Forging a Round Fold Formed Bowl (Creating a Blacksmith Made Bowl)

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  • Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
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Комментарии • 147

  • @ChristCenteredIronworks
    @ChristCenteredIronworks  4 года назад +3

    Blanks available for bowl making at our website www.blacksmithpdfs.com.

  • @TheBestGytax
    @TheBestGytax 5 лет назад +26

    Thank you for sharing this valuable information. You will be helping me and others in our journey. We are extremely fortunate to have youtubers like you. This means a lot. Their are many who would hoard this info. Thanks. ✌️

    • @ChristCenteredIronworks
      @ChristCenteredIronworks  5 лет назад +6

      I'm glad I can help others achieve there dreams :-) God bless you on your Journey and thanks for watching

  • @DeltaDawg01
    @DeltaDawg01 5 лет назад +11

    Love it! I have made four square bowls since the first video. I gifted two and sold two. I will be making more today. Thanks, Roy and Jess!

    • @jeffsandling5981
      @jeffsandling5981 5 лет назад +4

      Joshua Stant I've got a personal rule to gift the first piece of anything I try...it's always been rewarding in one way or another😊

    • @DeltaDawg01
      @DeltaDawg01 5 лет назад +2

      @@jeffsandling5981 I love that rule. I think I will do the same.

    • @jeffsandling5981
      @jeffsandling5981 5 лет назад +3

      Joshua Stant It's made referrals for me, people asking how to get into blacksmithing, new unexpected friendships, rekindled some old ones and best of all just simple smiles that words couldn't explain...figured I can't go wrong with that!

  • @robertlonis9350
    @robertlonis9350 3 года назад +1

    Made it this far for sure, thank you for the help. What people need to understand, is the overhead of the shop. Your work will be worth what you put it out there as being worth. If it’s good it’s good.

  • @MrShieldone
    @MrShieldone 5 лет назад +2

    I am 55 and trying to get started in this trade. Your video's are full of info and I appreciate them greatly.

  • @charliejackson5096
    @charliejackson5096 5 лет назад +1

    I think you are very kind host and do things to the best of your ability and I think you have a very fine teacher and I will watch and learn from you as much as I can thank you so much for your time and your knowledge have a good day alligator people

  • @ryanjones8757
    @ryanjones8757 4 года назад +1

    I made it all the way and enjoyed it! Also, made a tweak to your scorpion bottle opener and added it to my shop! Thanks for the great ideas!

  • @scotttinker7502
    @scotttinker7502 5 лет назад +1

    Very informative, thank you for sharing your vast knoledge. I am a 54 year old blacksmith hobbiest, I love forging candle stick holders, spoon rest, letter openers and trivets. After watching your video today I'm ready to try my luck at some bowls, have to make a sewage first thank you for sharing, Scott Tinker

  • @marbles430
    @marbles430 5 лет назад +1

    I the same vein as, so many of your other viewers have said, thank you for being so generous with demonstrating your techniques and insight. I have had the benefit of watching a few of your video's. Each one has been presented in a kind and reasonable way devoid of personal ego. I cannot understand how anyone could find something to be negative about. Guess haters just have to hate. Ignore them and thank you both.

  • @bret354
    @bret354 5 лет назад +10

    Glad you didn't apologize for charging what you charge. You are successful at what you do. being low income I understand where people can think what they do, but having several friends who are millionaires I know what's possible. love your videos thanks for all you do

  • @bob3274
    @bob3274 5 лет назад +1

    Roy, I love your videos. I do have a very small steel fabrication shop and I think it is sometimes hard for others to understand the operational costs of running your own shop especially if they don’t have any experience with it. You sir have inspired me to add a forging area to my shop this summer. I wish you the best and can’t thank you enough for all that you’ve done for the rest of us RUclips rangers who whatch and learn from you and those like you. Please keep up the great work and God Bless you brother.

