The $5 Tool Every Bladesmith Needs

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The amazing music in this video is from an incredibly obscure Australian/Irish folk band called "The Celts". Unfortunately they're so obscure they have nothing I can link you to, but I have had a deep love for their music since I first saw them live on stage as a child.

[@lightprint348]

great idea generously given

[@odinallfather4560]

Awesome work Alex a great idea with something most of us just have laying around.

[@jb8086]

Great idea man, I have been thinking on an idea to do this exact thing and BAM! Thank you for sharing this.

[@andywright2606]

Great tool Alex ! Easy to make and Functional to boot ! Perfect 👍⚒

[@richardsolomon8076]

Nice job Alex , great piece of kit

[@nickstent1]

I gotta make me one of them! I haaaaate warps, had a little wobble today and got it out post temper with a couple of light taps with a hammer.

[@ValhallaIronworks]

You've got brass balls using a hammer for warp correction, mate! Hopefully this will save you some future grief!

[@nickstent1]

Valhalla Ironworks brass balls or brain cells?

[@davosfirebeard4495]

Clever! I like it :D

[@danielmoss2089]

Have you ever seen when Japan sword smiths heat up pieces of copper or brass and then just bend the blade slowly over the hot soft metal?

[@danielmoss2089]

Also nice idea dude.

[@ValhallaIronworks]

Yeah! That's what I think Neels was talking about in the stream

[@stanstanley8400]

Great idea Alex, thanks for passing this knowledge on. Mild steel OK for this?

[@ValhallaIronworks]

Yeah, absolutely fine!

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Great work mate, it's definitely a must have

[@ValhallaIronworks]

You're a must-have

[@patrikloren]

Hi, nice and simple :-) thanks. Do you let your device sit on the blade until cool or do you remove it immediately?

[@ValhallaIronworks]

I let it cool like that usually!

[@CockatoobirdmanBill]

thank you for the tip must make one.... be well and be safe...............

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

First!

[@NeelsVandenBerg]

Thank you for sharing this brother!

[@ValhallaIronworks]

No worries mate!

[@mattwyeth3156]

That's brilliant thanks for sharing

[@davteunfeun3737]

Great jig Alex... Thanks!!

[@hannemannironworks1651]

Well I’m on episode 52 of the forgecast and started about 2 weeks ago. Then I decided I would try to make a knife and might make more and this would come in handy. Thanks for sharing Alex!

[@tinkeringaround6241]

Awesome idea

[@NordicEdge]

That is clever, Alex.

[@timbrownblacksmithandknife5648]

Really cool tip. Thanks dude.

[@ValhallaIronworks]

Ensimbi Forge Knives and Tools by Tim Brown my pleasure!

[@alexmcalpine6667]

Definitly gonna wack one up tomorrow, that's awesome! good work :)

[@toomsx]

Thanks, its so Help full.

[@ValhallaIronworks]

Glad it helped!

[@the0v0man]

Cool jigg. So do you put the blade in while it is very hot? Because you would have seen the warp at that point

[@ValhallaIronworks]

Nah, this is used for when you're putting your knife into the tempering oven. You quench the blade as normal, and if there's a warp, place it into the jig as described in the video before putting it in to do its temper cycles.

[@the0v0man]

Valhalla Ironworks oh I see. Sorry I missed that, and clearly I forgot the tempering and normalising process and I am a basic biach