Watching him work, with only sounds heard from his shop and no background music, was a terrific experience. Nice working keeping it simple and letting the video showcase a true craftsman at work.
I had the same thought! My jaw actually dropped when I saw how quickly and effortlessly he did that. Like watching a pro basketball player shoot a layup. Poetry.
I can see by the comments that Cy could easily have more visitors to his shop than his shop has space. I also had never heard of a freeze brand, but it makes a lot of sense, particularly with a larger ranch. I had never heard of "wearing out" a brand, but it makes perfect sense once you consider just how many thousands of times a brand will be heated. There is a lot of simple wisdom in the video's with Cy, so I certainly hope he doesn't get tired of them...
Great seeing Cy doing what he loves !!! Notice to younger generations " find a job you love and you will never have to work again " !!!!! Neat seeing two Craftsman in the same shop !!!! Be safe and God bless you and Cy !!!!
that might look like a simple eye on that rod, but man, this gentleman makes it look so effortless how perfectly he forged it. anyone with an ounce of appreciation for blacksmithing will know doing that isnt as easy as it appears here. it was done with so few strikes and in so little time, true elegance.
I guess some will not understand, but that time in the shop makeing something with your hands is the essence of life for a craftsman ! I suppose that would be MY heaven. Thank you so much for letting us join you, it was a pleasure! Thanks for sharing and take care.
Love this guy's shop. Reminds me so much of my grandfather's. He was a marine machinist, and his was the same way. Stuff he had for decades everywhere, and more coffee cans holding assorted things than one would think possible. Forget about going in the "coop" (which was not a old chicken coop, but a room under the back deck, let into the foundation of the house. There was so much cut off stock, and assorted piping (can you even find 1/4" NPT copper any more) in there. As a kid, whenever I stayed over his house, we would be in the shop for hours.
We have black angus ranchers in the family. I will mention this. I have only cast aluminum and lead. There was always a top part on the flask. Thanks for teaching me something new.
You are really doing the world a favor by preserving the skills and wisdom of folks like Cy (and yourself for that matter) for the future. I can't say enough nice things about your channel.
What a wonderful Senior Gentleman. I wish i lived near by, I would be camped out on his workshop to learn as much as i could from him. What he just did hands down beats anything computer driven. Now days it seems that unless there is a computer or cad system, CNC or some big fancy expensive program involved no one can build anything. I wish we could all go back in time to when things were done by hand and with pride.
This man clearly knows what he's doing!!!! So much to learn from people like this!! Want to say thanks so much for giving us these small bits of knowledge you have sir!
Watching a craftsman at work is a real pleasure. He reminds me of my own father a miller & turner who had the same approach to health & safety and the same way of organising his work space, to that I mean I spent many hours cleaning away his tools and sweeping up swarf. Happy memories.
I have watched a few of your films with Cy. He reminds me of a few guys I have been very fortunate to know. I am 49 years old myself and have become good friends with one man in particular named Byron who is 84. Among many things he has done in his life, he owned and worked in his auto body shop for more than 40 years. He is still capable of taking on just about any project and like Cy, his interests are varied. I look forward to being around him and learn something every time I see him. THANK YOU and Keep the film rolling!
Cy seems like one of those folks I wish we could download into a computer to capture all the knowledge he has. I hope to be like him when I am older, still working in the shop and keeping busy. Something is to be said about those like him that still work on things day to day even after retirement, got to keep your brain sharp.
I love how you two do work. You know the safety and all, but you have your own rhythm. Back in 2014 I started as a fabricator in a company and I'd only had a total of about 4 hours playing with an arc welder. There's an old man named Mike, he taught me how to weld, and told me to put pride in my work. Over time I became so comfortable with all my tools. Measuring, cutting, torching, hammering, shaping, welding like a hobby I was being paid for. I sometimes used only at shirt haha. I got down and dirty with the steel, I'd come home covered in chips and dust, sometimes got a nice orange piece of steel that'd fly in my shirt or helmet. I used the cut off wheel and air grinder to do the same thing haha.
Not only that bare handed to boot, I've been around steel fab since I was 14 years old I'm nearly 41 now, I wouldn't ever try that. Those old guys like living on the edge that's for sure.
no... is done in many many machine shops for many reasons.. safety glasses are a must... but like most machine work, gloves aren't often something that actually makes it safer... the fine edge of different cutoff wheels works very well for some jobs that you may not be able to do otherwise.
Did go make something. Last Sunday evening I forged 3 punches from coil spring. Then Friday after I took my wife out for a fish dinner at the Danville American Legion, I forged a neat skull bottle opener using those three punches.
