Forged skillet holder - Campfire cooking

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  • A skillet holder is the perfect camp fire cooking accessory to go with the fire irons we made previously. This skillet holder is forged from one piece and is adjustable for proper positioning over the campfire.
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  • @andyroo4887
    @andyroo4887 5 років тому +7

    Love it! Anyone else notice the little spider buddy at toward the beginning in the vice?

  • @dirttdude
    @dirttdude Рік тому +2

    Okay, buddy! i've got the grandson out in the shop whipping one of these up for me right now.

  • @TardyTardigrade
    @TardyTardigrade 5 років тому +29

    By far the best smith on UA-cam (shhh don't tell the other smiths I sub to) 😉. Always showing every step of the process and always making things even a beginner like me can handle. You would make an excellent teacher John, I would pay to go to CO and take a class or 2. Much gratitude for all your hard work and time to share your craft with the rest of us. 👍

  • @sonofbr
    @sonofbr 5 років тому +17

    I make mine with an open spiral so they can be attached to the stake/leg from the side without pulling it out of the ground.Just make the gaps in the spiral equal to the diameter of the stake.

    • @Francois_Dupont
      @Francois_Dupont 3 роки тому

      make a video please, i am about to build one.

  • @OrionsAnvil
    @OrionsAnvil 5 років тому +26

    Man that's pretty slick. These 100 degree days are really killing my shop time ;) At least I can still study up for when I won't have a heat stroke out there. Thanks for the video!

    • @page76metalcraft19
      @page76metalcraft19 5 років тому

      in Arizona?

    • @OrionsAnvil
      @OrionsAnvil 5 років тому +1

      @@page76metalcraft19 Mississippi

    • @tripd4949
      @tripd4949 5 років тому +4

      Feels like A/C is on outside when I step out of my shop and it's 100 degrees outside lol.

  • @willtricks9432
    @willtricks9432 5 років тому +2

    Nice job mate.

  • @gabrielnavarro8721
    @gabrielnavarro8721 5 років тому +1

    Bon appétit ! I just came back from holydays in the USA, hiking and camping in the Yellowstone National Park and the Badlands, and I have to say that all the back country camping sitting by the fire or the river, enjoying these beautiful landscapes really was something... Amazing country, so much wildlife and great space, If that doens't make you want to cook on a camp fire I don't kow what does !

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  5 років тому

      Glad you had an enjoyable trip. Those are spectacular areas

    • @sosteve9113
      @sosteve9113 5 років тому

      Maybe one day I get there I'm just home from a trip trough the UK

  • @michaelprue9024
    @michaelprue9024 Рік тому +3

    Absolutely love watching you make things out of raw stock. Best smith on UA-cam. Thanks for the content.

  • @matthewwise5317
    @matthewwise5317 5 років тому +1

    I have never seen bending around a pipe in that way. It's fun to see how something is obvious to one person but another person would have never thought of it. Thanks for the videos John!

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  5 років тому

      Just keep a bunch of assorted sizes around and you have lots of options.

  • @rocklicker639
    @rocklicker639 2 роки тому +1

    Masterful egg flip sir.

  • @jrocks1971
    @jrocks1971 3 роки тому +1

    Every time I watch one of John's vids, I feel like I took a little vacation and arrive at the end refreshed and inspired.

  • @danp3796
    @danp3796 5 років тому +2

    Nothing beats cooking over an open fire. Great video.

  • @joehughes3664
    @joehughes3664 5 років тому +4

    Great video again John.

  • @brettsayers7768
    @brettsayers7768 5 років тому +1

    Great little idea there, works a treat.

  • @jessegiese8861
    @jessegiese8861 5 років тому +2

    Love the pipe and wrench bend.

  • @CockatoobirdmanBill
    @CockatoobirdmanBill 5 років тому +6

    Amazing how gravity and friction work neat deal like an upside down hold down . Cooking with John! Be well and be safe...........

  • @grandadz_forge
    @grandadz_forge 5 років тому +2

    I hate to sound like a broken record John but I just love this kind of stuff it never gets old.

  • @tommybigsexy676
    @tommybigsexy676 5 років тому +5

    That camp setup you created is Awesome.. I can't thank you enough for the education you have given me along with so many others. You are definitley one of The Worlds Most Interesting People! 👍😉🍻🍻🍻☕☕ Have a great weekend John!

  • @garymyers4496
    @garymyers4496 Рік тому

    Best eggs I've seen on utube.Makes me want to be in the woods hammock camping.grate work!.

