Frontier Blacksmithing - Smokehouse Door Hinges

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  • @townsends
    @townsends  Год назад +290

    The Smokehouse video comes out next week!

    • @optimisticoutnumberedoverw9930
      @optimisticoutnumberedoverw9930 Год назад +7

      So excited for this!! I recently found your channel and have watched an embarrassing amount of videos already... 😅

    • @jamiedildine1785
      @jamiedildine1785 Год назад +5

      @Optimistic, Outnumbered & Overwhelmed there is NO embarrassing amount when watching Townsends videos. 😉😉

    • @debbralehrman5957
      @debbralehrman5957 Год назад +5

      Hey Jon I think Brandon needs new gloves for Christmas.

    • @Pygar2
      @Pygar2 Год назад +1

      Great! Hope you do a fireplace video soon, though! Maybe he can forge a nutmeg grater- wrought iron might hold up to the stress better!

    • @covetswiftie4410
      @covetswiftie4410 Год назад +1

      Yay I love homstead video their my favorite

  • @chicagorandy
    @chicagorandy Год назад +87

    At some point down the trail, your self-sufficient homestead could make for a fascinating living history site. You have the blacksmith and forge, kitchen and oven, livestock pen, wood shop, well etc. Your team of pioneers are outstanding folks. Thanks for sharing this living journey of education and appreciation of those who have gone before us creating what has become OUR living history.

  • @southronjr1570
    @southronjr1570 Год назад +38

    A trick to preserving the metal and also making sure the hinge will operate smoothly is after the finished product is ready for completion is to heat the item up to just dull red throughout and then to either quench it in oil or melt beeswax all over it and let it cool and wipe it clean. It will basically season it like cast iron cookware. Another tip is when you have to file your work is to hot file it. It removes the metal MUCH quicker and saves your files teeth as long as you keep it cool.

  • @dalesmith1293
    @dalesmith1293 Год назад +22

    I could watch Brandon all day working at the blacksmith shed. Looking forward to more videos from the Homestead.

    • @mathewritchie
      @mathewritchie Год назад

      I can always watch other people work all day long.

  • @robzinawarriorprincess1318
    @robzinawarriorprincess1318 Год назад +48

    It's amazing how so many talented artists and educators have congregated to form Townsends. Each one is a such a find!

    • @MonsieurBro
      @MonsieurBro Год назад +6

      Also goes to show how much of a community effort keeping a village alive was/is

  • @knzjvmatc-3
    @knzjvmatc-3 2 дня назад

    Enjoyed watching Brandon's work on a fine Scots Summer day ('the snow was only kind of sideways...'). Always enjoy y'all making stuff. Cheers!

  • @act.13.41
    @act.13.41 Год назад +5

    I still love that bellows. You guys did such a great job on that.

  • @SaszaDerRoyt
    @SaszaDerRoyt Год назад +5

    I study in a medieval building where a lot of hand-forged hinges and other components are still used, lovely to see the process to make them in the first place! I no longer have a forge but I do some coppersmithing so I may try making a small hinge for a little trinket box or something

  • @BenLindelof
    @BenLindelof Год назад +2

    Congratulations on 2 MILLION Subscribers!

  • @rosemcguinn5301
    @rosemcguinn5301 Год назад +18

    Brandon's presentation style is so pleasant and clear - always, always interesting. Thank you, Townsends! Really excited to see that new smokehouse you guys have been working so hard on building!

    • @dwaynewladyka577
      @dwaynewladyka577 Год назад +2

      It's awesome to see this project, and how it's going. Cheers, Rose! ✌️

    • @rosemcguinn5301
      @rosemcguinn5301 Год назад +2

      @@dwaynewladyka577 I can hardly wait to see the finished project! So cool that we're going to see it soon!

  • @Rene.Rondeau
    @Rene.Rondeau Год назад +6

    Watching craftsmanship like this is absolutely mesmerizing. Thank you.

  • @billmiller4972
    @billmiller4972 Год назад +1

    "Beautiful day"
    Blacksmith's humour!