  • @rickeyhall6115
    @rickeyhall6115 4 года назад +1

    I am trying to start blacksmithing mostly self and you tube taught your videos are great

  • @scoobshagg
    @scoobshagg 5 лет назад +1

    Great job Roy, I made it all the way through. Don't let the negative comments bring you down.

  • @kylecurnutt5890
    @kylecurnutt5890 3 года назад +1

    I really liked it I also liked seeing the real time it took thank you and God bless you and your family

  • @dumbluck6180
    @dumbluck6180 5 лет назад +1

    My son and I are trying to take our smithing from a hobby to a small business. Your videos are very helpful, including your views on how to structure prices. This sort of thing is tough to figure out, especially if you've not been in business before. You give good explanations and do good camera work too. Thanks!

  • @davidferrett818
    @davidferrett818 Год назад +1

    Awesome bowl making idea!

  • @barrymyers9598
    @barrymyers9598 10 месяцев назад

    I enjoyed your video and the several bowls I have made using your techniques have been well received. Thanks!

  • @wayneheitz8390
    @wayneheitz8390 4 года назад +1

    Tried my hand at making bowls and it kinda took off. Thank you for the folded tips. I will give it a go. I appreciate all you do.

  • @spikesforge9000
    @spikesforge9000 5 лет назад +1

    I prechate the vids. I like that u like to share the knowledge not all will do this

  • @johnwest4788
    @johnwest4788 5 лет назад +1

    Very nice looking bowl. Thanks for the video

  • @paulestridge5791
    @paulestridge5791 4 года назад +1

    Great job. Favorite so far.

  • @richardstewart1955
    @richardstewart1955 5 лет назад +1

    I always enjoy seeing the start to finish steps of a project especially when the project is new to me.

  • @un4gvn60
    @un4gvn60 2 года назад

    Don't know if you get notified when someone comments on an older video, but, speaking just for myself, I really appreciate the 'real time' videos. I don't feel quite so inadequate when something that took five minutes on RUclips takes me an hour in the shop! 🤣

  • @jensdavidsen4557
    @jensdavidsen4557 2 года назад

    A fun recommendation would be to fill the negative with brazing filler, blend and hot finish with oil or cold finish with gun blue and wax - it's be a beautiful contrast.
    Brilliant video - somehow I missed this one although I've been a sub for quite a few years now. A friend and fellow smith in UMBA (Upper Midwest Blacksmith Association) gave me a very nice single crease bowl and directed me to this video. Just the other day I was voted in as the president of UMBA. Cheers and may God continue to bless you and your family!
    - Jens

  • @stuarthanson4058
    @stuarthanson4058 5 лет назад +1

    Another great video Roy could watch you work all day! Thank you for making such informative videos. Big hug

  • @Elaphae
    @Elaphae 5 лет назад +1

    I'll be watching this one twice. Great information.

  • @jeffsandling5981
    @jeffsandling5981 5 лет назад +4

    Great video Roy! Lovin' these fold form designs, it creates alot of visual interest in an otherwise simple project. I've already got a few other ideas for this technique, thanks for sharing your ideas and thoughts...much appreciated Brother!

  • @couchforgecompany1134
    @couchforgecompany1134 5 лет назад +1

    Very interesting Roy. I didn’t think it was to long you kept my attention which is not easy. Nice job once again! As for you’re pricing who cares what anyone thinks, and if they had an equipped shop even doing it part time they would understand you’re pricing, you even mentioned some cost I never thought of so thanks. I appreciate what you guys do. I’ve learned a lot.

  • @markwadsworth823
    @markwadsworth823 5 лет назад +1

    I do injoy the videos, any techniques that can be learned is always a big plus. Thank You both of you

  • @bryanbrossart4435
    @bryanbrossart4435 5 лет назад +1

    I appreciate you and your channel, it’s the real deal. Thank you for that. BTW, under pricing is the number one reason for going out of busyness. Your pricing is more then honest.

  • @arondennis4810
    @arondennis4810 5 лет назад +1

    Awesome bowl ,Roy, you do an excellent job of showing what it takes to form these items . I really like and enjoy your videos. Forge on!