  • @ChileExpatFamily
    @ChileExpatFamily 5 років тому +2

    Nice little set up. Thank you. Reminds me of the squirrel cookers we used to make demonstrating back in South Carolina in the 1990s. Jim in Chile

  • @user-cd8qv3zm9i
    @user-cd8qv3zm9i 5 років тому +6

    Simple and efficient. I'm going to make something like that too. Thanks for your time, it's always interesting to watch your work.

  • @leontorkelson6246
    @leontorkelson6246 5 років тому +3

    Just last weekend I saw a skillet holder like this. Need to make one now.

  • @tobyjo57
    @tobyjo57 5 років тому +2

    Love the whole camp fire set up John

  • @georgegriffiths2235
    @georgegriffiths2235 5 років тому +12

    A nice lump of bread would have gone down well with those John I think I may make that set for my daughter she instructs Duke of Edinburgh awards (look it up it’s a UK thing) she wanted to be a welder at 14 and she was good but I convinced her to go into teaching now teaching special needs children proud dad

    • @pauls4708
      @pauls4708 5 років тому

      we also have duke of edinburgh awards here in NZ

    • @clydebalcom8252
      @clydebalcom8252 4 роки тому

      Congratulations. You gave her a great start and she is following your example.

  • @traildust55
    @traildust55 4 роки тому +1

    Not sure how I missed this earlier. I enjoyed it. Thanks John!

  • @timk.1395
    @timk.1395 4 роки тому +1

    I enjoyed seeing you use those things you made. I would not mind seeing more of that. THX

  • @cwccharters
    @cwccharters Рік тому +1

    Very cool and easy!

  • @stanervin6108
    @stanervin6108 5 років тому +1

    Excellent, John! 🐾🔥⚒🍳

  • @jamesbarisitz4794
    @jamesbarisitz4794 5 років тому +2

    Now I want fried eggs. Great pan holder John!👍

  • @honeybeezen
    @honeybeezen 3 роки тому

    Okay, so you made me smile about this delightful adaptation every person should have at their campfire. You've done it now; I have to make a complete campfire set, including the skillet, turner, hooks, and, of course, the skillet holder. Nicely done!

  • @deancutlery
    @deancutlery 5 років тому +1

    That's a fine time. 👍👍

  • @unityroad
    @unityroad 5 років тому

    So nice to see a master in disguise, man you make that look easy. Thanks for sharing.

  • @codybourdeau2288
    @codybourdeau2288 5 років тому +3

    Wife wants me to make one now👍

  • @michaelstares1988
    @michaelstares1988 5 років тому +2

    Great little project, love your outdoors stuff.

  • @BubSands
    @BubSands 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent!

  • @bobcaulkins2918
    @bobcaulkins2918 5 років тому +2

    That's just slick as heck! I'm loving this. Thanks for sharing!

  • @hannemannironworks1651
    @hannemannironworks1651 5 років тому +4

    Very interesting my family uses the same concept but on a pulley system with a grate.

  • @jjppres
    @jjppres 5 років тому +3

    Well done John! I really like that entire set up. Will have to get busy and see if I can make the set.

  • @TheOldaz1
    @TheOldaz1 4 роки тому +1

    Really enjoyed the whole video, thanks John. Also finished building my replacement coke forge today, ready to test drive when the weather breaks, forge is outside.

  • @tomayrscotland6890
    @tomayrscotland6890 2 роки тому +1

    Well Done Smith, a great project. I got my forge built and working but I have not got round to doing a video, That has yet to come. Merry Christmas.

  • @thomasarussellsr
    @thomasarussellsr 5 років тому +1

    Great, thanks, now I want some eggs. LOL
    I was thinking some sort of U-shaped bend to hang it from the camp-fire irons, but hey, this works too. The U-shaped holder could fall off sideways, but it could be added to a previously set up set of irons without disassembling everything. Food for thought.

    • @sosteve9113
      @sosteve9113 5 років тому +1

      Agreed I try to imagine something similar

  • @jg2072
    @jg2072 11 місяців тому +1

    You did better over a fire with over easy than I can do on a stove.

  • @clydebalcom8252
    @clydebalcom8252 4 роки тому +1

    Sweet setup.

  • @lenblacksmith8559
    @lenblacksmith8559 5 років тому +1

    Good one John, eggs came out good.And using the weight of the skillet down on the rod, is such a good way to do this.

  • @donaldnaymon3270
    @donaldnaymon3270 2 роки тому +1

    Nice work. Great video. Thank you for sharing.

