Great work, as always. I really appreciate you showing the use of the chisels and such as I think we too often get away from that. Folks tend to think it all has to be done with the hammer and forget that there are butchers, files and a whole host of other tools that blacksmiths have used for eons.
That was, without a doubt, the best forged elephant I’ve ever seen! All that extra work you did on the wrinkle texturing really made the difference. Very well done!!!
This is wonderful absolutely wonderful. I feel like I am right in your shop watching this masterpiece come to life. So cool. Your amazingly talented. I am glad you found my channel so I could find yours.. I am firing up some popcorn so I can just sit here binge watching your videos 😀 so cool. You truly brought that bar of steel to life.
@letsgo6500 I just discovered your channel today (on my own) and watched many of your videos about creatures/animals! Then noticed in the alligator video, a comment by @workingwithiron ... I only found *your* channel two months ago... Both of you are making nice things, and teaching about them very well. Keep up the good work!
You are truly the consummate metal artist. I would enjoy seeing your rendition of the turtle from a few years back. I know it’s not something new but it displays your skill and artistry.
Another amazingly clear and detailed "How to" ! your work is outstanding Nathan, especially as its for real smiths as opposed to entertainment for dreamers. Please keep producing. Suggestions for a future project? A friend and I recently made a caduceus for the '150mm challenge ' Australian version. We'd love to see your approach to it. Thanks mate.
I loved watching this video! what a work of art. I found your channel when I watched you forge your camp tripod. while I watched you use just your anvil hammer and forge I knew you were an artist (no Jigs). I have been a farrier for over 30 years and have moved a lot of metal and I recognized this instantly. Bravo my friend!
Very good work; only someone who has made one of these, or something very similar, can understand the great 'relief' at having finished the forging and being able to start the texturing - it's all downhill from then. 🙂
That would have to be one of the best blacksmithing videos of all time!! It was entertaining and instructive at the same time. I will have to give an elephant a try
All is well my friend, I've just been doing other life things lately. Shouldn't be too long until another video is out. I have a lot filmed just gotta motivate myself to get them edited. Thanks for the well wishes.
You made that look so easy, and all those chiseled wrinkles made it look really good, think I would have put a slight upward curve on those tusks though ♥️👍🤔
This is amazing! What a fantastic representation of our beautiful elephants. I believe in going to try and steal this design from you for our home. Great job and great video work.
Superb work Nath as always. That was just spot on. The texture on the skin is great. Funny I was thinking about doing a stylised elephant this morning. All the best Andy
Great to see you forging again. It is amazing how much work you did with such gentle blows. How much time did you actually spend on this? A lions head would be pretty epic.
Its been a long time for sure! I probably spent about 2 hours on the making with filming also. when i make something new it takes a long time to figure the process out, so i will forge a bit then take it home on the evening and think about the piece and what the next steps are and keep repeating that process. all my good work is created that way. so sometimes a 2 hour forging could take a week of thinking, but thats the way my brain works.
Nice. Looking forward to this! I wouldn't mind seeing a full bodied horse if you have any ideas on that :D Someone I know wants me to make a decorative horse shoe for a gift for their daughter who loves them. Not really sure how to make a fancy looking horseshoe, so I thought I might make a shoe that stands up and has a horse jumping through the gap, but I haven't figured out the horse yet!
butcher tool first, really round corner though. Round punch just domed over Small round fuller (chisel rounded over) Eye punch And a sharp concave chisel for texture. I can do a video and link it when i do it for the other channel.
What would you want to see made next?
If someone else has mentioned something you would enjoy then give it a thumbs up. If not let me know
Dragon?
Christmas Stocking hangers/hooks for the mantle.
Full body crocodile
День добрый. Отличная работа и подча материала. Голова быка была бы очень кстати.
A lion
Great work, as always. I really appreciate you showing the use of the chisels and such as I think we too often get away from that. Folks tend to think it all has to be done with the hammer and forget that there are butchers, files and a whole host of other tools that blacksmiths have used for eons.
