My mentor taught me the v weld and double v or double cleft weld for larger stock, he always said it was worth having various different size nails made up so if you got a gap you could clean it out and plug it up with the right size nail. A hole like that first one I would drill through then push a piece of nail into the hole and bring it back up to welding heat, with the nail a little bit proud on each side it will squish down into the stock and no more hole........ but it has to be good and clean first excellent share thankyou these are my favourite types of welds too
Forge welding was the most fun thing when I first was learning forging back in 1982. We used coal forges not gas . We also learned “running the colors” to harden metal tools. This is a good video,fun to watch.
I have been smithing for three months now, I have well over 200 hours in the shop, I have yet to try a forge weld, as I only have a small gas forge, I have never tried to get anything up to welding heat but I think I just might give this a try! I wish I could have a coal forge but where I live on Vancouver Island we have fire bans for half the year, my neighbours would call the fire dept on me! Lol. Thank you for all of your passion and knowledge you share with us to learn from!!
@@tropifiori when I am forging I now brick it off at either end for heat while saving gas. I had to mess around with the placement of the fire bricks because I would keep losing pressure the hotter it got. But I found the sweet spot! I only run at 2.5psi and its as hot as if I was running it at 5-7. So... I think I just might be able to get it up to heat with only a single burner.
My mentor taught me the v weld and double v or double cleft weld for larger stock, he always said it was worth having various different size nails made up so if you got a gap you could clean it out and plug it up with the right size nail. A hole like that first one I would drill through then push a piece of nail into the hole and bring it back up to welding heat, with the nail a little bit proud on each side it will squish down into the stock and no more hole........ but it has to be good and clean first
excellent share thankyou these are my favourite types of welds too
Forge welding was the most fun thing when I first was learning forging back in 1982. We used coal forges not gas . We also learned “running the colors” to harden metal tools. This is a good video,fun to watch.
Very good tips, thank you!
I'm not gonna lie. It's awesome when a weld sticks and it blends without an obvious line.
Well done, Dennis. I think the lesson is better established with the differences shown. Great chance to learn here, thank you for sharing...
Great demo! Definitely learned a few things! Definitely going to work on cleft welding! Thank you!
As always, a very informative video.
Awesome demonstration. Thank you!
Thank u Denis, for ur helpfull content ❤
I have been smithing for three months now, I have well over 200 hours in the shop, I have yet to try a forge weld, as I only have a small gas forge, I have never tried to get anything up to welding heat but I think I just might give this a try! I wish I could have a coal forge but where I live on Vancouver Island we have fire bans for half the year, my neighbours would call the fire dept on me! Lol. Thank you for all of your passion and knowledge you share with us to learn from!!
Try the gas forge. It may get hot enough. The worse thing you can do is have a failed weld.
I have a 3 burner forge that works.
@@tropifiori when I am forging I now brick it off at either end for heat while saving gas. I had to mess around with the placement of the fire bricks because I would keep losing pressure the hotter it got. But I found the sweet spot! I only run at 2.5psi and its as hot as if I was running it at 5-7. So... I think I just might be able to get it up to heat with only a single burner.
Hi Dennis do you watch Doug Thompson metalcraft? He's really good too.
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