  • @steelpennyforge5152
    @steelpennyforge5152 5 років тому +1

    Nice add on to the campfire set! Just got a little piece of land that is near a lake and we will be camping much more so this series is very timely for me, great stuff! Thanks for the video

  • @HWPcville
    @HWPcville 4 роки тому

    Good looking skillet and eggs. Reminds me of my Navy days in the chow hall. We usually order our eggs as "two over greasy". :-) Thanks for posting.

  • @random40s
    @random40s 5 років тому +2

    Love it! 👍 Great project. I have to make some of those for my friends camp set, and my own. I've been wanting to for quite a while and out 13th annual group camping trip is about a month away, so this in on the front burner as far as things to get done (other than customer projects). The timing couldn't have been better on this! 👍 👍 Keep up the good work!

  • @Face2theScr33n
    @Face2theScr33n 3 роки тому +1

    Hahaha I was watching the thumbnail play before I just went ahead and clicked the video, and when he rolled up the measuring tape the subtitle was, [applause] because of the slapping sound of the tape! Then, when he started hacksawing, it said [music]! LOL ! ! ! Edit: don't watch the whole video thumbnail style, actually watch and like the vid, people!

  • @onecrowingrooster2239
    @onecrowingrooster2239 5 років тому +4

    Great video. I like it. Think i would like to add a set screw to keep it in place

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  5 років тому +5

      You can, but it tends to force it to align only on the flats of the bar which really limits the positioning options

  • @somegoy4487
    @somegoy4487 5 років тому +1

    You are a great inspiration. Thank you for making all the videos.

  • @richardsolomon8076
    @richardsolomon8076 5 років тому

    Very sensible solution, nice job John

  • @TonyUrryMakes
    @TonyUrryMakes 5 років тому

    Elegant design

  • @josephmaschari1073
    @josephmaschari1073 5 років тому +2

    I like your enjoy videos, that you give the measurement to your projects. Thanks

  • @stoneinthefield1
    @stoneinthefield1 3 роки тому

    I use concrete form stakes with holes . Put a pin in nail hole at the height you needs and it won’t slip down.

  • @douglasfathers4848
    @douglasfathers4848 5 років тому +5

    Camping out something I haven;t done for years mite have to make some cooking irons
    '

  • @81MrKMan
    @81MrKMan 5 років тому +5

    At the 1 minute mark that spider is like, What the....?

  • @Cadwaladr
    @Cadwaladr 4 роки тому

    Never forged or used a forged skillet, but I have a carbon steel skillet that I use a lot. It's like made in China or whatever, but it's just mild steel, so that really doesn't matter, it's nice and thick and it heats up so well. It's way better than my cast iron, and a lot lighter, although I have some nonstick aluminum pans, and there's that difference, but I still love my steel pan the best.

  • @josh-290
    @josh-290 2 роки тому +1

    Love the bush hat mate, thought this was an Aussie video at first hahahaha

  • @rowanferguson
    @rowanferguson 5 років тому +1

    Appreciate the metric conversions, thanks for sharing.

  • @sosteve9113
    @sosteve9113 5 років тому

    Nicely done

  • @ravenbarsrepairs5594
    @ravenbarsrepairs5594 Рік тому

    I"m more into the bushcrat/backpacking side of things. As of late, I've been thinking of making a "squirrel cooker" using a single straight upright, and the pigtail being in the center of as horizontal piece, having a skillet holder on one end and a pot hook on the other. The trick being that the horizontal bar needs to be flipped to change from one end to the other. I'd be losing the ability to adjust in and out over the fire, something which could be accomplished by swinging the pot/pan on the upright, will adding the ability to easily adjust up and down, which in my experience are more important. As I haven't fired my forge up in years, I've yet to create a proof of concept design.

  • @ianryan5727
    @ianryan5727 5 років тому

    Very nice!

  • @markhep
    @markhep 5 років тому +1

    I liked that fun to watch 👍👍👍

  • @rahrah304
    @rahrah304 5 років тому +1

    This dude is awesome

  • @joelkoonce8559
    @joelkoonce8559 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for an excellent job well done 😊

  • @nauthisofmidguard6739
    @nauthisofmidguard6739 4 роки тому +1

    You traumatized the spider at 1:00 lol

  • @larryking606
    @larryking606 5 років тому

    Good Morning , John
    Great Video , I Really enjoyed the way you used the forging , Making the Skillet hold and the use of a real Camp Fire setup to demonstrate how the whole device would work in a real time
    Use ! Could 'nt have been a use of forging to USE ! Thank you for this Video ! Take Care and Be Safe ! Keep Hammering !

  • @Big222Dog
    @Big222Dog 5 років тому

    Nice. I have round steel bars & a 1/2" hole in the skillet handle & holes great. I think that may give your holder more friction too. Worth a try.