Amazing work. I would love to see how you would make a platypus.
Perry da Platypus?
(Sry had to)
your so talented man. I appreciate the work you share online with the rest of us to watch.
That was, without a doubt, the best forged elephant I’ve ever seen! All that extra work you did on the wrinkle texturing really made the difference. Very well done!!!
This is wonderful absolutely wonderful. I feel like I am right in your shop watching this masterpiece come to life. So cool. Your amazingly talented. I am glad you found my channel so I could find yours.. I am firing up some popcorn so I can just sit here binge watching your videos 😀 so cool. You truly brought that bar of steel to life.
@letsgo6500 I just discovered your channel today (on my own) and watched many of your videos about creatures/animals! Then noticed in the alligator video, a comment by @workingwithiron ... I only found *your* channel two months ago... Both of you are making nice things, and teaching about them very well. Keep up the good work!
Oh that’s gorgeous. I wish I could do anything even close to that.
Always a pleasure to watch you work. I wish I could appreciate under you
A walrus head would be cool!💪🏼🔥🔥👍🏻
I do like the sound of that!
Beautiful work as always and your film work is wonderful to watch. I'd to see a frog forged.
Threaded tusks? Ingenious!!!
Once again well done sir.
Beautiful and Inspiring work, Thank you.
You are truly the consummate metal artist. I would enjoy seeing your rendition of the turtle from a few years back. I know it’s not something new but it displays your skill and artistry.
Well that is just incredible.
Most impressive. I don't forge often enough to get beyond struggling with tongs.
Totally fantastic! Thank you for sharing this with us.
Another amazingly clear and detailed "How to" ! your work is outstanding Nathan, especially as its for real smiths as opposed to entertainment for dreamers. Please keep producing. Suggestions for a future project? A friend and I recently made a caduceus for the '150mm challenge ' Australian version. We'd love to see your approach to it. Thanks mate.
Some deer antler tines could be neat to insert into the tusk socket
Very cool Nathan.
Thank you
A black rhino head would be a phenomenal challenge.
Your work is amazing Sir! Thank you for sharing. Hope to be thie good one day
Wow unglaublich tolle Arbeit👍👍👍
Beautiful work sir! I've only ever seen maybe three forged elephants, this is exponentially the best of them! Amazing!
Dadgummit you're good. Best blacksmithing channel on UA-cam.
Stunning work mate..
I loved watching this video! what a work of art. I found your channel when I watched you forge your camp tripod. while I watched you use just your anvil hammer and forge I knew you were an artist (no Jigs). I have been a farrier for over 30 years and have moved a lot of metal and I recognized this instantly. Bravo my friend!
Потрясающая работа! Браво! 👏
Спасибо, сэр
Thats some real nice handwork with the textures. Absolutely awesome
Very nice work. Enjoyable watch😊
WoW mate one of the best Animal heads I have seen made Awesome . :)
Very beautiful design and job. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. Keep making. God bless.
Brother you’re skill level is off the charts. Always excited for your new videos. God bless.
Very good work; only someone who has made one of these, or something very similar, can understand the great 'relief' at having finished the forging and being able to start the texturing - it's all downhill from then. 🙂
You done gone to just showing off now!😁. Great work as always sir.
An EXCELLENT video!
Thanks Kirk!
1st class craftsmanship as ever mate :-)
That would have to be one of the best blacksmithing videos of all time!! It was entertaining and instructive at the same time. I will have to give an elephant a try
Gorgeous, astonoshing work.
Excellent work, excellent use of tools!
Очень эксклюзивно!Браво Мастеру👍👏👏👏👏👏
Great work! My vote of for a sloth on the next one.
I do hope all is well with you. I really enjoy your channel and hope to see some more content in the future. Take care.
All is well my friend, I've just been doing other life things lately. Shouldn't be too long until another video is out. I have a lot filmed just gotta motivate myself to get them edited. Thanks for the well wishes.
Que belleza. Herrería en estado puro. Saludos desde el país que salió campeón del mundo
Amaizing peace of art!!
