yet even way of teaching, but I also know I’ll only enjoy half of the video cause I’ll be asleep for the rest.
I really enjoyed this, very much. It's nice to see how different trades, and projects were done in the 18th century, in North America. Cheers!
I’m always a big fan of the blacksmith videos😸
I've made my own hinges for a couple of projects already. It's nice to make stuff yourself
Thank you. Happy Thanksgiving. God Bless and stay safe.
More content for the weekend! I am truly thankful.
I could just go to sleep to these videos
Those are great looking hinges for a rustic smokehouse and will last for ever!
I love watching the blacksmithing videos and can't wait to see the smokehouse video 😍
Awesome Brandon. Love watching the blacksmithing vids.
Smoking bison myself this evening! Good luck to ya from the far north! Nothing better than creating useful things with your own hands
Townsend is about to hit 2 million subscribers and 1000 videos. It would be really neat if your thousandth video was a celebration of both of these milestones
When you were talking about the cold anvil sucking all the heat out of your piece (Thank you thermodynamincs...) I wondered.
Would a frontier blacksmith in this situation ever pre-warm the anvil, maybe by building a little fire on it?
Most people do not realize how time consuming most tasks were back in the frontier days.
I agree completely. But when you look at the quality, and how some homes from back then are still standing and maintained without changing too much?
You know the time was worth it in the end. But again, in the 18th century you are right, It was extremely time consuming for almost any task. We didn't have the technology we do now.
But sometimes the best crafted items are usually made by hand if you do it right.
So cool! Such a wholesome channel. This channel and Primitive Technology are my two favourite escapes from the modern world.
Absolutely amazing job can someone please call the carpenter and mount Brandon's poor anvils they are rocking and rolling making him work harder and harder
I watch forged in fire all the time , only problem is , very limited use of what they do. This was very enjoyable and informative. Thank you.
Judging by the holes in those gloves, there ought to be another leatherworking episode some day.
I'm not a blacksmith, nor do I want to be...but I could watch this all day! Thank you, I really enjoyed that!
We are impatiently waiting for the smoke house vid
A joy to watch and listen to as always 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Woo-hoo! Happy 2 million subscribers, guys! Congrats! :)
I'm loving these blacksmith videos.😍
should try making houses with briks and 18th century masonry stuff yer video very good they very peacefull
Probably won't get to do this myself, but you look so warm in the smithshop.
Nice video, and nice time to be reminded of you guys!
I love how Brandon''s opening here looks like he's about to offer me a quest for some fabled musket or sword.
lol i love that outro, "i think everybody should give this a try" like we all have a smelter or whatever
Well done, Brandon!! We hope to build a forge at our house and try some blacksmithing. Love the Townsend videos!!
I'm so hyped to see the full smokehouse build video.
I really like the blacksmithing videos. Almost as much as the cooking ones.
Actually, any chance the "Sounds of the homestead" type of videos to make a comeback? They're very soothing
Brandon went from the silent blue guy following John around to the very pleasant presenter who only speaks when necessary.
Awesome! I love the forging!
Way cool relaxing watching this
Good evening from Syracuse NY brother and everyone else thank you for sharing a history live video
It has been awesome sharing y'all's channel with family & friends during these holidays!!
Thank you all so much for such enriching and just down to earth content.
You guys are great. Were commercial iron mines a going concern during the time period? Would a blacksmith on a homestead have gone to the big town to pick up iron stock? Or would the artisan have been teasing his stock from bog iron or pyrites?
Commercial iron would've been available in larger towns,probably in hardware stores that sprung up along the frontiers river towns. It certainly would've been expensive, but neccessary for projects like this. It was also common to repurpose old worn out tools,horse shoes,etc.
@@ciphercode2298 The life of a horseshoe. Of course. You're taking the horse to town anyway.
As you may be able to tell, the availability of iron on the frontier is not something I've thought a lot about up to this point.
And of course, there must have been industrial metal concerns going back to the Bronze Age.
I suppose it was the Vikings who got me going on the bog iron. Talk about rugged individualists.
I really enjoy the content you guys put out. You show us the skills and abilities people need to, not just survive, but thrive. If you were to take some of the top income earners in America and put them on your homestead they would most likely be less than worthless contributors to the homestead. I enjoy that you're content is making us rich with what is REALLY important in the long run.
Thanks for the fantastic content! Your videos have inspired me to start building my own cabin.
I love this show! QUESTION: Back in the 1700s, how would a blacksmith come into pieces of metal (or ANY supplies) whether on the prairie or in a town? And, how did they get paid? Through bartering? What would be exchanged in kind? Thanks.💞
Nice work, Brandon!
Love the homestead !
This is absolutely amazing guys!!!
I like this method. Thanks for sharing.
I always learn something new with the blacksmith videos. I would love to forge with you sometime. I would also like to build a forge like yours to go in our little blacksmith shop we use for demonstrations to school kids. We have one brick forge with side blast. It's fashioned after one to make wagon wheel rims.
You should do a video about going back 2 million years for your impressive milestone 🥳🥳
Greetings from The Netherlands 🇳🇱
Awesome, my Grandson does some blacksmithing, so does his Dad
I love this channel. Thank you for all you do.
Your channel really appeals to my lizard brain, it keeps telling me to cook things over open fire and build things in the forest. :)
It’s always easier to work with a piece of long stock than to try to hold it with a pair of tongs.
Orange fluffy cat up to shenanigans at about 9:38
Great job
Wonderful work
Great job! It looks amazing.
I'm in the middle of building a small smokehouse on my channel. Got part one out hopefully finish it next week.
Great job!
Hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving!
Nice job.
Lovely stuff as always
About to hit 2 mil!