Large nail or spike header
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2018
- I have an idea for some big forged spikes. But first I will need a big nail header and to make that I need a square punch. Today we will look at forging the punch and the header.
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Another good one. The wire brush sounds like Santa’s slay bells. LOL👍. Thx again John ..Paul..
Ha you know I was thinking the same it sounds very similar.
That was the quickest 19 min. I have seen all day. I am sure looking forward to the next post. Thanks my talented friend !
Hopefully not to short.
I could watch all day as I am mostly chair bound now. This was nice as it finished today's project.
I love it!
Well explained. More tooling to make.
You are my favourite RUclips blacksmith
Jim
RUclips apprentice
The Netherlands
Thanks
I enjoy every time you make a new tool.
Great video as always !
I find your Videos very interesting and may I say that you are a True Blacksmith !
yeah, thankyou heaps John. i really enjoy this type of vid; that little snapshot of a thing always in flux, this Blacksmithing thing. making tools to make a tool to punch this or that.. i had no idea when "i just wanna make a Kukhri. and maybe a billhook" that a whole world opened up and i realised I'd need to make some tongs. and a punchdrifthotcutbolsterflatter etcetera 😜anyhow, i reckon you all know what i'm saying! i love the process- and when you need more tools? hey, just make 'em! cheers John, and great timing because i was wanting to knock up some chunky hardware for my also chunky Australian hardwood butcher's block, cheers again
Good one cheers. Always like it when you get to do some forge welding as part of a video.
It's a skill I want people to see as just another technique instead of some ancient mystery.
Yes it is very handy to be able to do. When you demonstrate how it can be applied it sparks new ideas, but also I would not have thought of using it in that way, you know, to make a header.
Sometimes there just isn't a need for a big piece of steel on a tool like this. I think historically it was common to make them like this.
Really cool project, looking forward to part 2
I like the new opening. Keep growing and trying out new things. Keep on hammering videos out! I love the channel.
Thanks. I thought I would try the more formal but shorter opening to see how it goes.
Black Bear Forge it keeps it succinct and I think it works quite well. It sets a nice pacing for the video and makes it easy to listen to when not necessarily looking at the screen to know when you are on a new video. Keep on meing awesome!
Thank you sir for sharing your knowledge 👍🏼✨👍🏼
I was actually planning to make a smaller version of one of these for an upcoming project so as always I do appreciate the lesson. Your instruction is, for me, one of the best series online. Take care
Same here, I have six for different size nails. Was planning on making a spike header soon.
These actually get harder to make in smaller sizes. Little punches heat up so fast its tough to get the hole punched.
Ill give it a try and send you a photo of the outcome. Thanks for the inspiration!!
Black Bear Forge video intro I drilled my holes in the smaller ones and then ran a square taper through it to final size the hole. I tried punching it it didn't work out for me.
John, I love watching you work your magic here but you really need to get yourself a partner to hold onto the projects or swing the hammer for you so you don't have to work so hard. Great work just the same!
I really enjoyed that, especially the forge welding. Thanks!
You are welcome
A pleasure to watch, as always,Thanks.
Thanks again for another great instructional video!! I especially like the way you introduced yourself and your channel. A lot better than many other channels.
Thanks, I have been watching videos on how to improve your videos. So I thought I would try some new things
Another awesome well explained video thank you John.
Thanks John! Another well done video. Can't wait to see what you have in mind for the giant nails.
Nice new intro!
Thank you
Thanks john
I noticed you balancing the piece on you apron while you forged. I can't do that I reluctantly split my leather apron up from the bottom to be able to hold a bar while forging. ....Big nail needs a big hammer! :)
Hello John, 2 queations.
1:
Will you do a vid. About dressing your anvil. You already made a vid. Over anvils and subsitus. Dressing the corners. Fix the dimple on the face of the anvil.
2. Your Bolt tongs are a piece of art. i have made 2 of them but your jaw is much Nicer. I know that. Video is coming out one day but i wanted to say that.
Dressing the anvil is coming up in the next few weeks. I will also be making a bolt tong video, however in many of the videos IO am using tongs from Off Center tools. hey make an excellent bolt tong.
Perfect timing, I was just wondering about a nail header. Mine will need to be smaller but the principal should work. Thank You!
The only trouble is that the smaller the square punch, the easier it heats up and bends while trying to make the hole.
Does the header need to be hardenable steel?
I was just thinking about a project that would be great with hand forged nails.
No, but if you use it lots it will deform and a burr will form on the inside of the head which grabs the nail shank and makes it hard to remove.
I've got a smaller one to make also. Want to make some old tapered nails. I think some people call them concrete nails, although to me they look like large clinch nails that farriers use.
The somewhat triangular looking nails are actually cut from strips.
Black Bear Forge i did not know that.
Do a web search for Treamont nail company. They still make cut nails on original machines.
Hello John, I am wondering if you have a video on forging two round bars together (kinda like if you wanted a cross) this is for a lid lifter for Dutch ovens.
Thank you for your great videos
And knowledge
The half lap joint might work for that. ruclips.net/video/kb63noxjEp8/видео.html
Could a railroad spike be used to make a nail header?
Are there any rules of thumb that you would give a new blacksmith as to the type of Steel they should use for different types of tooling? For instance impact-resistant tools, drifts, tongs. I'd like to develop a better idea of when to use certain steals if you have any books that you would recommend let us know please thanks
Its really more a matter of using materials you have access to and are comfortable working with. While H13 and S7 make great tools they are expensive and a bit more technical to heat treat. For most blacksmithing uses 4140 or 5160 work fine, they just need to be cooled more often and probably dressed or sharpened more often as well.