  • @TaigaTurf
    @TaigaTurf Год назад +2

    This guy has serious skill in everything he does..
    Townsends is the OG RUclips channel

  • @troyjenkins3886
    @troyjenkins3886 Год назад +5

    I really think you have a amazing crew there at Townsend.I could watch any of you do nothing but fold paper and still enjoy the video.Thanks for bringing us along.

  • @aeronovus
    @aeronovus Год назад +14

    The progress is outstanding Jon and Co.! Looking forward to the final result, the homestead is starting to come truly alive

  • @libbyjensen1858
    @libbyjensen1858 Год назад +10

    The level of skill you all posses always, always amazes me! I love these videos!!

  • @QuietTokes
    @QuietTokes Год назад +2

    A man within a forest, just showing some simplistic blacksmithing.
    Extremely informative and to the point. These are the videos that more people need overall when explaining things. Just direct and to the point.
    Also the process explanation is nice and welcoming.

  • @joanhoffman3702
    @joanhoffman3702 Год назад +2

    Always a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work. It gives me a great appreciation for how things were made.

  • @rhonda8231
    @rhonda8231 Год назад +2

    My grandpa was a blacksmith. I love watching these to think about him. Thank you!

  • @Vikingwerk
    @Vikingwerk Год назад +3

    Great project and nicely done! A good final step: heat the hinge up to a black heat, and then rub beeswax over it, (if it smokes a lot it is just a tad to hot) this will help protect the metal from rusting, and add some lubrication to the hinge pin.

  • @dr.froghopper6711
    @dr.froghopper6711 Год назад +1

    Those hardy tools are so important!

  • @nunuvyerbizniz6803
    @nunuvyerbizniz6803 Год назад

    Blacksmithing videos and building videos are some of my favorite!

  • @LordThrawnss60
    @LordThrawnss60 Год назад +2

    Never thought it would be so awesome to watch somebody make a hinge. However I found it rather fascinating. Thanks for sharing this video and keep up the great work.

  • @amosmahtal770
    @amosmahtal770 Год назад +4

    I like how Brandon made the forks for the hinges and using the whole width of the stock to go in between the forks will make a strong hinge. Thank you for the well done video.

  • @uriah-s97
    @uriah-s97 Год назад +10

    Wohoo!!! SMOKEHOUSE! very nice hinge work. Gonna set up a small forge out back, you all have inspired me! Love these videos with Brandon. Keep up the fantastic work everyone! The new music is incredible, please tell me there will be a cd. Oh my gosh and the dog jumping! 😂😂

  • @martinparmer
    @martinparmer Год назад +4

    Another fantastic video, I don't know if RUclips does awards for these but, these videos are so good I wish you could do much much more. No BS, just great content. Thank you Mr. Townsend.

  • @playmohistorycznipolska7561
    @playmohistorycznipolska7561 Год назад +11

    Jesteście najlepsi i dajecie tyle inspiracji z twoich wspaniałych filmów 👍

    • @brandong.1857
      @brandong.1857 Год назад +2

      Hej rodaku. Mój dziadek był Polakiem. Mieszkam w Nowym Orleanie. Tak, ten kanał jest niesamowity.

    • @Just_Sara
      @Just_Sara Год назад +1

      @@brandong.1857 My Dad is Polish, nice to meet you both :)

    • @playmohistorycznipolska7561
      @playmohistorycznipolska7561 Год назад +2

      Nie zwykłe mi miło spotkać kogoś kto ma takie samo pochodzenie jak ja i zainteresowanie amerykańskim folklorem i historią

  • @bayareasparky9180
    @bayareasparky9180 Год назад

    Brandon. Well Done!!! It's a privilege to watch someone as skilled as you are. Kudos!

  • @debbralehrman5957
    @debbralehrman5957 Год назад +2

    The snow is flying. Many years the day after Thanksgiving for us meant rain. Many times all day rain. But not this year. I hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving. 😄🦃🍗

  • @generalhades4518
    @generalhades4518 Год назад +1

    this was super relaxing. love how it started snowing at the end. y'all work on an american fantasy land!

  • @richardthornhill4630
    @richardthornhill4630 Год назад +2

    Good job. Blacksmithing is an art.

  • @andyfeys
    @andyfeys Год назад +2

    Yet another wonderful video from the Townsends. A joy to watch. Thank you.

