Blacksmithing - Forging a flatter

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @Odin029
    @Odin029 9 лет назад +12

    I know absolutely nothing about blacksmithing, but it is a treat to watch a master craftsman at work.

  • @elzorro9987
    @elzorro9987 9 лет назад +4

    It is so rewarding just to watch this kind of craftsmanship in action. I can only imagine how much more so it is for you in actually doing it. Great work.

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  9 лет назад +1

      ElZorro99 Thank you! Yes it's a special thing to make your own tools!

    • @Dunko12
      @Dunko12 Год назад

      I love watching black smithing videos

  • @joshuarosen6242
    @joshuarosen6242 9 лет назад +6

    There is something enormously appealing about someone taking a lump of wood or metal and using nothing but a few tools and a lifetime's skill, turning it into something useful.
    Thank you, I enjoyed watching you make that.

  • @papuette
    @papuette 10 лет назад +2

    I feel like the artist is traying to show his work, and bunch of artists are opinioming about how he should do his work.Mister Torbjorn, your work is great. Thanks for the show.

  • @Psychentist
    @Psychentist 10 лет назад +5

    It's so good to FINALLY see a smithing video where the smith has the damn sense to wear ear protection!!!

  • @killerkane1957
    @killerkane1957 10 лет назад +1

    Once again, your work is poetry in metal. It takes a flatter to make a flatter. Outstanding and inspirational. Thank you and keep working!

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад +1

      KillerKane Thank you very much! It doesn't take a flatter to make one but the cleanup of the face is easier done! :)

  • @verdatum
    @verdatum 8 лет назад +49

    I have no idea how I haven't subscribed to you until now. There are only a handful of smiths making really genuinely good quality videos on YT, and you're clearly one of them, and have been for years now. RUclips really needs to get better at matching content creators to interested viewers. Still, better late than never; glad I finally came across your channel!

  • @robg7704
    @robg7704 9 лет назад

    What a great video, I'm a toolmaker of 25 years, and Black smithing is so impressive, This is truly a beautiful skill. I want to start trying this.. Thank you again, you are truly inspiring for entry level people like me

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  9 лет назад

      Robert Gibb N1RLU Thank you very much! Glad you liked the video. Hope you try out some hammering in the future.

  • @mkivy
    @mkivy 5 лет назад +5

    I could watch this all day...I don’t know what it is about watching talent such as urs! Thank u sir...

    • @toonybrain
      @toonybrain 5 лет назад

      Mike Ivy It’s the lure of excellence. One knows it when one is in its presence.

  • @Mayo-Lord
    @Mayo-Lord 10 лет назад +2

    I didn't know a flatter could look so damn majestic, but you pull it off.

  • @TomGlander
    @TomGlander 10 лет назад +9

    I usually don't watch entire videos on YT... this one was an exception because of its exceptional quality and content. Learned more watching this than I've ever learned reading about the process. Thank you. Powerful stuff.

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад +1

      Tom Glander Thank you very much!

    • @thaGkillah
      @thaGkillah 10 лет назад +1

      Torbjörn Åhman
      Don't you have to secure that wood on that Iron with a ring or screw on the top, so it streches there and gives it maximum of grip?

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад +2

      thaGkillah For top tools (struck tools) like this you don't need a fancy handle,
      and it's not wedged in place. Should be easy to replace and the loose
      fit does not transfer so much of the vibrations

    • @thaGkillah
      @thaGkillah 10 лет назад +1

      This information was very helpfull! You got a very good point. One more question if I may. For example the flat part of that Iron. It looks incredibly nice (almost industrial grade), but i am asking myself how to make the surface of the flat part even more clean and flat like computer processor heatsinks without scratches. Is that even possible for a black smith?

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад +3

      thaGkillah A larger exactly planar surface might be tricky without machining, but you can get a mirror finish without problem.

  • @LordWurmz
    @LordWurmz 10 лет назад +1

    I came across this video randomly, but, it has deeply enriched my day. Thanks for taking the time to make it!

