Man I love your videos. I've just started Blacksmithing at 34 years old but it has been a interest of mine since I was 6 years old. I'm a carpenter by trade, 5th generation. It's time to break the cycle lol. Any way back to my point, I love your videos because you don't edit them in such a way as to make yourself look like you've got it all figured out. You work through things in real time. That makes guys like me who are just starting feel better about our endeavors. It's not always skill that gets a job done, sometimes it's pure grit and determination sprinkled with blind stubbornness. Thank you for the time you take to make these videos also, the clock in a tree video, that craftsmanship was epic! It was beautiful and sounded amazing. Thanks again and keep the videos rolling!
Marcy Marcano I'll be 31 in April and I'm just now building my first forge, I've fabricated and worked on cars my entire life and my favorite part was always when I got to beat something into submission so I'm super excited to start myself, I already bought a lathe and have everythinbg for the forge, anvil included, now just for the stupid weather to get better so I can go do something
Just built my forge and got started back in December myself...just turn 42 in April. Lovin' every minute of it! Grew up around grandparents forging what they needed, but never really got into it, tig welder was way cooler to an ignorant kid...wish I would've started this 25yrs ago. Btw...that "grit and determination sprinkled with blind stubbornness" comment would make a great T-shirt! Good luck and hammer on!
Thank you for producing so many videos. I'm a young Blacksmith trying to get started and you videos have shown me how to make my own tools since I can't find hardy tools. I really appreciate what you do and I've watched hours of your videos and finally decided to subscribe.
Glad to see someone else do what I had planned on doing. I figured on going about it a little differently but I'm glad to see what I'm getting myself into! Thanks Chandler!
Once you had the punch in the eye... couldn't you have just flipped it over and hit it with the hammer on the back side to flatten the face and upset it out? Would have tightened up the fullered area as well. Just a thought.
If you want something a little better than the nose of the anvil you can make a spring fuller extremely easily. haven't seen you use one yet so look in to it. They help a lot.
I'm about to attempt this very thing, glad I saw your vid. Nice Peter Wright by the way. I'm going to weld up a striking anvil first as I don't want to do that on my PW. I'm now wondering if going with 4 1/2" of 2" 1045 would be easier. That old hammer head acted real hard. Love your channel thanks for sharing.
I love your tenacity! I'm thinking of using one inch hardened plate and welding it onto the flattened and chamfered face of a 2 to 3 pound hammer! After getting it welded aquarely onto the face of the hammer, polishing and chamfering the edges to make a flatter. I am disabled to the point where my arms, elbows, hands and wrists have very little cartilage in them so, they don't work as they should and they sure as hell can't handle that much hammering. The blows would set me back at least a week while I healed so that I could again swing a hammer. Chandler, do you think this is a feasible way to make a flatter?? Thanks! I have enjoyed your videos and your struggles for the past 2 years or so!
Chandler Dickinson That i want to see as i have a few hammers hanging around and a rounding hammer to buy is just too expensive for me. Can't wait to see it
That was really awesome. I saw this video a while ago and i just saw your industrial door pull video where u used this hammer so i came back here and watched the flatter/rounding hammer video again... its really a lot of work but so cool. Can please you make a video where u make some Damascus steel and make it into something? I've watched a lot of Damascus steel videos and they all use a power hammer to make the Damascus. I have yet to see one where they do it "old school" thats why im asking you haha. Thanks for uploading your stuff
haha yea it sucks when you get cooked. yesterday i had a hot peice pop out of my coal forge and it landed on my shoe without me knowing. well i knew after my sock had melted to my big toe.
Hey Chandler, nice video! but I'm confused as to when you said, 'turned it in to a rounding hammer' the 'round' end is the impact end of the tool where it will be struck so will deform and mushroom over?
Well, and please keep in mind I am a NAB and approaching my 1st year anniversary of blacksmithing... I decided to make this a swinging hammer rather than a blow receiving tool. Meaning I plan to use this tool as a hammer and that means the opposite end is available for some other use, that's why I put the rounding end on it... Time will tell if this turns out as a good decision
+dramaends A good ball pein will go a long way as well. +Chandler Dickinson, What would you say about using autobody hammers? I actually have a set of those sitting around doing nothing else. Think they'll handle some light forging?
nice, I make tomahawks with old claw hammers lol and just that is long lol. but your big ass hammer lol I don't even want to go there lol. Again nice vid.
