I just wanted to thank you for your videos. I've learned so much from watching your work, and consequently, I'm getting closer and closer to my goal of making smithing my day job and working for myself. Thank you so much.
Thanks Tev0714. This is the kind of comment which makes it all worth while :) It is scary when you first start off and at times you will wonder if it is worth all of the effort. But then you get that one job which guarantees the future of the business and you will see that it was worth it. Good luck :)
Hoping for the same! I have truly enjoyed the work you share! I am a farm hand & very much wish to do something of this sort to sustain me long term. Please keep this channel going! Though others may do similar work, the more the merrier! I am currently at square 1.
You are right, if you get good iron, it will move like butter. It is much softer to forge with than mild steel which will fight you back. Like Aiden says though, if you get bad iron, it will burst apart on you.
very well done actually thought you was going to put a slight hollow grind on the back side like scissors found my old pair that was made in Sheffield England there a thing of beauty and extremely thin yours look like they'll last a life time can't wait till next week to made my day thanks
Cheers Wade :) Mine are indeed quite thick in comparison to some of the ones I had looked at, but I wasn't sure how the carbon steel/wrought-iron lamination would react to being taken much thinner so I figured that I would leave it slightly on the tick side and if need be I would file off some of the meat from it. As it stands though, they work quite well as they are! I haven't seen any with hollow grinds on so I will do a bit orf research on them. All of the old ones I have looked at at various flea-markets have been quite sheer-sided.
Another great video. Would you ever consider forging a drawknife and making a video of it? I'd love to see one made in the traditional manner with the wrought iron backbone and tool steel edge.
Fantastic, great result as always! I will definitely have a go at this, after seeing your result, looks really good. Does the spring need any kind of special heat treatment? I suppose not, as it's only wrought iron, bit still, would you leave it just like that?
Thanks for the video today. Love the project quite delicate or elegant I think. Wondering the proportions of your welding flux magic mixture. Thanks and be well!
Thanks mate :) My current proportions for the flux are 2 parts borax, one part sand and one part iron filings, though I measure by eye rather than scoops.
Seems that accurately shaping the hot metal is coming more naturally for you these days. The equal proportions of the shears look near perfect. Quite a feat when eyeballing.
Thanks John. I actually relaxed and went with the flow for this project, so took the time for smooth forging. The next project I have lined up will require a lot of accurate and smooth forgework! ;)
Another great video on proofing plumbs.... or something.... Can you do a video of forging hammer tongs? I have only found 1 video of this on you-tube and the commentary wasn't nearly as entertaining
If yer blades had a slight curve ( slight bend)to them over the whole length So the they curved toward each other they would cut better especially when you get toward the tips Thats the way fair to good quality scissors are made
For this application the iron will be fine. If I were making something like a gin-trap or a musket spring then I would use spring steel as the spring would need to be faster and less prone to follow-through. I was tempted to scarf some spring steel in there but like I say, for this particular application, the iron will do fine.
Proof of the plum is in the pudding....... What gibberish is this? Proof of the pudding is in the eating - daft taff. Videos keep getting better. Btw is a Lannisher a brand of belt grinder or an olde worlde name for belt grinding?
Thanks Scott :) Though I'm not a Taff, I'm English. If you're not sure there's a plum in your pudding, just tuck in and you'll soon find out! Linisher is what we call general belt-grinders over.
Amazing work my man. I only hope to one day achieve such clean precision in my forging
I just wanted to thank you for your videos. I've learned so much from watching your work, and consequently, I'm getting closer and closer to my goal of making smithing my day job and working for myself. Thank you so much.
Thanks Tev0714. This is the kind of comment which makes it all worth while :) It is scary when you first start off and at times you will wonder if it is worth all of the effort. But then you get that one job which guarantees the future of the business and you will see that it was worth it. Good luck :)
Hoping for the same! I have truly enjoyed the work you share! I am a farm hand & very much wish to do something of this sort to sustain me long term. Please keep this channel going! Though others may do similar work, the more the merrier! I am currently at square 1.
Another very informative video Rowan.
Great content yet again
Thanks Gareth :)
Another nice video Mate!
Thanks mate :)
Awesome videos!
Thanks John :)
I agree John's right!
Yet again I am left anxious to watch the next step. Excellent work, I might try my hand at a set of these when I get my forge-welds up to standard
Thanks Emmet :) Good luck! All that is left to do with these is to harden the steel and put a bit of an edge on them :)
amazing, I had just watched the last part for what may have been the fourth time.
