brilliant videos!you are the man when it comes to blacksmithing!i am sculptor by trade,the picture of "ME"is one of mine.I did a bit of blacksmithing at leeds university some 28 yrs ago but what a joke compared to your knowledge!!you're doing a great thing and i've already learned alot from your vids John!all the best for 2020 with 20 mins to go in the UK with missus reminding me!
I like the knot loose--I know if I saw it, I'd want to give it a wiggle to see if it moved.I also like dollhouse miniatures that actually work--like separate blankets on a bed or water coming out of a faucet. So, great job! How about a carrick bend? Pretty, useful and it would be an interesting problem to make (to me, anyway).
I could be wrong but that actually looks like a really good beginners project for those just getting into forge welding. When I get my forge up and running again I think I might try making one because it looked fun. As always John great video and I'm looking forward to the next one.
Afternoon , John Very Nice Video ! Knots can be a bugger ! Plus I try to use a square Knot for a lot of things ! Great inspiration for a hook ! Take Care and Be Safe !
many sounds as long as they are not too dire loud, remindes me of my dad in the garage working on woodworking or fixing something while I was inside the door in the family room, lots of muffled sanding and the table saw, and a few ba boom ba boom with a rubber mallet, fitting stuff up, remindes me a bit of growing up it would be later on a sunday just before bed slightly tired after I would have been out helping potentially, or the sound of the fwweeeeeee of the table saw starting up and running before sawing and maybe something like the sound of the furnace blowing lots of white noise, still do hard to not get mezmerized when tired sitting there sanding but wont be for long its a 2 hp cast iron small industrial grade belt sander it will bite you bad if you dont keep the wood moving or you hit your hand or fingers on it skins you something nasty, or have a machine ripe somthing out of your hands if you are not paying attention or slightly tired that jolts you awake in a hurry, but its easy to get focused on the work and forget to keep your head about you, which is a must as well as common sense and using ear and eye protection, and make sure nothing is in the way when feeding a machine to trip on not only can mess up your piece you could fall into the buisness end of the machine, no need to be a safety nazi just dont forget to protect yourself and keep your head on and it goes a long way, as for the hook well its interesting for a hook, might be better as a decorative element added on welded well to something that would use ropes like cowboy type stuff, or nautical themed things. thats my two cents
I love this one! (I think I say that about all of them). There are lots of possibilities going thru my head on how this knot could be used. Thanks for the inspiration!
I liked it just the way you did it. Gave me a idea for making a bracelet. After the knot, forge weld the two ends, then square them. Put a twist in both ends and a little scroll in each end! Should make a nice Christmas gift. Don't know if my forge gets hot enough to weld 1/4" metal? Maybe you could do it for a Christmas video? Oh well enjoy watch you work! Take care and God bless! Merry Christmas.
That's beautiful, John! Back in the '70's, at a craft festival, saw a hangman's noose forged from, if my memory serves me, an inch or better, that probably weighed over a hundred pounds. Tag on it was $250? Not sure. Was gone about an hour later. Had the rope pattern swaged into the stock. Wish that I would have taken a picture. Piece would have been a steal at a thou!
Maybe your next video could be a "Blooper" where the know comes out as a granny knot? I thought about that when you mentioned about the test of a square know was if if slipped or not. Thanks for another great video.
Such a relatively simple process for such a great end result. Very well done. Gives me an idea. I think I'll try this with some square bar, knock off the corners a bit, and give it a twist most of the way through to give it a more rope-like appearance. Not sure how well the twist will survive the process but It's worth a shot, I think. Thanks for the video! Always inspiring!
Being that it’s hot steel can’t you just flatten the knot itself a little more to lock it together? Or is that a bad idea? Well I guess I should have finished watching the video before I asked that. LOL!
I have been watching your videos for a couple of years now and I have to say that the sound of the gas forge going doesn't bother me at all. I feel like it's part of the experience of watching a blacksmith work so it seems natural to me. If there aren't other reasons like saving on fuel or other I would let the gas forge roar every now and then. I for one like it. The same would probably apply for the coal forge blower.
While jigs can cut production time way down. The time to make the jig is often more than it takes to make a handful without the jigs. Sometimes its a whole different way of thinking and working.
Thats fantastic. It must be a British thing but I've only ever called this a reef knot, even during my time in the Navy and being around USN. The sailor in me loves this sort of nauticalia blacksmithing.
