Tools of the Trade - Townsends Wilderness Homestead - Hand Forged Hammer
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After months of trial and error, headaches, sore muscles and one nearly corrupted hard drive later, we are so excited and proud to FINALLY be sharing this video with you. This is easily one of the most difficult projects we've done on the homestead, but it turned out to be one of the most satisfying. We hope you enjoy it!
I haven't fully watched the video yet but I am thinking, if you are using a hammer to forge a hammer then where did the first hammer come from.
@@Suninrags I assume one starts with a rock ground down flat, than that is used as a hammer
@@Suninrags Maybe the first iron hammer was forged with a bronze hammer and the first bronze one with one of copper.
@@Suninrags That would have to be purchased from another blacksmith/supplier in that era. Unless you had a manual blast furnace capable of extracting iron from ore. Then that extracted iron could be manipulated with a lesser metal hammer such as copper/bronze to get a hammer or if you could get hot enough, make a clay mold and pour the liquid iron into a hammer shaped mold. This would be crude iron but that would allow you to build up to working with better metal such as steel with carbon added to the metal.
The video is great! Watched it 2 times already!
It's so cool seeing other members of the Townsends Cinematic Universe getting their own episodes. I hope there's more
agreed! I remember awhile back James was interviewing different reenactors, which was very cool. This video seems like a step further in that direction.
TCU >> MCU
@@Randoplants It seems more real now, and not just a performance. It really seems like a glimpse into past life
I appreciate that you are publically saying "this was not a one day project" and talking about your frustrations. It has become a bit of a trend to make 3+ week projects look like they were done in a day, and that there was no struggle with them. It can be really discouraging to try to recreate something you see only to find out that the person who did it had to put hours upon hours of love, labor, and tears into it and they didn't even tell you!
I agree! So often I would try and recreate a project I saw only for it to take a while and a lot of hard work and wonder how it was so quick and easy it was for the person I watched
A wild hammer giving birth to it's young, I feel like needs a David Attenborough voiceover.
Now this is the most underrated comment of the year 👍
Another beautifully crafted video that balances narration and natural sounds. The team has really been amazing with the video color grading as well!
Much appreciated!
Hello from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 really appreciate this video. This video reminds me of my grandfather he passed away at 93.and he was a sugarcane cutter and work as a laborer in the field so making cutlass and clamps for bull cart was his thing. Thank you for bringing back the memories
God bless you and your family bro
My grandfather was a blacksmith in his younger days. I wish he was still alive to see your video.🤗
That’s cool, could you tell me more about him if you see this?
ditto -- great-grandfather was, my fam has been continually successful because of the foundation that man laid
These videos are so relaxing and very often educational. I cannot praise this channel enough honestly and I can only hope more people discover it and watch along with those of us who already love it.
To make a hammer you need a hammer, it's a chicken or the egg thing.
The first iron hammers were probably forged using cast bronze hammers, which you can make without a hammer.
Rocks are a hammer you can find anywhere
@@Cadwaladr At some point there were no iron tools to work iron at all....
A wooden mallet from a really dense wood would work just as well.
@@squiresam gotta use a rock to cut down the tree to cut the wood to make the mallet
As a blacksmith its nice to see the history of my craft shown as well as the processes.
Came for the nutmeg, stayed for the blaksmith tutorial!
I remember that apprentices would be given a tool, then eventually make their own. I can see heading to the frontier with a hammer from back home and making new sizes or types as needed. Thank you, Brandon! Beautiful video, Townsend's team.
hello hammer daddy
Good ol' Nicole
I actively look for you guys in the comments sometimes. It warms my heart to see you both so early. :P
Hello Nicole!
Watched the turkey cook off last night, was brilliant, I love the different types of videos that come out. In fact we've started having our dinner and watch a video from an earlier time that we've not watched. In this mad world its a bit of sanity to be honest.
I agree, a bit of sanity. Relaxing and satisfying to watch.
@@deborahscotland8819 Absolutly, first video I ever watched was the oven build, now I eat dinner and watch and relax, really enjoyable, thanks.
The diegetic sound mix in this video is stellar - the creak of the bellows, the ring of the hammer, the rasp of the draw horse - it's all delightfully immersive.
Good to see it finally worked out for you. It looks great too. Nice job Brandon. And the crew.