  • @phillipsheldon5663
    @phillipsheldon5663 5 лет назад +1

    thank you for the time and knowledge, the length of the video was ok, the passing of skills to an new generation is always a challenge but fun

  • @kittenkagome1
    @kittenkagome1 5 лет назад +1

    Very nice project!

  • @Pavlix333
    @Pavlix333 5 лет назад +1

    That was very enjoyable. Thank you Roy.

  • @tomcarlson3244
    @tomcarlson3244 3 года назад

    Roy I really enjoyed this video. I have been wanting to make a bowl. This method is open to all kinds of designs. It is a day later and I made a blank an folded it over . I ordered a swage from new Holland anvil but tonight I will make a swage from a stump of ash.

  • @derekhughes9274
    @derekhughes9274 5 лет назад +1

    Nice work mate. Do not know why anyone would be critical of your good work.

  • @SpecialOrder_937
    @SpecialOrder_937 3 года назад

    Beautiful work as always

  • @onecrowingrooster2239
    @onecrowingrooster2239 5 лет назад +3

    Good looking bowl Roy. I like the creases i have made smaller bowls to fit under the larger bowls and rivet them together to form a stand of sorts. Anyway thanks for the ideas. God Bless.

  • @tobyjo57
    @tobyjo57 5 лет назад +1

    Enjoyed it very much indeed Roy, amazing as always and thanks for sharing so much with us.

  • @Fullchiselchainsawartistry
    @Fullchiselchainsawartistry 5 лет назад +10

    Folks have forgotten the art of metal work, a skill not just anyone can do. As an aspiring welder and fabricator I can tell you people don't get the skill involved in metal working at all especially not blacksmithing! Keep on bang hammers! 👍👍😎

  • @charlesboyersavageforge3941
    @charlesboyersavageforge3941 5 лет назад +2

    Great Video Roy ! Very creative ideas , which further supports the cost of thes fine projects. Keep up the good work !!!

  • @btsm1973
    @btsm1973 5 лет назад +1

    Beautiful bowl.

  • @franciscorojas68
    @franciscorojas68 3 года назад +1

    Nice work

  • @eddenton9107
    @eddenton9107 2 года назад

    Thank you for the video. That looks like something I could do with the tools I have. Will be fun to try anyway.

  • @davidpayne5235
    @davidpayne5235 2 года назад +1

    Great video, quite information and not to long. Thanks

  • @mikejones6529
    @mikejones6529 4 года назад +1

    I enjoyed the video. Thank you.

  • @jonathanpittman1007
    @jonathanpittman1007 5 лет назад +1

    You sound better Roy I hope all is well with you and your family

  • @GWIRailroad
    @GWIRailroad 5 лет назад +1

    The Cross make a great touch for the bowl. Blessings!!

  • @brettsayers7768
    @brettsayers7768 5 лет назад +2

    Great video, quite an interesting way to get some texture onto metal that really stands out.

  • @davidbeecher5698
    @davidbeecher5698 3 года назад +1

    Great tutorial thank you.

  • @mjulson
    @mjulson 5 лет назад +1

    Great series of videos. Thank you taking the time! Really enjoy them, and the pricing info is very useful even though in some cases your mileage may vary.dont stop, I look forward to every one you do and looking forward to seeing you in Texas this month!

  • @paulorchard7960
    @paulorchard7960 4 года назад +1

    Roy, you’re work and the work any of producer is worth what we ask for it! If we choose to discount for whatever reason that is up to the individual. Mass produced items are not handcrafted but punched out by machine and thats why they are cheap, if you want personalised work you need to pay a craftsman to do it. Ours is a dying art and best way to promote its survival is to price work in such a way that makes the earning potential attractive to budding smiths so they see a future. We should all be pricing much higher, but we still must eat and the market will only pay so much!

