Sam- got turned on to the podcast and really appreciate the "Nod to the noob" type approach in your videos- from an old analog-yank it is appreciated! Sorry Im late to the party with this video- but hey- gotta start somewhere! Cheers and be safe my dude!
Long time lurker and listener of the forge cast. Absolutely love all the how tos coming out. Keep up the great work Sam. Hope everything is going well for you and your family.
Hi sam i really like the info in this video and the blades that you have done im trying to forge some tongs im using the way most smith's do and im having no end of trouble with it i been watching blacksmith forging what is termed farrier tongs and im wondering if this would not be a more reasonable way to go as i have the most trouble with the boss and then bending the rains
The best way to make something is the way you find easiest. Give it a shot! I will say, if you're running into problems where others aren't, slow it down, and try again step by step
I don't know what I'm talking about, I was wondering why you were hammering the bevels on the what looked like it would be the spine, and then it made sense. So is this how your suppose to forge a drop point style blade?
It is how you forge any blade that doesn't have a tip that curves backwards like a banana(some moderately specialized slicing knives can benefit from the curvature)
Not to be judgmental or question you methods, but why not forge weld it together to double the thickness. Then forge it to shape. Ofcourse buying a thicker stock would be the easiest and less labor intensive.
I have thicker stock, as I outlined in the voice-over, the reason I chose to do this specific set of blades from 1/8" stock was to practise hammer control and repeatability. This was an exercise, not a demonstration of best practises
Sam- got turned on to the podcast and really appreciate the "Nod to the noob" type approach in your videos- from an old analog-yank it is appreciated! Sorry Im late to the party with this video- but hey- gotta start somewhere! Cheers and be safe my dude!
Love that middle one Sam
Thank you sam ill try both ways and see how it goes
Very nice and very cool and clean design.
Thanks. Great videos/ advice/ knowledge .
Thanks for the work you! The Best wishes!
A good practice to practice repeatedly. Thank you for this series and all of the hard work you put into it. 👏
And thank you for watching them!
Great video Sam.
Long time lurker and listener of the forge cast. Absolutely love all the how tos coming out. Keep up the great work Sam. Hope everything is going well for you and your family.
Thanks mate, plenty more to come!
Great video again Sam. Loving these “how to” vids.
sam thanks very much for the videos they have helped me alot in the past year ive been bladesmithing love your instruction Mark
this is important
you need to make plans how to forge and be able to repeat them , this will improve your crafts
Not first! Making one thing easy. Two identical things hard, three.. very hard.
Haha yeah, practise, practise, practise
Got some great tips out of this, thanks for sharing Sam!
Knifes, hooks or nails! Trying to get anything to match is a challenge, just some harder than others!
As much as I try for duplicates, mine really do turn out as one of a kind...lol
Looks great Sam nothing is perfect and slight differences happen your not a machine after all
Hi sam i really like the info in this video and the blades that you have done im trying to forge some tongs im using the way most smith's do and im having no end of trouble with it i been watching blacksmith forging what is termed farrier tongs and im wondering if this would not be a more reasonable way to go as i have the most trouble with the boss and then bending the rains
The best way to make something is the way you find easiest. Give it a shot! I will say, if you're running into problems where others aren't, slow it down, and try again step by step
I don't know what I'm talking about, I was wondering why you were hammering the bevels on the what looked like it would be the spine, and then it made sense. So is this how your suppose to forge a drop point style blade?
It is how you forge any blade that doesn't have a tip that curves backwards like a banana(some moderately specialized slicing knives can benefit from the curvature)
And i want to know who Fuzzball! Is
He's an old irl friend of mine
First!
You are!
Not to be judgmental or question you methods, but why not forge weld it together to double the thickness. Then forge it to shape. Ofcourse buying a thicker stock would be the easiest and less labor intensive.
I have thicker stock, as I outlined in the voice-over, the reason I chose to do this specific set of blades from 1/8" stock was to practise hammer control and repeatability. This was an exercise, not a demonstration of best practises