Tools for the anvil hardy hole - blacksmithing tools

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  • While it is fairly obviouse that a cutoff hardy goes with the hardy hole, there are many other tools that may be used in the anvil by adding a square shank that fits your hardy hole.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 121

  • @bluecollaroutdoors8529
    @bluecollaroutdoors8529 8 місяців тому +6

    I’m a beginner at Blacksmithing and you present the information in a simple and straightforward way love the videos

  • @shaundunn3195
    @shaundunn3195 3 роки тому +2

    I'm just getting in to blacksmithing and knife making. Your videos are great and I've learned so much from you. I appreciate your hard work, you keep it up and I'll keep watching.

  • @tomcarlson3244
    @tomcarlson3244 4 роки тому +1

    I have just started to make different tools for hardy.. first tool I made was hardy cut but it is too bulky. I have just made one from part of a axe head that the eye was crushed. After fixing welding problems it work’s very well

  • @ChristCenteredIronworks
    @ChristCenteredIronworks 6 років тому +42

    Lol love the intro lol

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  6 років тому +3

      Sometimes you just need to have a little fun. I was hoping to find a more comical character, but this was all I had that fir in the hole.

    • @williambarnhartblacksmith414
      @williambarnhartblacksmith414 6 років тому

      It was pretty comical, but I couldn't tell what that was.

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  6 років тому

      Its a little carved wooden figure, I was afraid it wasn't obvious enough.

    • @williambarnhartblacksmith414
      @williambarnhartblacksmith414 6 років тому

      Black Bear Forge Don't worry, it was still pretty funny! The perfectly calm voice, the stare right into the camera, and then the non-obvious thing coming from the hardy hole.

  • @mjdl532
    @mjdl532 11 місяців тому +4

    Best title and intro ever!
    Lovely channel though. Still learning woodworking with hand tools, so I am trying to postpone blacksmithing a few years (too many hobbies 😬)

  • @adeh503
    @adeh503 4 роки тому +13

    A proper blacksmith with dirty hands and a bandaged finger 🔨🔨🔨

  • @TheWoodYogi
    @TheWoodYogi 6 років тому +2

    Great video John. Really helpful ॐ

  • @marcs4738
    @marcs4738 6 років тому +8

    That hardy wedge is a handy tool, i like that concept.

  • @cogpastorc
    @cogpastorc 6 років тому +5

    I have a hitch ball that the bolt part just fits the Hardy hole that is good for making rounded shapes.

  • @robphone4895
    @robphone4895 6 років тому +6

    Like Roy said, I love the intro! Saw some great new options which I will try, thanks.

  • @ChristCenteredIronworks
    @ChristCenteredIronworks 6 років тому +3

    Power hammers can also go in there :-) great video on the subject John!

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  6 років тому +1

      Haven't made an anvil mounted hammer yet.

  • @kensmapleleafretirement
    @kensmapleleafretirement 5 років тому +3

    I made a hardy stem to put on a bending tool because, I got tired of walking to the vice. Much nicer to just stay at the anvil and bend some items. Thanks for the ideas.........

  • @kosutokiriguya3205
    @kosutokiriguya3205 Рік тому +1

    Im currently getting tools to start forging and i dont know much yet so this helps

  • @gailpengelly8581
    @gailpengelly8581 4 місяці тому +1

    Fantastic tutorial. THANK YOU…so useful. Have subscribed after just 6.52mins!!! Hey from Plymouth 🇬🇧

  • @anthonykent7983
    @anthonykent7983 6 років тому +4

    Bro your saying about remember your safety glasses. Well today in my shop just finished a little job and saw a bolt that needed shortened. 10sec job! Remembered you put on my goggles. Well the slitting disc exploded , shards hit the goggles! Still got my sight thanks John😀 Anthony Kent

    • @chrisjones6002
      @chrisjones6002 6 років тому

      That's scary stuff, glad you are OK.

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  6 років тому +1

      Wow, close call

    • @anthonykent7983
      @anthonykent7983 6 років тому +1

      Chris Jones thank you. I'll never forget to wear my safety glasses again! Anthony Kent

    • @motome8
      @motome8 6 років тому +1

      Anthony Kent sometimes you want more. I got a shard in the eye while cutting a steel pice of a giant plate. Bounced off my hood, and somehow behind the glasses and into my eye. That was a fun trip to the eye doctor to get it removed. I now try and wear a shield and glasses when throwing lots of sparks.