  • @amywinkel911
    @amywinkel911 5 лет назад +1

    Roy, That bowl turned out super cool! I love it. I blacksmith as a hobby and love doing custom work for people. This and the square dish you did are definitely going to be something I will be doing in the future. I cant be in the shop full time yet because I still work fulltime but in 3.5 yrs when I retire, blacksmithing will be my fulltime job. When Im smithing I completely loose track of time. I go out to the shop in the morning and next thing I know it's dark out. Anyone else have that time vortex in their shop? Anyway nice work and please keep these videos comming!

    • @jeffsandling5981
      @jeffsandling5981 5 лет назад +1

      Amy Winkel Everytime...I've gone out at 6am on a Saturday and stopped to go make me some lunch to find out it was 8pm😊!

    • @amywinkel911
      @amywinkel911 5 лет назад +2

      That is exactly what happens to me! Glad I'm not alone in dealing with this weird phenomenon.

    • @jeffsandling5981
      @jeffsandling5981 5 лет назад +1

      I'm jealous, 3.5 yrs...I've got at least 20 to go😵!

    • @amywinkel911
      @amywinkel911 5 лет назад +3

      Oh sorry to hear that! I have a job that is VERY stressful so we can retire at 55. I will have 25 yrs as a female Sgt in a mens maximum security prison. Blacksmithing is my therapy from work.

  • @lioneldiaz8830
    @lioneldiaz8830 3 года назад

    I like your work and your videos.

  • @camcnabb42
    @camcnabb42 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks, definitely trying one the next time I fire up the forge.

  • @waynewilson215
    @waynewilson215 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the video, Roy. Like several others have expressed, if you are good at your craft, charge for it. Thanks again.

  • @danielcrawford7315
    @danielcrawford7315 5 лет назад +3

    Dagnabbit! I cant believe I missed this one when it came out. My bad lol.
    My friend, to coin an old phrase in paraphrasing, " Ain't no way to please 'em all might near any of the time...they're all victims of their own devices. Folks is folks, I reckon that's what keeps this old world ' interesting ' , just gota be mindfull they have there own life n times most often they dont ride the same trail as you do. Reckon that's a good thing mind ya, cuz a crowded trail ain't a peaceful place ."
    Reckon I like your instruction videos a good bit. Longer is ok w me cuz I can pick up on the suttle details that often get left on the cutting room floor.
    Your price is yours to best bennifits your family. If some other feller wants to be less n make less than market value well that's their Chinese style and choice. Being an artist has it price.
    Welp I reckon this here could be looked on as a Crawford rant lmbo!
    Blessed days sirSir, Crawford out

  • @jnlaf
    @jnlaf 5 лет назад +1

    You are 100% right about the target audience..I do not sell where i live, I been smithing for nicely over 20 years. And I go to where the money and people with the money is to sell..My online sales are geared toward the upscale...

  • @matthewbuckley1638
    @matthewbuckley1638 3 года назад

    As always, a fantastic instructional video and something else to get my teeth into other than hooks lol. Thank you and happy new year to you both. 😊

  • @bentoombs
    @bentoombs 5 лет назад +4

    I made a little dish out of welding flange plate. My first attempt after your first folding video. It was WAY to thick. Lol but I did it and it looks awesome and amazes people. Ps i'm offended😁👍👍⚒On!!

    • @ChristCenteredIronworks
      @ChristCenteredIronworks  5 лет назад +3

      Lol always got to offend someone lol :-) thanks man for watching God bless

    • @bentoombs
      @bentoombs 5 лет назад +1

      @@ChristCenteredIronworks I'm glad I'm the one you offended.hehe

  • @Trindal
    @Trindal 11 месяцев назад

    I wish you where in Jacksonville NC… and a friend. I’ve always wanted to do forging and even other metal work. I have a small setup just a part of tongs, hammer, chunk of RR track and a single burner propane forge. I am actually almost done with my first project, I just need to stretch the tang out and do my finishing work. To go from a railroad spike to a 14in.+/-Kris is such an awesome feeling. I’m a DV and my current setup and physical disabilities really limits the amount of time and frequency I can spend on a project. 30 minutes could have me in bed for 3-4 days. I know there are ways to make it easier, like a hydraulic press or even a screw press, even something like a good anvil that a great rebound with no dead spots, and a sturdy base that puts the top at the right height. Tongs…. Yeah, i understand why blacksmiths have so many different sets, same with hammers for that matter. With this just being a hobby and my rather limited and extremely fixed income, it’s taken me a long time to save for the stuff I have though. I thought having a blacksmith friend I could visit there shop I could come up with a better idea on what I should spend my very little amount of money on.