I've only found your channel maybe a week ago and I have already found and put into use invaluable knowledge. Thank you for these videos and your absolute wealth of knowledge and experience. Keep the videos coming!
Might I suggest just getting as much on camera as possible - perhaps some lengthy interviews ! * I've also attempted 'writing' some of the impossible to believe things that I've done . . . but it's not without the inevitable drawbacks of feeling as though one is wasting time ! ( I can imagine how Cy feels about it ;) Good stuff !
i just found your site on youtube. really enjoying it. wish i'd had the knowlege you demonstrate years ago. i just retired.but might be time to move on to something else. keep up the excellent work and i'll keep watching. thanks for what you do.
Funny to me that the brand came from Nevada City. I don't think you could find a blacksmith in that town anymore. Still have a foundry in Grass Valley, though. If you ever want to come back, Cy, we'll be glad to have you! *My bad, Black Bart iron work & supply is technically in the county, not Nevada City, but it's def. closer to NC than Grass Valley
i had to pucker a little when he was using the cut off wheel to freehand trim the casting. I would never have the nerve to try that one. Looks like it works well though and a whole lot faster than using a file.
Wonderful video I would think that brand must be one of the most valued items on a ranch, in Wyoming, I guess over a thousand miles away? and they entrust this to Cy. Thanks for letting us share.
I love watching this man work. He knows just enough about what he can get away with. And enough to to be cautious when it really counts. Look at it like this, he still has a sharp wit and all his fingers! Great stuff.
Interesting he mentions draft angle, as sandcasting doesn't require draft angles since the negative mold is lost/ destroyed. Sure there are minimal advantages, but definitely not necessary on a one part disposable mold. Not saying he's doing it wrong, just adding to the conversation/ sharing on knowledge.
I'm curious why he seemed to make that sand mold upside down? like usually you put the pattern on a flat surface and pile sand on top and then once it's all compact you turn the whole thing over and then insert the screws to take the pattern out.
Watching him work, with only sounds heard from his shop and no background music, was a terrific experience. Nice working keeping it simple and letting the video showcase a true craftsman at work.
The skill he so casually showed hammering that handle made my day, thank you
Please give Cy a big thank you sir from all of us. We really do appreciate both of your time and shared wisdom.
Watching him at work on the anvil - forming that circular shape is poetry in motion.
I had the same thought! My jaw actually dropped when I saw how quickly and effortlessly he did that. Like watching a pro basketball player shoot a layup. Poetry.
Yeh that was super slick. Hitting one spot to make the bend and the other half of the circle just starts making itself.
That part blew my mind!
I was in awe at that too. Called my wife over to have a look. I hope to be that skilled one day. WOW
best part for me was watching how natural cy's movements were when forging that handle. great stuff.
I can see by the comments that Cy could easily have more visitors to his shop than his shop has space. I also had never heard of a freeze brand, but it makes a lot of sense, particularly with a larger ranch. I had never heard of "wearing out" a brand, but it makes perfect sense once you consider just how many thousands of times a brand will be heated. There is a lot of simple wisdom in the video's with Cy, so I certainly hope he doesn't get tired of them...
Great seeing Cy doing what he loves !!! Notice to younger generations " find a job you love and you will never have to work again " !!!!! Neat seeing two Craftsman in the same shop !!!! Be safe and God bless you and Cy !!!!
that might look like a simple eye on that rod, but man, this gentleman makes it look so effortless how perfectly he forged it. anyone with an ounce of appreciation for blacksmithing will know doing that isnt as easy as it appears here. it was done with so few strikes and in so little time, true elegance.
I guess some will not understand, but that time in the shop makeing something with your hands is the essence of life for a craftsman ! I suppose that would be MY heaven.
Thank you so much for letting us join you, it was a pleasure!
Thanks for sharing and take care.
I'll bet a guy could learn the thing or two from that fellow. Thanks for the video.
Cy seems to be one of a kind and a walking wealth of knowledge with what he does. You're lucky to know him.
Love this guy's shop. Reminds me so much of my grandfather's. He was a marine machinist, and his was the same way. Stuff he had for decades everywhere, and more coffee cans holding assorted things than one would think possible. Forget about going in the "coop" (which was not a old chicken coop, but a room under the back deck, let into the foundation of the house. There was so much cut off stock, and assorted piping (can you even find 1/4" NPT copper any more) in there. As a kid, whenever I stayed over his house, we would be in the shop for hours.
We have black angus ranchers in the family. I will mention this.
I have only cast aluminum and lead. There was always a top part on the flask. Thanks for teaching me something new.