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад

      Matthew Freeland Thanks! Glad you liked it.

  • @jusuttajah
    @jusuttajah 9 лет назад +70

    Must feel great to use tools that you have made.

  • @mojjaba
    @mojjaba 10 лет назад

    I am impressed by your craftsmanship. I was glued to your video watching every aspect of your working that piece of metal. Now I know what it took our forefathers to forge those impressive metal tools that help build our country. As I watched you making the hole for your handle I thought why not just drill it, I did not know another way. Thanks for the video.

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад +1

      ***** Thank you! The real beauty of punching and drifting a hole instead of drilling is that nearly no material is lost. It just moves to the sides, which makes it almost as strong as it were without a hole.

  • @Mulletmanalive
    @Mulletmanalive 3 года назад +3

    Watching you wail on that steel with a sledgehammer makes me so unreasonably happy

  • @seabears_hate_circles
    @seabears_hate_circles 9 лет назад

    Ahh vernier calipers, or as I call them "very near" calipers. You do great work, I can watch your videos multiple times and get the same entertainment and education I got the first time. You are a true craftsman.

  • @beaal5641
    @beaal5641 9 лет назад +11

    beautiful work! Amazing how much work goes into what at first glance seems like the simplest tool.

  • @gamccoy
    @gamccoy 9 лет назад +2

    I really enjoyed watching this. That's hard work! But the result was truly beautiful. I know nothing about blacksmithing but can admire the work of those who do.

  • @tylerstiff8
    @tylerstiff8 9 лет назад +89

    I know nothing about blacksmithing but damn.. that was entertaining.

    • @terapode
      @terapode 9 лет назад +5

      tyler stiff Agreed. So entertaining.

    • @paulofurtado81
      @paulofurtado81 9 лет назад +5

      tyler stiff im not the only one then .... looking at great stuff that i know nothing about!!

    • @naesatt
      @naesatt 9 лет назад +1

      +jack arkell It is rather addicting, isn't it?!? My brain won't stop thinking about all the useful stuff I can make now! =D

    • @balabhaidholakiya1566
      @balabhaidholakiya1566 4 года назад

      @@terapode જા

  • @vows2sweden
    @vows2sweden 10 лет назад +1

    Skickligt, fin video! Sådant här gör att man blir stolt av att vara svensk och german! Skicklighet och inget onödigt babbel i amerikansk anda om hundar, fruar, vad man tycker och tänker, vad man föredrar och all annan ointressant skit. BRA GJORT, Torbjörn!

  • @dylanhowell9635
    @dylanhowell9635 8 лет назад +6

    screw a gym membership, im just going to start blacksmithing! very creative, very smart.

  • @SquirrelsForAll
    @SquirrelsForAll 6 лет назад

    Just fantastic! You make this look so easy, but your skill level is certainly beyond most craftsmen.
    Thank you for sharing.

  • @mortarsquad12
    @mortarsquad12 10 лет назад +4

    I have been checking my subs everyday for a new video of yours... Best video yet!

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад

      adam anthoni Thank you!

    • @Keifsanderson
      @Keifsanderson 10 лет назад +1

      Under the video window, next to the "unsubscribe" button, you can click on the "settings" gear and check the box to be notified when new uploads are posted. You get a nice email every time something pops! Cheers.

    • @mortarsquad12
      @mortarsquad12 10 лет назад

      SWEET~

  • @supernewuser
    @supernewuser 10 лет назад +2

    You sir, have just earned yourself a subscriber.

  • @MuhammadImran-yq1qn
    @MuhammadImran-yq1qn 8 лет назад +3

    You feel very joy when you use your tools by your own hands made.

  • @azashukri5322
    @azashukri5322 9 лет назад +1

    Amazing work sir! Your attention to details and your patience with the piece is outstanding! Thank you.

