Five Game-Changing Blacksmithing Tools

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  • Опубликовано: 31 янв 2024
  • Here are some tools for you to think about aquiring sooner rather than later...followed by
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Комментарии • 92

  • @authenticwarriorradio2440
    @authenticwarriorradio2440 4 месяца назад +46

    I was a machinist for many years, and the majority of the job was making tools, jigs, fixtures, et cetera. During my training, all of my practice assignments were tool making. Not everybody can afford a multi thousand-dollar mill or lathe, but most people can get ahold of the necessary tools for blacksmithing. Also, blacksmithing is much more of an art form and just does more for the soul, from my experience.

    • @castorchua
      @castorchua 4 месяца назад

      So they will inevitably discover that it causes cancer

    • @ohwowthatsgood
      @ohwowthatsgood 4 месяца назад

      Ok

    • @damienreisner2183
      @damienreisner2183 4 месяца назад +1

      Sounds like you worked for John Deere

    • @authenticwarriorradio2440
      @authenticwarriorradio2440 4 месяца назад

      @@damienreisner2183 Better than that, I worked for Paccar's R&D facility.

    • @orionkroulek5275
      @orionkroulek5275 2 месяца назад +1

      I love machining work, and it often has to work into production for smithing (a drill press, band saw, router, and a few other basics for instance), just like welding. Sure, you could forge weld it, and for some things you should, but if a few minutes with a stick welder will save you an hour, I'm all for it. I look at metalworking with a multi-disciplinary approach. You use the forge and anvil for the majority of the work, you use the power tools and machines when it makes sense to save huge chunks of time, and you occasionally use a welder instead of forge techniques to move forward.
      I've been smithing for less than a month, but I spent about 6 months pulling together a wood/metal shop on a shoestring budget out of my garage. So far I've made two punches, a hammer drift, an ax drift, and two decent knives. Already I can see that I need to learn welding if I want to try (scrap)Damascus as well as to set up most scrap-made coal forges.
      Aside from that, I've acquired and learned a lot about basic machining techniques to compliment and help made my work have a "finished" look.
      My point is- if you're really smithing and making nice stuff, you really need blacksmithing, woodworking, machining, and welding skills in combination to be really successful.

  • @mitch7046
    @mitch7046 4 месяца назад +24

    That lead wire suggestion has helped me out alot!
    I just substituted it with a roll of solder

    • @chauncey5962
      @chauncey5962 4 месяца назад +2

      Thts pretty smart

    • @ginojaco
      @ginojaco 23 дня назад +1

      Another alternative is short lengths of wiring or cable, these are often in the same diameters as round steel stock, so no compensation has to be made for differing size. 👍

  • @jhcc289
    @jhcc289 13 дней назад +1

    A quick tip with a rounding hammer is to have one edge of the handle rounded and the other edge with a flat. If you have the rounded edge on the same side as the rounded hammer face and the flat edge on the same side as the flat hammer face, you can tell which way your hammer is aligned without having to look at it.

  • @DavidSwift-vg3ky
    @DavidSwift-vg3ky 4 месяца назад +3

    One of the best lessons I received was when I started to use one of my dad's screwdrivers with an odd slot cut into the blade, and my dad stopped me. He explained that it was a tool he had made for adjusting carburetor jets, not for use on normal screws now. That day was when I learned that I could make my own tools, for any job.

  • @scottdenis
    @scottdenis 4 месяца назад +11

    The lighting in this video is Rembrandt-like. The visual is amazing, several levels above your ordinary run-of-the-mill RUclips video.

  • @Meowschitz
    @Meowschitz 4 месяца назад +4

    Keep sharing your personal experiences with people it will help more of them than you realize. I watch one of your videos like three years ago talking about starting as a contractor and mistakes you made. Helped me a lot when I need more supplemental income for the ranch because I got burnt out on the welding. Built my reputation in three years in my area. My reputation is he is one of the more expensive people but he does some of the highest quality work out there the only problem is he can be an asshole. I’m okay with it I can be an asshole cause I refuse more jobs than I take when it comes to what I’m willing to put my name on. You want a fast cheap job and don’t care about quality don’t call me.

  • @ClayFRocker
    @ClayFRocker 4 месяца назад +3

    Make the workbench wadsworth

  • @5x535
    @5x535 4 месяца назад +4

    My apron has an entire row of leather "fringe" on the bottom, Scott, and this story hangs on the wall. Mankind gradually moved from the Stone Age into the Iron Age. Every single tool had its genesis in a Blacksmith shop, almost always developing implements for agriculture or war. Great video.

