Sounds like you got yourself into an actual challenge. Anytime I do I ask myself the same question. Good luck, and something tells me you can do this! :D
Enjoy your humor. And I think you have done a great joy of juggling your ideas and making them happen. Keep it going and good luck with the hammers. Play the Banjo anytime....
Yours are my favorite channels these days. I’m out of work because of knee surgery and your constant flow of videos is keeping me positive till I can go back into the shop. Common sense, working hard, and having fun. Proof that you CAN do all 3 at once.
Hello John It is good to see you again Your challenge is very good and funny Try to learn juggeling is not so easy as it seems I look forward to see your success All the best and greetings Yours Frank
Oh boy! Did you bite off more that you can chew? Lol! Good luck! Looking forward to seeing your progress! By the way... Just wanted to mention... I bought a set of the quick tongs from Kens Custom Iron Works. Looking forward to finishing them out... Since he's from Minnesota & so am I, They were at my door in 3 days! Now... Back to Blacksmithing... Thanks John!
I think being home is getting to you. Cabin fever whatever it takes to keep your sanity works. Good luck and looking forward in seeing you juggle hammers. Lol. .... Paul. 🔥🇺🇸👍⚒
I have no doubt you will figure out how to juggle. The Hammers will be the difficult part. We learned to do it with tissues, just to get the technique down with something that has some wind resistance and floats fairly well
I learned with beanbags, knees against my bed to keep from the natural tendency to walk forward when juggling. Never tried hammers, but my grand kids are fascinated that an old fart like me can juggle. Believe me, if I can learn, YOU can learn!
Lol I love the idea John, I started teaching myself to juggle last Christmas maybe I should get started again good luck maybe start with ball peen-hammers?
I was just thinking big steel balls would be good practice. And then you pull out the grinding balls. 😂. I do have a feeling your going to be doing some re-handling on a few hammers.
Bags of rice are great for trainers. They don’t roll. Funny thing is juggleing is just the process of keeping one in the air. If you can juggle 2, you can juggle 3 as it’s just 2 over and over (right side, then left side). Never got to pins, which will be like hammers.
I enjoyed juggling as a kid and became if not exactly good at it, I did develop some skill. Juggling irregular things is very difficult compared to soft, heavy balls (didn't expect myself to write that sentence today). Juggling heavy hammers is difficult.
That is exciting! Good luck John! I learned to juggle with tennis balls over a bed. Rumple up the comforter and they don't go flying as bad when you drop them. Also it keeps you from lunging forward to catch the balls. You have to start with control like that and standing up against a bed or something else where you can't move is really good for your form early on. I eventually got to where I could throw them over my shoulder from behind and bounce them off my knee or toss them under my leg on the fly. Tennis balls are great because they dont hurt you or much else when you screw up. I never put the same effort into clubs (hammers) but I did manage to do a few rounds of clubs once so I know the skills cross over. I started with one club and did that a lot, then two, a LOT, before I ever tried to get serious about three clubs. Same with balls, break it down to easy parts, put on some music and do it till you are doing it right and getting bored or distracted doesn't' mean an instant drop. That means you have moved the skill into your reflexes. Once your hands learn it, it is like a bicycle, you never forget. I can pick up eggs and juggle them no problem and I rarely juggle anymore. I can juggle on a unicycle and never practiced them together so it is really just hours. Good luck and have fun!
Flipping a hammer always seemed to be a part of being a carpenter. I had many co-workers that could flip, catch, and drop in their hammer loop with such fluid motion it was like juggling. I can do a pretty mean flip with my hammer and speed is the key to keeping it out of your face. Now that is one hammer, never near finish work, and NOT walking. Just a few rules from my years on a carpenter crew.
Hola John excelentes tus videos , realmente ayudan mucho a los que recién nos iniciamos en la forja , mucha gracias . Coronel Walter de Bs.As. Argentina !!! 👍
If you can figure it out before January 1 2021 I will load your Patreon up as much as I can on New Year’s Day lol. Good luck John. Hey even if you can’t but you show us your progress I’ll still do the same! Love your videos and thank you for doing what you do!
I think it sounds like a good way to ger practice in hafting hammers. But starting with balls, and progressing to handles (or pins) sounds like a reasonable progression. If you do get good at juggling the balls, I suspect you will get the hang of hammers. Now, if you manage to incorporate juggling hammers with working at the anvil, you will always have strikers...