  • @pjhalchemy
    @pjhalchemy 10 лет назад +26

    Really enjoyed watching your processes and techniques without all the fluff and jabber. Artisanship like this feels like its being lost today, thank you for continuing it and sharing your fine work with us. I am curious what RB material you started with and why? Thanks Much! ~PJ

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад

      pjsalchemy Thank you very much! "RB material"? Do you mean the clay thing?

    • @pjhalchemy
      @pjhalchemy 10 лет назад +1

      Torbjörn Åhman You are Most Welcome! Sorry I should have said the Round Bar material you started with...ductile iron, G2 gray bar, steel?? and why that material? Thanks!

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад +5

      pjsalchemy Ah, ok. It's steel. For this one I used an odd custom steel which I think is closely
      related to AISI A514. Easy to forge but hardened it's pretty tough
      stuff. I got some pieces for free so... You need a fairly hard surface but at the same time tough and not brittle. Any heat treated medium carbon steel would work
      fine for a project like this. Gray bar or cast iron is not forge-able and the brittle properties would not work either. And for a casting to work it would have to be cast steel.

    • @pjhalchemy
      @pjhalchemy 10 лет назад +3

      Torbjörn Åhman
      Thank you for more lessons. I didn't know that about gray bar or ductile iron, but should have thought more carefully. I can see from the properties of the various forms of A514 you can achieve your goal of toughness but not brittle especially for a flatter being struck by another hammer. Many years ago I build a forge from a truck brake drum and tried some small projects but never spent enough time to get solid with the techniques...been thinking about doing it again though for a couple of projects. Thanks Again!! Look forward to seeing more of your Fine work.

  • @ROGUPA
    @ROGUPA 8 лет назад

    Mr. I found the quality of your job very remarkable and even hard to believe. Such an incredible dedication and commitment to achieve perfection. Congratulations.

  • @howiewolowitz6842
    @howiewolowitz6842 8 лет назад +93

    Smithing level 100

    • @Nox·Corvus01
      @Nox·Corvus01 8 лет назад

      was that a runescape pun

    • @Logie-lx3qc
      @Logie-lx3qc 8 лет назад +14

      Skyrim.

    • @brandonedwards1181
      @brandonedwards1181 8 лет назад +5

      Logan Kaan God bless skyrim

    • @Nox·Corvus01
      @Nox·Corvus01 8 лет назад +6

      +Logan Kaan once I said runescape it made me feel old

    • @Logie-lx3qc
      @Logie-lx3qc 8 лет назад +7

      Ozm8ey Plays Yep, Runescape was good part of my childhood.

  • @frankdosantos1
    @frankdosantos1 6 лет назад +1

    You sir are a master craftsman, it's a pleasure to watch you work. Thank you.

  • @DannyProton
    @DannyProton 8 лет назад +3

    Duuude, that was excellently made! You should be really proud of yourself!

  • @lordskorpius1971
    @lordskorpius1971 3 года назад +1

    Sir, I love watching you work. It's my go-to asmr relaxation videos. Well done sir, well done!

  • @MJFAN666
    @MJFAN666 8 лет назад +6

    Looks so beautiful!! Work reallly paid off!

  • @matthiasofgondor
    @matthiasofgondor 9 лет назад

    Talk about upsetting. You are a champion! all those sledge blows to upset the flatter into it's final shape. I love making things like that, requiring sweat equity and hard work, it makes me remember all the effort I put into it's creation when I then use it

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  9 лет назад +1

      Matthew Fraser Thanks! Yes, it forms a special bond between the tool and the maker :)

  • @girliedog
    @girliedog 9 лет назад +18

    very nice, loved watching this process and the finished product is beautiful

  • @workinalday4351
    @workinalday4351 10 лет назад

    Great video, a tremendous amount of work that was put into forging that. Glad you made this, my son has been asking me to make a forge, he want's to try to forge a sword, so I figured I would forge an old style war hammer at the same time. This video gives a little reality slap regarding how much it takes to work steel. Thank you for making and posting this.

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад +1

      Workin Alday Nice to hear! Forging swords and "war hammers" are not exactly beginner projects though :) I would advice to start off small scale and work your way up, or else you would probably get discouraged fast.