  • @davidcarey8350
    @davidcarey8350 3 роки тому

    The only error was there is no such thing as too much butter.
    I like that setup. Excellent work.

  • @mandycole21
    @mandycole21 5 років тому +1

    Just make a long S hook and hook it to the top cross bar and then the other end on the skillet bar and then it wouldn't fall into the fire and the S hook can also be used on lower fires ....just an idea for you

  • @RayFromTheHayclan
    @RayFromTheHayclan 5 років тому

    That's a really cool concept. Looks like it has other practical applications.

  • @OldNorsebrewery
    @OldNorsebrewery 5 років тому

    Nice project and easy to make

  • @larryfetters212
    @larryfetters212 5 років тому +1

    Love it

  • @shenanigansIRA
    @shenanigansIRA 5 років тому

    Outstanding video. Love this idea

  • @ronniekeates3349
    @ronniekeates3349 3 роки тому

    You should really make a short video on how you manage to hacksaw stock so quickly! I don't think my bandsaw can hardly keep up with you!

  • @andreperait
    @andreperait 5 років тому

    I noticed that you are having a camp fire under the sun...You could have had everything under the shade of the trees friend... and your skillet's holder or whatever you called it is a very bright idea...

  • @brownpaul476
    @brownpaul476 5 років тому

    thats neat, cant wait till i can get back into forging

  • @lulutileguy
    @lulutileguy Рік тому +1

    coffee is important outside even more so

  • @mikechapple2363
    @mikechapple2363 5 років тому

    Maybe extend the curly end to make a cold handle.....that is a handy piece of kit.

  • @nicolafagiolo7811
    @nicolafagiolo7811 5 років тому +1

    Great as always, thanks for metric

  • @jimhumphrey
    @jimhumphrey 5 років тому +2

    The life of Riley! nice.......Two eggs frying in a pan...29K views in one week! 'Old Dan Tucker' washed his face in a frying pan just like that one. Hmmm Video Idea? :)

  • @tomayrscotland6890
    @tomayrscotland6890 Рік тому +1

    Great Stuff Blacksmith, I am still learning to post a video on u Tube? But Patience has its own rewards they say.

  • @Pushyhog
    @Pushyhog Рік тому

    thanks mister

  • @TheTrashologist
    @TheTrashologist 5 років тому

    Now all you need is a swing out table on your chair and your set. .... kind of like the portable school desk/chairs.

  • @ronthacker211
    @ronthacker211 5 років тому

    Great project. good job.

  • @goukir8299
    @goukir8299 5 років тому +1

    Q maestro. La verdad q no entiendo lo q dice pero se entiende lo q hace por q es muy bueno en lo q hace

  • @gurvinderkau1e5w18
    @gurvinderkau1e5w18 5 років тому

    Great video sir.

  • @tomp577
    @tomp577 5 років тому

    Hi John. How about a video on when and why you use the flat or rounded side of the hammer. As a beginning smith I would appreciate your insight. Thanks for everything and you have the most educational channel on Blacksmithing. Keep it up.

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  5 років тому

      Seems like I have discussed that, but if I can't find the video I will add it to the list.

  • @Res375
    @Res375 5 років тому

    Thank you

  • @DUIMAZE
    @DUIMAZE 4 роки тому

    That was awesome! I had to laugh because I've done all this the very hard way.

  • @klaasdijkstra2485
    @klaasdijkstra2485 5 років тому

    That is a lot of butter😁

  • @ronaldkirby9299
    @ronaldkirby9299 5 років тому

    Great video!

  • @dalecarpenter8828
    @dalecarpenter8828 Рік тому +1

    that some ok egg cookin ! unusual for youtubers !

  • @philchiu1711
    @philchiu1711 5 років тому +1

    who are the 24 morons that thumbs down this GREAT video? Awesome job with this. Thank you. Very useful.

  • @debeunhazen7632
    @debeunhazen7632 Рік тому

    I was today years old that I found out that the anvil logo on his apron also represends the nose of a bear!

  • @AlbiesProductsOnline
    @AlbiesProductsOnline 5 років тому

    If you bend the arm so it is 5-10 degrees higher than the mounting curl it will not release when you take the pan off

  • @matthewhall6087
    @matthewhall6087 5 років тому

    I was thinking of this and squirrel cooker on the other end

  • @bryantguerrero3793
    @bryantguerrero3793 3 роки тому

    I learned a lot from your videos like to see some pictures that I’ve done because I learned from you some hold down on the price Aaron Danville thanks

  • @abaddon2479
    @abaddon2479 5 років тому

    That’s cool sir thank you.