I was watching one of my favorite Jeep channels, and they got caught in a really nasty storm at Black Bear pass in Colorado. Strange watching two channels i follow closely meet accidentally ---
I had so many other things that needed doing I didn't devote enough time each day to get to that point. But maybe this fall I will find the time to practice.
May i suggest forging some heavy duty boot, toe & shin guards. Go for it i look forward to watching you. As the comedian Gallagher once said at a street performance in San Fran please for safety reasons don't throw change please rap in $10 bills first.
What have I got myself into?
I have full faith in you actually pulling it off. Definitely second the steel capped boots and hard hat, though. :)
There was a fella who thought that juggling three running chainsaws was fun. We call him lefty now. 👋
It's always good to learn new stuff. :)
Loads of fun and a skill that sharpens your reflexes and is good for your brain. I highly recommend it.
Sounds like you got yourself into an actual challenge. Anytime I do I ask myself the same question. Good luck, and something tells me you can do this! :D
The best piece of advice from "Juggling for the complete klutz", learn to juggle over a bed, you don't have to bend over as far to pick up the drops.
😀😁😃👏, yes I'm entertained!! Great video and great project. 👍
Thanks 👍
You get a thumbs up from me every time---no matter what you do. If juggling keeps you going --have fun doing it! I'll watch.
Enjoy your humor. And I think you have done a great joy of juggling your ideas and making them happen. Keep it going and good luck with the hammers. Play the Banjo anytime....
Thanks so much!
John this sounds like a Blacksmith challenge.
John the juggling blacksmith!
Love this.....
Looking forward to videos...
Always entertained by you John! Keep it up
Sounds excellent!!!! Steel toe boots are a must
Yours are my favorite channels these days. I’m out of work because of knee surgery and your constant flow of videos is keeping me positive till I can go back into the shop.
Common sense, working hard, and having fun. Proof that you CAN do all 3 at once.
I got a giggle out of it
You can do it man you're a blacksmith
"ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?"
I can only juggle one 4lbs hammer. Full and complete support in your endeavor.
That sounds harder
Hello John
It is good to see you again
Your challenge is very good and funny
Try to learn juggeling is not so easy as it seems
I look forward to see your success
All the best and greetings
Yours Frank
I'm confident that you can learn to juggle and pull this off. Good luck with your practice!
I feel I'm getting better to know you every day lol
A time lapse of your progress would make for a great intro to your videos in the future.
That may take some planning since I practice in small time slots waiting for other things to happen, but is a good idea
Mr John you Amaze me
😄 good luck John
Don't forget your safety glasses
LOL, good luck John. I hope you manage to accomplish this.
Fingers crossed!
My grandpa used to do the same thing with steel bearings. I miss him a bunch.
Oh boy! Did you bite off more that you can chew? Lol! Good luck! Looking forward to seeing your progress! By the way... Just wanted to mention... I bought a set of the quick tongs from Kens Custom Iron Works. Looking forward to finishing them out... Since he's from Minnesota & so am I, They were at my door in 3 days! Now... Back to Blacksmithing... Thanks John!
I think being home is getting to you. Cabin fever whatever it takes to keep your sanity works. Good luck and looking forward in seeing you juggle hammers. Lol. .... Paul. 🔥🇺🇸👍⚒
Best of luck John!
I have no doubt you will figure out how to juggle. The Hammers will be the difficult part. We learned to do it with tissues, just to get the technique down with something that has some wind resistance and floats fairly well
I learned with beanbags, knees against my bed to keep from the natural tendency to walk forward when juggling. Never tried hammers, but my grand kids are fascinated that an old fart like me can juggle. Believe me, if I can learn, YOU can learn!
Lol I love the idea John, I started teaching myself to juggle last Christmas maybe I should get started again good luck maybe start with ball peen-hammers?
Very cool idea sir can't wait to see you do it!!!
Good luck can't wait to see the results
Awesome goal! I'm looking forward to seeing your progress, and ultimate success.
I was just thinking big steel balls would be good practice. And then you pull out the grinding balls. 😂. I do have a feeling your going to be doing some re-handling on a few hammers.
Try some light ball pein hammers. They will probably flip better. And they are used for blacksmithing.
Bags of rice are great for trainers. They don’t roll. Funny thing is juggleing is just the process of keeping one in the air. If you can juggle 2, you can juggle 3 as it’s just 2 over and over (right side, then left side). Never got to pins, which will be like hammers.