You are really doing the world a favor by preserving the skills and wisdom of folks like Cy (and yourself for that matter) for the future. I can't say enough nice things about your channel.
What a wonderful Senior Gentleman. I wish i lived near by, I would be camped out on his workshop to learn as much as i could from him. What he just did hands down beats anything computer driven. Now days it seems that unless there is a computer or cad system, CNC or some big fancy expensive program involved no one can build anything. I wish we could all go back in time to when things were done by hand and with pride.
This man clearly knows what he's doing!!!! So much to learn from people like this!! Want to say thanks so much for giving us these small bits of knowledge you have sir!
Watching a craftsman at work is a real pleasure. He reminds me of my own father a miller & turner who had the same approach to health & safety and the same way of organising his work space, to that I mean I spent many hours cleaning away his tools and sweeping up swarf. Happy memories.
Man, I love Cy. I hope he's still with us.
God just simply dont make them like Cy anymore. I could watch and listen to him for hours. Thank you for your time and wisdom.
What a privilege to watch Cy work. Such a wealth of knowledge and experience. More please!
Chris in Seattle
I have watched a few of your films with Cy. He reminds me of a few guys I have been very fortunate to know. I am 49 years old myself and have become good friends with one man in particular named Byron who is 84. Among many things he has done in his life, he owned and worked in his auto body shop for more than 40 years. He is still capable of taking on just about any project and like Cy, his interests are varied. I look forward to being around him and learn something every time I see him. THANK YOU and Keep the film rolling!
I have no idea how to do any of what Cy was doing but I am honored to have seen him do it. He’s a real national treasure.
the older I get the more I appreciate the true craftsmen.
Cy seems like one of those folks I wish we could download into a computer to capture all the knowledge he has. I hope to be like him when I am older, still working in the shop and keeping busy. Something is to be said about those like him that still work on things day to day even after retirement, got to keep your brain sharp.
I love how you two do work. You know the safety and all, but you have your own rhythm. Back in 2014 I started as a fabricator in a company and I'd only had a total of about 4 hours playing with an arc welder. There's an old man named Mike, he taught me how to weld, and told me to put pride in my work. Over time I became so comfortable with all my tools. Measuring, cutting, torching, hammering, shaping, welding like a hobby I was being paid for. I sometimes used only at shirt haha. I got down and dirty with the steel, I'd come home covered in chips and dust, sometimes got a nice orange piece of steel that'd fly in my shirt or helmet. I used the cut off wheel and air grinder to do the same thing haha.
Excellent video! I'm glad to see I'm not the only person who uses a cut off wheel as a grinding wheel.
Holy cow, using an abrasive cut off disk as a grinding wheel? You were right about Cy having an appetite for danger!
Essential Craftsman No point in living, if you don't feel *alive*.
Not only that bare handed to boot, I've been around steel fab since I was 14 years old I'm nearly 41 now, I wouldn't ever try that. Those old guys like living on the edge that's for sure.
no... is done in many many machine shops for many reasons.. safety glasses are a must... but like most machine work, gloves aren't often something that actually makes it safer... the fine edge of different cutoff wheels works very well for some jobs that you may not be able to do otherwise.
My machining instructor had a setup like that. I was terrified of it. Watching him use it, I was amazed he still had all of his fingers.
I was awed that he was able to skim the brass in the crucible without gloves....
What a pleasure to watch this man work his magic. Thank you for sharing this. He is amazing.
Did go make something. Last Sunday evening I forged 3 punches from coil spring. Then Friday after I took my wife out for a fish dinner at the Danville American Legion, I forged a neat skull bottle opener using those three punches.
I’d like to see that bottle opener!
I always walk away with a smile after watching Cy make anything. God bless
I absolutely love the videos with Cy. Thank you both so much for sharing your knowledge.
Anything this man want's to teach, I would love to learn. Cy is a living legend.
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing. (I would love to learn more about his three phase converter sometime.)
I agree. had this discussion many times with many people on how converters work and just what exactly three phase current "is"
Please do! I almost jumped out of the my chair when he said that and then the video ended.
Between Cy and you we can learn a lot! Keep'em coming
I'm still amazed how effortlessly he made that ring for the rod. I would give anything to spend a week in his shop just to watch!!!!!!
HE MIGHT BE GOING ON TWO TIMES THE SPEED ON VIDEO BUT THAT IS SOME KIND OF SKILL THAT IM GUESSING A LIFETIME TO PERFECT, ONE WORD "AWESOME" THANK YOU
I've only found your channel maybe a week ago and I have already found and put into use invaluable knowledge. Thank you for these videos and your absolute wealth of knowledge and experience. Keep the videos coming!
