Hand forging a small door knocker
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In this video, I demonstrate how to forge a simple door knocker.
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another Glen classic done fast and efficiently. an excellent beginners project. its inspiring to watch you work.
It’s a shame after a year of watching your channel I finally see this video...
Thanks again for the inspiration and your technique sir!!!
I like it, simple and elegant. Good job.
I finished my rivet block today. it handles 5/16" and 1/4" thanks for the motivation and tutorials Glen...
Nice knocker Glen. Glad you only made one. LOL. Would have been very reminiscent of the movie "Young Frankenstein" had you made two. Glad you had a safe trip back. Have a great day and a better tomorrow.
Philip, That movie was very funny. Only one knocker, for now... Thanks. Glen
I always appreciate your straight forward approach. You can jazz things up all you want,or you can just make a working piece. Nice job Glen, thanks for sharing.
Ron, For me and my limited skill set for odd projects like this, things don't always have to have a complicated form. I could spend a whole day fooling around to make something more fancy but at the end of the day, it just needs to work. Others can then take it to whatever level they want. Thanks. Glen
Thanks Glen. You're an inspiration.
If you can get any inspiration from my videos, it pleases me a lot. Thanks for watching.
i like the simplicity.
Some things needn't be overly complicated. Simple suits me (and my skill set) just fine. Thanks. Glen
Knock knock... GO AWAY. Nice piece Glen. It's nice seeing the art of blacksmithing put into practical everyday usable items.
I will do more items like this - simple pieces that have function and which others can embellish any way they see fit. Thanks. Glen
That was great!
Another nice project of you. Thank you for sharing!
Peter, Very glad you like it. Thanks again for the support. Glen
Nice job
Love it Glen, awesome stuff as always. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Joe, I'm very glad you like this. I will attempt similar, simple and functional hardware in upcoming videos. Thanks. Glen
I love that design. When I get my own house I'm gonna have tons of little forged pieces everywhere!! Haha
Paul, Simple, forged items like this really add character to a home. My old place also had this and that everywhere... Thanks for watching. Glen
I just made this thanks for the idea
nice elegant lines and massing.
There's nothing fancy about this but it does have a pleasing look/feel. Thanks. Glen
very well done, glen! great little project. wish you would've made two, so everyone could tell you how nice your knockers look, lol. I really enjoy your channel, might be the only one I actually watch the ads, hoping it helps. thank you for sharing what you know. and, thanks for being a blacksmithing channel and not turning into a knife making one.
Christopher, Ha, that's a good one. I really appreciate that you put up with ads as doing so really does help. I know most folks do not watch ads and I guess I can't blame them but at the end of the day, it's a good way to support the channels you like to watch. Not much of a chance of me turning into a knife making channel since I generally stink at knife making and have limited interested in making knives and improving my skill in this area. Thanks. Glen
Very Nice Rick.....Love The HAT
Very nice job buddy, I am going to use that idea and hope I make one from horseshoe thank you for sharing this
Nice job Glen, I would have thought you would have made a hammer for the nocker end of it. lol, lol, lol, For real though you did a banging job and it was a pleasure to watch the process.
Thanks for sharing, Martin at M &S Blades
Martin, The hammer end is not a bad idea. Maybe next one. I'm obviously back and so if you still want me to find out how much your mark would be, let me know. But be aware that the complexity of what you emailed me before will likely be a bit expensive. I currently don't need a knife... Thanks. Glen
great work once again sir! long time no see! +
Tyson, I'm glad to be back hammering. Thanks. Glen
Great job love it.
Todd, I appreciate you watching. Glen
Nice job , might be a bit too much for a beginner but something to work towards .
Thanks for watching and for your comment. And sorry for the slow reply. Good luck in your blacksmithing. Glen
That might be something else to try with a R/R spike.
A railroad spike would be perfect for this - good idea. Thanks. Glen
First time on a job site or on a video a guy working with a grinder and hot metal in shorts and no gloves LOL Also I never thought I'd say to a man nice knocker LOL
Russell, Man to man, I'm glad you like the knocker. I know I'm not a role model for safety in the workshop but I do take the basic, most important precautions. However, I just can't wear long pants in this steaming summer climate and I dislike wearing gloves. So I guess it's a case of don't try this at home... Thanks for watching. Glen
Hey. Are you forging sitting down? I'm curious because I am disabled and am forging from a wheel chair. I'm a very much beginner and sure wouldn't mind some advice.
Also what is the purpose of the hammer taps on the anvil?
Thanks!
David Wentzell, I commend you for your interest. Just thought of something that may help out tremendously . not trying to hijack Glen channel but there is a powerammer that crist centered ironworks has made and has plans for on his site . you can see it in action on his youtube channel called crist centered ironworks and the hammer is called the hearty hammer.Good luck and forge on. Blessings to you and yours from me and mine.Sincerley, Martin at M&S Blades and Blacksmithing
martin and shan Moldovan hey Martin. Thanks for the heads up! I have watched a bunch of Roys vids. Great stuff. Justhavent gotten to hat one yet but I will today.
Also thank for the encouragement. It's very much appreciated!! I'm finding smiths to be very cool, helpful people.
Absolutly , I have a great since of greatness and you are encouraging to me. So I say create what ever you like get real good at it and love every minute you get the chance. There is something gratifying hen yo beat a piece of hot steel into something you see in your head. I got to add you are the inspiration ....So create create create and be safe check out that small power hammer it will def. be something you could use I know I could.. lolhappy forging Sincerely
David, As you already know from my email, I do sit while forging. Since sitting while forging may be a necessity for you, you need to arrange your tooling: forge, hand tools, water, etc. in a way that will make accessing convenient. And as I mentioned in the email, you need to have a safety plan in place. With some planning and getting used to, sitting while forging can be very productive. I'm sure you know - where there is a will, there is a way... Talk to you. Glen
How do you keep your anvils so shiny in that high humidity?
Matt, Just daily use of a tool will help keep rust at bay. I also occasionally wipe my anvils down with WD-40. Thanks. Glen
Another very good video, thank you. What sized stock did you make this from? I don't recall you mentioning it. Looks like about 3/4 inch to me. (20mm)
The stock I used or this was 5/8". I upset the striking part to about 3/4" on the end. Thanks for watching. Glen
Hi, Thanks very much for replying! I watch a lot of your videos, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
curious where you got you anvil? just have hobbiest desire and no need for a horn. thx
Kevin, I designed and had made the block style anvils you see me using. I had a hard time finding an anvil that suited my work style here in Taiwan and so took advantage of the resources available to me here and got these done. I'm very pleased with them. Thanks for watching. Glen
Glen tell me again why you got 86 out of the country 😂
I lived here in Taiwan many years ago. I eventually married a Taiwanese gal and after spending many years in the US, we decided to move back here if for no other reason than for a change of pace. We'll eventually move back Stateside, I hope... Thanks. Glen
Glen, I shot you an email and have not hard back just checking in case it went to your spam like last time...Thanks in advance, Martin at M&S Blades and Blacksmithing..
Martin, I got the email and will be in touch. Thanks. Glen