Making a Wood & Leather Branding Iron

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  • Опубліковано 25 лис 2024

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  • @billydengel6647
    @billydengel6647 4 роки тому +8

    Looks great. I think cutting it down thinner would make it easier to heat, so you don't have so much thermal mass to heat. You've given me inspiration to make my own! Thanks

  • @СашаРоманович-м9р
    @СашаРоманович-м9р Рік тому +213

    This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.

  • @Yanoula1
    @Yanoula1 7 років тому +1

    I've been thinking about buying a branding iron... Not now! Handily i've got all the tools to make my own, and thanks to you, now have the necessary knowledge too. You just saved me $200 which makes you entirely awesome!

  • @johnathangreay987
    @johnathangreay987 3 роки тому

    Will Matthew's. You are the definition of badass/kickass. You unviel the Secret to making a stamp. This is way cool.

  • @1duskyknight
    @1duskyknight 3 роки тому

    I have recently started crafting leather and I was thinking of a branding iron or stamp for my logo. My friend suggested making my own, I initially frowned upon this idea. However, after watching your video you have given me the confidence to try and make my own as I have all the tools except the tap & die set. Thank you so much for sharing your phenomenal skill. Keep up the great work.
    God Bless.

  • @RobertKreese
    @RobertKreese 2 роки тому

    8:07 - I thought it was the fire alarm at first. Great video. Great tool to brand your creations!

  • @ColemanOutdoors
    @ColemanOutdoors 7 років тому +3

    That's sweet! That huge piece of brass must take a long time to heat!
    Made one for myself in much the same way a few years back, but with a piece of copper about quarter the size.

  • @DialMforDavid
    @DialMforDavid 3 роки тому

    That is so good thanks - I had been trying to think of how to build material up to make the mark - now I realise a touch of carbide to remove material is the way to go.

  • @flaviopinho2393
    @flaviopinho2393 7 років тому +136

    Will Matthews you could have made the block smaller, if it was smaller it heated faster. You have to spend a lot of energy to heat it.

    • @walkermayer2666
      @walkermayer2666 7 років тому +9

      It will stay hot longer... but still would probably be a good improvement.

    • @DaddyBear3000
      @DaddyBear3000 7 років тому +13

      See I knew someone else would have already said it. If you're only getting one decent compression per heat, thinning the stock definitely wouldn't hurt lol

    • @intjonmiller
      @intjonmiller 6 років тому +3

      Yep. The specific energy is too high with such a large, dense iron. No need to remake it. Just have someone with a metal lathe shave down most of the excess.

    • @jeric_synergy8581
      @jeric_synergy8581 6 років тому +4

      Just cut off the body. 1/2 inch should be plenty of branding iron.

    • @samlsd9711
      @samlsd9711 5 років тому

      You have to remember that, the smaller will lose heat faster, so you frequently need to heat it again to do a big batch of something. So I think this is good size

  • @purple-np3np
    @purple-np3np 7 років тому +22

    Love the design. Your initials really lend themselves to the shape/style, it looks really cool!

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  7 років тому +1

      +美しい川 thanks for the feedback!

  • @Blfisher82
    @Blfisher82 7 років тому

    I have watched a ton of videos about metal work and a lot of times by the end I can tell those projects are just a little more than what my skill set could accomplish but this video is not one of those. Great job! You made it clear and easy to understand each step and I feel like this is something I can do.

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  7 років тому

      +Britt Fisher thanks for watching! It's definitely accessible to regular folk! Give it a go :)

  • @FargoFX
    @FargoFX 7 років тому

    Great video! Very clear and concise, step by step instructions.

  • @lowrider9367
    @lowrider9367 7 років тому +1

    Nice. Just starting to do a little metal work on my CNC. It's completely different than wood.
    I need to get a buffing wheel for my grinder.
    Looks great.
    Thanks for sharing.

  • @MakeThings
    @MakeThings 6 років тому

    Loved the music that went with it. Really made it that much better. Great video!