Loved the video! I appreciate you showing the speed factor during elapsed time segments!
CY for President 2021....he’ll get it done!
Great stuff! He is such a talented man. Thanks for documenting a master at work.
I had never heard of a Freeze Brand before. Very interesting! Seems much more humane. And excellent metalworking as always from the both of you!
Great one! Reminds me of my younger years in my Grand Dads shop...
I would like to read a book on his life adventures, Thanks for the great video
Essential Craftsman i would buy it
Might I suggest just getting as much on camera as possible - perhaps some lengthy interviews ! * I've also attempted 'writing' some of the impossible to believe things that I've done . . . but it's not without the inevitable drawbacks of feeling as though one is wasting time ! ( I can imagine how Cy feels about it ;) Good stuff !
I really enjoy watching "old-timers" tell stories. I enjoy it more when they make something!
Excellent videos.I like that you include such a true craftsman such as Cy.thanks .
Good Sunday afternoon material. Thank you.
i just found your site on youtube. really enjoying it. wish i'd had the knowlege you demonstrate years ago. i just retired.but might be time to move on to something else. keep up the excellent work and i'll keep watching. thanks for what you do.
Funny, we were just talking about freeze branding on Sunday. Gotta love synchronicity.
More CY!!
I could watch him for hours!
I really enjoyed this video. I was unfamiliar with Freeze brands or the cold forge process. Great stuff!
Would love to see more videos with CY in them thanks for your time
Beautiful. Love watching a pro work.
another excellent documtery of a master smith! great job on the video and thank you for making these happen!
The man Cy is a national treasure.
Thanks for the video. I'm watching this from Nevada city California!
Funny to me that the brand came from Nevada City. I don't think you could find a blacksmith in that town anymore. Still have a foundry in Grass Valley, though. If you ever want to come back, Cy, we'll be glad to have you!
*My bad, Black Bart iron work & supply is technically in the county, not Nevada City, but it's def. closer to NC than Grass Valley
Always great learning new stuff.
Good God man - every high school student should be watching these videos instead of sleeping through Shakespear readings!
i had to pucker a little when he was using the cut off wheel to freehand trim the casting. I would never have the nerve to try that one. Looks like it works well though and a whole lot faster than using a file.
8:10 man that just looks too easy haha. That dude cy is OG
TheMelloMan what?
creep life sorry, mistake
TheMelloMan lol ohh
Cy is fun to watch work. Great video!
Wonderful video I would think that brand must be one of the most valued items on a ranch, in Wyoming, I guess over a thousand miles away? and they entrust this to Cy.
Thanks for letting us share.
Fascinating!!! My daddy did lost wax method and this sand mold as well.
I surely enjoy these video's . I always learn a lot
I love watching this man work. He knows just enough about what he can get away with. And enough to to be cautious when it really counts.
Look at it like this, he still has a sharp wit and all his fingers!
Great stuff.
I love all the Cy videos! Keep em coming.
Mr swan should have his own RUclips channel, really enjoy watching him work
Cy is amazing!
adjusting the shape on the chop cut by hand, Cy don't fear
What a cool guy
Great video!
Very nice, I love that shop!
Master level stuff there. Man that was cool!
Great video as always!
I would like to see these brands in action!
Now that is some characters to gide us in our life !!!
Very nice, wonderful skill.
Awesome guys!
Excellent video
Minor correction, it actually kills off the melanocytes in the hair follicles which produce the pigment/color, not the follicles themselves.
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This is awsome,thank you for sharing!!
Cy is a total BADA$$, he reminds me of some of the guys I studied under. The definition of Iron Men.
I have to meet this gentleman
Cool,as usual.
that guy is great
Interesting he mentions draft angle, as sandcasting doesn't require draft angles since the negative mold is lost/ destroyed. Sure there are minimal advantages, but definitely not necessary on a one part disposable mold.
Not saying he's doing it wrong, just adding to the conversation/ sharing on knowledge.
thanks for sharing
hope all the younger generation realize how important it is just to watch old gents work
I wanna be Cy when I grow up.
Starret Tap wrench at 7:35!
He practically willed that rod into shape with his mind!
Such fantastic shit!
👍👍👍👍great stuff!
Why was the wood mold painted white? To coat the pores of the wood and make it smooth?
I'm curious why he seemed to make that sand mold upside down? like usually you put the pattern on a flat surface and pile sand on top and then once it's all compact you turn the whole thing over and then insert the screws to take the pattern out.
Are there more videos of Cy somewhere?
Sounds like there might be in the future. That would certainly be worth trying to do!
nice
Would love to spend a day with you cy...