  • @MrSnrub-zh1xi
    @MrSnrub-zh1xi Год назад +1

    Townsend is about to hit 2 million subscribers and 1000 videos. It would be really neat if your thousandth video was a celebration of both of these milestones

  • @okianm
    @okianm Год назад

    🦉John - You emit humble wisdom, don't stop digging and spreading. Thankyou 🦉

  • @moors710
    @moors710 Год назад +1

    The anvil I worked with was smaller. My brother got the 300# Swedish anvil when we sold my fathers shop.

  • @supaF
    @supaF Год назад +2

    Video 999! Can't wait for 1,000!!

  • @alexsmith7313
    @alexsmith7313 Год назад

    I’m always conflicted about the blacksmithing videos; I know I’m going to find them fascinating anytime I hear the gentle guitar and Brandon’s excited yet even way of teaching, but I also know I’ll only enjoy half of the video cause I’ll be asleep for the rest.

  • @kyleharris3
    @kyleharris3 Год назад +1

    We are impatiently waiting for the smoke house vid

  • @rickoshea5835
    @rickoshea5835 Год назад +1

    Nicely demonstrated and explained. Thank you.

  • @johnsrabe
    @johnsrabe Год назад

    Townstarts more like it. Thanks for all the videos and positive content.

  • @TheScarrys
    @TheScarrys Год назад +2

    Pine tar might be a good coating for the hinges. Carburize it onto the metal like you would season a cast iron skillet. I use pine tar for most of the hardware I make when doing blacksmithing, myself and it lasts a long time and is easy to recoat.

  • @dpeter6396
    @dpeter6396 Год назад

    For a young fella recently started out, you're coming right along with your skills. Big difference between the oven door handle and this hinge and other recent work. Keep the cold ends out...

  • @Average_tf2_enjoyer420
    @Average_tf2_enjoyer420 Год назад +1

    I could just go to sleep to these videos

  • @MrCheesywaffles
    @MrCheesywaffles Год назад +1

    Nice hinge, the best thing about these blacksmithing videos has to be the wonderful sounds of hot metal being worked. It's musical, even the roaring, breathing fire and the sizzling quenching can't compete.

  • @batsanddewdrops
    @batsanddewdrops Год назад

    I’m always a big fan of the blacksmith videos😸

  • @pattibealer
    @pattibealer Год назад

    I'm not a blacksmith, nor do I want to be...but I could watch this all day! Thank you, I really enjoyed that!

  • @sampsqwantch4612
    @sampsqwantch4612 Год назад

    lol i love that outro, "i think everybody should give this a try" like we all have a smelter or whatever

  • @KCCC326
    @KCCC326 Год назад

    Smoking bison myself this evening! Good luck to ya from the far north! Nothing better than creating useful things with your own hands

  • @hoyschelsilversteinberg4521
    @hoyschelsilversteinberg4521 Год назад +7

    So cool! Such a wholesome channel. This channel and Primitive Technology are my two favourite escapes from the modern world.

  • @jilliemc
    @jilliemc Год назад

    Woo-hoo! Happy 2 million subscribers, guys! Congrats! :)

  • @MarkWYoung-ky4uc
    @MarkWYoung-ky4uc Год назад +1

    Those are great looking hinges for a rustic smokehouse and will last for ever!

  • @nordicson2835
    @nordicson2835 Год назад +2

    I watch forged in fire all the time , only problem is , very limited use of what they do. This was very enjoyable and informative. Thank you.

  • @SirFrederick
    @SirFrederick Год назад

    I've made my own hinges for a couple of projects already. It's nice to make stuff yourself

  • @Mark723
    @Mark723 Год назад +1

    More content for the weekend! I am truly thankful.

  • @dwaynewladyka577
    @dwaynewladyka577 Год назад +1

    I really enjoyed this, very much. It's nice to see how different trades, and projects were done in the 18th century, in North America. Cheers!

  • @nicholasjones7918
    @nicholasjones7918 Год назад

    I love how Brandon''s opening here looks like he's about to offer me a quest for some fabled musket or sword.