  • @Dleihs
    @Dleihs 4 месяца назад +5

    That story is in Mark Aspery's first blacksmithing book. I bought my copy from Mark at a CBA hammer in. I made my first forge weld under his direction.

    • @RUSSO_V_HAWAII
      @RUSSO_V_HAWAII 3 месяца назад +1

      So special to work and learn from Mark🤙🏽⚒🔥

  • @dommyboysmith
    @dommyboysmith 4 месяца назад +3

    That story at the end is the best. Thanks

  • @teemoto3923
    @teemoto3923 4 месяца назад +5

    Substitute solder (lead free if you want) for the lead wire.

  • @Duffman-zn7ku
    @Duffman-zn7ku 4 месяца назад +3

    Q: what is the only tool that can be used to reproduce itself without a loss of precision?
    A: a lathe

  • @jim2mckenna220
    @jim2mckenna220 4 месяца назад +2

    There are a lot of personalities and “influencers” and dare I say Blow Hards! But!!! There is a channel on this here interwebs that showcases an individual who has the gentlest of spirit, the wise knowledge of a learned scholar, the demeanor of a prince…. And the humility with no compare. The channel EC…. The man… SW…. You fine sir are a gentleman’s gentleman. A craftsman’s craftsman…. And a friend and mentor to many you know and many others you don’t.
    Thank you for what you do!

  • @themachinerydoctor9117
    @themachinerydoctor9117 3 месяца назад +1

    So good to see this thing saved from the scrapper and being put back on the road

  • @williammrdeza9445
    @williammrdeza9445 4 месяца назад +12

    Thank you for the tool tips for blacksmithing and for the great story at the end. You certainly have a gift for storytelling! If you have more to share, I am sure we would be a most willing audience!

  • @Melbournewelder
    @Melbournewelder 4 месяца назад +2

    Thank you your videos are very much appreciated by your viewers.

  • @mikesimmons5526
    @mikesimmons5526 4 месяца назад +1

    Only a few men can captivate you the way E.C or Cy Swan does. Great story.

  • @workinprogress5431
    @workinprogress5431 11 дней назад

    I picked up a tiny 2lb mechanic hammer a few years ago. One side I rigged some material for a softer mallet-type strike, the other stock. This is very specific to my work, but if that thing walks away from my work station I'm going on a hunt and not coming back without it. It gets jokes every so often being so small but it gets more use than any other hammer I've bought.

  • @FarmsteadForge
    @FarmsteadForge 4 месяца назад +1

    The lead wire is a handy trick and I like your rendition of the story!

  • @delinquentdesign
    @delinquentdesign 4 месяца назад +1

    What an awesome story I love it. Haters will hate but hard work we appreciate.

  • @pamelah6431
    @pamelah6431 4 месяца назад +1

    Love you, Scott. Use twine instead of lead. We don't need you going loco. ;)

  • @martin7869
    @martin7869 4 месяца назад +2

    Great story, I loved it! As a stonemason I really appreciate and admire the work of a blacksmith(probably the most underrated profession). Respect to all blacksmits out there! Imho there is nothing better than making your own tools that will last generations and will be passed down to our kids and good friends.

  • @vanish85
    @vanish85 4 месяца назад +1

    Damn, Scott! Lost count on how many videos I’ve heard you say something along the lines that everything civilization has required came from the face of an anvil
    And now crown the end this video with that story. Beautiful! Would love to have heard it sooner, or for it to have earned its own video
    Thanks! I love what you do!
    By the way. What other craftsman makes its own tools? Ask your favorite son in law 😏

  • @donwilliams3626
    @donwilliams3626 4 месяца назад +2

    That is quite a tale you weave. Thank you for sharing this yarn. I SAW it coming!

  • @orionkroulek5275
    @orionkroulek5275 2 месяца назад

    I bought an Ace 2.5 lb "Engineer's Hammer" when I started a couple of weeks ago and ground the faces with a fiber disc on an angle grinder to round one face and completely flatten the other. In recent weeks, I've acquired several other great hammers from friends and family and salvage, but that 2.5 rounder that I made from a $15 hammer from the hardware store is definitely my 'go to' hammer.

