With a few common items and native ingenuity you have built a very nice bush spear. I have seen builders on UA-cam with tons of equipment who would be amazed by what you just did. Bravo.
Great work, son. You have a new sub. You know, that with all of our technological advancement in the field of weaponry, A solid hand-fashioned spear is still just as lethal as anything else. Peace.
That is a fine Job you did there! With those rudimentary tools and materials, you used you made a fantastic spear head! Good Job!!! Who knows what the world has in store for you. Good luck with your craft!!!
Having made my first one last nigh, I wanted to see some other technique and man your is perfect. Smooth confident blows and love that your working with such top of the line equipment :) Keep up the work you got a subscriber in me. Entle
I use almost the same technique, I use plow blades and leaf springs. Even I'm an archer type, these wonderful spearheads always fascinate me and there are nice trees next to animal trails :)
in the future you should consider cutting the lawnmower blade into pieces to stack them and forge weld them together so it will eliminate the holes so no one can guess that it started out a lawn lower blade. if you draw a railway spike out into a billet you can alternate them into a pattern welded Damascus.
Your 'anvil' would benefit you by welding a railroad spike down through it. Grind the top down flat and polish it. Then make an undersized hole in a log, and drive it down securely. At least until you could find a section of RR track or an actual anvil. Keep at it, I started out with very little for smithing tools, but can make a few dollars here and there now from my creations.
Great job with minimal tools man. I will say though that your rotating anvil thing would have drive me batshit insane after an hour, probably less. Hopefully by now you have more sophisticated equipment but it's clear you can make do with what you have.
Nice man I'd just like to say you'd be amazed how much easier and faster you will be able to make things if you get your anvil secured better you loose a lot of your power when your anvil bounces I would suggest sinking it partially in a bucket of cement. keep it up though black smithing is great because of how simple tools you can use to do it
Not sure really. Back then we didn’t have access to better steel so we used what we could. Lawnmower blades are hit or miss in our experience. Some hardened and some didn’t. Now we mainly use leaf springs or purchase high carbon steels.
How do you like lawnmower blade steel? I know it won't be as good as a D-2 or the like, but I did stock removal before getting a forge so the good carbon steel I have is kind of wide and thin. Would you put it on par with something like a railroad spike? Perhaps not ideal, but it makes an okay blade?
Darth Karnis Depending on the lawnmower blade steel, it makes an okay blade. It won't be as good as something like 1095 but it works good for something that doesn't have to be razor sharp. A railroad spike doesn't contain a lot of carbon so it won't harden as hard as a higher carbon steel
***** Makes sense. I've seen people make workable knives out of railroad spikes, not perfect, but good enough to get the job done. I do have good steel, but it's all 2" wide and kind of thin, good for stock removal, but I'm not a fan of working it on the anvil. The spikes and lawnmower blades are good practice though, something to just fool around with without wasting good steel.
What do you use for charcoal/coke? Where do you get it? I am new to this all and looking to start up soon. I have heard that you're not supposed to use charcoal briquettes. Also what is that piece called that you're using as an anvil? I think I should look for one of those because anvils are hard to come by and expensive where i live.
Thanks for the comment. I am using hardwood lump charcoal which works great for forges. The main difference from this lump charcoal and charcoal briquettes is that the briquettes don't burn as hot and leave more ash behind which can tend to be a pain to deal with after time; however, if you rather save money then charcoal briquettes should work for a beginner. Lump charcoal is a better option but briquettes do work. Coal is more expensive and harder to come by. As a beginner, I would stick with charcoal. After gaining experience, you may decide to make a propane forge which is great but takes money to make and requires some experience. In this video, I am using a piece of steel that I found that is heavy enough to do decent shaping on. If you are just starting out, try to find a block of steel that would be able to handle hammer blows. The heavier, the better. Real anvils can be pricy, but if you have the money, it is a great investment. I hope that helps.
With a few common items and native ingenuity you have built a very nice bush spear. I have seen builders on UA-cam with tons of equipment who would be amazed by what you just did.
Bravo.
I love the anvil, tho that ring is fierce. Ear plugs would be a good idea.
Haha yeah love the anvil but it’s loud for sure. Started with ear plugs now it’s muffs all the way.
You are extremely talented. I’m most impressed with your ability to make highly complex items with very basic tools. Well done.
Dude I'm highly impressed with your forging skill with very basic tools! Great job. Nice looking spear brother!
Jonathan Rodriguez Thank you very much!
Proof alls you need is the desire and problem solving to start smithing, great job on that spear.
Great work, son. You have a new sub. You know, that with all of our technological advancement in the field of weaponry, A solid hand-fashioned spear is still just as lethal as anything else. Peace.
SENSEI PETTEN Thank you
That is a fine Job you did there! With those rudimentary tools and materials, you used you made a fantastic spear head! Good Job!!! Who knows what the world has in store for you. Good luck with your craft!!!
Dude that is great. Im just starting at this craft and how you tempered it is awesome. I'm subscribing.
love the cold shuts lol
Having made my first one last nigh, I wanted to see some other technique and man your is perfect. Smooth confident blows and love that your working with such top of the line equipment :) Keep up the work you got a subscriber in me. Entle
Greetings, you did a good job with very rough tools. Your work is why I "subscribed" to you channel. Keep up the good work. pax
puffinlittle Thanks for the comment
I use almost the same technique, I use plow blades and leaf springs. Even I'm an archer type, these wonderful spearheads always fascinate me and there are nice trees next to animal trails :)
Just found your channel great work on that spear...