  • @hannemannironworks1651
    @hannemannironworks1651 5 лет назад +1

    Great video and tutorial Roy!

  • @DavidSmith-dz5wv
    @DavidSmith-dz5wv 5 лет назад +1

    very informative. thanks for the info

  • @danfranklin9124
    @danfranklin9124 5 лет назад

    Great Video, Well thought Out, I appreciate your Faith and Testimony
    How deep is your bed of coals
    Thank you,
    Dan

  • @buildersteve62
    @buildersteve62 3 года назад

    Enjoyed your video. Was not to long.
    As a plumbing contractor I like your thoughts on pricing

  • @BK_blacksmith
    @BK_blacksmith 5 лет назад +1

    Great video as usual. I hope to run into you guys this year at SOFA. I did sign up for Daniel Moss hammer class.

  • @TheSpeep
    @TheSpeep 2 года назад

    As a hobby blacksmith, I really appreciate the advice on pricing your work, because it is a really tricky problem to figure out.
    I've been wanting to start selling kitchen knives at some point, and while theyre definitely not flawless by any means, I daresay my knives are quite nice.
    That being said, you can easily count a good 10 or so hours of work per knife, so if I wanted to price them based on the amount of work that goes into them, not even counting the material, fuel and equipment costs, youd be looking at a good €100 or so for a single knife.
    And while I do take pride in my work, I know I wouldnt want to pay that kinda money for a single kitchen knife, so I wouldnt really blame other people if they wouldnt want to either...
    Furthermore, this video might prove to be excellent reference material for a future project, as someone has asked me a while ago if I would make them a kind of large, shallow bowl to put on someones gravestone, I'd been thinking of making one looking like a shell once I could get the tools and materials together, so the way you included those ridges in this one might be something I'll have to experiment with as well!

  • @johnjude2677
    @johnjude2677 5 лет назад +6

    Working in a equiped shop is not unfair but a reward of investing in your investments.
    In the Air Force everyone packs their own parachute. Kind of like shops. As always Thanks

  • @curtis7481
    @curtis7481 5 лет назад +2

    I like the video, something I never thought of, thanks for the knowledge, and I would recommend that you forget about all the people who say something about your prices, after all, they are your prices.

  • @billsaunders1879
    @billsaunders1879 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you for your videos.

  • @scottwallingwindyacresiron2654
    @scottwallingwindyacresiron2654 5 лет назад

    Hey Roy. Great video thank you so much. I don’t have a swage block but I do have some oak tree stumps. I any going to make my own bowl swage out of one of them. What are the dimensions of the bowl sewage you have? I might be able to make two different sizes on the same piece. Thanks again.

  • @darvad77frimml69
    @darvad77frimml69 3 года назад

    Hey, I'm a beginner blacksmith! Haven't made a dime yet though. I actually started just stretching steel as a hobby, but I didn't put much into it at first. I made my own smelt for recycling precious metals from computers and electronics and I saw a video of a guy making a blade out of a file. Thought it was pretty neat so I thought I'd give it a shot. I was finally successful at making a couple pair of tongs. So if you'd like to help out a beginner, I could really use a 4lbs hammer. With a flat and a round if you by chance have an extra one laying around? Lol! I will eventually make one though!

  • @MrGg306
    @MrGg306 5 лет назад

    I like it. may be a stupid question. What could the bowl be used for.

  • @tomlink4941
    @tomlink4941 3 года назад +1

    Great video, and pricing information !

