Hook of the Week final episode
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- čas přidán 10. 05. 2020
- After 52 hooks it is time to move on to some more variety for our Sunday morning videos. This final hook is inspired by the Devils Blacksmith Project, although on a much smaller scale.
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The Hook of the Week was inspired by Matt Jenkins 366 hooks project
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Hook series has been a great success. And this last hook is beautiful. 👍👍👍👍👍
👍👍🖐️🖐️ howdy now 🙏🧙♂️
@@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740 hey how doing. Hope you are safe there
What a great way to end the series. I will have a lot of work for quite a while. Can"t wait to see what"s next.
What a wonderful end to one of the best blacksmith series on CZcams ever! I have enjoyed each and every hook and it has been a big part of my Sunday routine. Your outstanding artistry, creativity, and easy to follow instruction sets your videos apart (and well above) from the pack. I admire that you have been doing this for a long time and you are still inspired to try new things and always striving to improve. Thank you for all you do and I look forward to the next series!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you John so very much for all of the amazing Sunday mornings!
You are very welcome
John, thank you so much for all that you have taught me in the past year with Hook of the Week. Well done.
I've just achieved my first forge weld. I know this isn't a big deal for experienced smiths but right now this piece of recycled scrap metal is my most valued possession. Thank you for all you help and advice, you are a legend. 👍🥃🇦🇺
Oh, I remember the thrill of my first good weld. Congratulations.
I've really enjoyed the Hook of the Week series, especially your imaginative processes to make so many different types and styles of hooks from the scrap bucket. I enjoy all of your videos John. Can't wait for your next projects. Thank you very much. Always educational, informative and interesting.
Glad you like them!
Yes if given a pound of steel he can make it into about anything of steel that weigh less than a pound I have noticed.
@@johnjude2685 As is everything in life... there is always loss.
Sad but true.
Well done John on a year of hooks. Your friendly manner and the way you explain what you are doing so well make your videos a joy to watch. I can't wait to get out to my blacksmith shop and make something. You are truly inspiring.
Thanks 👍
I was actually kinda sad to hear the hook series was over. I love functional art and hooks are a favorite of mine. I appreciate and thank you for the series.
There will almost certainly be more hooks, just not on a weekly basis.
Like many people I am now anxiously waiting to see what new projects will take the place of this old and comfortable friend. I guess you could say you left us on tenterhooks John.
Really enjoyed the hook of the week series. Thanks John for all you put into it. Really enjoyed this final one.
Glad you enjoyed it
How Awesome would it be to watch along on a great hinge?!?!?! Would be a most impressive addition on the door entering your smithy IMHO. Something you would be proud to see every day as you go to work. Or at least i would if i had an actual smithy. Sorry if i said to much.
Thanks for sharing the hook of the week it was an amazing experience.
🙏 Blessings to you sir
Crawford out ⚒️🧙♂️
It was a good year. Glad I was here for the whole thing.
I’m sorry to hear that this is the last hook of the week, they will be missed, but I also look forward to seeing what sort of other entertaining and informative project you decide to share. Thank you for all the instruction and inspiration!
Well that certainly is a hook worthy of being the final Hook of the Week!
RIP 'Hook of the Week', you will be sadly missed.
Great job John, turned out great. Lots of great information in your video today! Really enjoy watching you and your content. Thanks for sharing with us, Fred.
Alas! Hook Of The Week will be missed, but I'm looking forward to seeing you do other things.
I'll miss the hook of the week but am looking forward to your next videos whatever they may be. Thanks John
You and me both!
What a wonderful series, always looking forward to your next video, no matter what project you take on!
A couple of things... First thing, I really appreciate all the hooks. Gave me good ideas! Second, I like how you showed the ooops. Blacksmiths are always learning & refining... Thanks for the great videos you make!
Glad it was helpful!
Have enjoyed hook of the week. Looking forward to your next projects. Take Care
What an awesome ending to the hook of the week. Very nicely done John. Thank You Wayne
Thank you John for this series of hooks. We love to watch everything you do. Very enjoyable
Glad you enjoy it!
John, thank you so much for this series I'm sad to see them end.. I now know why I kept those buckets of treasures all this time. You are such a great inspiration to me and others. Stay Safe
Glad you enjoyed it
😢 for the end of hook of the week, but excited to see what you have in store for the future. Beautiful and great inspiration John. ❣❣❣
Thank you so much!