  • @Californiansurfer
    @Californiansurfer 4 месяца назад +3

    ❤❤2012 to 2020. I worked in jeffersonville indiana, Mishawaka indiana, elkhart indiana , Shepardvill Kentucky and waxahachie texas. I leaned so much from craftsman. Today, I am back home and great respect. Thank you Downey California

  • @firemanj35
    @firemanj35 4 месяца назад +3

    I love this story. Thank you

  • @dustindemoe2643
    @dustindemoe2643 4 месяца назад +1

    Fantastic story.
    Always nice to know the meaning behind each trades “quirks”.

  • @DireWolfForge
    @DireWolfForge 3 месяца назад

    Aside from the amazing knowledge you share freely with us all, I could listen to your stories all the long day. Thank you.

  • @bobwilliams7343
    @bobwilliams7343 4 месяца назад +1

    Hi Scott I,ve used the same thing for years but I use a roll of plumbers lead solder love the content of all your video,s

  • @nicovoyage6091
    @nicovoyage6091 24 дня назад

    To measure curvy stuff I use a sewing tape measure, it's liké if they are made for this job, and before I had one in the shop I was using old backstand band that I cut, it works great as well, easy to bend in a vert smooth shape.
    Thanks for your work from France, you are an inspiration

  • @1puppetbike
    @1puppetbike 4 месяца назад +2

    Interesting snippet there.
    Thanks. I've acquired an amazing rivet forge. And it's nice to look at. 😌

  • @57Dalv
    @57Dalv 4 месяца назад +1

    Master Storyteller, Thank You

  • @vedamaritabullockashley2770
    @vedamaritabullockashley2770 3 месяца назад

    Thank you for the blacksmiths story. I've heard it many times before, but you do it great justice! Long may the anvil ring.

  • @donaldmunderville2035
    @donaldmunderville2035 4 месяца назад +1

    This was a Great Video. I watch Every thing you put out. You are an Incredible Teacher. Thank You. You are Truly utilizing You're Gift to Humanity. I really Appreciate You're Content. And That is the Reason why you are Essential

  • @garychaiken808
    @garychaiken808 4 месяца назад +1

    Great job. Thank you 😊

  • @williamcunha9136
    @williamcunha9136 4 месяца назад +1

    Awesome Story!

  • @Ham68229
    @Ham68229 4 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for another great video

  • @groopmmex
    @groopmmex 4 месяца назад +1

    Ahh, great story!

  • @smoothbore4377
    @smoothbore4377 4 месяца назад +1

    A good source for 1/8" lead wire is your local Electro-plater.

  • @familyonamissiongo4790
    @familyonamissiongo4790 4 месяца назад +1

    Could you build a playlist on your channel with the videos that have all your old stories
    Or even think about making mp3 or some sort of digital album to sell on I tunes or through your channel
    My family look forward to hearing another story told by you
    Thank you

  • @BrittCHelmsSr
    @BrittCHelmsSr 4 месяца назад +1

    Great tools. Greater story....

  • @walnutforge1203
    @walnutforge1203 4 месяца назад +2

    It seems like you guys have recently had some developments with your camera and lighting work. Just wanted to say it looks AWESOME!!! Keep it up!

  • @kulina571
    @kulina571 4 месяца назад +1

    Greetings from Bosnia and thanks for the Story :)

  • @rustyshackleford5060
    @rustyshackleford5060 4 месяца назад +1

    Keep up the good work

  • @tristanconnolly5675
    @tristanconnolly5675 4 месяца назад +1

    Nice.

  • @CarbideEndMill
    @CarbideEndMill 4 месяца назад +1

    Happy birthday for other day Scott

  • @RambozoClown
    @RambozoClown 4 месяца назад +1

    Speaking of tools, Scott, have you tried the Makita DTR180 cordless rebar tying tool? Looks like another game changer.

  • @castorchua
    @castorchua 4 месяца назад +3

    This guy tells good jokes, makes clever innuendos, has thrived in construction industry, basically understands how the world works and has worked it. My experience with true believer type Christians has never exposed me to this kind of guy before. They might be ok after all.

    • @Hoaxer51
      @Hoaxer51 4 месяца назад +1

      There’s actually a lot of them out there, but the really good ones are the ones that you want to call your friends.

  • @51-FS
    @51-FS 4 месяца назад +2

    Good morning

  • @user-kw2rl8df2s
    @user-kw2rl8df2s 3 месяца назад

    I use my bolster plate to square my shoulders.

