It's wonderful to hear the joy in your voice while you talk about the craft. I can hear the smile on your face. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the world.
No matter how many times I've executed this technique, I'm ALWAYS interested to see what you have to say and to double check that I am in fact preforming this technique correctly. Your raw passion really shows in your videos and the vibes are quite contagious. You are a true smithing guru!
The quality of your video presentations is really improving quickly. Thank you for taking the time to put in the effort required to produce such nice videos.
Thank you for giving such helpful commentary over this video. Most smiths on youtube don't have knack for explanation; this is what the smithing community needs
Wow that is a really helpful video. I never knew that you are making a taper when you make the stem of a leaf. Also that scroll tip is such a great idea! As far as forging at w high speed, is it something that you get faster over time and start out slow, or do you just start out forging stuff at a high speed and eventually you get good at it? I forge pretty slow right now, but I really want to forge at that high speed in the future! Thanks for the help
+Matt Behnke From my personal experience, as you get more accustomed to forging and also a certain hammer, your comfort also rises. Then it becomes more of a matter on pushing your limit a little bit, and your comfort and confidence also rises. Eventually you will find a speed that is best suited for you and the tools you're using.
Alright thanks. I think it is so cool how when you hit faster, the color of the steel gets brighter. There is a video somewhere where a guy used a 2 kilo hammer and cold hammered a piece of 2 millimeter steel ( I believe) to white. I wasn't aware that hammering generates heat until I saw that video and this video.
+Rick Thomas He has a video on the die anvil but not on making one. He goes a little in depth on how to make one though it is rather simplistic and can be done with an angle grinder or a file of you have to. Also check out my buddy Paul Krzyszkowski's videos on making anvils.
It's wonderful to hear the joy in your voice while you talk about the craft. I can hear the smile on your face. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the world.
No matter how many times I've executed this technique, I'm ALWAYS interested to see what you have to say and to double check that I am in fact preforming this technique correctly. Your raw passion really shows in your videos and the vibes are quite contagious. You are a true smithing guru!
The quality of your video presentations is really improving quickly. Thank you for taking the time to put in the effort required to produce such nice videos.
Thank you for giving such helpful commentary over this video.
Most smiths on youtube don't have knack for explanation; this is what the smithing community needs
Thank you so much for your comment!!! It means a great deal! Don't forget to get the ebook at the link in the description! :)
Alec
wonderful and informative video as usual. Thank you for moving that anvil to proper light and taking the time to make videos like this.
Does this feel like a million years ago? 😂 I always learn something from your videos ✌
Alec... WoW.. that was an awesome video. You are well on your way to making the big bucks. :-)
Thanks for the video..
Shad
Wow that is a really helpful video. I never knew that you are making a taper when you make the stem of a leaf. Also that scroll tip is such a great idea! As far as forging at w high speed, is it something that you get faster over time and start out slow, or do you just start out forging stuff at a high speed and eventually you get good at it? I forge pretty slow right now, but I really want to forge at that high speed in the future! Thanks for the help
+Matt Behnke From my personal experience, as you get more accustomed to forging and also a certain hammer, your comfort also rises. Then it becomes more of a matter on pushing your limit a little bit, and your comfort and confidence also rises. Eventually you will find a speed that is best suited for you and the tools you're using.
Alright thanks. I think it is so cool how when you hit faster, the color of the steel gets brighter. There is a video somewhere where a guy used a 2 kilo hammer and cold hammered a piece of 2 millimeter steel ( I believe) to white. I wasn't aware that hammering generates heat until I saw that video and this video.
You're putting energy into the steel, and if there's no other way for it to be transferred, it turns into heat energy. It is interesting. :)
That was a great video. thank you.
Could you show a video on building one of these anvils? This looks like a great tool for beginners.
+Rick Thomas He has a video on the die anvil but not on making one. He goes a little in depth on how to make one though it is rather simplistic and can be done with an angle grinder or a file of you have to. Also check out my buddy Paul Krzyszkowski's videos on making anvils.
Nice video, Alec.
Quick question, though: Will you be participating in the 2016 Ypres WWII Memorial poppy forging?
Hey Alex, any chance to still obtain the PDF guide from you?
Dunno it you'll see this but where can I get quality rounding hammers?
Este video es exelente !! gracias
Hey Alec, great video (as usual) I think the first link may be broken is it just goes to "alecsteeleblacksmith.com/t" and that doesn't seem right!