Blacksmithing projects - challenge yourself and take a class
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- Someone had asked what the most difficult thing I had ever forged was. Today I share a look at the two most advanced pieces of forge work I have ever made. Both made in advanced blacksmithing classes taught by master smiths. Taking a class is a great way to advance your skills as a blacksmith.
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Busy my ass, that thing is a work of art that will be around 100's of years from now and studied to figure out just who, and how it was made, Well maybe, at least thats what i fantasize about when i'm doing my best work..lol. Great things to think about there John, very inspiring. Thanks for taking the time.
Those are truly pieces of art that will last.
Also Love the door, only 3.2 beer sold here. I think they sold that back in the 70's in Michigan. Wow memories!
I think that sign had a lot to do with us buying that old door.
Very nice work John.
I love that grill. I used to do head boards in a similar fashion. They ended up in a gallery in Pittsburgh. Sold faster than I could forge them. I'll have to do some of than again soon. I miss that end of the work.
I can only hope that I can turn my software engineer career into as skilled as Clay Spencer has managed.
Thanks for this video - it reminded me to sign up for a class with Adrian Legge later this summer :-)
Clay is a real inspiration. at 85 and following open heart surgery he is still in the shop and still teaching.
Hahaha. The 1 handed blacksmith!!!!! That was good. Anyway great video!!! Can't wait to see you back in action.
Really appreciate sharing your knowledge. This was the first decorative video of this scale I've seen. Thanks!
Sounds like I should do some more detailed videos on how to create the elements.
I understand your approach to the novice. I am just that. No matter if I've seen the same projects w/other Blacksmiths or not, I always pick up something new from each video; small tips and tricks. Whether you show more elaborate or not, kindly keep some simplicity to the technique. Well wishes on your recovery!
The little bracket on traditional joinery would be a great video for you to do.
Thanks for another great video John. A 2, 3 or 5 day class is something I would love to do...soon I hope! Thanks again for the motivation.
Great work and videos.. you make everything appear so easy.. thanks again for all your efforts and dedication. You, sir, are an inspiration and a rare kind of craftsman.
Both are very impressive projects,love the grill it should make a great looking entry loint to your awesome llittle shop. Thanks for sharing...now hurry up and get better so we can see some forging action! Lol
Thanks, The stitches come out the end of the week. Then we will see if its =back in the shop or if it still needs more time.
That's a beautiful piece I can see where price tag comes in.
I had a feeling you did amazing work sometime or another!
Thanks, while I find the ornamental work interesting. It isn't what pays the bills.
Great advise John ! I take a class every single day with you lol. #Utube university .
wonderful pieces my man, that last little bracket you showed was great. i see brackets all the time but that one had so much going on yet it was not a busy piece and i think you inspired what my next shelving brackets will be thanks for sharing and keep up the great work
Thank you, Glad you liked it
I can not even begin to guess how much this grill must have cost, but it sure is worth it.Your work is outstanding!
The material cost is quite low, but if I were to make one for sale it would be pretty expensive. I think two weeks of full time work would be the fastest I could make a similar grill. The classes were about $500 each, one paid for with a grant, then meals and lodging. But the lessons learned made it all worth while.
grill looks great
Mate, great stuff.
At 7:25 , "only 3.2 beer sold here" . 🙂 Great work bud.. like your videos.
One of the reasons we bought the door
Wonderful work john. Very nice and inspiring hope to make things like you
Thank you, I only wish I had more time to do work of this sort. But that is one of the risks of smithing as a business
I agree whole heartedly about courses. They take you to places unimagined. But there is much more. Association with other like minded people has been my experience. And I have made many friends from that interaction. Excellent Vidio Mate, well done, thank you again.
Great video
Great jobs, great Utube.
Thank you Clay, that means quite a lot coming from you
my local cracker barrel in Waynesboro va has a corner with antique branch scrolls that were forge welded!
very nice work John .i spyed what looks like a dragon or gremlin in the window behind the hacksaws would like to hear about it also . hope the hand is healing fine look foward to your next upload thank you for sharing your skills with us
Good eye. that is actually a puppet. I move it around from time to time, but you are only the second person to notice it. It's actually a gargoyle.
both pieces are beautifull
Thanks for the video it's very helpful. I'm looking at taking on a gate project, something I've not been particularly interested in in the past, but I want to challenge myself. Thanks again
I have thought a gate would be fun, evn though I have no place I need a gate
Ha, John great intro, "episode from the one handed blacksmith"
John, don't know if you will see this, but since you don't like powder coat, your door would be a great candidate for the POR-15 ceramic paint I told you about earlier.💡
I will probably end up with powder coat, largly because they will also sand blast, which ot needs at this point
@@BlackBearForge don't forget about "Ospho" as an alternative to sandblasting,.or a.preventative after blasting.
Hello Mr. Switzer, thanks for the informative videos,and l hope your hand heals soon. ln the meantime, please consider a video discussing anvils, and what to look for/avoid when shopping for your first anvil, your particular anvil(s) past and present. l'm considering dipping my toe in the waters of blacksmithing and would appreciate your take on the basics for starting out. If you've already addressed this in previous video sorry...Thanks again
It is not a subject that I have talked about previously. I will try to do something on the subject in the near future.
Wow! If I ever win a big lottery -- unlikely, since I never buy tickets :-) -- I would commission something like that from you in a heartbeat. You should make hanging that grill a priority -- what better advertisement of your skill could you have? And powder coat it in Santa's Sleigh Red, not some grim black :-) Clyde
I was seriously thinking about red.
a collar class from you please
Great idea
Hi John! Really wondering about the cold chisel work you did on that piece that gave it a 3D look. Be great to see a video of that process on something simple so we could learn the technique. I'm wondering - was it cut against a mild steel piece of stock? Or did you cut it against a piece of hard or soft wood?
This is certainly something I will cover in more detail. It is cut over mild steel, but it is done after several passes of light cuts. Each pass displaces material ant has no place to go except to bulge upward. By going slowly with light passes it can create a lot of volume.
I'm in southern California I've been looking for some classes not really finding anything
Check with the CBA, California Blacksmiths Association. My guess is they have a list of people in the are who teach.
markaspery.com/School_of_Blacksmithing/Home.html
forgedaxes.com/?page_id=148
www.calsmith.org/Education
John, If you would have any interest in this I would surely like to hear what you have to say about how you arrive at a cost for your work items. Any guidance would surely be appreciated. :-)
It would be a good topic for a video. Although I try to appeal to more of a beginning crowd than the new to the business crowd.
OK, sure I understand and you are correct this is not a beginner topic.
I would like to take a class or two but here in Nova Scotia, Canada there is not much for classes. Hope the hand is healing up good
You might check with this organization
maritimeblacksmiths.ca/clinker/
thanks will try to contact them
Couldnt help but notice what looked like a cool little bell sitting on your bench just to the left of you,would really like to see it in detail and come to think of it that might make a pretty cool video on how to forge one. Hint ,hint
That was going to be one of my holiday projects. but it didn't ring very well.