I coudn't agree more! And like I said before, it is very much appreciated you trying and I don't mind at all if you say something is 1,3 meters long while holding a 130mm long piece, we'll get it :) .
You are spot on about the practice with the hacksaw. The angle grinder lads, and some are very able, look surprised when the old school chap gets the job done neatly without power, leads, ppe or harmful dust in short order. Files = same thing. A tip of value. Chapeau.
On the twenty-third day of Christmas the black bear made for me, a corkscrew, a blanket pin, a squirrel cooker, a key fob, a ball and cup toy, a decorative punch, meat scewers, a hot dog fork, jingle bels, a candy dish, a paper towel holder, a menorah, BBQ tongs, a stocking hanger, a Christmas tree ornament, a cabinet pull, a dinner bell, a steak flipper, a hose hanger, a bottle opener, a candle snuffer, a nice wreath hook and a beaitifull coat hook. Keep up the metric stuff I like it👍! Does the corkscrew work? Gargoyle spotted 😁!!
I made my first one from coil spring last year and accidentally made it left-handed. I saw a few comments here about mild steel bending, so I'll add that the coil spring was very tough even though it was drawn out very thin. I did not quench it, just air cooled. I figured it was safer to be a little soft than too brittle.
Very nice Thank you You could make the head of the corkscrew into a moose's head with the handles becoming the spoons on its antlers or you could make a longhorns head
i found using a flat head screw driver/small pry bar helped me make it even to spread the coil out, by placing the tool between the threads and twisting up it pushes up on the coil and spreads it out
haha when it was in the vice, and you were adjusting it, it matchs something on your shelf behind in the background.. it looked like it was messed up royally, but when you stand in front then it blocks the view and you can see exactly where the tip ends.
I think a nice twist in the handle would really set that off. It would also kind of go with the corkscrew theme. It's a nice piece though. Wish you would have had a bottle around to test it on. As always great work, and I now have power hammer envy.
i've made a few of these, but I always rolled the worm at the shelf of the anvil where it meets the horn. I like your design on this piece, very simple and elegant. nice job
That screw looked like a pain to do I think I'm going to make a jig for that part .I plan on making a dozen or so at a time .that turned out really nice looking .hase an othentic old look to it
Thanks for your effort with the metric measurements. That way it is way easier to imagine the dimensions and reproduce what you show us. Thanks again and all the best for 2019 from Germany, Maximilian.
Great video! I appreciate the metric readings also. This is a really cool project. The drilled hole is a quite high level of blacksmithing. I first saw that in the Lillico book. Most people probably don't realize how useful and smart it is. I had an idea about the forging process. Maybe the handle part could also be done like making a nail. Upset the head above a hole, and draw that out to the sides.
Thanks for this one John. I was having trouble splitting the ends on my work however now I know what to do to stop just one side from bending over. As always keep up the fantastic tutorials. 👍🏼
great, metric, iam apprentice trained and work in imperial and metric, to avoid mistakes we only work in millimeters and meters , but i always tell people that is what i do then it is simple, Bonne Noel from bretagne
Hey John, you never show any grinding. It would be nice to see your technique there. From watching a lot of black smithing videos it is apparent that in all your work you have a very efficient and direct style. I am sure that I am not the only one who would like to see how that translates to grinding.
Actually I have shown quit a bit of grinding in previous videos. But for this series I am trying to keep it a bit more basic. After the holidays the videos will be a bit more detailed.
Black Bear Forge, yes, I wind around 5/16" because that's what I had that came closest to matching a commercially manufactured corkscrew that we had. Works fine as long as the lead of the spiral remains consistent. I don't see any reason that any diameter up to about 7/16" wouldn't work. I've tried larger diameter, but it made the cork crumble. Like a screw thread, the pitch diameter and lead must remain constant.
Nice build sir! I know you spoke about the scrolling pliers before. But can you share who may have that size or maybe provide a part number for them. I have not been able to find that size set! Thank you for you Christmas Holiday project series this has been a lot of fun!
Some big Circlip Pliers will do the same thing, and easier to find. Depending on the size you get, you may want to grind the little nib of each end. Get a smaller pair at the same time for tiny scrolls :-)
The first one I made was in mild steel and when I did use it, it did not work at all, it become almost straight when going out of the cork instead of getting the cork outside the bottle, since then I make them in tool or spring steel so that I can harden them and it's way better this way !
@@BlackBearForge Oh, and by the way please keep the metric measurements, here inches fractions do not exist at all and I need to use a calculator each time to convert and understand what size you are refering to ;)
Hey, half way through you've got a Thor's hammer. I've been kind of thinking how I'd make one. I don't think I had thought of splitting a larger bar though.
