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John, you’re the reason I now have a forge and anvil. I’ve wanted to get into blacksmithing for years and now I’m almost there. Thanks for the great content!

What kind of disk are you using on the angle grinder?

How do you make it food safe?

I would love to do blacksmithing. Maybe one day. I would love a shop tour. I subbed for more. 😅

i agree

looking shmick

It's not a hammer, it's a wedge.

Nooooooooo!, your anvil MUST be aligned north south horn pointing north, set at midnight on the winter solstice then bathed in the blood of a virgin!

Spot on

You are right about not being worth it to burn that stuff off. I breathed in a lot of heavy metals in Iraq and my lungs are almost all scar tissue. I cannot breath well and I do not tempt it with anything. I even leave things soaking in vinegar or acid outside to avoid the fumes - either stripping a finish off plated items or etching Damascus.

Use the round hole for the head making part. That way you don't have to remove the cut off tool. I'm interested in how you made the head making tool. My first attempt kinda worked. Will try tomorrow when sober LoL

Quick question I just started blacksmithing and we started with making a letter opener. Whenever I make the square taper it always becomes a fish mouth. I was wondering where are you exactly hitting the metal so I can prevent fish mouths. I was also told not to hit it when its cold.

Love work

I really enjoyed this!

Table saw?... is a hammer

Sitting here and minding my own business and still remember this lecture and can't forget about it AND i'm not even a blacksmith 😂

I know I've seen this, but seeing it a second time gave me some new ideas.

Hmm, but my anvil doesn't have a horn :P

Or use a wood/coal forge....

Awesome

I wish I had a way to getting this craft I've always wanted to get into metal working more into the knife making ..

Like this guy, always seems to give good practical advice learned from experience .

Look at that anvil

Your so cool dude

"AND MY AXE!!!"

nah. ill hit lixie brass hammers with a hammer. helps to get the strike position nice and precise.

Thank you for a most interesting video, thankfully without an superfluous commentary. One thing I don't understand: why not use the header over the pritchel hole, so eliminating the step of taking out and returning the hardie? Just a thought. Cheers.

What sort of steel do you use for your chisels/ set tools?

Simple

It’s sharp, clean, amazing

Dual welding hammer perk

Double whistle!!!!!!!!!😂😂😂

Bit late to the party, but I just bought one of these anvils and it rings like a bell. I'd need hearing protection if I was going to work on it as is.

will you adopt me and teach me the old ways thank you for your videos

They're phenomenal machines! I can melt a pound of steel in a No. 1 clay graphite crucible... that's kinda the upper limit as far as I've seen though. It has no issue melting 350g.

Thank you for your video.

hope this comment is one you see with your morning coffee. Thank you for your videos i am going to be getting into smithing here soon and your videos have been a great help.

I'm curious as to what steel he put in the cutting edge. Obviously, it's something with more carbon..

Very concise, informative, and engaging video. Thanks alot.

It’s crazy how easy it is to learn from you just from watching.

My dad does it sometimes

Very nice. But what do you do if you have excessive scale on the hook? Is a file enough to clean it up or should you do a vinegar bath maybe?

I'm sorry, but you kind of look like a Theodore Roosevelt from Night at the Museum

Absolutely! Lately, some idiot did "four hours of research" on the internet and claimed to have solved the mystery of the cause of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. As a retired Coast Guard Marine Inspector and Investigator, I replied that I MIGHT listen to him after he graduated from a Marine Academy, and sailed as a professional Mariner for at least 10 years, and had worked his way up to Master or Chief Engineer, and until that time, to shut up and go away. The same is true of people that watch a handful of videos and think they know all there is to know about Blacksmithing!

“Struck with another hammer”

This makes me want to buy a forge and an anvil

Watched your video, then built a very similar stand for that anvil's twin brother. Thank you for taking the time to build it while piddling around with the cameras and all that. I can't imagine how distracting that might be, to always be having it in mind to stay centered in the shot, to have to stop working and move a camera, and especially not inventing new words when the inanimate objects start getting contrary! 🤣 Your delivery and dry humor just make it all work together, at least for me. Thanks again!

Its a fullering tool

What was the verdict

Anything is a hammer if you try hard enough