That was very cool! Beautiful work!
Beautiful! Great work! I just got my first forge, and planning to make small items like this ❤
Love it!
👍👍👍
I will try to replicate it.
You are just so good! GG's
👍👍👍 Отличная работа! Крассиво получилось!
Amazing, very well done!!
I see a lot of good work. This impressed me.
very nice work
Excellent Work!!
Great Work!
Amazing work man. That’s so awesome
Nice work
I'll be staying up for this
Fantastic
Loved the intro and music very clever 😀
Incredible!
I would use this for a key hook instead just so I can look at it everyday.
Selfishly, because I am working on one, I'd love to see your take on an Archaeoptryx! The elephant was wonderful, of course.
You made that look so easy, and all those chiseled wrinkles made it look really good, think I would have put a slight upward curve on those tusks though ♥️👍🤔
This is amazing! What a fantastic representation of our beautiful elephants. I believe in going to try and steal this design from you for our home. Great job and great video work.
This is amazing! Would be awesome to see a Rhino
excellent
How does this not have more views?????
Восхитительно!!!
Wow !
Wauw, these are some seriously impressive videos! As a beginner, i'm defo gonna try some of these to learn! Thanks!
Brilliant
masterful.
Superb work Nath as always. That was just spot on. The texture on the skin is great.
Funny I was thinking about doing a stylised elephant this morning.
All the best
Andy
That was brilliant maybe a t.rex
amzing 😍😍😍😍❤❤❤
Perfect. ❤
amazing well done i would love to see a wild boar head ive asked plenty of blacksmiths but no body will take it on
It looks quite easy too make or you make it easy looking
Its easy enough, slow and steady wins the race.... give it a go!
Great to see you forging again. It is amazing how much work you did with such gentle blows. How much time did you actually spend on this? A lions head would be pretty epic.
Its been a long time for sure! I probably spent about 2 hours on the making with filming also. when i make something new it takes a long time to figure the process out, so i will forge a bit then take it home on the evening and think about the piece and what the next steps are and keep repeating that process. all my good work is created that way. so sometimes a 2 hour forging could take a week of thinking, but thats the way my brain works.
Nice. Looking forward to this!
I wouldn't mind seeing a full bodied horse if you have any ideas on that :D
Someone I know wants me to make a decorative horse shoe for a gift for their daughter who loves them. Not really sure how to make a fancy looking horseshoe, so I thought I might make a shoe that stands up and has a horse jumping through the gap, but I haven't figured out the horse yet!
Check mark aspery, I'm sure he did a horse jumping from flat bar.
ua-cam.com/video/HJHX5iYhKtc/v-deo.html this is the horse.
@@workingwithiron Nice one! Cheers mate. Looks tricky, but definitely will give it a crack!
@@workingwithiron Elephant turned out great! At one point in the forging (drawing out trunk under p/hammer) I could see a Manta Ray
Could also become a squid fairly easily too I think
uhhh bellissimo👍👍💪💪
Класно. У вас є чому повчитися.
Best
Awesome. Would you be willing to take a quick video showing what tools you used on what parts?
butcher tool first, really round corner though.
Round punch just domed over
Small round fuller (chisel rounded over)
Eye punch
And a sharp concave chisel for texture.
I can do a video and link it when i do it for the other channel.
👍👍🍻
That's cool. How would a Rhino look?
I've been thinking about them also. Keeping with the safari theme. Great idea
@@workingwithiron Thanks. The steel lends itself well to the Elephant and Rhino skin 👍✊
Unbelievable work!! You must have enough steel animals to open your own zoo by now!!
A lion would look good with its main in steel
Like ya screw the tusks in
Beautiful work as always.
Anyway an elephant makes me think why not stick with the African heavyweights, hippo and/or rhino?
Rhino! Excellent!
I learn something new, every time I watch.
What happened to the giant turtle?
My toxic trait is thinking I can do this now
Did you stop making videos?
for the moment yes. unfortunately. when the next ones will be i have no idea.
Brother, how about trying a Rhino?