Blacksmithing : Hand Forging Belt Buckle

I am sharing the process of hand forging a belt buckle, using traditional methods of blacksmithing, side draft forge and stone coal. Really love its solid original look!
I love the idea of using a usual nail for the buckle pin and tongue. The buckle was made for 40mm wide belt.
I used a rounding hammer, a smaller hammer would be useful for riveting. Smaller tongs or pliers to hold the piece, improvised jig for buckle shaping (a square tube) and blacksmith vise. Cut off chisel, punch and a file. No power hammer is needed for this project.
Hope that this video could be helpful or entertaining for blacksmith enthusiasts as well as for craft loving community or just any person interested in how metal craft is made! If you are inspired to forge such type of belt buckles, please let us know about your results!
We hope you will find out something new about blacksmithing and enjoy your visit to our small countryside workshop! It is great to hear that our videos seem to have calming and relaxing effect! =) We really like the original sounds of our smithy, we use a microphone RØDE for sound recording. So all the sounds in our videos are recorded in our workshop and around it. Relaxing sounds and calming yet organized atmosphere are inevitable parts of what we hope our videos should feel like.
If you like the video, please, let us know by leaving a like - your kind support is always so motivating!
You are very welcome to find the Belt buckles as well as other forged items at our online shop!
Stay safe! Stay motivated! Spring greetings from Sun Hills!
#blacksmith #forging #buckle

[@tonywilkey4369]

Nice job neatly done and great filming.

[@SunHillForge]

Thank you so much! Greetings from Sun Hills!

[@blackmetalpilgrim]

So cool! Well done.

[@SunHillForge]

Thank you so much! Greetings from Sun Hills!

[@ivanachaval2571]

Qué hermoso está haciendo tú trabajo y la hebilla es muy linda que hicieron en la forja . Qué lindo laburo en la forja de carbón. Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷

[@SunHillForge]

Thank you so much for your kind words! Happy that you like our video and buckle design! Greetings from Sun Hills, Latvia!

[@phuongkim5459]

làm đồ đẹp và khéo không biết nước nào vậy

[@SunHillForge]

Thank you! Greetings from Latvia!

[@louislautz8838]

Thats crazy. I was just thinking about how you would forge a belt buckle a couple days ago and suddenly my feed is blessed with your video.
Would you mind sharing how long this project took you? Its always interesting to me to hear how much effort goes into somebodies work :D great video!

[@SunHillForge]

This is how the info-sphere works =) Happy to bless every time =) Forging a buckle like this usually takes around two hours at a calm pace. But when you start filming - it can take a day =)
Greetings from Sun Hills!

[@SheikYerbuty]

Bravo! Excellent cinematography and a beautiful belt buckle as well

[@SunHillForge]

Thank you so much! Happy to read that you enjoy our filming attempt as well as the buckle itself! Best wishes from Sun Hills!

[@joestuttgen5058]

So calming....and inspiring! Great work as always!

[@SunHillForge]

Thank you so much! Happy to feel calming and inspiring! Greetings from Sun Hills!

[@DireWolfForge]

Nicely done! I really enjoy the way you film your projects. You take as much care and time filming and editing as you do the forging itself.

[@SunHillForge]

Thank you so much! Happy to hear that you enjoy our films! We love the craft of blacksmithing, so we would like to tell a little story, to show the atmosphere, to share the magic! =) Greetings from Sun Hills!

[@dougwilliams8302]

I wholeheartedly agree. This was a pleasure to watch!

[@SunHillForge]

@@dougwilliams8302 Thank you so much! Happy to hear that you liked our video! Best wishes from Sun Hills!

[@richardhazell2601]

Absolutely love it. Gonna have to give it a try.
Thanks for sharing, truly inspirational.

[@SunHillForge]

Thank you so much! Happy to feel inspirational! Greetings from Sun Hills!

[@SchysCraftCo.]

awesome job. Really clean and simple looking design.

[@SunHillForge]

Thank you so much! Glad you liked our video! Greetings from Sun Hills!

[@sirsparrowdk]

Love the detail, thanks for the vid

[@SunHillForge]

Thank you! Happy to hear that you like our videos!

[@MASI_forging]

Bravo as usual 👏👏

[@SunHillForge]

Thank you so much!

[@jsmyrick8066]

Great video! Thanks!

[@SunHillForge]

Thank you! Greetings from Sun Hills!

[@tomselle1026]

Pa skaisto !! Fantastiska montāža un darbs !

[@SunHillForge]

Liels paldies! Prieks, ka patika! Sveicieni no Sauleskalniem!

[@mistyleo1757]

Thank you for the process videos, they're really helpful and your work is so well made!

[@SunHillForge]

@@mistyleo1757 Thank you for your kind words! Happy that you find them helpful!

[@user-nm1sh1xb6c]

Это для Вас хобби? Или это заработок для жизни?

[@flajelflajel7760]

Magnifique

[@SunHillForge]

Thank you so much!