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад

      Ian Lynch Nope! The problem really is that most of it is just fantasies :) Very little is based on techniques or limitations of the real world. It might look cool but totally worthless in function.

  • @Turin-Fett
    @Turin-Fett 10 лет назад +4

    23 and finally decided to go to college. Studying biology because it will get me a "good job" truth is I fucking hate it, and I wish I was doing something like this. Exactly this actually. But as my father told me, "artwork wont pay the bills." Someday my college degree will pay for me to beat on steel. I miss shopwork and using my hands to create things. Tired of pencils and keyboards.
    Anyway, I have really enjoyed watching your videos. I like seeing the steel come to life. You do a very good job, and I hope one day I can do the same.

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад

      pepr8picante I do the keyboard thing professionally so this is a good contrast to that.

  • @OstrichesSmell
    @OstrichesSmell 10 лет назад

    I'm a woodworker and I know nothing about smithing. This was really cool! Looked like fun.

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад

      Pat Cyr Thanks! It is fun, you have to try it out some day.

  • @tdavote4owen
    @tdavote4owen 9 лет назад +209

    I don't know why, but for some reason, I think black smithing is cool

    • @generico366
      @generico366 9 лет назад +105

      The reason is because it's fucking awesome.

    • @TrevorPhillips2024
      @TrevorPhillips2024 9 лет назад +3

      I'm guessing you also like digging and like the idea of hunting

    • @woodhog4154
      @woodhog4154 9 лет назад +12

      +Ethen Rosas What is wrong with digging and hunting? At least I could survive if ever caught in a disaster or the SHTF scenario.

    • @IMatchoNation
      @IMatchoNation 9 лет назад +8

      +qwerty 11716 Isn't it iron-ic, don't you think?

    • @nextlifeonearth
      @nextlifeonearth 8 лет назад +3

      +Landroverdude101 If my dad works at Ford it won't be adopted in his genes.
      Unless there's a society where everyone with a specific gene only is able to work at Ford and thus survive unlike the people who don't, there is no such thing.
      I'm taking this way too seriously. Smithing is cool and it ain't my genes saying that, it's smithing itself.

  • @damann112
    @damann112 9 лет назад +2

    Really like the Calculations to figure out how much steel is needed.
    Nice job on the whole video and Hammer

  • @sacmis19
    @sacmis19 8 лет назад +7

    that accuracy, hit by hit

  • @reedcooper1138
    @reedcooper1138 7 лет назад

    Beautiful craftmanship!! Although in the beginning the long handle on that sledge made me nervous, I made that mistake 30+ years ago and I still hurt remembering that!! Love your flatter die giving beautiful radiuses for strong tool! Thanks

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  7 лет назад +1

      Thanks! :) I probably should shorten it a bit....no accidents yet though.

  • @craftedworkshop
    @craftedworkshop 9 лет назад +30

    If only metal was as easy to work as that clay.... :)

    • @idontuploadjustwatch
      @idontuploadjustwatch 8 лет назад +2

      if you get metal hot enough, you can mild it like clay, but only once

    • @sheezy3962
      @sheezy3962 3 года назад

      Mercury? Maybe not.

    • @Scugzerker
      @Scugzerker 9 месяцев назад

      @@idontuploadjustwatch You can even use your hands at that stage... also only once.

  • @radbcc
    @radbcc 10 лет назад +2

    Excellent design, engineering, craftsmanship, and fabrication. Thanks...

  • @davisx2002
    @davisx2002 8 лет назад +8

    Well done Son of Odin

  • @Woozeesh
    @Woozeesh 9 лет назад +1

    Great video. Shows blacksmithing as a very refined craft versus a backyard hobby.

  • @tomasmerino1039
    @tomasmerino1039 10 лет назад +45

    Sadly, to forge a flatter you need... a flatter.
    Great video anyway, the smithing is incredible!

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад +8

      Tomas Merino Thank you! You don't need a flatter, it just makes the grinding easier. If you're careful you can make a pretty flat surface with just a hammer.