  • @jockstewart8793
    @jockstewart8793 3 роки тому

    Burned in handle, old school and wonderful to see!

  • @oakmoonlifeleathercrafting4337
    @oakmoonlifeleathercrafting4337 7 років тому +87

    Nice work man. Loved the fact that it was 100% handmade without using a CNC. My logo would have been a pain in the ass to manually carve out haha.

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  7 років тому +12

      +Oakmoon Life // Leathercrafting & more thanks heaps. Yeah it's challenging doing it by hand, but all the more special and unique!

    • @richardbabin7309
      @richardbabin7309 7 років тому

      "A

    • @Ze_Bee4828
      @Ze_Bee4828 6 років тому +2

      If it's the same as your profile picture i'm gonna agree with you for 100% on that

    • @ElectronicDrug
      @ElectronicDrug 6 років тому +2

      You could make a negative version of yours which would be pretty easy. :)

  • @guyh.4553
    @guyh.4553 4 роки тому

    Good idea. Love the use of the Dremel.

  • @craigjones1115
    @craigjones1115 5 років тому

    Nice work. Enjoyed the video. That'll save me a ton of money and be fun too.

  • @BruceAUlrich
    @BruceAUlrich 7 років тому +1

    Nice looking branding iron.

  • @drewnoakes
    @drewnoakes 4 роки тому

    Really appreciate the time lapse intro. Wish more videos did this.

  • @GriffinBenchmark
    @GriffinBenchmark 7 років тому +14

    This reminds me so much of myself it's not even funny! Just trial and error untill you get it done! Who needs fancy tools!? 👍😊

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  7 років тому +5

      +Griffin Benchmark thanks for the feedback mate! You can do plenty without fancy tools that's for sure!

  • @garpikemike1
    @garpikemike1 3 роки тому

    Nice work! Thorough. I need that belt sander. Not that id use it much..its just cool.

  • @eloyworkshop541
    @eloyworkshop541 7 років тому

    Very very very good!!!!!!!!

  • @Magmon
    @Magmon 5 років тому

    Well done! Skill, Tools, Presentation and Music in equal proportions..❣😊

  • @robertbrunston5406
    @robertbrunston5406 6 років тому

    Very good! Lot of work! Thank you.

  • @SWGEZTargetYTAccount
    @SWGEZTargetYTAccount 6 років тому +4

    I've made a couple brands from scratch for my local pool and a couple projects to help my son. I found that keeping the rotary tool stationary and instead moving the brand around the bit works surprisingly well (kind of a manual CNC). I can move the brand along a straight edge under the cutter for those nice straight lines. You can also make a quick curved jig out of 1/8" hardboard. Nice work.

    • @S....
      @S.... 5 років тому

      Or you could move the rotary tool itself, like normal human, have more conrol and detail.

  • @RichGrimshaw
    @RichGrimshaw 7 років тому

    Thanks for sharing, Will. Really good stuff.

  • @tommylein8000
    @tommylein8000 7 років тому +15

    Great video I hope your channel takes off so that people get to see more great videos like this one.

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  7 років тому +2

      +Tommy Lein thanks for the feedback, appreciate it!

  • @ericw1261
    @ericw1261 7 років тому +1

    lol at the smoke alarm at the end. amazing job dude.

  • @hagenohea
    @hagenohea 6 років тому

    Absolutely fabulous! I would agree with some other comments to make the body thinner for quicker heating.

  • @SalvageWorkshop
    @SalvageWorkshop 5 років тому +1

    Great job with the branding iron! I love how simple your logo is! I plan to make one soon!

  • @frederickmiller5492
    @frederickmiller5492 7 років тому

    Excellent job at carving with a Dremel. Once I bought my Foredom Flexshaft - I never went back to a dremel - being able to control spin speed with my foot control allows for much finer carving of metal details. Cool video!! FYI - you can etch brass and copper with PCB board etchant - might have been another interesting way to do the logo.