Hello John A very simple and inspiriering hook of the week 👍😏 For the first look it seems simple but as always all your skills let it look simple to build the hook😉😉😁👍 I love your Videos please Transform your skills to the young people . Teach them the blacksmithing I wish you and your family a silend And peacefull Advent time Good bless you Yours Frank
I look forward to the hook of the week every Sunday morning. The square not idea could be kinda cool if you where able to do more of them to form a chain with maybe a lap weld. Just my two cents. Keep doing what you're doing John and we'll be watching when you do.
Thanks for making these! I originally started forging to make blades, but I found out I like these projects a lot more. More forging, less grinding. Thank you for all the inspiration!
Wonder if there is a way to get the knot stretched tight while it's really hot. IDK may not work. Neat hook idea do like if Wonder if you ha a top tool radiused to match the barstock if you could get a small forge weld jus at top n bottom where it crossed over 🙏 Blessings now Crawford out 🧙♂️
@@uberintj last time I corresponded with him he indicated being very busy and not able to do UA-cam as much as he wants. But that was last year. Yes. His videos were as enjoyable as educational.
@@grandadz_forge Thanks for the reply. I can see why someone like him would be so busy. He is quite talented and seems very dedicated to the craft, so he's probably in high demand.
That is the best hook yet, the hits just keep rolling on Black Bear Forge. I like that it may be a bit loose, as you said a conversation piece. I could see a series of these hooks in a western themed home.
I came across an interesting welding practice called wet anvil. Its supposed to blast scale off when you're up to heat. Do you know much about it? What are the cons? If you never tried it before it be interesting to see what you think even just as a foot note to some other video if you do give it a try.
Thank you so much for your videos they are really helping me with my technic and what I want to try as I begin in blacksmithing and where did you start what material and what was the first thing you made
Two hidden welds would make it a solid piece one on each crossover on the backside where they wouldn't be seen. But a great hook any way you look at it.
@@leontorkelson6246 so am I after training for it they sent my to germany and when I got there I was sent to the airfield to work my secondary most which was attack helicopter and that's how I come to be called M1 and it just sort of stuck with me
Thank you very much for another great video! Hooks topic has an endless potential for creativity and at the same time not too time-consuming nor boring. Wish you to reach 100k subcribers by the NY!
A Great gift idea for anyone who's a current or former Boy Scout, or Scoutmaster. Now I'll have to figure out how to form the over-hand and larks-head knots, too. Hmmmm?!?!
I just thought of a way to try that avoids forge welding!! Lol. You start with bar stock, punch and drift a loop on the end, then assemble it like you did???? Do you think that would look weird?
Really like all of your videos and I would like to make a suggestion for a video that I would like to see. Heard you say you had taken the class from James Austin on Viking ax making and I have purchased his DVD. However I don't have anyone who can strike for me and was considering making a inline treadle hammer so I could do projects such as that and hammer making. Haven't seen anyone post a video doing that type of work on a treadle hammer but the treadle hammer seems like the way to go on such projects. Thanks for all your postings I have learned a lot watching you work.
Amazing work as always sir, I love it! Do we have your permission to make some of these or some similar ones and try to sell them? If "knot" I understand ;)
Thanks for sharing! For what it's worth, I didn’t mind the forge running in the background - I could still hear you fine. Thanks again and have a happy day!
I love the videos. You're a great teacher and though some might say you talk to much, I don't think you do. One question though, is chamois alright for forge clothing?
John, To go with the hook of the week, what if the blacksmiths of the group send you project ideas and see if you can make them. A good challenge for you and for us to try.
I am thinking some kind of fence stretcher with a chain looped over the horn and a pivot on the square end. Some self tightening cams to grab the work. Pull tight and tap the loops into place for a more compact knot.
It's nice that your hooks are getting more creative. You do knot disappoint.
😜😂
My next project for sure! Thanks a lot! :)
Great and unusual hook John.
That is pretty damn cool !
Ahhhh! Sunday morning ! coffee and hook of the week! Cheers everyone!
Cheers!
brilliant videos!you are the man when it comes to blacksmithing!i am sculptor by trade,the picture of "ME"is one of mine.I did a bit of blacksmithing at leeds university some 28 yrs ago but what a joke compared to your knowledge!!you're doing a great thing and i've already learned alot from your vids John!all the best for 2020 with 20 mins to go in the UK with missus reminding me!
Darn it! I already had enough projects for today, and now I need to forge one of these as well. Continued thanks for your Sunday morning inspirations!
I think it really cool !!!