Im curious about elavation? Def.makes a difference when cooking wondering if it affects smithin
It does affect a gas forge, but I haven't been aware of any issues with coal. Of course I have rarely forged at a lower altitude.
Could you not harden and temper the punch and still have a good punch?
I say this because won’t you loose the hardness and temper by when the punch heats up from use?
You can and there are some people that do that. However even if the tip gets to hot the shank stays fairly hard and is less likely to bend. The tip also doesn't get fully soft unless you get it back up to critical temp. Try making two punched fro the same material and do a side by side comparison. I haven't tried that myself, but it would be an interesting experiment.
Do you wear any UV protective glasses when forge welding?
I do not. I have known some people that do, but very few. Mostly you just don't stare at it, but rather glance at it from time to time.
I do a lot of lighting design, the color temperature of your house lighting correlates to the temperature of a hot material. Your average household light has a color temperature of 3000 to 6000 degrees Kelvin, at forging temperature I'm assuming you're between 1700 and 2200 degrees so the light coming off of that should not hurt your eyes. The part to concern yourself with I think would be the infrared light which the effects are based on the distance from the object. So forging temperature color should not hurt your eyes
Interesting. I have only yet made one successful forge weld and that was a lap weld. But I've unintentionally burned up a few pieces in my home made coal forge! :O. In my home made propane forge, I've never achieved welding temperatures.
Would re-fluxing where you started to get weld shear be important for rewelding?
In most case it would be a good idea. I may have done that off camera.
Can you tell me more about vermiculite? It looks like there's different grades,what do you recommend? Also is perlite similar or could I use just plain sand with the same results. Thanks.
I know you can buy asbestos free vermiculite and in most areas that is all you can buy. I think perlite is similar, but I'm not sure if it performs the same or not. sand would be OK, but it probably doesn't insulate as well. Wood ash works very well, but tends to drift around the shop and make a mess.
Black Bear Forge thanks I will check out what I can get around here. Much appreciated.
Is there a specific formula in tempering different steel?
There are thousands of steel types, each with its own recommended hardening and tempering specs. Most can be found online, in books or even cell phone apps
Is it necessary to dome the top of a nail heading tool like I've seen in other videos? Or can I leave it flat?
The dome helps you create facets on the nail head by allowing your hammer to tip without hitting the edge of the header. If you are just making flat heads instead of the classic rose head then it itsn't required.
Gottcha. Thanks, John.
What are you quenching your punch in ?
most sucker rod is an oil quench steel. I use commercial quenching oil. I'm afraid I don't recall the brand name.
Revamped intro?
On some level. We'll see if I can remember to do the same type of thing on every video. Then it's just a matter of whether or not it seems to improve the videos.
If video improvement is important to you, there are no better critics than the ones you ask. Open the door and they'll walk in.
That is certainly a risk. Always room for improvement. But how one defines improvement can be very different from one critic to the next
Its your risk, its your choice. The tools of measure are the viewers opinions. What you do with the info. is up to you. You'll know the end result. It seems important to you and since it seems to be a part of your business it must be? It always interesting to me that many RUclips Channels do one thing in common … they second guess their viewers. There are many reasons why someone views a channel as there are channels. True you can't satisfy everyone with every video. Again, its your business. When I first came across RUclips I had no idea people were paid to create a channel. As I became a regular viewer I have many opinions of RUclips and the people that make the channels. Let's just say, if I ever create a RUclips channel it would not be my goal to earn money. You want to be big - think like a CEO - You no longer own your channel, your channel is owned by the viewers. RUclips is just a middle man. RUclips manipulates its viewer as much as it does the creator of a channel. It's not easy to be a viewer of RUclips …. in fact it's a fight …. a fight with not real benefit.
I certainly agree that viewer op pinions are important. Which is why I frequently ask for input on various aspect of both the blacksmithing side and the video production side of the channel. In most cases people offer their opinions freely without being asked, such as this video. Those that have commented on the different intro have liked it (although i suspect you may not, but you haven't actually said anything specific). the only way to get informed opinions is to try something for a while and then see what the response is. But there are many other ways to know exactly what the viewers want to see. What you perceive as second guessing the viewer is often times the result of many hours of statistical analysis that shows exactly what people are watching, for how long and when they stop watching and leave the channel. When the analytics show a big drop off (50% on most videos is about 1,500 viewers) at certain consistent points in videos, that says way more than the voiced opinion of a very few viewers. Both are always considered. But I wouldn't consider it second guessing any more than a retail outlet that purchases for the next season based on the previous seasons sales.
RUclips does not actually pay anyone to create. RUclips allows me to create as I wish and I may then have the option of allowing Google to run ads on my videos at the time and place I chose. I don't have any input on which ads run however. While I admire you idealism to have a channel that doesn't seek financial gain. I have found that spending half of my working day managing a RUclips channel instead of producing a products for customers requires some form of income. My shop rate for general blacksmithing is about $60 per hour. My rate for video production is about $10 per hour. So its not like I'm making a huge amount of money on RUclips. What I do make does allow me to upgrade cameras, microphones and lighting from time to time, usually based on observations from viewers.
In RUclips as in blacksmithing and life in general my goal is to always improve.