  • @jamesbrandon8520
    @jamesbrandon8520 5 лет назад

    Nice job as usual Roy but I have a question for you, my swage block has a five inch diameter but what size is yours? I know it’s a green mengal or something like that I use mine all the time for rose and other flower bases all the time but I would also like to make bowls

  • @grayem76
    @grayem76 5 лет назад

    roy i love the video mate but i have a questions can you start the bowl with a machine that folds the steel to get the first crease i know most folding machines do 90 degrees but i feel it would save you the first heat folding it cold to 90 then heating

  • @thetradesman7478
    @thetradesman7478 5 лет назад +1

    I enjoyed this video. Length of video doesn't bother me, especially when you giving us knowledge. Thank you

  • @jpoirier2131
    @jpoirier2131 5 лет назад +1

    Great informational video brother! Be blessed to be a blessing! Keep swinging for Jesus!

  • @stankrieger3137
    @stankrieger3137 3 года назад

    good video well done

  • @coffeesstudios2122
    @coffeesstudios2122 5 лет назад +2

    Pretty cool Roy hope you don't mind me trying that style of bowl.

  • @SamAthanassov
    @SamAthanassov 5 лет назад

    As always, thank you for the videos. What thickness is the steel?

  • @TheNieuwold
    @TheNieuwold 3 года назад

    Could you not forge weld the crease to create a seamless exterior? Just a thought, still an aspiring blacksmith.

  • @thomasedwards2839
    @thomasedwards2839 5 лет назад +8

    I use to be in the TV repair business and people always thought you over priced your labor, however, they never considered your costs such as insurance for all aspects of the business. Not to mention your health care which expected to be provided so you don't become a burden to society as well as what is now considered a "living" wage. Also you have some outside expenses such as your shop rent and your vehicle expenses and repairs so you can both pickup materials and drop off you shipments.

    • @paulorchard7960
      @paulorchard7960 4 года назад

      Yeh Tom
      Most people have no idea what being self employed actually means! They can only compare what they earn per hour from their employer to what you charge them for the work they ask you to do! My answer to complaints like this has always been “why don’t you do it yourself” , that rarely goes down well but saves heartache after the work has been done!

    • @thomasedwards2839
      @thomasedwards2839 4 года назад

      @@paulorchard7960 I had an uncle in Florida thathad a friend that needed repairs, he need a repair tom his TV and had to pay a Service charge for the technition to come to his house. He said it was to much and said he was never going to pay that fee again.he took a course in electronics which does about $1,500 in the late 70's. When the TV broke down he tried to repair it himself and ended up buying a new set to save the cost of Service call. ironically he was a Er doctor and made $1,500 a night.

    • @paulorchard7960
      @paulorchard7960 4 года назад

      Thomas Edwards
      Ha ha, I once had a customer say “ how much! My son doesn’t even charge that and he is a plumber”, ! You know my answer, let him fix it then! I fixed it, charged my price and continued to get called out when it needed work until he finally bit the bullet and did what he should have done years earlier and replaced it! I have no doubt his son had been roped into looking at the old girl probably more than once but had told dad, I know nothing about this and no spares, what can I do?

  • @stevenlarsen1691
    @stevenlarsen1691 3 года назад

    Another way to look at pricing is a job done well at a fair price is a good investment. There is always a way to make things cheaper. Good artist save you money. Thank you very much for your video's and your wisdom.

  • @michelleorlovetz4031
    @michelleorlovetz4031 3 года назад

    Great video. What is the metal that you used?

  • @nicolaasporter3215
    @nicolaasporter3215 5 лет назад +1

    I've been called both jerk and moron. That being said, it's nice to have longer more detailed videos. Easier for my jersey moron brain to learn that way. Great video Roy. Thanks.

  • @davidhillman7004
    @davidhillman7004 5 лет назад +1

    Next project

  • @billhasso390
    @billhasso390 5 лет назад +2

    Sweet! Could you have used a fuller to make the grooves?