  •  5 років тому

    necessary. I can do it too. Thanks for sharing. greetings from Turkey🤝👋

  • @stuartmcqueen7862
    @stuartmcqueen7862 6 років тому +1

    Thanks for the vid. New and up an comming Chippy myself need the helps. And great way to get the brand seen

  • @ElibomKeeg
    @ElibomKeeg 7 років тому +14

    I wanted to make one of these until I saw the end of the video. I would definitely go "brand-crazy" if I had one of these!
    Great work and great video. (no music next time though)

  • @tonyy5482
    @tonyy5482 7 років тому +4

    Nice work. So that's what a Dremel is good for! I have one but haven't found much use for it - until now :D Thank you for showing at the start what will be made - so few video do that. Good editing, thanks :)

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  7 років тому

      +Tony Y no problems, thanks for watching!

  • @fjimenezbotello
    @fjimenezbotello 6 років тому

    Wooooooooow, this is a Man´s World; you are the Man. Amazing work, many thanks for share.

  • @marlawhite3682
    @marlawhite3682 7 років тому +1

    so cool!!!! will have to make me one soon!!! working on my makers mark now

  • @JaredLucas
    @JaredLucas 6 років тому

    Haha, when I saw the coil I figured it would be induction heated or something. Nice brand!

  • @rhinomite5203
    @rhinomite5203 6 років тому

    Awesome build....cheers

  • @danielpedersen7490
    @danielpedersen7490 7 років тому

    Awesome work! i would put an ironsight on, so you always get the right angle

  • @jonmoreno9703
    @jonmoreno9703 5 років тому

    Entertaining video and nice tool to pass on to your offspring.great job!!!

  • @KagedCreations08XX
    @KagedCreations08XX 7 років тому

    Really awesome build, looking forward to seeing more.

  • @thefrozenthrone6614
    @thefrozenthrone6614 6 років тому

    Now, I´m going to mark this an that. My car, my dog, my wife...hahaha very cool.
    P.S. I´m dying to have a workshop like yours, have everything I would like to have.
    Amazing job.

  • @mikekim5135
    @mikekim5135 7 років тому +4

    Great job on the iron and well done with the video editing!

  • @pairaboots
    @pairaboots 7 років тому

    That's a really nice brand that you made , if you made it only 1/2'' thick it wont take so long to heat up. Right now it's a giant heat sink . Not hating on this its a thing of art and beautiful !

  • @Crits-Crafts
    @Crits-Crafts 7 років тому

    I so wanted that fastgrip to set and stick your screwdriver to the block lol

  • @g4mmalotus937
    @g4mmalotus937 5 років тому +1

    Idk why, but this video inspired me to finally design my own logo, and I just did.... Odd that I didn't come up with it sooner

  • @harumba
    @harumba 4 роки тому

    i love your videos!

  • @tina11ys
    @tina11ys 4 роки тому

    Bro you kill it
    You definately have to be here in Aus

  • @kathrynrotsaert1620
    @kathrynrotsaert1620 7 років тому +1

    This is awesome! Thanks for the inspiration

  • @suzanhasanin461
    @suzanhasanin461 3 роки тому

    Super cool!!

  • @walkermayer2666
    @walkermayer2666 7 років тому +5

    Awesome video. Rad to see a small UA-camr getting alot of success for quality entertaining content.

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  7 років тому

      +Walker Mayer thanks for your feedback! Appreciate you taking the time!

  • @abelinkin
    @abelinkin 5 років тому

    very cool video and music too..

  • @dukenerd6320
    @dukenerd6320 6 років тому

    The copper added is a nice little touch that should act as a heatsink and draw heat away from the upper part of the rod. Gj.

  • @lightningstrikelures2393
    @lightningstrikelures2393 7 років тому

    Nice work...good look

  • @lyndaevans1132
    @lyndaevans1132 5 років тому

    Gorgeous! Very impressive.