Great project John! If I tried to draw something out as far as you did here to make the screw, I would have split the end into several shreds. How do you prevent this? Do you know what it is that causes the splits?
Keeping it square helps. It is going flat in one direction and then flat in the other every time you turn it that seems to cause the most trouble. Keeping it hot also helps a lot
What kind of steel is that? I never have luck with mild holding up long at all at a cork screw due to the torque. I always make mine out of 4130/4140 now or sucker rod or something of the likes. Even normalized it holds it's form under torque unlike the mild steel ones
In the past I have has people say mild steel won’t hold its shape. I have only made one, and it was in some kind of chrome steel. What are your thoughts?
love the design. Did it work in the end? I have tried to make a few but the knack to having them work is still a bit out of my reach. they seem to tear up the cork....
Hey, I've got a question. Doesn't a tool such as a corkscrew need some kind of heat treatment? I mean, pulling a cork definitely puts some strain on the tool. And if not, what type of steel it is? I'm kinda looking into making a few, and so far the idea of tempering an isolated piece of twisted wire seemed a little to fiddly.
Don't worry about the metric stuff, I just automatically convert it to what I know when people give those strange metric dimensions anyhow so I say let them do their own conversions in their head.
I think you'll find out mild steel won't hold up in a wine cork. I believe Mark Aspery talked about that in one of his demo's. Sure does look nice though, like the S handle.
The truth is most wine drinkers are picky about just the right corkscrew and these would really just be wall hangers in most cases. But I will track down a bottle of wine and give it a try.
As mentioned earlier by Iron Eagle Forge, Mark Aspery has an excellent video on making a corkscrew. I use his method now instead of trying to wrap the worm around a mandrel. He also provides the length of material, 4 1/2" for 3 1/2 turns of the worm/screw. At first it seemed odd to do it this way but it goes very quickly. As he mentions, you have to be careful of collapsing the coils. ua-cam.com/video/pv_IhhdvzHo/v-deo.html Merry Christmas!
Keep doing the metric - practice makes perfect. 👍🖖
I coudn't agree more! And like I said before, it is very much appreciated you trying and I don't mind at all if you say something is 1,3 meters long while holding a 130mm long piece, we'll get it :) .
Agreed! Keep going. We appreciate it a lot and I bet you'll love it for calculations once you're used to it
Still hammering through the videos! Nice work, thank you for posting your videos! Huge help!
I would like it if you showed us how well it works in a future video.
Thank you for what you do on here
I find it fascinating how the process takes steps that don't look like the final product. thanks for doing this one John!
You are spot on about the practice with the hacksaw. The angle grinder lads, and some are very able, look surprised when the old school chap gets the job done neatly without power, leads, ppe or harmful dust in short order. Files = same thing. A tip of value. Chapeau.
I don’t have any power at all in my shop so I get a lot of practice
Nice cork screw....almost makes me wish I was a wine drinker. Thanks for the inspiration !
On the twenty-third day of Christmas the black bear made for me, a corkscrew, a blanket pin, a squirrel cooker, a key fob, a ball and cup toy, a decorative punch, meat scewers, a hot dog fork, jingle bels, a candy dish, a paper towel holder, a menorah, BBQ tongs, a stocking hanger, a Christmas tree ornament, a cabinet pull, a dinner bell, a steak flipper, a hose hanger, a bottle opener, a candle snuffer, a nice wreath hook and a beaitifull coat hook.
Keep up the metric stuff I like it👍! Does the corkscrew work? Gargoyle spotted 😁!!
Great project, and an essential tool! I like having you give measurement in both systems, I hope you'll continue!
I needed a reason to quit AA...... Thanks John for your time and imagination
You are a wealth of knowledge John! Thanks for sharing!
Metric is good. It allows for easier precision.
I don't even like wine, but I want one! Great job John.
Thank John for showing how this is done, I don't drink wine .but I have some friends that do!
I made my first one from coil spring last year and accidentally made it left-handed. I saw a few comments here about mild steel bending, so I'll add that the coil spring was very tough even though it was drawn out very thin. I did not quench it, just air cooled. I figured it was safer to be a little soft than too brittle.
Making stuff for the left handers can be a good niche market
ooh, someone has had a bit of practice with that powerhammer, very delicate touch!
Sure like the control you have with that big air hammer; Merry Christmas! :)
Me too
You are really a mean blacksmith, you are alway trying to “upset” your work. I hate to see sad projects. 😉 Love your videos. Keep up the great work!