Like others have said, I enjoy the background sound of the forge. It doesn't detract from the video at all.
Well my wife looked over my shoulder as I was watching and I now know what I will be making next. Thanks John! I just love these Sunday videos.
I know what the hooks in the scout room are gonna look like now
I like the knot loose--I know if I saw it, I'd want to give it a wiggle to see if it moved.I also like dollhouse miniatures that actually work--like separate blankets on a bed or water coming out of a faucet. So, great job!
How about a carrick bend? Pretty, useful and it would be an interesting problem to make (to me, anyway).
Turned out quite nicely John. I’ve been “knotted up “ with anticipation since the Instagram post 👍😎
incredible
Thanks John! I see a square knot S hook in my future. I appreciate you sir!
Knots are always fun to do in steel. Fun idea, Thanks John
I could be wrong but that actually looks like a really good beginners project for those just getting into forge welding. When I get my forge up and running again I think I might try making one because it looked fun. As always John great video and I'm looking forward to the next one.
That is the problem with a square knot too. It doesn't lock. It will also roll overt itself. Good hook.
Very interesting idea John!
Afternoon , John
Very Nice Video ! Knots can be a bugger ! Plus I try to use a square Knot for a lot of things !
Great inspiration for a hook !
Take Care and Be Safe !
Great hook! Loved the sound of the forge running in the background. Just call me crazy but I love the sound of a shop.
Me as well! Also the smells!
Lol! Cheers!
I agree
I agree!
many sounds as long as they are not too dire loud, remindes me of my dad in the garage working on woodworking or fixing something while I was inside the door in the family room, lots of muffled sanding and the table saw, and a few ba boom ba boom with a rubber mallet, fitting stuff up, remindes me a bit of growing up it would be later on a sunday just before bed slightly tired after I would have been out helping potentially, or the sound of the fwweeeeeee of the table saw starting up and running before sawing and maybe something like the sound of the furnace blowing lots of white noise, still do hard to not get mezmerized when tired sitting there sanding but wont be for long its a 2 hp cast iron small industrial grade belt sander it will bite you bad if you dont keep the wood moving or you hit your hand or fingers on it skins you something nasty, or have a machine ripe somthing out of your hands if you are not paying attention or slightly tired that jolts you awake in a hurry, but its easy to get focused on the work and forget to keep your head about you, which is a must as well as common sense and using ear and eye protection, and make sure nothing is in the way when feeding a machine to trip on not only can mess up your piece you could fall into the buisness end of the machine, no need to be a safety nazi just dont forget to protect yourself and keep your head on and it goes a long way,
as for the hook well its interesting for a hook, might be better as a decorative element added on welded well to something that would use ropes like cowboy type stuff, or nautical themed things. thats my two cents
Really nice work John! Thanks for sharing and God Bless you guys!
Very interesting hook there John, I like it. Thanks for sharing your ideas. 👍⚒
Nice idea for a Christmas Gift when you want a unique gift. Thanks John!
Do a series on vise techniques!!!!
I love this one! (I think I say that about all of them). There are lots of possibilities going thru my head on how this knot could be used. Thanks for the inspiration!
Always interesting
Thanks for always sharing all your ideas and tips great hook
Good job! This is the first video I've seen on forging this knot since Rowan Taylor's series on the Sutton Hoo chain.
I'll need to go look at his video
Great hook for hanging a [Gorton's] fisherman's rain coat.
Nice job buddy thank you for sharing it with hook of the week I love that.
enjoy of this hook, really like.
I liked it just the way you did it. Gave me a idea for making a bracelet. After the knot, forge weld the two ends, then square them. Put a twist in both ends and a little scroll in each end! Should make a nice Christmas gift. Don't know if my forge gets hot enough to weld 1/4" metal? Maybe you could do it for a Christmas video? Oh well enjoy watch you work! Take care and God bless! Merry Christmas.
Love it!
Best hook yet. :-{)
I've noticed that the Iron Mountain flux leaves a very rough surface on the steel too.
Nice hook too ;)
I think its the addition of iron filings that cause the rough surface.
That's beautiful, John! Back in the '70's, at a craft festival, saw a hangman's noose forged from, if my memory serves me, an inch or better, that probably weighed over a hundred pounds. Tag on it was $250? Not sure. Was gone about an hour later. Had the rope pattern swaged into the stock. Wish that I would have taken a picture. Piece would have been a steal at a thou!
Nice hook John, I will copy this when I have time, not sure yet where to use it but inspiration will come !