Arklan Uth Oslin I have since replaced it with chain around the anvil but the weight hanging from the horn helps quiet the anvil... neighbors and all..
me when I was 8 touched the side of a pan and pissed and moaned all day about it, old Chandler cooks his arm on a red hot piece of steel, hardly fucking fazed.
Nice work, the only thing I would have done different is I'd make a spring fuller out of some biggish round and used that to pull the sides in. And make sure to harden and temper. Other wise your work will go to waste. Again nice work
I did try the spring fuller, it was ineffective and didn't make it into the video... (however perhaps a different spring fuller would have worked better) just so much steel to move... I am thinking a double fuller die in a 5 ton press might have worked
Chandler Dickinson the kind of Spring fuller i was thinking of is this kind of thing, i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b476/boredomus/Blacksmith/New%20Work%202011/702c6b1f.jpg but it all depends what you have to hand. a press in my experience is too slow to be effective as the metal cools unevenly, unless you're talking about a fly press in which case it might be a good idea.
Chandler Dickinson thats just one I grabbed of the internet but it should make it much easier, of course a step hammer would make it much easier and a power hammer easier still, but a Step hammer is easy to make.
Man I love your videos. I've just started Blacksmithing at 34 years old but it has been a interest of mine since I was 6 years old. I'm a carpenter by trade, 5th generation. It's time to break the cycle lol. Any way back to my point, I love your videos because you don't edit them in such a way as to make yourself look like you've got it all figured out. You work through things in real time. That makes guys like me who are just starting feel better about our endeavors. It's not always skill that gets a job done, sometimes it's pure grit and determination sprinkled with blind stubbornness. Thank you for the time you take to make these videos also, the clock in a tree video, that craftsmanship was epic! It was beautiful and sounded amazing. Thanks again and keep the videos rolling!
Marcy Marcano I'll be 31 in April and I'm just now building my first forge, I've fabricated and worked on cars my entire life and my favorite part was always when I got to beat something into submission so I'm super excited to start myself, I already bought a lathe and have everythinbg for the forge, anvil included, now just for the stupid weather to get better so I can go do something
Just built my forge and got started back in December myself...just turn 42 in April. Lovin' every minute of it! Grew up around grandparents forging what they needed, but never really got into it, tig welder was way cooler to an ignorant kid...wish I would've started this 25yrs ago. Btw...that "grit and determination sprinkled with blind stubbornness" comment would make a great T-shirt! Good luck and hammer on!
Thank you for producing so many videos. I'm a young Blacksmith trying to get started and you videos have shown me how to make my own tools since I can't find hardy tools. I really appreciate what you do and I've watched hours of your videos and finally decided to subscribe.
Amazing job Chandler. You a great inspiration to me, I'm just getting started into the blacksmith world. Thanks for all of your time and knowledge.
Glad to see someone else do what I had planned on doing. I figured on going about it a little differently but I'm glad to see what I'm getting myself into! Thanks Chandler!
Rickey Allen I cut an 8# with zip discs. It worked too.
I see 17 people don't like hard work,good job I enjoy your videos.
I love your videos man. Awesome stuff. Than you for sharing. You are a true artist.
Once you had the punch in the eye... couldn't you have just flipped it over and hit it with the hammer on the back side to flatten the face and upset it out? Would have tightened up the fullered area as well. Just a thought.
If you want something a little better than the nose of the anvil you can make a spring fuller extremely easily. haven't seen you use one yet so look in to it. They help a lot.
Wonder what Chandler would do differently 4yrs latter...
I'm about to attempt this very thing, glad I saw your vid. Nice Peter Wright by the way. I'm going to weld up a striking anvil first as I don't want to do that on my PW. I'm now wondering if going with 4 1/2" of 2" 1045 would be easier. That old hammer head acted real hard. Love your channel thanks for sharing.
Using a hammer to make itself.... this is getting interesting...
I love your tenacity!
I'm thinking of using one inch hardened plate and welding it onto the flattened and chamfered face of a 2 to 3 pound hammer! After getting it welded aquarely onto the face of the hammer, polishing and chamfering the edges to make a flatter.
I am disabled to the point where my arms, elbows, hands and wrists have very little cartilage in them so, they don't work as they should and they sure as hell can't handle that much hammering. The blows would set me back at least a week while I healed so that I could again swing a hammer.
Chandler, do you think this is a feasible way to make a flatter??
Thanks! I have enjoyed your videos and your struggles for the past 2 years or so!