Good video and good to see an oops and not a trick to show nothing can go wrong
Great final episode to a fantastic series! I have loved every hook, and am looking forward to what comes next! Thanks John!
Glad you like them!
I miss the bucket. Thanks John. Good job.
It's a sad day. I'll miss the hook of the week but am always ready to see what you're doing in the shop! Great hook for the last of the series. Thanks for sharing!👍⚒️
I appreciate that!
Looks good, sad to hear that the hook of the week is going away, but look forward to what you're making next 😁👍
I always enjoy your videos and find them easy to follow and understand. The presentation is quite good indeed. I'm sad that hook of the week is over, but I understand that you need to do what's right for you and your family and home. It's not easy to juggle 2 channels, home life and run a business. Stay safe and I look forward to seeing more of your videos. Thank you John 🙏
That's a really nice hook John! While it is a bit sad that the hook of the week series is over, it will be exciting to see what projects you come up with next, and I am looking forward to it!
That was a wonderful series. Thank you for every video you provide.
My pleasure!
I appreciate your honesty about the "OOPS" moments. Too many chanels, in every craft, edit their videos to make it look as though they never mess up.
On this hook, great to wrap the series with a more decorative hook. The only thing I might do different, when my skill progresses to being able to do a similar hook, would be to split the hook end into two hooks. This would make it a five-point piece. And would make it a wanted piece to the Wicken community as well as those who just love decorative "iron" work. As is, it could be manuvered to a more Christian cross shaped piece. So many ideas, too little time and funding. Heck, I have not even had the opportunity to build/aquire the most basic of blacksmithing forge set ups.
This is definitely something I would like to try and have a go at.
Luckily, if I ever do get started even as a hobby, I have channels like yours to fall back on for instruction and ideas.
Thanks.
P.S. I can't wait to see what you do next to fill this spot in your schedule.
Thomas, good day Sir, Crawford here. If i may, the most basic and easily obtained forge would be a dirt box forge. Pretty basic and fairly rudimentary. On a raised platform one could start with a recycled pallet or 2x6s. Some dirt of the surrounding area. A peice of non galvanized pipe or pipe with the galvanized layer stripped off in vinegar. And lastly a hair dryer or vacume cleaner or even simple hand bellows made from 2 boards and the leg of a pair of old blue jeans, perfurably waxed plus a piece of rubber type material say from a bicycle innertube as a flapper to draw air in the intake hole and seal to push out the spout.
Nuttin fancy "Has" to be done to get fire. Lump charcoal from Walmart or a place that sells it in your area. Any smooth faced hammer will move steel and something rigid to hit said steel on. It does not "have" to be an Anvil!! ( My 1st project was done on a 6x8in piece of 3/16" plate laid on table) drew out 3/8"round into fish tail and scrolled it up to make a hook! No punch so i rounded the end into an eye for a bolt. Hey it worked.
Check out Island Metal Forge Yamez details a dirt forge and details it pretty dang well.
🙏 Blessed days now
Crawford out ⚒️🧙♂️
As we do the hooks seems we learn many steps that can be used for other projects but I trust you are still teaching Blacksmith skils and that draws me back Sir.
Always great learning from you and helping me ( others to) to be safe.
Thanks to you John Switzer
Your hook of the week sure hooked me. I have learned so much from them and am very grateful for your teaching. You are quite appreciated.
PS. Thanks for showing your screwups too.
Nice looking hook, that must have been something to see with 2 smiths welding big sections together. Thanks John.
Very nice hook.
A Very good lesson, sometimes it is better to start over.
Thank you John for this series of hook of the week, it has been the most inspiring
of all the videos i have watched.
Said to see it go but whatever you do i know will be just as inspiring .
And John a big thanks for the rights + wrongs and oops, it made me feel a bit better
known that even the best can make mistakes maybe not as much as me but . cheers.
I really enjoy watching your channel, l am just a beginner Smith and don't get to the forge as much as l would like. Mostly because of the fact that l retired a year ago a d had a long list of projects. Last summer l built a 14 x16 blacksmith shop so the could get all the smithing tools out of my machine- wood working - welding- car repair shop. Just keep doing what you're doing, l personally love it.
I always thought I would have more time after I retired, but it seems like there is still never enough time to get it all done.
This has been a great skill teaching series, John! Can't wait to see what happens next!