  • @ambientartphotography2245
    @ambientartphotography2245 6 років тому

    Cut that billet into about 1/2" plugs and you can make about 5 of these! :) Thanks for sharing. Nice work.

  • @marie-lenaickletroadec2457
    @marie-lenaickletroadec2457 6 років тому

    très bon boulot, chapeau, vous avez pas mal de matos aussi, et savoir faire !

  • @bwhite220
    @bwhite220 7 років тому

    My man! Great job!

  • @Reneromero08
    @Reneromero08 7 років тому

    Beautiful job! :3

  • @marciofernandobarci
    @marciofernandobarci 7 років тому

    very nice -congratulations

  • @jamesbarisitz4794
    @jamesbarisitz4794 6 років тому

    Should have cut the iron down to 1/2 an inch then threaded on your handle. It might have heated in 90 seconds and had lots of gas to mark a nice brand. I'm going to make one this weekend because of your cool vid. Thanks!👍

  • @harryaynsley6289
    @harryaynsley6289 7 років тому +2

    Wow!!!!! You deserve waaaaaay more subs. The filming is great as well !

  • @patwma709
    @patwma709 7 років тому

    Outstanding!

  • @BlackBeardProjects
    @BlackBeardProjects 7 років тому +26

    Great work! Now I want one too :')

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  7 років тому +1

      +Black Beard Projects thanks mate, appreciate the feedback!

  • @woodwork2663
    @woodwork2663 6 років тому

    I have thought about making this myself earlier but i purchased two set for under $50 and saved me 10+ hours...

  • @alibronx2112
    @alibronx2112 6 років тому +3

    Nicely done! What’s the name of the book you referenced to when you drilled and tapped that hole?

  • @patrickholcomb9628
    @patrickholcomb9628 7 років тому

    excellent video,bra!! less metal does indeed heat faster, nice ;-)

  • @AycanFox
    @AycanFox 6 років тому

    Wow, so intelligent and smart lol. Thanks!

  • @inebex63
    @inebex63 6 років тому

    Very good in brass . Easier to make . I’m doing one for me . Regards ,Beni from Brazil.

  • @sodalimonwoodworkprojects8565
    @sodalimonwoodworkprojects8565 5 років тому

    Yeah that's a big chunk to heat up. Looks great though 👌👌👌

  • @Lumens1
    @Lumens1 6 років тому

    Fantastic!!!

  • @kbbjedi
    @kbbjedi 7 років тому +1

    Great craftsmanship, just watched all of your videos. Glad I stumbled upon your channel. Aloha!

  • @KillingerUSA
    @KillingerUSA 7 років тому +1

    Very cool!

  • @bamideletaofik4247
    @bamideletaofik4247 7 років тому

    Nice machining bro

  • @zeafus
    @zeafus 6 років тому

    Oh i need to make one of those

  • @applencheeseses3100
    @applencheeseses3100 7 років тому +3

    This is amazing! Your videos have such a high quality to them. I hope in the future that you become a huge channel!

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  7 років тому +1

      Thanks Kevin for the kinds words! It really helps to get that feedback to know I'm on the right path of producing decent quality videos :) cheers!

  • @Ibaneddie76
    @Ibaneddie76 3 роки тому

    The only problem with one of these in my case is every wooden surface in my shop would be covered in brands. Nice job!

  • @SWWorkshop
    @SWWorkshop 7 років тому

    Great job!

  • @jeronimomurruni
    @jeronimomurruni 7 років тому +17

    Some things you could have done: Instead of glueing your logo in the cylinder you could have used a mirrored image of it printed with a laser printer in magazine paper (with glossy finish) and transfer it with a clothes iron (more or less like you'd do with a PCB), so you don't have to worry about losing pieces of paper. Other thing you can do is a thiner cylinder (like a 1/4 inch or so). Is easier to heat a "thin" piece of metal instead of a huge chunk. In the end, the only thing that matters is having enough material to make the thread :)

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  7 років тому +2

      +Jeronimo M yeah the bigger piece definitely takes a while to heat. Things to consider for next time. Though I was happy with the bell shape of it. Cheers

    • @DylanTaylor
      @DylanTaylor 7 років тому +3

      love the bell shape and the copper wire that also acts as a heatsink

    • @ellieprice3396
      @ellieprice3396 6 років тому

      Copper tubing would make just as good a heat sink and be much easier to make.