  • @andrewfelock4771
    @andrewfelock4771 4 месяца назад +1

    What did you mean by ‘for the most part’?

  • @mikewarfel7511
    @mikewarfel7511 4 месяца назад

    I wish you had a little more lighting on the objects you were showing and talking about

  • @GibClark
    @GibClark 4 месяца назад +1

    👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😊

  • @ga5743
    @ga5743 4 месяца назад +1

    Nice story but did your light bulb burn out?

    • @darrelleddington7948
      @darrelleddington7948 4 месяца назад

      Oh to the contrary! His light bulb burns ever so brightly, but I see that your 'scissors' have become rather dull.

  • @TheUncleRuckus
    @TheUncleRuckus 4 месяца назад +3

    Don't need to be a Blacksmith to make your own tools. 🤷 Machinist, Carpenter and Electrician here and I've made hundreds of different tools and I've never done any Blacksmithing beyond heating and beating with a torch.

  • @andrewalexander9492
    @andrewalexander9492 4 месяца назад +3

    "The Blacksmith is the only craftsman who can make his own tools" A whole bunch of machinists would argue that point with you.

    • @meatpopsicle42
      @meatpopsicle42 3 месяца назад

      But couldn't machinists be considered an offshoot or extension of blacksmithing? Its all about shaping and molding metal to conform to a particular shape and design, right?

  • @AzraelEnterprise
    @AzraelEnterprise 3 месяца назад +1

    Nice story, but completely inaccurate as no King would allow a commoner to eat at his table. Sowing needles would have been made by a silversmith, as they are to small and precise for a medieval blacksmith. Also every castle I've been in had mold, but no molding.

  • @JeffKnoxAZ
    @JeffKnoxAZ 4 месяца назад +1

    Recall that the Philistines forbade blacksmithing among the Israelites for fear they would make swords and spears, so the Israelites were forced to go to Philistine blacksmiths to have their tools made and sharpened.

  • @MrElemonator
    @MrElemonator 4 месяца назад +1

    The commercial interrupted the story with annoying music

    • @Feroce
      @Feroce 4 месяца назад +3

      That's youtube's fault, the video uploader doesn't have much control over that. Complaining about it here is the same as shouting into the void.

  • @jollyroger6258
    @jollyroger6258 4 месяца назад +2

    Again, two cameras in this video are one too many.
    An interesting video regardless.

    • @essentialcraftsman
      @essentialcraftsman  4 месяца назад +1

      Thanks for the honest feedback! We're going to make an adjustment to the b-cam and use it more sparingly :)

  • @Mexicano955
    @Mexicano955 4 месяца назад +2

    Blacksmithing is Nice...But C.n.c,ing is better

    • @randywl8925
      @randywl8925 4 месяца назад

      Bob Ross and Ansel Adams both did artwork.

    • @Mexicano955
      @Mexicano955 4 месяца назад

      @@randywl8925 2 Rights 👉

  • @WhatTimeIsIt369
    @WhatTimeIsIt369 4 месяца назад +2

    I have to disagree. I challenge you to look around and tell me what you have that doesn't have machining integral to the process. Blacksmiths are like prehistoric machinists.

    • @5x535
      @5x535 4 месяца назад +1

      Exactly. Everything is done by eye. The first steam engines were all built by a particularly clever Smith and a wealthy man. They were all done by eye and by hand. Threads were invented/created by Smiths. Without threads (and their standardization), Mankind would live in a different world.

    • @WhatTimeIsIt369
      @WhatTimeIsIt369 4 месяца назад

      I don't know anything about you more than your comment but you might like the book One Good Turn. @@5x535

  • @networkengineer.online
    @networkengineer.online 4 месяца назад +4

    Blacksmithing or Welding is a better next-skill set to earn/learn? Smithing for custom furniture trim and welding for frames/car work? Thank you so much for your work and sharing with us.

    • @skilletborne
      @skilletborne 4 месяца назад +1

      If you're looking for a valued skill that will make money, take up welding or machining.
      If you want something that's good for the soul, take up smithing
      In an ideal world, take up both - it's cheaper than you'd expect, and they complement each other absolutely perfectly.
      Both hobbies can be started for less than 200 USD each. I live hand to mouth, but even I could scrimp and save enough for my tiny smithy over a few months.
      Whether you want to fabricate furniture with a few handmade details, or tack weld a few jigs together to make your smithing easier and more versatile.