Thank you for the videos that you make. Watching and listening to you has taught me quite a bit. I just did my first forging. I made a railroad spike knife. I had the spike around, and I was itching to make something. I used a brake rotor, galvanized pipe, a floor connector( to attach them together), and a hair dryer. I used hardwood charcoal for fuel. The knife came out ok considering that I don't have tongs and it was my first project. Thanks again.
Geoff
Sounds like your off and running, no going back now. Enjoy
Sad to see this series come to an end, but I'm also looking forward to what you do next! Very nice hook, John.
John, very informative and great learning example
WHAT A FINARLY,, LOVLEY HOOK,, VERY INTERSTING,, THANK YOU VERY MUTCH... REGARDS , R
thanks for all your efforts with this series. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching and learning.
Leave 'em wanting more! This hook series has been an overwhelming success.
A good way to finish the series. I wish my parents still lived in their castle. I'd have them commission you to do decorative work. When the house was built in 1928 they had a forge set up in the courtyard for all the hinges, latches, and other iron work. Google Hume Cloister in Berkeley California. Sadly I never lived there.
Beautiful work John.
John it's nice to see the coal forge fired up. Thanks for all you do for us out there how need the info thanks
Much delight in how you clearly showed through this imaginative series that offcuts don't belong in waste. Made me feel better about my inability to throw anything out.
The Devils Blacksmith Project is very inspiring.
It's been great
Sad to hear it's the last hook of the week. As a very new, inexperienced smith are your calm and simple instructions very helpfull! Greetings from Sweden!
There will be plenty more for the newer smith. Just not a formal Hook of the Week
Yup, but you can always go back and watch/rewatch the older videos for tuteledge and inspiration.
John, thanks for the series and it shows we do get out of practice when we don't practice for awhile. We are all human. All the best and keep safe.
Congratulations sir!! A remarkable series of your work is complete. It's sad mostly because the regularity of your videos that the Hook series brought is now over. But, really looking forward to your new work and style. Exciting times!!! Thank you, thank you sir!!
Many thanks!
Sorry to see the end of the series but the last was the greatest .thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
There were a lot of great hooks, but yeah, I like the decoritive elements, the welding, and the hook itself most of all the hooks. Great finally hook, for sure.
Great series, John! I have learned so much watching you and taking the concepts to my shop to make them my own. I refer back to many of these fine videos for clarification and inspiration. I can't thank you enough! Stay safe and healthy!
Going to miss the hook of the week.
I really like some of the different camera angles you are using in this video. Gives it a whole different perspective on the task at hand.
Glad you enjoyed it. I went to 4 cameras for the weld sequence just to make sure I got everything
Well, all good things come to an end. 52weeks is a long commitment. Thanks for sticking with it.
Look forward to the next series.
I have enjoyed the hook of the week and although I would love to see more of the same I am looking forward to new projects with varied styles. I suppose you had to end the hook of the week because all the scrap buckets are empty. Just kidding, there is never an end to scrap buckets, just like my woodworking shop that has a never ending piles of scrap wood.
As you say, there are plenty more buckets of scrap. Just need to add some more variety to the projects.
That was a brilliant hook to finish off the series. I think I'm going to miss the weekly hook, but I look forward to all of your video's as there's always new things to learn. I'm really looking forward to a lit of forge welding though 👍
John I have thoroughly enjoyed the hook of the week series. You are a great source of inspiration. The manner in which you instruct is comprehensive yet easy to comprehend. Looking forward to what may be ahead.
Great series Thanks!
I love the smell of Coal Smoke in the Morning. LOL, sorry I couldn't resist.
Thanks John it has been interesting. Look forward to new projects.
You and me both!
Sorry to see the hook of the week series come to an end. I cannot wait for the next series. You are very inspirational in the art of blacksmithing and learning in general. Thank you for what you do. I already cannot wait for the next video.
I enjoyed the hook of the week, which was originally started to make use of a bucket of odds n ends that otherwise would've been scrapped! As with all good things one must end to make room for more, waiting to see what else John has in mind for us to learn from...
That was a good way to end the series. Great hook! I will miss my Sunday morning hooks but Life Goes On and we will continue to watch whatever you put out
Thanks for a really good series! I would've made an odd number of petals, but that's just me... A really interesting looking piece! 👍
I love the idea of the grand hinge, and would love to see you do it.
It was a great series John! With a very nice final piece! A bit unlucky you had to do it twice, you seemed to keep your head cool😊
Thanks for sharing
Thanks 👍
Wow what a end to this series John. Most grateful for your time and effort, looking forward to more of your teachings. Thank you, thank you.