Hard work makes you really appreciate the finished product.
This channel shows me how to survive in the 18th century. Engals Coach Shop shows me skills needed for the 19th. I stumbled my way through the 20th. I wish that I could find stuff to help me through the 21st. Loved seeing that personalized mark go on that hammer
That's what i love about this channel. Townsends show us how to make tools, to make better tools, to build an entire homestead :)
I honestly normally couldn't care less about toolmaking but I was so into this. You guys are getting good! I love how your video making style has evolved. Thanks very much for teaching and entertaining us!
Sounds strange but i would like an episode on bathrooms! I suppose this could cover what the bathroom looked like, what they wiped with, and all the other stuff that involves bathrooms.
It's always assumed we know or a taboo subject, but yes, we are a curious lot and want to know how people coped back then!
A surprisingly time and geography dependent subject. Pre modern toilet solutions varied from holes over running water, to holes in the ground, to pig toilets. The predecessors of toilet paper varied by both region and socioeconomic status, with everything from wool(popular with royalty) to corn cobs being used, in some cultures a reusable sponge on a stick was the MO(sometimes even used in public toilets).
While “the nutmeg fiend” is fantastic, it’s great to see you doing a video on your own and bringing that love of blacksmithing to the channel!
Brandon was amazing in this! His on screen presence has come so far, what a fantastic video
Brandon's my uncle :)
As a person that has fabricated many steel and wood items in my 60 years, I can appreciate the effort that goes into such a tool! Great job guys!
I love visiting the forge. It's always so toasty here.
These videos on the homestead are great.
I'm so impressed that you persevered through all that work. Well done! I always love it when reenactors have their own tools. It just heightens the overall impression. Thank you for another wonderful video - I always love what you do. All the best from a fellow reenactor :)
The difficulty and trials you had with getting the heat hot enough would've made a great video.
This has given me the warmest feeling in my chest. Something about these videos makes me feel like this is how the world is supposed to be.
No power tools. No modern precision instruments. SMALL fire pot. No one (that I saw) striking with a sledge. And yet one of the straightest, most centered holes punched in a hammer head I've seen on youtube. You sir are an amazing smith!
For heating that much mass you may want to consider, weighting the bellows so the upper chamber bleeds out faster, rebuild the bowl with the home spun bricks in a way that allows you to pile the coals in front off the bellows nozzle but pointing at the work pieces so that the air does not need to bend in travel. And I know for frontier tech double piston bellows were rare and normally only found with large foundries but that will allow a much higher flow rate for heavy pieces.
But this is excellent and shows that you guys are willing to push what you have before upgrading. True frontier hard work.
wonderful story, great storytellers!
This video was worth the wait! Your team is very skilled and intrepid, and the finished products (both hammer and video) turned out wonderful.
I really love how you shoot these videos. I can feel that fire and smell that smoke.
I love the quiet energy in this video. Informative and soothing! A break from out hectic electronic world. Thank you for the effort.
That glowing piece of metal block looked so satisfying!
Best time of year to do blacksmithing.
I was thinking that the intense heat would be a lot more welcome in the dead of winter rather than summer! 😅
Must be so rewarding to have the finished product in your hand.
Fantastic video, guys!
The hammer turned out great! All of that effort paid off.
I am really looking forward to seeing you put it to work.
Awesome a new video! Thanks for the great videos, always a pleasure.
I like that you are branching out into the whole historical recreation experience. Not just cooking but building, sailing, crafting, etc.
Lovely video. Calm, relaxing. Now I can start work today in a nice disposition. Thank you
Great video. So satisfying. Loved listening to the birds
A true artisan at work. What a marvellous thing to show, and done so simply and clearly.
"If I had a hammer
I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening
All over this land
I'd hammer out danger
I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer out love between
My brothers and my sisters, ah-ah
All over this land..."
"If I had a hammer" by Trini Lopez
Later also sung by Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner...🤦🏻♂️😂
Correction: "If I Had a Hammer" was written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays
Looks amazing! Back in high school is when I discovered homemade items, blacksmithing, growing medicinal herbs and the like. I love watching forge work even if I can not do it myself due to RSI. My favorite of your website are the wooden bowls which someday I will get as well as the simple kitchen items. We have a homestead and I love to support the artisans.