I enjoyed juggling as a kid and became if not exactly good at it, I did develop some skill. Juggling irregular things is very difficult compared to soft, heavy balls (didn't expect myself to write that sentence today). Juggling heavy hammers is difficult.
The shop may end up with lots more ventilation, good luck!!
That is exciting! Good luck John! I learned to juggle with tennis balls over a bed. Rumple up the comforter and they don't go flying as bad when you drop them. Also it keeps you from lunging forward to catch the balls. You have to start with control like that and standing up against a bed or something else where you can't move is really good for your form early on. I eventually got to where I could throw them over my shoulder from behind and bounce them off my knee or toss them under my leg on the fly. Tennis balls are great because they dont hurt you or much else when you screw up.
I never put the same effort into clubs (hammers) but I did manage to do a few rounds of clubs once so I know the skills cross over. I started with one club and did that a lot, then two, a LOT, before I ever tried to get serious about three clubs. Same with balls, break it down to easy parts, put on some music and do it till you are doing it right and getting bored or distracted doesn't' mean an instant drop. That means you have moved the skill into your reflexes. Once your hands learn it, it is like a bicycle, you never forget. I can pick up eggs and juggle them no problem and I rarely juggle anymore. I can juggle on a unicycle and never practiced them together so it is really just hours. Good luck and have fun!
Flipping a hammer always seemed to be a part of being a carpenter. I had many co-workers that could flip, catch, and drop in their hammer loop with such fluid motion it was like juggling. I can do a pretty mean flip with my hammer and speed is the key to keeping it out of your face. Now that is one hammer, never near finish work, and NOT walking. Just a few rules from my years on a carpenter crew.
Thanks for sharing
hold my beer and watch this lol
Hola John excelentes tus videos , realmente ayudan mucho a los que recién nos iniciamos en la forja , mucha gracias . Coronel Walter de Bs.As. Argentina !!! 👍
I want to see you forge something while juggling! Please!!! I will wait till next year sometime though. I dont want you to get hurt.
If you can figure it out before January 1 2021 I will load your Patreon up as much as I can on New Year’s Day lol. Good luck John. Hey even if you can’t but you show us your progress I’ll still do the same! Love your videos and thank you for doing what you do!
I will do my best
Face guard, helmet and steel toes
Geez John! This is gonna be a wild ride! I second the time-lapse idea! Have a camera on every time you practice!
It’s official, you’re the best CZcamsr on CZcams!
Nice task!^^
Thanks! 😄
I think it sounds like a good way to ger practice in hafting hammers. But starting with balls, and progressing to handles (or pins) sounds like a reasonable progression. If you do get good at juggling the balls, I suspect you will get the hang of hammers. Now, if you manage to incorporate juggling hammers with working at the anvil, you will always have strikers...
I'm not sure about forging, but i did see someone juggle hammers driving a nail into the ceiling.
Good luck! We should try something fun, thanks
Start saving your money for new glasses
You want a challenge? Juggle three tomcats. Once you master tomcat juggling, everything else is easy. 🐱🐱🐱
I was watching one of my favorite Jeep channels, and they got caught in a really nasty storm at Black Bear pass in Colorado. Strange watching two channels i follow closely meet accidentally ---
This is going to be interesting! Next year, chainsaws?
I hope not
Now I gotta send this to my firefighter buddy. One more checkmark that police are smarter ! Our 40 year argument goes on!!!
get bowling pins from a local bowling alley for practice...
Do you have three hammer heads without handles?
Did you ever learn to juggle?
No, but I still work on it from time to time. So it's not off the radar completely.
Any updates on this? Forgive me if you have posted an update else where.
No real progress. I got distracted with other things. But its still on the list of things to learn
Year late John but how did you go? Ever crack it!
I had so many other things that needed doing I didn't devote enough time each day to get to that point. But maybe this fall I will find the time to practice.
@@JohnSwitzer
When you do, it’s video time! Thanks mate!
May i suggest forging some heavy duty boot, toe & shin guards. Go for it i look forward to watching you. As the comedian Gallagher once said at a street performance in San Fran please for safety reasons don't throw change please rap in $10 bills first.
That was 7 months ago if you had 4 months of 2020 left, got the updated version yet?
still a long way to go. I got busy and didn't keep practicing
@@JohnSwitzer 🤔 maybe scheduling videos of your progress would help?
Well John this looks like a real challenge .
But please stay away from the BEAR training.
Did you learn it in 2020?
No, I got distracted by too many other things
Buying hammers!? Why not make a video or two on making your juggling hammers
Pick things up and put them down……