Hahaha, thanks mate :) You can now watch this one a few times until the final episode next week now :)
Oh yes, I certainly will, I will make sure to watch it so many times I memorize every frame of the video
Seriously though your videos are fantastic
working with wrought iron looks soooooo relaaaaaaxing
as opposed to trying to bash a piece of hss into submission and having it crack and crumble, i mean
Wrought can definitely crack and crumble too, depending on how corse it is. It is nice and squishy though.
You are right, if you get good iron, it will move like butter. It is much softer to forge with than mild steel which will fight you back. Like Aiden says though, if you get bad iron, it will burst apart on you.
Nice video series and thanks for sharing - you are da master of da metal and I enjoy watching your expertise. Thanks
Thanks Rick :)
Very nice work looks fantastic, great job man!
Thanks mate :)
very well done actually thought you was going to put a slight hollow grind on the back side like scissors found my old pair that was made in Sheffield England there a thing of beauty and extremely thin yours look like they'll last a life time can't wait till next week to made my day thanks
Cheers Wade :) Mine are indeed quite thick in comparison to some of the ones I had looked at, but I wasn't sure how the carbon steel/wrought-iron lamination would react to being taken much thinner so I figured that I would leave it slightly on the tick side and if need be I would file off some of the meat from it. As it stands though, they work quite well as they are! I haven't seen any with hollow grinds on so I will do a bit orf research on them. All of the old ones I have looked at at various flea-markets have been quite sheer-sided.
Another great video. Would you ever consider forging a drawknife and making a video of it? I'd love to see one made in the traditional manner with the wrought iron backbone and tool steel edge.
Ezkerrikasko erakusteagatik!!!
perfect!
Thanks Mariano! :)
Fantastic, great result as always! I will definitely have a go at this, after seeing your result, looks really good. Does the spring need any kind of special heat treatment? I suppose not, as it's only wrought iron, bit still, would you leave it just like that?
Thanks for the video today. Love the project quite delicate or elegant I think. Wondering the proportions of your welding flux magic mixture. Thanks and be well!
Thanks mate :) My current proportions for the flux are 2 parts borax, one part sand and one part iron filings, though I measure by eye rather than scoops.
Great work just curious what type of video camera do you use?
And Scott Birsh, to linish or use a linisher is an engineering term to belt grind or remove stock by grinding.
Seems that accurately shaping the hot metal is coming more naturally for you these days. The equal proportions of the shears look near perfect. Quite a feat when eyeballing.
Thanks John. I actually relaxed and went with the flow for this project, so took the time for smooth forging. The next project I have lined up will require a lot of accurate and smooth forgework! ;)
RowanTaylor Looking forward to the video, Rowan. :)
I cannot get wrought iron. Would i be able to forge these with a solid piece if spring steel or at least substitute the wrought iron with mild steel?
if i may ask, how old are you? your voice sounds young but your skill and experience say otherwise
Another great video on proofing plumbs.... or something.... Can you do a video of forging hammer tongs? I have only found 1 video of this on you-tube and the commentary wasn't nearly as entertaining
If yer blades had a slight curve ( slight bend)to them over the whole length
So the they curved toward each other they would cut better especially when you get toward the tips
Thats the way fair to good quality scissors are made
That's what he did. He bent them, then he put them together backwards, then he switched the edges while cold.
Mightymalikie, you are correct and that is what I did.
It looks awfully thick, but I suppose that's the nature of wrought iron, as opposed to steel.
I am surprised that wrought iron will make a spring. I thought a spring needed steel.
For this application the iron will be fine. If I were making something like a gin-trap or a musket spring then I would use spring steel as the spring would need to be faster and less prone to follow-through. I was tempted to scarf some spring steel in there but like I say, for this particular application, the iron will do fine.
Proof of the plum is in the pudding....... What gibberish is this? Proof of the pudding is in the eating - daft taff. Videos keep getting better. Btw is a Lannisher a brand of belt grinder or an olde worlde name for belt grinding?
Thanks Scott :) Though I'm not a Taff, I'm English. If you're not sure there's a plum in your pudding, just tuck in and you'll soon find out! Linisher is what we call general belt-grinders over.
Always a pleasure.
The two Ronnies
Four Candles or Fork Handles?
I wonder why people call it a nick in Europe and a horn in America.
*bick*