That’s awesome corkscrew man 👏👏😃👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Very nice
Thank you
You could make the head of the corkscrew into a moose's head with the handles becoming the spoons on its antlers or you could make a longhorns head
i found using a flat head screw driver/small pry bar helped me make it even to spread the coil out, by placing the tool between the threads and twisting up it pushes up on the coil and spreads it out
haha when it was in the vice, and you were adjusting it, it matchs something on your shelf behind in the background.. it looked like it was messed up royally, but when you stand in front then it blocks the view and you can see exactly where the tip ends.
I think a nice twist in the handle would really set that off. It would also kind of go with the corkscrew theme. It's a nice piece though. Wish you would have had a bottle around to test it on. As always great work, and I now have power hammer envy.
i've made a few of these, but I always rolled the worm at the shelf of the anvil where it meets the horn. I like your design on this piece, very simple and elegant. nice job
Just discovered your videos. Very Nice...
That screw looked like a pain to do I think I'm going to make a jig for that part .I plan on making a dozen or so at a time .that turned out really nice looking .hase an othentic old look to it
Thanks for your effort with the metric measurements. That way it is way easier to imagine the dimensions and reproduce what you show us. Thanks again and all the best for 2019 from Germany, Maximilian.
Great video! I appreciate the metric readings also. This is a really cool project. The drilled hole is a quite high level of blacksmithing. I first saw that in the Lillico book. Most people probably don't realize how useful and smart it is. I had an idea about the forging process. Maybe the handle part could also be done like making a nail. Upset the head above a hole, and draw that out to the sides.
A must for any kitchen drawer.
Thanks for this one John. I was having trouble splitting the ends on my work however now I know what to do to stop just one side from bending over. As always keep up the fantastic tutorials. 👍🏼
Oh boy! A corkscrew!🐾🔥⚒
Ok, it's official, I REALLY WANT A POWER HAMMER!!! You can do in 2 heats what takes me 4 or 5 easily on one.
They can also destroy hours of work in a single blow
@@BlackBearForge haha progress go squish
Nice job
Awesome teacher
Thank you! 😃
I really appreciate you adding the metric measurements. I mess them up too so it doesn’t matter 😂
Hey John. Love the corkscrew. Nice to see the saymak at work. Hope you and yours have a great Christmas. Take it easy mate. Patrick.
Merry Christmas
That looks like a fun project. Mark Asprey did a video on a corkscrew he makes it look so easy. But we all know it not so ....thx again ..Paul
I have seen Marks version but didn't want to just copy his method
Grandad's forge 👏👏👏👏
Loved this thank you
Love it. Thank you!
Looks Great John!
great, metric, iam apprentice trained and work in imperial and metric, to avoid mistakes we only work in millimeters and meters , but i always tell people that is what i do then it is simple, Bonne Noel from bretagne
Lovely project
Great work as usual love your videos, and thanks for keeping them up
amazing video . thank you !
amazing nice work
Nice work. Loving these projects.
I made mine out of A2 air hardening steel. No quench and no distortion but hard.
Have you used it enough to be sure it wasn't brittle? I would hate to break one.
@@BlackBearForge works on synthetic corks, but I haven't tried it with harder real corks. I'm thinking it might not survive the holiday lush test.
Interesting idea.
It started to look like a little tin smiths stake anvil, that could be an interesting project if your looking for ideas.
Hey John, you never show any grinding. It would be nice to see your technique there. From watching a lot of black smithing videos it is apparent that in all your work you have a very efficient and direct style. I am sure that I am not the only one who would like to see how that translates to grinding.
Actually I have shown quit a bit of grinding in previous videos. But for this series I am trying to keep it a bit more basic. After the holidays the videos will be a bit more detailed.
I will look back through your videos. I am relatively new to your channel, maybe a month or two.@@BlackBearForge
If hes like every blacksmith I know, he hates grinding haha...I sure do...prefer forge to finish way more lol
Nice! I like to form the screw around a piece of smooth 5/16" rod. I can get a much more uniform pitch.
5/16?
Black Bear Forge, yes, I wind around 5/16" because that's what I had that came closest to matching a commercially manufactured corkscrew that we had. Works fine as long as the lead of the spiral remains consistent. I don't see any reason that any diameter up to about 7/16" wouldn't work. I've tried larger diameter, but it made the cork crumble. Like a screw thread, the pitch diameter and lead must remain constant.
Nice build sir! I know you spoke about the scrolling pliers before. But can you share who may have that size or maybe provide a part number for them. I have not been able to find that size set! Thank you for you Christmas Holiday project series this has been a lot of fun!
Some big Circlip Pliers will do the same thing, and easier to find. Depending on the size you get, you may want to grind the little nib of each end. Get a smaller pair at the same time for tiny scrolls :-)
www.blacksmithsdepot.com/products/bending-scrolling-twisting/scrolling-jigs/scrolling-pliers.html
Thank you sir!