Good skill to have for the post-apocalypse.
not really
yeah the ability to make good quality weapons in a situation where you might need them is totally pointless
in the future you should consider cutting the lawnmower blade into pieces to stack them and forge weld them together so it will eliminate the holes so no one can guess that it started out a lawn lower blade. if you draw a railway spike out into a billet you can alternate them into a pattern welded Damascus.
Nice moves.
very impressive!
Golden brown 👍
Good work! looks great and you seem to have fun doing it. Keep up the good work.
THENEOSERAPHIM Thank you!
Your 'anvil' would benefit you by welding a railroad spike down through it. Grind the top down flat and polish it. Then make an undersized hole in a log, and drive it down securely. At least until you could find a section of RR track or an actual anvil. Keep at it, I started out with very little for smithing tools, but can make a few dollars here and there now from my creations.
Thank you!
Workable. There are a few refinements that would make this easier and more reliable.
Great job with minimal tools man. I will say though that your rotating anvil thing would have drive me batshit insane after an hour, probably less. Hopefully by now you have more sophisticated equipment but it's clear you can make do with what you have.
Good Job man. I really liked it
Ali The Greatest Thank you!
I was thinking, 'How's he going to do the socket without an anvil horn to form it'? And, I found out exactly that. Well done!
Wow that's really sick! You should make longer forging videos. I wouldn't mind watching an extra 4 minutes or so of hammering, grinding, etc.
Sharp Works Thank you we will look into making longer clips when forging
@Burning Oak Forge what were the dimensions of your lawnmower blade?
This video proves that a poor craftsman blames his tools. Excellent work on the spear
Nice man I'd just like to say you'd be amazed how much easier and faster you will be able to make things if you get your anvil secured better you loose a lot of your power when your anvil bounces I would suggest sinking it partially in a bucket of cement. keep it up though black smithing is great because of how simple tools you can use to do it
I agree, I need to invest in an anvil; however our shop burned down and all of our tools were lost. We are slowly purchasing more tools.
+Quinton FauseyQjf
+Iron Forest oh is see I was actually just referring to your bolt anvil but ya you'd benefit from an actual anvil too
+Iron Forest I'm sorry to hear that, hope you get all your tools back
That's for the video gonna have to try making a spear now
holy shit that anvil! cooool
chris chrisson I used the most solid piece of steel I had lying around
smart
Hi Iron Forest, what type of a tradesmen are you? Your workmanship is awesome.
do you even know what steel that it is make from? what sort of steel?
Not sure really. Back then we didn’t have access to better steel so we used what we could. Lawnmower blades are hit or miss in our experience. Some hardened and some didn’t. Now we mainly use leaf springs or purchase high carbon steels.
@@BurningOakForge ok thanks
you got one subs!
I'm Bored Thanks
were those... cold shuts!?
why you should soak it with oil? sorry for my bad english
fikri asrofi Canola Oil hardens the steel
How do you like lawnmower blade steel? I know it won't be as good as a D-2 or the like, but I did stock removal before getting a forge so the good carbon steel I have is kind of wide and thin.
Would you put it on par with something like a railroad spike? Perhaps not ideal, but it makes an okay blade?
Darth Karnis Depending on the lawnmower blade steel, it makes an okay blade. It won't be as good as something like 1095 but it works good for something that doesn't have to be razor sharp. A railroad spike doesn't contain a lot of carbon so it won't harden as hard as a higher carbon steel
***** Makes sense. I've seen people make workable knives out of railroad spikes, not perfect, but good enough to get the job done. I do have good steel, but it's all 2" wide and kind of thin, good for stock removal, but I'm not a fan of working it on the anvil. The spikes and lawnmower blades are good practice though, something to just fool around with without wasting good steel.
Cool
For safety's sake I'd replace the glass jar with some kind of metal container. Maybe a large coffee tin or deep metal tray.
jwatson15 good idea
Great video. How did you attach the spearhead to the handle though? Also do you heat treat and temper the socket or only the blade?
Grimli Son of Groin I attached the socket to the handle with a bolt and penned it
Grimli Son of Groin and only the blade needs to be heat treated
*****
Thank you for the reply
Great video, but I could use a little more shakecam
cold shuts
What do you use for charcoal/coke? Where do you get it? I am new to this all and looking to start up soon. I have heard that you're not supposed to use charcoal briquettes. Also what is that piece called that you're using as an anvil? I think I should look for one of those because anvils are hard to come by and expensive where i live.
Thanks for the comment. I am using hardwood lump charcoal which works great for forges. The main difference from this lump charcoal and charcoal briquettes is that the briquettes don't burn as hot and leave more ash behind which can tend to be a pain to deal with after time; however, if you rather save money then charcoal briquettes should work for a beginner. Lump charcoal is a better option but briquettes do work. Coal is more expensive and harder to come by. As a beginner, I would stick with charcoal. After gaining experience, you may decide to make a propane forge which is great but takes money to make and requires some experience. In this video, I am using a piece of steel that I found that is heavy enough to do decent shaping on. If you are just starting out, try to find a block of steel that would be able to handle hammer blows. The heavier, the better. Real anvils can be pricy, but if you have the money, it is a great investment. I hope that helps.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.
+Iron Forest thanks
Looks good. I would have liked a bigger socket to take a thicker handle.
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A claw hammer??!
Why not?
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