  • @reneemills-mistretta790
    @reneemills-mistretta790 5 років тому +3

    Thank you so much for this very helpful video! I'm learning & soaking up everything I can before I begin.

  • @Leanderdw
    @Leanderdw Рік тому +3

    I've been forging for over 15years now but still get to see new jigs on the anvil! I absolutely love this video and it inspired me a lot. Thanx for sharing your knowledge!

  • @johnossendorf9979
    @johnossendorf9979 2 роки тому +1

    Great video, Thanks !

  • @DocBadger
    @DocBadger Рік тому +1

    Awesome content John, thanks!

  • @freebird7284
    @freebird7284 5 років тому +3

    making a hardy mount plate for an extra vise, now it's going to have that wedge feature, thanks for the idea!

  • @G-G._
    @G-G._ 6 років тому +6

    perfect video = no dislikes
    subscribed

    • @chimera91977
      @chimera91977 3 роки тому

      4 people disliked cause you wrote this... lol j/k

  • @shifty3453
    @shifty3453 6 років тому +3

    Ohh man! That intro! Interesting topic as well I'm trying to make more hardy tools for my shop.

  • @scooptractornorthorchard2397
    @scooptractornorthorchard2397 6 років тому +3

    Great video. I think It’s more fun making the tools than anything else.

  • @cholulahotsauce6166
    @cholulahotsauce6166 6 років тому +4

    *Love* the slotted shank idea with the wedge, such an elegant solution!

  • @GONE2VT802
    @GONE2VT802 6 років тому +3

    Awesome video John! Love the variety of tools that can be used in the hardy hole.

  • @fleastomper
    @fleastomper 6 років тому +3

    Thanks John - good tool vid!

  • @MV-uh7kr
    @MV-uh7kr 2 роки тому +1

    Thank You for answering my curiosity question! Great video!! ❤

  • @scottreynolds4827
    @scottreynolds4827 6 років тому +2

    One of my favorites is the vertical bick. They kick ass and , well......just look cool setting atop an anvil.

  • @ke6bnl
    @ke6bnl 6 років тому +2

    great ideas, what about a vice in the hardy especially with the wedge hold down, great idea. I go way to fancy machining the hardy tool your are the way to go.

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  6 років тому

      I have seen people do that and for a traveling set up it works well. My anvil is close enough to the forge that I wouldn't want to stand there while doing vise work.

  • @007-b9n
    @007-b9n 6 років тому +2

    Thanks that does sound like a lot of work and I think that is above my level. Maybe I could talk you in to making one for me. Lol

  • @Roarke6
    @Roarke6 4 роки тому

    *”Only my square hole is a pretty big square hole....inch and a quarter”*

  • @joelkoonce8559
    @joelkoonce8559 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks again John. I've learned so much on Your videos .

  • @billygildark4565
    @billygildark4565 4 роки тому

    What’s in your pritchel whole?
    Umm...a holdfast and that’s it 😂

  • @mheman1
    @mheman1 6 років тому +2

    Great video as always! Thanks!

  • @swflKVNC
    @swflKVNC 6 років тому +2

    Thanks for some more ideas, Enjoyed !

  • @richardbryant7972
    @richardbryant7972 6 років тому +2

    Very good video as always and gave me some great ideas

  • @tonylewis7644
    @tonylewis7644 6 років тому +2

    mmm diagonal thanks for that have a great day

  • @TheBigfatmatt
    @TheBigfatmatt 3 роки тому +1

    Hoping to start just hobbyist projects soon and already really liking this channel for its down to earth, no BS style , thanks for sharing your knowledge

  • @drason69
    @drason69 6 років тому +3

    Love the wedge idea. Great option if you have a shop anvil and a smaller travel anvil

    • @drason69
      @drason69 6 років тому +2

      For my small travel anvil, I have a small bench vice with a square shank. Needs the jaws replaced, but works well

  • @onecrowingrooster2239
    @onecrowingrooster2239 6 років тому +2

    Great job as always. Have a great week👍

  • @82finesa
    @82finesa 6 років тому +2

    Thanks for the tool video.