    • @tomasmerino1039
      @tomasmerino1039 10 лет назад +1

      I can imagine but I'm pretty new at blacksmithing, slowly gahering the tools, mostly for knifemaking but already forged a pair of tongs, not perfect but handy ^^
      The thing I need the most is a belt grinder, files are slow and if the technique is bad the result won't be even, I can tell by experience lol

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад +2

      Cool. Belt grinder is on my list too! Quite expensive buggers...looking for a used one.

    • @tomasmerino1039
      @tomasmerino1039 10 лет назад +3

      Yeah, really expensive... I'm thinking about making one myself, there's some really good over internet and you can save good money

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад +2

      That's always an option!

  • @martowasserman5553
    @martowasserman5553 8 лет назад

    wow. you are an unbelievably skilled blacksmith, congrats! i bet you got decades of experience.

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  8 лет назад

      Thanks! No, just a couple of years....

  • @Bastardoplus
    @Bastardoplus 9 лет назад +69

    14:12 Muttley's laugh

  • @Snafu6996
    @Snafu6996 10 лет назад +1

    I do like this video in that it shows how the tool can be made using round stock and construction of a swage tool for ease of construction and for upsetting the face of the tool. I my self might have started off with a square bar and heated then upset one end then use the swage tool to forge the face. The reliving of the internal edges of the swage tool to larger radii makes for a tool that not only looks good but is less prone to edge fracture. Well made sir!

  • @sergiomdp2002
    @sergiomdp2002 9 лет назад +17

    If you use a flatter to flat a flatter, how do you make the first flatter of all?

  • @dixonqwerty
    @dixonqwerty 10 лет назад

    Har tittat på alla dina videos nu Torbjörn, jag är helt såld! Jätteintressanta grejer, jag hoppas du fortsätter lägga upp videos!!
    Thank you, great videos!

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад

      dixonqwerty Tackar tackar! Blir nog fler videos framöver. Skall bara få lite tid över...

  • @gregfarley5737
    @gregfarley5737 5 лет назад +3

    What a great idea to use clay to practice before actually making it from metal.

  • @roromad9603
    @roromad9603 5 лет назад

    I have no idea how to do any of this stuff. I will never do any of this stuff. But, damn, i could watch this for hours. Another beautiful work of functional art!!

  • @ad5304am
    @ad5304am 10 лет назад +3

    Dobra robota.Dziękuję i pozdrawiam!

  • @garyevans5335
    @garyevans5335 4 года назад +1

    Another great video, thanks!
    I particularly liked the bit where you are filing the face flat, just the sort of thing I had to do as exercises when I was an apprentice. However in those days I would not have to spend too much time "crowning" and "chamfering" the faces I was trying to get flat 🤣

  • @Atristiel
    @Atristiel 10 лет назад +6

    I thought that one's supposed to drive some sort of a wedge into the top of the wooden dowel to make it expand, holding the metal better.

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад +18

      Atristiel For top tools (struck tools) like this you don't need a fancy handle,
      and it's not wedged in place. Should be easy to replace and the loose
      fit does not transfer so much of the vibrations.

  • @Wildman4910
    @Wildman4910 8 лет назад

    Very nice, there's nothing like tools you've made yourself. My hats off to you sir.

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  8 лет назад

      Thanks! Yes that is nice... and you can only blame yourself if they break or don't work as they should. :)

  • @Helsling
    @Helsling 9 лет назад +297

    Uses a flatter to flatten a flatter.
    Yo I heard you like flatters.

    • @albertowilliams8740
      @albertowilliams8740 9 лет назад +4

      +Helsling Brainexplode.exe

    • @nommy8599
      @nommy8599 9 лет назад +21

      +Alberto Williams I didn't think it deserved that much flattery.

    • @kevinmeijer2913
      @kevinmeijer2913 9 лет назад +4

      Brain.exe stopped working. Reason: mind blow

    • @victorbitter583
      @victorbitter583 8 лет назад +11

      +Helsling the joke fell flat on some.