You are very welcome
Thank you so much for all the work you put into the videos, one of the things I love is tgat you show when stuff goes wrong...it gives tje rest of us hope!!! Stay well
Sad to see the hook of the week go. But I'm looking forward to what comes next. Happy forging John
I'm kinda sad that HOTW is concluded now as a series, but I am excited to see what episodes and series act as it's successors. Maybe Mastermyr Mondays might become a thing when all chores are settled? Maybe we could do Hinge of the Week instead? Who knows!
Catchy idea
I have watched every HOTW and learned from them all. Even made many of them! Your HOTW series has been an invaluable forum for me to learn from, and you have my eternal gratitude for taking the time to do this series.
Glad you like them!
I'm going to miss my Sunday morning coffee with you John.
Sunday mornings aren't gone. They just won't be hook specific
Hey John,
Really sorry to say goodbye to your hook of the week, but I'm looking forward to seeing where your journey leads next!
Take care of yourself,
Jim
Thanks 👍
Yep, so very sad for the final episode of hook of the week! I look forward to see what’s next!
Sure hope you continue on a schedule as its a welcome surprise every sunday and wednesday looked forward to here. Showing mistakes and repairs/corrections are informative.
Thank you John for the HOTW series. I have learned a lot and have used some of your ideas from HOTW on quite a few different projects that had nothing to do with hooks. I will miss HOTW, but look forward to whatever is next. Again, Thank You.
So John did you hear me moan and gasp when you brought that armless project out of the fire? Nnnnnnnoooooo! But as usual the final end result was great!... thank you .
I really enjoyed the hook of the week series. It would be great if you bring it back (or something similar - like present of the week)!
While that was a fun series, I simply don't have the time add more videos to my schedule.
I agree with your wife on the flowers. it really reminds me of wisteria blossoms.
They say all good things must come to an end. As sad as I am to see this series wrap up, I am looking forward to see what you progress towards to next. As I have said before, if you make it, we will watch it.
Thank you for doing the hook of the week. It was entertaining and inspiring. 🙂
You are so welcome!
Still a lot of categories for you to explore.
Finials.
Scrolls.
Tooling.
Tong types.
Joinery.
Finishes.
Etc., ad finitum.
We've actually looked at many of those things. But there will be more
@@BlackBearForge
Do you, by any chance, need to build a gate anywhere on your property? Would be enlightening to see what choices you make. Plus, I want to build one and don't rrally know how to go about it, to make it strong enough to support itself. I love "iron" gates and fences. Even would like to figure out how to put my initial at the center of two gates.
Just food for thought for series of videos.
Hinge sounds great and a lot of fun!
Well it’s stinks that the first one didn’t pan out but you came out with a beautiful piece!
What a Superb Hook as a finaly to John's amazing one year long Hook of The Week series....Of course we will miss it but look forward to watching his new projects...For me it signifies my next years projects as a newby trying to follow in his footsteps a little re-creting some of these and improvising my own ideas as a spin off. I'm thinking the 52 videos have maybe 250 to 300 important lessons John is very kindly sharing with us......I just want to say a VERY BIG Personal Thank You John for sharing all this (and more) with us and for all the lessons you give us.
really enjoyed the hook of the week series great hook to end with and im looking forward to more great videos learning a lot with each vid thanks for sharing all your knowledge and stay well
Sure going to miss the hook of the week, but looking foreword to new projects.
Love the idea,I think I will make one someday.
the boss !!
Now hook of the week has come to a close what's next? drawer handle of the week or maybe horse shoe of the week or maybe even door latch of the week. What ever it is I know it will be good to watch.
I think I will allow things to go along a bit unplanned and based on what inspires me instead of obligating to a specific type of project.
Hello John
One project is over another project starts
I am looking forward what you will do next
I learned such a lot from you that i cant say thanks as much as i had to
So the Last hook be the beginning of something new well Done
John stay save and healthy
All the best greetings from Germany
Yours Frank
It was a good run.
around 6:20, that's a cool shot ;)
I have never really cared what days you post as long as you post a video lol. I saw your comment on christ centered ironworks yesterday and was surprised because I commented to Roy that he should do a collaboration with black bear forge lol. I love your videos and I will definitely comment more!
We actually did one a while back
Aww I’m going too miss the hook of the week ! But I’m sure we will get more interesting !