John, Great idea for Christmas. Thanks. BTW, The commercials via utube are killing us,, seems we get more and more.
Whoohoo, got a mention :)
And yes, please stick with the metric measurements, they're much appreciated.
The first one I made was in mild steel and when I did use it, it did not work at all, it become almost straight when going out of the cork instead of getting the cork outside the bottle, since then I make them in tool or spring steel so that I can harden them and it's way better this way !
Any trouble with them breaking?
No you just harden them, then temper them, they must be hard but springy.
@@BlackBearForge Oh, and by the way please keep the metric measurements, here inches fractions do not exist at all and I need to use a calculator each time to convert and understand what size you are refering to ;)
Do you have a trick for isolating, a back inch, for example, that does not use the guillotine? I imagine a 45 on the side of the anvil face
What weight is that hammer you use
Hey, half way through you've got a Thor's hammer. I've been kind of thinking how I'd make one. I don't think I had thought of splitting a larger bar though.
the intermediate portion of this part looks a lot like one of the "anvils" from the mastermyr find...
Great project John! If I tried to draw something out as far as you did here to make the screw, I would have split the end into several shreds. How do you prevent this? Do you know what it is that causes the splits?
Keeping it square helps. It is going flat in one direction and then flat in the other every time you turn it that seems to cause the most trouble. Keeping it hot also helps a lot
@@BlackBearForge Thank you
What kind of steel is that? I never have luck with mild holding up long at all at a cork screw due to the torque. I always make mine out of 4130/4140 now or sucker rod or something of the likes. Even normalized it holds it's form under torque unlike the mild steel ones
This one is mild steel, I suspect it may not hold up either after hearing from so many viewers regarding their failures.
I'd love to know where you got your wire brush? I've never seen one like it. MERRY CHRISTMAS
In the past I have has people say mild steel won’t hold its shape. I have only made one, and it was in some kind of chrome steel. What are your thoughts?
I haven't tried it out yet and this is my first one, so they may be correct.
are the pliers you use near the end of the video, welding pliers? Also great video. Thx for making videos that really help the beginners.
They are round nose pliers available from Blacksmiths Depot
love the design. Did it work in the end? I have tried to make a few but the knack to having them work is still a bit out of my reach. they seem to tear up the cork....
I have to go buy a bottle of wine to test it on.
@@BlackBearForge Thank you. would love to see how to get one working!
Hey, I've got a question. Doesn't a tool such as a corkscrew need some kind of heat treatment? I mean, pulling a cork definitely puts some strain on the tool. And if not, what type of steel it is? I'm kinda looking into making a few, and so far the idea of tempering an isolated piece of twisted wire seemed a little to fiddly.
It would probably be a good idea.
That's huge, about 2-3 times bigger than the corkscrews I've seen.
Don't worry about the metric stuff, I just automatically convert it to what I know when people give those strange metric dimensions anyhow so I say let them do their own conversions in their head.
I live in the us, and there a number of situations I find easier to conceptualize in metric.
I think you'll find out mild steel won't hold up in a wine cork. I believe Mark Aspery talked about that in one of his demo's. Sure does look nice though, like the S handle.
The truth is most wine drinkers are picky about just the right corkscrew and these would really just be wall hangers in most cases. But I will track down a bottle of wine and give it a try.
At one point it started to look like a slingshot.
you could sell one to the Townsend channel on youtube
They have a website where they sell their own products, I think the Townsend channel is part of a larger company focusing on historical reenactment.
The title could have been " A Corkscrew with the Power Hammer" Maybe a little bit of click bait but it fits!
mm are candy coated chocolate
So how'd it work? Haha
As mentioned earlier by Iron Eagle Forge, Mark Aspery has an excellent video on making a corkscrew. I use his method now instead of trying to wrap the worm around a mandrel. He also provides the length of material, 4 1/2" for 3 1/2 turns of the worm/screw. At first it seemed odd to do it this way but it goes very quickly. As he mentions, you have to be careful of collapsing the coils.
ua-cam.com/video/pv_IhhdvzHo/v-deo.html
Merry Christmas!
Can't go wrong with Marks techniques
cant believe how disappointed i was to see a powerhammer come out........for a corkscrew
I like you at least give the metric measurements a go!!, My father in law drive me nuts by constantly asking....."what is 3Cm and 7/8ths inMM????😂😂😂
Wonderful work! Talking about wich way to do the bending - here is a fellow doing a version for us left-handed ua-cam.com/video/skyMN8b0uYY/v-deo.html