Read the title and said, "It's Brandon time again!" Good stuff, Jon & Company.
Brandon's my uncle :))
Thanks for your continuing content! Please make more tool making vids, that was great to watch and learn. 👍
Good golly, I do enjoy your blacksmith projects and videos. THANK YOU!
Now that was a great video. I could watch this kind of thing all day. Well done.
So consistently good. Always enjoy watching. Wonderful channel thank you
Wow!!! This process is so neat to see! Thank you! Enjoy your hammer! So cool!
Another great project. Stay awesome guys!
Shows a red hot slug of metal
Brandon: Can't touch this! It's hammer time!
Haha Brandon's my uncle
Great job!! It’s amazing how much work and time it takes to handcraft a simple, utilitarian item most people take for granted!
Thank you John for sharing this with us, your food fans. Great history reenactment!
This is very relaxing to watch. Much better than other channels focused on heavy machinery forging.
This, the forge videos, along the farming and pottery themes are the ones I enjoy the most. Awesome.
I understand this hammer was not a relaxing experience to make - but to watch this video added like a year to my expected lifespan...
Please please do more of these. so relaxing
Excellent video! Well done Brandon! I most definitely enjoy watching blacksmiths at work! I wondered how you were going to get a hole through all that steel, but now I know! Cant wait to see this hammer put through its paces!
He's my uncle :)
Your videos are always a welcome treat in my week.
Love all these homestead videos!
Incredible! Great job, Brandon!
Thanks for sharing with us, the hammer turned out great 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👋👋🙏🏻🙏🏻
I'm always fascinated to see how things are made, so I very much enjoyed watching this wonderful & impressive display of your black smithing skill! It also caused me consider just how arduous EVERY task was in those times. I have such respect for their fortitude. Thank you for enabling us to connect with the past & to appreciate how easy we have it now by comparison.
Last time I was this early the Roanoke colonists were still accounted for
Hah! Nice one
My poor great great great granddad went out for a bunch of tobacco leaves and never came back :-(
Awesome as always Townsends.
Great effort! I've made quite a few hammers and achieving the proper heat is the hardest part on a simple hammer..
A seriously good video, and the blacksmith is a natural. Helluva nice way to eat my lunch and relax for a few mins.
Great Video, Very educational. Your lifestyle is definitely a satisfying one
Awesome. Thank you for keeping these skills alive!!
Wonderfully done! Congrats on the new hammer I hope it serves you well! :)
That turned out great!!! Well done Brandon! 🙌
I would love to see more blacksmithing videos! Keep up the great work! : D
Wow I glad to see all the hard work your crew does I appreciate your dedication of living history though your own knowlege and experience in the moment.
Lovely video, wonderful old craftsmanship!!
beautiful piece. and love the makers mark
Thats really cool! It will last generations.
This was such an enjoyable video to watch.
Good job! A couple of tips I would give you though is use way more charcoal, you want a solid mound and the work buried to get the heat you want also try to process the charcoal into smaller walnut sized pieces it helps retain heat.
This is so fascinating. I was at a historical site with a friend, around 3 years ago. There was a blacksmith shop on there, and it was neat to see the process. I also got to help out with the process. This video is great. Cheers!
Awesome video. Very relaxing
Absolutely wonderful video
I love these videos, they are so interesting and relaxing!
Sometimes the work speaks for itself. Bravo.
I love this channel!
That’s awesome. I do a little blacksmithing on my farm and a hammer is one project I’d like to tackle.
Always enjoy your videos so much knowledge and history.
Thanks Kindly! I have a little experience at the anvil so I really appreciate your work! You’re a true Craftsman! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
This guitar is awesome
I love this channel I wish I lived close to yall and was apart of this group thanks for sharing
Amazing experience bringing us back to an earlier age, transporting us away to forget our troubles.
Nice work and oddly satisfying to watch
I have loved watching the homestead evolve over time
That was absolutely amazing!!!
EEE!!! I'm actually making my own hammer this summer, so this video was really fun to watch and has me really excited to get blacksmithing again!
Love your videos. I find them relaxing and love to learn about 18th and early 19th century life.
This video has inspired me to give backyard blacksmithing a try and a goal to one day achieve. Thanks for all the information and videos and one day i hope to make a hammer I can call my own :)
Fantastic video.