My favourite hooks are the ones that look really complicated but aren't. Great job John!
I can’t wait for these every Sunday. This one might be my favorite. Great job. Cool idea.
Glad you enjoyed it
I knew you were a boy scout and true squared away or smoking some of that herb out there in colorado
Maybe your next video could be a "Blooper" where the know comes out as a granny knot? I thought about that when you mentioned about the test of a square know was if if slipped or not.
Thanks for another great video.
Such a relatively simple process for such a great end result. Very well done. Gives me an idea. I think I'll try this with some square bar, knock off the corners a bit, and give it a twist most of the way through to give it a more rope-like appearance. Not sure how well the twist will survive the process but It's worth a shot, I think. Thanks for the video! Always inspiring!
Being that it’s hot steel can’t you just flatten the knot itself a little more to lock it together? Or is that a bad idea? Well I guess I should have finished watching the video before I asked that. LOL!
Add a spring to that jiggly knot and you have a neat door latch, just needs a staple to hook into.
Great knot John ! Really enjoyed watching you build this hook. Thanks for sharing with us 👍👍
I have been watching your videos for a couple of years now and I have to say that the sound of the gas forge going doesn't bother me at all. I feel like it's part of the experience of watching a blacksmith work so it seems natural to me. If there aren't other reasons like saving on fuel or other I would let the gas forge roar every now and then. I for one like it. The same would probably apply for the coal forge blower.
How can anyone not like this weeks hook? For an experiment it turned out wonderful. Always enjoy the hook of the week.
Always look forward to these videos on Sunday . Thank you for your time and talents John .you are quite the Artist in Blacksmithing
I always love when you say if I were to be making alot of these I'd make some sort of jig or something, but I'm not so it's ok. I love that.
While jigs can cut production time way down. The time to make the jig is often more than it takes to make a handful without the jigs. Sometimes its a whole different way of thinking and working.
Thats fantastic. It must be a British thing but I've only ever called this a reef knot, even during my time in the Navy and being around USN. The sailor in me loves this sort of nauticalia blacksmithing.
I suspect it is a regional name. I have heard the term reef knot. But never been around anyone who called it that.
John is your forge welding flux just granular Borax? Very nice hook👍
on this project I was using flux from iron Mountain Flux
Black Bear Forge ok thank you sir.
Where can I find a long bristled brush like yours?
I buy them from Pieh Tool
Hello John
A very simple and inspiriering hook of the week 👍😏
For the first look it seems simple but as always all your skills let it look simple to build the hook😉😉😁👍
I love your Videos please Transform your skills to the young people .
Teach them the blacksmithing
I wish you and your family a silend
And peacefull Advent time
Good bless you
Yours Frank
Next Sunday, sheet bend hook?
Super bravoooooo of albania
Well done, I think this the most interesting hook I have ever seen. Love it. Thank you for taking the time to show us.
I look forward to the hook of the week every Sunday morning. The square not idea could be kinda cool if you where able to do more of them to form a chain with maybe a lap weld. Just my two cents. Keep doing what you're doing John and we'll be watching when you do.
As a Life Scout, ASPL, Order of the Arrow member, and a Blacksmith, I can say that I for one, love this video.
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls
Thanks for making these! I originally started forging to make blades, but I found out I like these projects a lot more. More forging, less grinding. Thank you for all the inspiration!
Wonder if there is a way to get the knot stretched tight while it's really hot. IDK may not work.
Neat hook idea do like if
Wonder if you ha a top tool radiused to match the barstock if you could get a small forge weld jus at top n bottom where it crossed over
🙏 Blessings now
Crawford out 🧙♂️
I wonder if a bowline knot is possible. Nautical inspired decorative blacksmithing
Nice. Brought back scouting memories... I'm 74. 🙂
Love the way u made that square knot.another great hook idea.forge noise is awesome. Music to my ears.👍👍
Your bigger bolt jaw tongs would hold each side evenly. Just my 2cents. 😁
Really nice man. I like this one the best so far. Looks simple to make, but complicated hanging on the wall.
Have you ever seen the Sutton Hoo dinner chain? Very unique "knots"
I have heard of it, but I can't recall exactly what it looks like
@@BlackBearForge Rowan Taylor. Check his playlist. He recreated one.
@@grandadz_forge I miss Rowan's work. Any idea where he's got to?
@@uberintj last time I corresponded with him he indicated being very busy and not able to do UA-cam as much as he wants. But that was last year. Yes. His videos were as enjoyable as educational.