    • @waffelmonster3049
      @waffelmonster3049 8 лет назад +1

      +Helsling yeah, he stressing it by using a manual flatter as well.

  • @edgarmilson8686
    @edgarmilson8686 7 лет назад

    I will not be happy until I have watched all of your videos. Great work! Nice Flatter....

  • @80spodcastchannel
    @80spodcastchannel 8 лет назад +18

    beautiful smithing...that is almost too nice to use now..

  • @MrKirby2367
    @MrKirby2367 10 лет назад

    I sat mesmerised for 17.13 min.
    Great job!

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад

      Bloodaxetheirritable Haha. Thank you!

  • @alex46215
    @alex46215 9 лет назад +16

    this video should be named How to make a Flat head screw driver.... THE MANLY WAY

  • @waxyTOOL
    @waxyTOOL 8 лет назад +2

    Absolutely beautiful. I love watching talent in action forging vintage tools. Good Video.

  • @jazspersilverraven9800
    @jazspersilverraven9800 8 лет назад +46

    to make a flatter, use a flatter

    • @chartle1
      @chartle1 8 лет назад +7

      which came first the flatter or the flatter. :)

    • @gr1nder07
      @gr1nder07 8 лет назад +3

      Cliff Hartle the later

    • @DaisiesofHate
      @DaisiesofHate 7 лет назад

      You'd probably just grind it flat if you didn't already have a flatter.

    • @jttech6834
      @jttech6834 6 лет назад

      You could simply put a half inch plate on top and hit it with a hammer.

  • @Zeemike1
    @Zeemike1 10 лет назад +1

    A great video...shows the skills of the blacksmith and how impressive they are.
    And I knew little about that trade.

  • @darrenneblett5234
    @darrenneblett5234 8 лет назад +13

    Its like sewing for tools

  • @AFGaskillJr
    @AFGaskillJr 10 лет назад +1

    Nicely put together video, I wil watch this one a few more times before I try my hand at a flatter

  • @williamdetempolivre
    @williamdetempolivre 8 лет назад +3

    what usualy you do to the metal shavings that are left of a cut or hammering?

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  8 лет назад +4

      Not much...

    • @williamdetempolivre
      @williamdetempolivre 8 лет назад

      So, they are pretty much useless?

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  8 лет назад +9

      William de Tempo Livre If you refer to "scale" that falls off hot steel, that's iron oxide. Can't do much with that. Theoretically you could reduce it to iron again in a bloomery furnace...

    • @williamdetempolivre
      @williamdetempolivre 8 лет назад +2

      Hum... I understand

  • @joltzkrieg
    @joltzkrieg 9 лет назад +1

    I am really enjoying your videos! The quality is good, so I can really see the details of your methods. Also, I do like that you just show the process rather than jabbering away about it for half the video like some smiths on youtube. Liked and subscribed!

  • @roman.venica
    @roman.venica 9 лет назад +5

    14:43 Honey, I'll make the dinner today!

  • @Trebor359
    @Trebor359 10 лет назад +2

    That. Was. Incredible. Truly amazing work.

  • @ishmailvladimir
    @ishmailvladimir 9 лет назад +6

    How did you make the flatter that you used to make the flatter though? o_0

    • @nathandonoho4660
      @nathandonoho4660 9 лет назад +2

      +Ishmail Vladimir - Same steps, save making the actual piece flat, instead of using a flatter you would use the face of your anvil. Consolidate heat to that specific spot and lay it face down on the anvil, strike the hammer end and it will make that portion flat.

    • @charlesissleepy
      @charlesissleepy 9 лет назад

      +Ishmail Vladimir how did the first blacksmith forge his first hammer and anvil? *o_0*

    • @nathandonoho4660
      @nathandonoho4660 9 лет назад +2

      +charlesissleepy The first thing mankind used.... Was rocks.... They used rocks... And as technology progressed, so did the metals used and the ability to make tools from castings and other various methods of forging. Pretty neat history if you care to look into it.