That turned out really nice.....
Guessin' your not gonna to it again anytime soon................
Your right, that was a lot of work.:)
Joe Z Rounding hammer.... in the very near future!
Chandler Dickinson
That i want to see as i have a few hammers hanging around and a rounding hammer to buy is just too expensive for me.
Can't wait to see it
gotta love how it looks after the grinder lol
great class - tks big MSC
Wow, you really worked for that. I think I'd probably have given up.
Power hammer'd be nice. Thanks for the vids
Awesome!
I've seen guys that just weld on a plate to the hammer head but your way seems allot better!
most definitely not easier!
I can tell!
I love it!
Looks good to me.
Awesome stuff, would annealing the head first help? Completely remove the hardness and stress before working it? Anneal 3 times.
how much do you like Primus is my question.
wow speechless🔨💥
That was really awesome. I saw this video a while ago and i just saw your industrial door pull video where u used this hammer so i came back here and watched the flatter/rounding hammer video again... its really a lot of work but so cool.
Can please you make a video where u make some Damascus steel and make it into something? I've watched a lot of Damascus steel videos and they all use a power hammer to make the Damascus. I have yet to see one where they do it "old school" thats why im asking you haha.
Thanks for uploading your stuff
MusicIsAwesome Damascus is coming soon
haha yea it sucks when you get cooked. yesterday i had a hot peice pop out of my coal forge and it landed on my shoe without me knowing. well i knew after my sock had melted to my big toe.
Nice! Hows it work?
Nice, man... Seriously
Hey Chandler, nice video! but I'm confused as to when you said, 'turned it in to a rounding hammer' the 'round' end is the impact end of the tool where it will be struck so will deform and mushroom over?
Well, and please keep in mind I am a NAB and approaching my 1st year anniversary of blacksmithing... I decided to make this a swinging hammer rather than a blow receiving tool. Meaning I plan to use this tool as a hammer and that means the opposite end is available for some other use, that's why I put the rounding end on it... Time will tell if this turns out as a good decision
I'm in the process of building my first forge(brake drum) and attempting to learn. What hammers would you say are absolutely essential for a beginner?
+dramaends 3 pound cross pein.... hf or other places have it commonly...
+dramaends A good ball pein will go a long way as well.
+Chandler Dickinson, What would you say about using autobody hammers? I actually have a set of those sitting around doing nothing else. Think they'll handle some light forging?
using an 8pd sledge hammer as a flatter. works great.:P
how long did this take, because i just made two railroad spike coat hangers and it took me an hour and a half
nice, I make tomahawks with old claw hammers lol and just that is long lol. but your big ass hammer lol I don't even want to go there lol. Again nice vid.
so, i've been slowly working my way through all your vids, and there's just one nagging question. what the heck is that hanging off your anvil horn?
Arklan Uth Oslin I have since replaced it with chain around the anvil but the weight hanging from the horn helps quiet the anvil... neighbors and all..
hope you keep a tube of Foil around for the burns. you are stubborn, aren't you? i'd be looking around for some orphan tools.
Mr. Chandler do you happen to have a mailing address for fan mail
Love your videos man, I laugh while I learn. Kentucky fried moron. You're killing me.
me when I was 8 touched the side of a pan and pissed and moaned all day about it, old Chandler cooks his arm on a red hot piece of steel, hardly fucking fazed.
Wouldn't it be a bit easier if you normalized the steel first?
Nice work, the only thing I would have done different is I'd make a spring fuller out of some biggish round and used that to pull the sides in. And make sure to harden and temper. Other wise your work will go to waste. Again nice work
I did try the spring fuller, it was ineffective and didn't make it into the video... (however perhaps a different spring fuller would have worked better) just so much steel to move... I am thinking a double fuller die in a 5 ton press might have worked
Chandler Dickinson the kind of Spring fuller i was thinking of is this kind of thing, i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b476/boredomus/Blacksmith/New%20Work%202011/702c6b1f.jpg but it all depends what you have to hand. a press in my experience is too slow to be effective as the metal cools unevenly, unless you're talking about a fly press in which case it might be a good idea.
Oddly that looks very much like the one I made...
Chandler Dickinson thats just one I grabbed of the internet but it should make it much easier, of course a step hammer would make it much easier and a power hammer easier still, but a Step hammer is easy to make.
MrCaveageman www.spaco.org/Trdlhmr/TreadleHammerSimple.jpg this kind of thing.
wow speechless🔨💥