@@grandadz_forge Thanks for the reply. I can see why someone like him would be so busy. He is quite talented and seems very dedicated to the craft, so he's probably in high demand.
Who down votes these videos? I’d tack weld on the back side to keep the knot from moving. Beautiful piece though
That is the best hook yet, the hits just keep rolling on Black Bear Forge. I like that it may be a bit loose, as you said a conversation piece. I could see a series of these hooks in a western themed home.
What a great piece John!! This will be an awesome piece to stir up conversation!! Thanks again for the great content and lesson sir.
I came across an interesting welding practice called wet anvil. Its supposed to blast scale off when you're up to heat. Do you know much about it? What are the cons? If you never tried it before it be interesting to see what you think even just as a foot note to some other video if you do give it a try.
Thank you so much for your videos they are really helping me with my technic and what I want to try as I begin in blacksmithing and where did you start what material and what was the first thing you made
Great hook!I really need to forge some of theese for the scuot cottage.Perhaps I´ll forge some other knots as well......
Thanks John, looking forward to trying this, should be fun
Two hidden welds would make it a solid piece one on each crossover on the backside where they wouldn't be seen. But a great hook any way you look at it.
How are you protecting the lining of your propane forge from the Flux?
Very cool John, you inspire me. Thank you Sir.
i just realized how much you sound like doctor phill
What a cool hook and starting idea for many others with a square knot hooks.
Nice hook as usual
You rock
🤘😃🤘
Bet the knot would look great bronzed brushed!!
Best Hook You Have Ever Made , Yes Sir Ree !!!!
When you first started it looked like a cotterpin
M1A2 Abrams, I am a M1 Abrams tanker, first generation.
@@leontorkelson6246 so am I after training for it they sent my to germany and when I got there I was sent to the airfield to work my secondary most which was attack helicopter and that's how I come to be called M1 and it just sort of stuck with me
I was thinking cotter-pins too. Especially the offset lengths of the legs on the first one. MOSs 52D10 and 63B10 in the Army.
Started as 19E trained to 19K left the Army after 4 years. Joined the Army reserve trained as a Medic 91A then 91B. Got my 20 years in.
@@leontorkelson6246 where are you located I'm in Minnesota
Y'know, I think that would look great in a tack room.
Thank you very much for another great video!
Hooks topic has an endless potential for creativity and at the same time not too time-consuming nor boring.
Wish you to reach 100k subcribers by the NY!
Thank you
A Great gift idea for anyone who's a current or former Boy Scout, or Scoutmaster. Now I'll have to figure out how to form the over-hand and larks-head knots, too. Hmmmm?!?!
Sounds like much more work
I just thought of a way to try that avoids forge welding!! Lol. You start with bar stock, punch and drift a loop on the end, then assemble it like you did???? Do you think that would look weird?
That will certainly work. You may not end up with the perfect round bar, but it probably doesn't matter.
Really like all of your videos and I would like to make a suggestion for a video that I would like to see. Heard you say you had taken the class from James Austin on Viking ax making and I have purchased his DVD. However I don't have anyone who can strike for me and was considering making a inline treadle hammer so I could do projects such as that and hammer making. Haven't seen anyone post a video doing that type of work on a treadle hammer but the treadle hammer seems like the way to go on such projects. Thanks for all your postings I have learned a lot watching you work.
I'll see what I can do
Amazing work as always sir, I love it! Do we have your permission to make some of these or some similar ones and try to sell them? If "knot" I understand ;)
Go right ahead
many, many hooks, but this is my favorite. good job.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for sharing! For what it's worth, I didn’t mind the forge running in the background - I could still hear you fine. Thanks again and have a happy day!
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I love the videos. You're a great teacher and though some might say you talk to much, I don't think you do. One question though, is chamois alright for forge clothing?
John,
To go with the hook of the week, what if the blacksmiths of the group send you project ideas and see if you can make them. A good challenge for you and for us to try.
John, very nice hook. You make this look easy! I haven't forged this yet, thanks for posting!
Is there any reason not to forge weld the ends of each piece together before "tying the knot" and putting them together?
In hind sight, I would say there isn’t any reason not to do it that way
I am thinking some kind of fence stretcher with a chain looped over the horn and a pivot on the square end. Some self tightening cams to grab the work. Pull tight and tap the loops into place for a more compact knot.
Cool beans John.....I really like that one. Never tried forge welding but, maybe one day.
That is really Cool!