    • @ChristCenteredIronworks
      @ChristCenteredIronworks  5 лет назад +3

      You Possibly could but I think the folding is easier.. Thanks for watching God bless you

    • @jeffsandling5981
      @jeffsandling5981 5 лет назад +1

      Bill Hasso Hmm, food for thought. I was kinda picturing using a chisel and creasing stake myself. Guess I'll have to give it a go and see what happens.

  • @Camulus777
    @Camulus777 5 лет назад

    Thank you for adding that job costing comment to your video. What people don't realise is that just because Time is a factor in cost does not make it THE factor in cost. If you are mass producing items in a factory the formula for calculating cost is design fee, tooling fee if it applies, materials * x%, hourly rate / number of processes , delivery hourly if it applies, and installation hourly, if it applies. But we smiths are not always simply production shops we are craftsmen, meaning that if we are adept at our craft we will have a certain style and flair that is difficult to duplicate adding more value to our pieces because of proficiency. If you have two knives made from the same materials made to look similar in style but one is made by me and the other is made by say Stan Wilson my knife would be worth less than his because his are going to function a lot better than mine and he has a name that commands respect in the knife world. Our craft is where art meets function. If you just plan on mass producing or trying to compete with other railing manufacturers you will probebly find it difficult at best to make an hourly rate, but if you value not just your time but your ability you will begin to realise that your craft is more valuable than you thought.

  • @random40s
    @random40s 5 лет назад +1

    Seems to me like. LOT of blacksmiths don't really charge enough for their work. I thought the video was good. It was a tad long, but not all projects are a 10 minute build, so that has to be considered. Good video, and you shouldn't worry about what people say about your prices. You do you. Epices vary region to region, state to state, and country to country. Alot depends on how saturated local markets are. Anyway good video, and one that you can tell that the new mic was a definite good call. 👍

  • @SLOMO_PANDA
    @SLOMO_PANDA 2 года назад

    I have watched a ton of your videos and I can’t help myself. What is the reason for all the green tape?
    You have great content and great instructions. A little repetitive and long winded sometimes but we all are. I don’t hold that against you. Keep up the good work and we are praying for you and yours. God bless.

  • @kellydiver
    @kellydiver 2 года назад +1

    As a potter, I charge $40-50 on average for a mug. People often don’t understand that I have spent time throwing the mug, adding a handle, carving it and adding other decorative elements, bisque-firing it, glazing it, firing it again, etc. But more than that, they are paying for the many years it it took for me to reach this level of proficiency at my craft. So when someone asks me how long it took to make a particular piece, my normal answer is, “This one took about 30 years.”

  • @toddtoe1525
    @toddtoe1525 5 лет назад

    What thickness material do you use?

  • @grandadz_forge
    @grandadz_forge 5 лет назад +2

    Valuable. Very edifying video. But i had trouble concentrating after you said the word "taco". I love tacos

  • @fauseth
    @fauseth 4 года назад +1

    Same here! My business isn’t blacksmithing yet, but the amount of time plus expenses puts me in at under minimum wage... but my time is my own. Thanks Roy!

  • @kendalkenny1843
    @kendalkenny1843 5 лет назад

    I just thought of a napkin holder: Twu u SHAPES with a twist and curl on top .
    A half round wood base some kind of oil finish.
    I hope you like it ,I think it would sale from the things I seen on ESTY...
    I just looked and see nothing like it....

  • @zackgr0gan
    @zackgr0gan 5 лет назад +1

    Great video I have been following you guys for awhile now and you sound a little frustrated with viewers... You can't let the negatives put you down the internet is an easy place for people to be rude. Ignore the bad comments

  • @kroninrogue
    @kroninrogue 4 года назад +1

    where do you get your wood mallets from?

  • @Eaves1979
    @Eaves1979 5 лет назад

    How deep is the dish in the block?

  • @lasselundagerolsen4803
    @lasselundagerolsen4803 5 лет назад +1

    It takes time to be able to do something fast.
    If you can create something in an hour, that would normally take two. It's not you being lazy, it's just skills!