    • @charlesissleepy
      @charlesissleepy 9 лет назад

      Mithaniel Marr i kind of figured but its still kind of wid to think about. Like along the lines of what would you do if you were on a deserted island. Even knowing what coud be made, how its made, and having all the materials means little without the heritage of necessary tools. You could work around a lot of things but modern tools make it much easier

    • @glockfan112
      @glockfan112 9 лет назад

      How did the first blacksmith make his tongs?

  • @74KU
    @74KU 10 лет назад

    Beautiful, sadly many people these days cannot appreciate this kind of art.
    You deserve many many more views than you have.

  • @wam3d
    @wam3d 9 лет назад +8

    Congratulation.
    Excelent work.
    Please help me with a question...
    I want to bend a 1/2 iron bar, but the circle is too close, is 3.5 cms diameter, and the bar is too short.
    ¿How do you will bend the bar?
    I attach a pictur of the bar.
    i.imgur.com/pu0qPQw.jpg
    Thanks.

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  9 лет назад

      +Alejandro Arias Thanks. I don't quite understand what you're trying to do. Are you making a new part and use the yellow as pattern, but the yellow has too small rings? You need to calculate the length needed quite accurate first.

    • @wam3d
      @wam3d 9 лет назад

      +Torbjörn Åhman Thanks for answer me.
      No, i need to bend the bar like the yellow template. :)

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  9 лет назад

      *****
      Ok, I would measure and calculate the length first and then form the eyes/rings on each end first, then bend the rest, I think.

    • @wam3d
      @wam3d 9 лет назад

      +Torbjörn Åhman Thanks, i will try.

  • @mikesheppard6810
    @mikesheppard6810 8 лет назад +1

    Beautiful work. That flatter is a piece of art.

  • @lrmodranoel
    @lrmodranoel 8 лет назад +3

    Very beautiful

  • @overmanonfire
    @overmanonfire 10 лет назад +2

    It was amazing watching you create that peace of Art, thanks for shearing !

  • @lmeza1983
    @lmeza1983 9 лет назад +6

    Very good job but it looks painfully expensive to make one of these.

    • @CoffeeGoblyn
      @CoffeeGoblyn 9 лет назад +9

      Luis Fernando The main expense is time and effort! :D

    • @bradleyhamilton4409
      @bradleyhamilton4409 8 лет назад +1

      +MichaelKingsfordGray I agree! Tools such as this have so much more worth than anything you can buy off a shelf.

  • @jhimysanchez1875
    @jhimysanchez1875 8 лет назад

    The best thing about these videos is that you learn both in theory and practice

  • @miraakapocrypha733
    @miraakapocrypha733 9 лет назад +3

    6:26 you make a flatter using a flatter :)

  • @sam10685
    @sam10685 5 лет назад +1

    I love watching your video's over and over again.

  • @harharhar6525
    @harharhar6525 9 лет назад +3

    How to make a round peg fit into a square hole.

  • @imilkdude
    @imilkdude 9 лет назад +2

    i know nothing about forging but this was really therapeutic to watch. lol

  • @mikkelgran9689
    @mikkelgran9689 9 лет назад +5

    can you make a Q&A ?

    • @TheTornor
      @TheTornor 9 лет назад

      static.communitytable.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hot-dog-ftr.jpg

    • @mikkelgran9689
      @mikkelgran9689 9 лет назад +1

      PLZ i am biggest fan EUW

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  9 лет назад

      Mikkel Gran Hmm, I don't know... What do you want to know?

    • @mikkelgran9689
      @mikkelgran9689 9 лет назад

      How did you feel when Northug won the five mile? ;)

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  9 лет назад

      Mikkel Gran
      Terrible... but that's pretty irrelevant. :)

  • @owendavies5565
    @owendavies5565 5 лет назад +1

    Coal dust.
    You answered the question in my head as to what you use when punching a hole.
    Thanks

  • @Isalys555
    @Isalys555 9 лет назад +5

    There's something of erotical in this video. A big thumbs up for the great blacksmith you are. Thanks for the video!