  • @florentinoperez393
    @florentinoperez393 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

  • @goshnodo
    @goshnodo 3 роки тому

    well John, that's a pretty personal question.

  • @grahamhughes2025
    @grahamhughes2025 3 роки тому

    nice, given me lots of ideas.....appreciated

  • @keeganrussell1073
    @keeganrussell1073 3 роки тому +1

    That was good info thanks for all yours videos

  • @standardaussie
    @standardaussie 4 роки тому

    How's Jamie going black bear?

  • @waywardshed9721
    @waywardshed9721 6 років тому +1

    Before watching your videos I didn’t even know it was designed for tools 😂

  • @TheAsoomti
    @TheAsoomti 5 років тому +1

    Wonderful and beautiful explanation

  • @edwarnock4534
    @edwarnock4534 6 років тому +1

    For those using a improvised block for an anvil this may seem like a severe disadvantage and, well it is.But like anything else there are alternatives that provide a way around this dis advantage. You can make a "stake plate" from heavy steel plate to affix to you bench. Simply drill/punch a hole and work it with a square drift. You also could accommodate different sized stakes/hardies by making more than one hole. Stake plates were at one time quite common in blacksmith shops. My grandfather had one on an old heavy wooden work bench probably from the turn of the Twentieth Century.

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  6 років тому

      I had a big stake plate once, it took up way to much room. I keep thinking I'll make a smaller one that fits in one of my benches. Many old stake plates were meant for the tapered shanks on tinsmiths stakes as opposed to the straight shanks blacksmiths use. But making a plate just for blacksmiths hardys is a good idea.

  • @DavoShed
    @DavoShed 6 років тому +1

    A lot of great stuff there. Most of the jigs are logical and I could think them up given enough time.
    I would never have thought of the wedge. That was really effective.

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  6 років тому

      I have several tools that have the option, but don't use it often. On a little bick though it is really nice

  • @dustiestspade339
    @dustiestspade339 2 роки тому

    Working on a flatter hardy tool

  • @JeffSearust
    @JeffSearust 2 роки тому

    How much wiggle room is good?

  • @williamsultana3848
    @williamsultana3848 4 роки тому

    Thanks john

  • @notgivennotgiven7776
    @notgivennotgiven7776 6 місяців тому

    Hardy har har

  • @007-b9n
    @007-b9n 6 років тому +1

    Can a cone be forged and how would you go about it ? Thank you

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  6 років тому

      Yes, but it's a lot of work. I would start by forging the hardy shank. That will give you a square section to grip with tongs. Then draw out the bar to a square taper, then octagon and finally round. Depending on the size it could take a day or two with a hand hammer.

  • @maxprophet2401
    @maxprophet2401 5 років тому

    I'll save most of my first few thoughts forever, as I'll never get the chance to use them again. Slight chance they might be inappropropriate. Thanks for the laugh this morning!

  • @RajbirSingh-wg9pf
    @RajbirSingh-wg9pf 4 роки тому

    Very interesting. Wish you would stayed just a bit longer on some of the tools. The slotted shank was something new. Thanks for sharing. And yes , hope that finger’s fine now.

  • @burtlade1705
    @burtlade1705 4 роки тому

    Thanks! I'm just getting into this and your video is just what I needed. Yes, that was very useful!!

  • @matonmongo
    @matonmongo 4 роки тому

    Welding the custom tool onto a piece of 1" square tubing used as an inexpensive base to fit into the hardy hole... great idea, thx!

  • @VintageJunker
    @VintageJunker 5 років тому

    Amazing Rundown, Totally appreciate!

  • @ronthacker211
    @ronthacker211 6 років тому +1

    Hey John, i'd like to see a video on Tool Storage... tongs, hammers, hardy tools, etc, etc. thanks.

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  6 років тому

      did one on that a while back - ua-cam.com/video/ruhft3UvCfU/v-deo.html

    • @ronthacker211
      @ronthacker211 6 років тому +1

      Sorry... i'll look it up. thx

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  6 років тому

      No need to apologize. UA-cam could use a better index system to look up specific videos per creator.