  • @jessicaavidor7473
    @jessicaavidor7473 7 років тому

    totally gonna try that

  • @willwyatt7023
    @willwyatt7023 7 років тому

    OK, the ad before I saw this was for a FormLabs 3D printer. A great combination of old and new would be to do a computer design of a logo, print it in some kind of plastic that will burn out cleanly, then invest and cast that in metal. Hmmmmmmm. I might just do exactly that someday.

  • @MrMdams70
    @MrMdams70 7 років тому +1

    .....great video, nice music and congrats for your skills! just wanted to say hello from Brazil! thanks and just subscribed for your channel!

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  7 років тому

      +MARCOS A M S hey mate :) thanks for watching!

  • @evanhepburn8346
    @evanhepburn8346 7 років тому +1

    Cool video! I need to think about making myself one of these. Couple of things: first, what was the point of heating the threaded rod when mounting it to the handle? Secondly, I'd use caution heating up threaded rod. the zinc coating on those suckers produces toxic fumes when heated hot enough. All in all, excellent craftsmanship!

  • @melodywilson5255
    @melodywilson5255 4 роки тому

    My nana is Melody Wilson. I've been messing around with ideas for my logo for a few months. I came up with this sleek idea a while back. What if I draw 3 vertical lines, a small v at the top of the first two and the opposite between the 2nd and 3rd. MW woodworking. Maybe put a circle around it? I love it! Then I stumble across your channel!😢😂 It's been done. I thought I was so original. Hey, great minds think alike I guess!

  • @shanesmith9936
    @shanesmith9936 Рік тому

    Great video sir

  • @marlawhite3682
    @marlawhite3682 7 років тому

    great job!!!

  • @pokestav9300
    @pokestav9300 6 років тому

    yay i can now brand a man to my cult

  • @lesamourai777
    @lesamourai777 7 років тому

    Love the Soundtrack!

  • @ateliernussbaum
    @ateliernussbaum 6 років тому

    thanks for the detailed instruction. see you rudolf

  • @s.l.3673
    @s.l.3673 4 роки тому +1

    There is something wholesome and totally satisfying, to see true craftsmanship and in seeing something made from scratch. Thank you. Do you made-to-order on etsy or sell from your website? If so, could you post the link?

  • @joaoagostinho5617
    @joaoagostinho5617 7 років тому +1

    you make realy nnice work !!!!

  • @biraucatalin4126
    @biraucatalin4126 7 років тому

    Good job! :)

  • @CC_farm
    @CC_farm 7 років тому +2

    Very impressive!

  • @dweidemann
    @dweidemann 4 роки тому +1

    Woooooo I know it's farther than it looks but let's keep that flame away from the flammable can at 5:54. :) Thanks for sharing your process.

  • @likeaduck123
    @likeaduck123 7 років тому

    Great shirt and an even better video 👍 what type of ruler is that, looks really handy

  • @douglasquaid1711
    @douglasquaid1711 7 років тому

    Clever, I love it! Next project...a proper forge?

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  7 років тому

      +Douglas Quaid watch my next video after this one. I think it does the job well :)

  • @ja6138
    @ja6138 7 років тому +1

    This is, by far, the coolest shit I've ever seen😵😎thanks so much for sharing!!!

    • @WillMatthews
      @WillMatthews  7 років тому

      +JPA thanks for watching and giving feedback!

  • @quintsaunders8093
    @quintsaunders8093 4 роки тому

    I think your heating problem is because of how big that chunk of metal is. I do love the simplicity though. Good Job!