  • @xsbiggy6349
    @xsbiggy6349 10 лет назад

    Thanks to your inspiration, i will be picking up my new anvil in two weeks and my sons and I are building a forge right now.

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад

      Brandon Waterman Thanks! Great to hear. Good luck!

  • @ivanbluet48
    @ivanbluet48 8 лет назад +3

    This is literally Törbjorn's hammer! (overwatch pun)

  • @hasdrubal121
    @hasdrubal121 10 лет назад +1

    I liked the vid. I thought the way you sped up certain parts was good as it showed the whole process as well as cutting down on the view time. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your vids. Thanks for sharing.

  • @MarkRobertCuthbert
    @MarkRobertCuthbert 8 лет назад +31

    Metric all the way - get rid of quarter this and 8/16 that. Metric is Easier and Simpler. 10 mm, 100 mm, 1000 mm (all 10's = Easy)

    • @lol49031
      @lol49031 8 лет назад +3

      not all the time

    • @lol49031
      @lol49031 8 лет назад +1

      +Haeral imperial can be more accurate at times since the spaces between the unit is bigger and i dont have to adjust the ruler as much, sides its harder to guesstimate 1m vs 1ft, metric is useful when ur drilling holes cuz den u don nid to have 2 different sets of bits, anyways are u all that bad at fractions?

    • @lol49031
      @lol49031 8 лет назад +1

      +Haeral its easier to place the instrument accurately since there will be less parallax error when u have bigger divisions

    • @lol49031
      @lol49031 8 лет назад +2

      +Haeral im saying you will have less parallax error with bigger divisions since the divisions are further apart so you wont misread them, i may just be a blind fuck tho

    • @adamcarson6294
      @adamcarson6294 7 лет назад +2

      sainglain are you a dumbass because the whole industrial world uses imperial

  • @bernardopatino6263
    @bernardopatino6263 7 лет назад

    I really like this video transports me to a special time, the colors of the steel when you mold it I see everything in effects that inspire me to pass them to the canvas that is the best I can do.

  • @remige2006
    @remige2006 8 лет назад +3

    Why am I so much excited when I see a very red hot piece of iron? ( may be it is the devil inside of me who says: "Finally! out of there..."

  • @jameschrisdavis
    @jameschrisdavis 10 лет назад

    What a cool video. I have no use for a Flatter, but now I want one. Nicely done!!!

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  10 лет назад

      Chris Davis Totally natural reaction :) Thanks.

  • @krillansavillan
    @krillansavillan 9 лет назад +3

    4:17 Super Smash Bros!!

  • @xxxItchyxxx
    @xxxItchyxxx 7 лет назад +1

    Thanks for showing us this work process! Very interesting, that's craftsmanship!

  • @SceneArtisan
    @SceneArtisan 5 лет назад +4

    13:18 Psycho, stabbing someone in the shower.

  • @SEVERS72
    @SEVERS72 10 лет назад +2

    Hi!
    I respect people who are able to work qualitatively hands!

  • @magicstix0r
    @magicstix0r 9 лет назад +16

    Minus 500 points for using a flatter to make a flatter...

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  9 лет назад +4

      +magicstix0r Ha ha.

    • @irlrp
      @irlrp 9 лет назад +3

      +magicstix0r what about the powerhammer ? :p

    • @torbjornahman
      @torbjornahman  9 лет назад +5

      irlrp
      At least minus 10000 points :)

    • @abbykirby1710
      @abbykirby1710 7 лет назад +1

      magicstix0r Perhaps he made it for a friend or a customer? Seeing how he appears to have a complete forge (I am new at this but I know enough to know he has the basics for a small shop) to spend time making things! I would love to have a small forge to play around with.

  • @jojomama4787
    @jojomama4787 8 лет назад

    looks like it takes a flatter to build a flatter, appreciated seeing the tool in use...again,thank you for such valuable information