  • @davidhillman7004
    @davidhillman7004 5 років тому

    The wedge is brilliant never thought of it thank you

  • @LowlanderNurse
    @LowlanderNurse 2 роки тому

    2:08 Would a tow hitch work?

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  2 роки тому

      Yes, but I would look for an old one with all of the chrome worn off

  • @beni2094
    @beni2094 5 років тому

    Love the intro. Fun idea. Great show.

  • @Loan--Wolf
    @Loan--Wolf 6 років тому +1

    some day would be nice if some one would do a basics video for a coal forge me and a friend slaped one together but im not optimistic on how its going to work

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  6 років тому

      Building a forge from scratch I don't have a need for will be a big production. But I will probably get around to it at some point. In the mean time there are lots of videos on the subject already out there.

    • @Loan--Wolf
      @Loan--Wolf 6 років тому

      wouldn't need a detailed video on building it just some of the basics that need to be in like good size good depth of the pot the one we built is going to be way to small i fear and its about 3 foot around

    • @shifty3453
      @shifty3453 6 років тому

      Half a 9 kg lpg gas bottle. That's a good option. If you want to know more just ask for my email they work great and are easy to make.

  • @revmichaelm
    @revmichaelm 4 роки тому

    I like that last tool you showed in the video..

  • @bogomir67
    @bogomir67 5 років тому

    I like the diagonal flat stock idea.

  • @Guitarplayer724
    @Guitarplayer724 3 роки тому

    I searched for a video that would explain the different types of tools/jigs used with the hardy hole. I couldn't ask for a better explanation than from what I learned in this video. Thank you sir. Subscribed!

  • @patricksmiley6075
    @patricksmiley6075 4 роки тому

    Wonderful video,

  • @johnjude2685
    @johnjude2685 5 років тому

    Built a cone would be a good video.
    If not you could pick something better perhaps
    Thanks John and I will try to be safe

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  5 років тому +1

      I have some material I was thinking of making a cone out of

  • @goldpannerhager
    @goldpannerhager 5 років тому

    Thanks

  • @GibClark
    @GibClark 6 років тому

    👍👍👍

  • @davidmills1874
    @davidmills1874 5 років тому

    Have you made a spacer to drop down in your hardy hole for those smaller tools

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  5 років тому

      I have for the 1" tools. But I have so many old tools with odd sized shanks they don't all fit.

  • @danieldavis9508
    @danieldavis9508 5 років тому

    I know that this is off topic...I couldn't figure out how to message you, without commenting on a video. My question is...can Canister Damascus be done by hand? Just my hammer, an anvil, a hot forge, and some stainless? Thanks

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  5 років тому

      I have never done canister Damascus but I'm sure it could be done by hand. I'm not sure what happens if you use stainless in the mix.

    • @danieldavis9508
      @danieldavis9508 5 років тому

      @@BlackBearForge I will be filling the nooks and crannies with stainless 316, or 316L powder.

  • @danieldavis9508
    @danieldavis9508 5 років тому

    Should we harden our hardy tools?

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  5 років тому

      Cutting tools yes and I prefer my swages and fullers hardened, but they aren't as critical as a cutter.

  • @jimbarbara1704
    @jimbarbara1704 6 років тому

    ty jim

  • @Theelderdragon01
    @Theelderdragon01 6 років тому

    Looks like you might have to cover first aid for the shop.😁

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  6 років тому +2

      That is a compression wrap to keep the swelling down from last Novembers injury.

    • @Theelderdragon01
      @Theelderdragon01 6 років тому +1

      Ouch, I hate those little injuries. They seen to take forever to heal.

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  6 років тому

      While I can use the finger all I want, they say it may be a full year before it quits swelling

    • @Loan--Wolf
      @Loan--Wolf 6 років тому +1

      power hammers have 0 mercy on skin and bone

    • @Theelderdragon01
      @Theelderdragon01 6 років тому

      Thats why I detest power hammers.

  • @casper1240
    @casper1240 5 років тому

    Love the way you weld and fabricate stuff instead of spending all day splitting metal

  • @cwgumby
    @cwgumby 4 роки тому

    Some of those objects i thought would be too big for my Hardy Hole.