  • @gregmacdonald6369
    @gregmacdonald6369 Год назад +2

    should try making houses with briks and 18th century masonry stuff yer video very good they very peacefull

  • @joeyhardin1288
    @joeyhardin1288 Год назад +1

    Thank you. Happy Thanksgiving. God Bless and stay safe.

  • @Mabon-sz9nz
    @Mabon-sz9nz Год назад

    I love watching the blacksmithing videos and can't wait to see the smokehouse video 😍

  • @Hazama27
    @Hazama27 Год назад

    Judging by the holes in those gloves, there ought to be another leatherworking episode some day.

  • @alkberg2140
    @alkberg2140 Год назад

    Probably won't get to do this myself, but you look so warm in the smithshop.

  • @mikeleahy837
    @mikeleahy837 Год назад

    Absolutely amazing job can someone please call the carpenter and mount Brandon's poor anvils they are rocking and rolling making him work harder and harder

  • @yobgodababua1862
    @yobgodababua1862 Год назад +2

    When you were talking about the cold anvil sucking all the heat out of your piece (Thank you thermodynamincs...) I wondered.
    Would a frontier blacksmith in this situation ever pre-warm the anvil, maybe by building a little fire on it?

  • @paulschwartz2464
    @paulschwartz2464 Год назад +1

    I really enjoy the content you guys put out. You show us the skills and abilities people need to, not just survive, but thrive. If you were to take some of the top income earners in America and put them on your homestead they would most likely be less than worthless contributors to the homestead. I enjoy that you're content is making us rich with what is REALLY important in the long run.

  • @floridaprepper751
    @floridaprepper751 Год назад +4

    Most people do not realize how time consuming most tasks were back in the frontier days.

    • @QuietTokes
      @QuietTokes Год назад

      I agree completely. But when you look at the quality, and how some homes from back then are still standing and maintained without changing too much?
      You know the time was worth it in the end. But again, in the 18th century you are right, It was extremely time consuming for almost any task. We didn't have the technology we do now.
      But sometimes the best crafted items are usually made by hand if you do it right.

  • @internetcatfish
    @internetcatfish Год назад +1

    I used to dabble in blacksmithing a bit. I want to get back into it and try some more difficult projects, but I have two main problems. The first is I need to either find or make some kind of jig to be able to file a consistent edge on the knife blade I made before I can finish that project. The second one is difficulty finding material. I can use rebar from the local hardware store for some projects, but I haven't been able to find stock steel anywhere. The hardware store doesn't have anything suitable for making knives with, and all the places I found where I could order it online were geared towards industrial use. I couldn't find anywhere to get the steel I needed that didn't have a minimum order of half a ton or more.

    • @jimurrata6785
      @jimurrata6785 Год назад +1

      McMaster-Carr has a wide selection of steel in many varieties and small sizes/quantities

  • @CarJul666
    @CarJul666 Год назад

    I'm loving these blacksmith videos.😍

  • @12stepsbeyondtheeventhorizon
    @12stepsbeyondtheeventhorizon Год назад +1

    I'm so hyped to see the full smokehouse build video.

  • @j.j.savalle4714
    @j.j.savalle4714 Год назад

    Awesome Brandon. Love watching the blacksmithing vids.

  • @industrialvectors
    @industrialvectors Год назад

    Brandon went from the silent blue guy following John around to the very pleasant presenter who only speaks when necessary.

  • @Masked_Pirate_Geist
    @Masked_Pirate_Geist Год назад +2

    I really like the blacksmithing videos. Almost as much as the cooking ones.
    Actually, any chance the "Sounds of the homestead" type of videos to make a comeback? They're very soothing

  • @AHBelt
    @AHBelt Год назад

    Nice video, and nice time to be reminded of you guys!

  • @earlshaner4441
    @earlshaner4441 Год назад +1

    Good evening from Syracuse NY brother and everyone else thank you for sharing a history live video

  • @kimfleury
    @kimfleury Год назад +1

    A joy to watch and listen to as always 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @misterv4462
    @misterv4462 Год назад +1

    Well done, Brandon!! We hope to build a forge at our house and try some blacksmithing. Love the Townsend videos!!

  • @marleneplatcek6364
    @marleneplatcek6364 Год назад

    Awesome, my Grandson does some blacksmithing, so does his Dad

  • @theblackbaron4119
    @theblackbaron4119 Год назад +1

    Your channel really appeals to my lizard brain, it keeps telling me to cook things over open fire and build things in the forest. :)

  • @fredb4968
    @fredb4968 Год назад +1

    Way cool relaxing watching this

  • @kylewayne3
    @kylewayne3 Год назад +1

    Thanks for the fantastic content! Your videos have inspired me to start building my own cabin.

  • @GOAT_GOATERSON
    @GOAT_GOATERSON Год назад

    You should do a video about going back 2 million years for your impressive milestone 🥳🥳
    Greetings from The Netherlands 🇳🇱

  • @ScarletKnightmare
    @ScarletKnightmare Год назад +1

    I love this channel. Thank you for all you do.

  • @kinjiru731
    @kinjiru731 Год назад

    Nice work, Brandon!

  • @bobball3645
    @bobball3645 Год назад

    Awesome! I love the forging!

  • @milancase4507
    @milancase4507 Год назад +5

    You guys are great. Were commercial iron mines a going concern during the time period? Would a blacksmith on a homestead have gone to the big town to pick up iron stock? Or would the artisan have been teasing his stock from bog iron or pyrites?

    • @ciphercode2298
      @ciphercode2298 Год назад +2

      Commercial iron would've been available in larger towns,probably in hardware stores that sprung up along the frontiers river towns. It certainly would've been expensive, but neccessary for projects like this. It was also common to repurpose old worn out tools,horse shoes,etc.

    • @milancase4507
      @milancase4507 Год назад +1

      @@ciphercode2298 The life of a horseshoe. Of course. You're taking the horse to town anyway.
      As you may be able to tell, the availability of iron on the frontier is not something I've thought a lot about up to this point.
      And of course, there must have been industrial metal concerns going back to the Bronze Age.
      I suppose it was the Vikings who got me going on the bog iron. Talk about rugged individualists.

  • @mountainwolf1
    @mountainwolf1 5 месяцев назад

    I like this method. Thanks for sharing.

  • @theturquoisedream9244
    @theturquoisedream9244 Год назад

    It has been awesome sharing y'all's channel with family & friends during these holidays!!
    Thank you all so much for such enriching and just down to earth content.

  • @bradmccormick358
    @bradmccormick358 Год назад +1

    I always learn something new with the blacksmith videos. I would love to forge with you sometime. I would also like to build a forge like yours to go in our little blacksmith shop we use for demonstrations to school kids. We have one brick forge with side blast. It's fashioned after one to make wagon wheel rims.

  • @campcrafter4613
    @campcrafter4613 Год назад

    Love the homestead !

  • @peterott-tn6pf
    @peterott-tn6pf Год назад

    This is absolutely amazing guys!!!

  • @wadejustanamerican1201
    @wadejustanamerican1201 Год назад +1

    Hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving!

  • @chuck6290
    @chuck6290 Год назад +2

    This show is getting completely unhinged!

  • @adamshannon
    @adamshannon Год назад +2

    Adulthood is about getting excited over hinges being made the olde fashioned way.

  • @idoalittletrolling4867
    @idoalittletrolling4867 Год назад +1

    About to hit 2 mil!

  • @Bangalangs
    @Bangalangs Год назад +3

    It’s always easier to work with a piece of long stock than to try to hold it with a pair of tongs.

  • @DrIgnacious
    @DrIgnacious Год назад +1

    Orange fluffy cat up to shenanigans at about 9:38

  • @janfrydrych3498
    @janfrydrych3498 Год назад +1

    Great job! It looks amazing.

  • @richardhazell2601
    @richardhazell2601 5 месяцев назад

    Wonderful work

  • @LindaCasey
    @LindaCasey Год назад +1

    I love this show! QUESTION: Back in the 1700s, how would a blacksmith come into pieces of metal (or ANY supplies) whether on the prairie or in a town? And, how did they get paid? Through bartering? What would be exchanged in kind? Thanks.💞

  • @brianphilbrook5262
    @brianphilbrook5262 Год назад +1

    Great job

  • @ForemanMade
    @ForemanMade Год назад

    From the thumbnail alone, I thought this was a Mr Chickadee vid for a second. Good stuff just as well though!