I’m constantly loving the little details you mention and do in your explanations. From your smithing to your camera work there’s a constant “little something” you mention that makes the perspective become so much clearer for your channel. Thank you.
I LOVE "lived in" style blacksmiths shops where, as a guest, it is impossible to see everything in 10 or 15 DAYS!! I love just sitting and looking around the space trying to take everything in. It reminds me of my Dad's old workshop with tools hidden everywhere. That's how I want my workshops to be...... one day lol
I don't know if anyone commented on the fact that the electrical is run in conduit...smart move ... As an electrician who has been blacksmithing since I was 14 enjoyed the tour of the shop...👍
You like the funkyness but best of all its yours wich you have built up overe many years,and how proud of it you must be i know i would be,god bless John.
Love the entire setup. Looks about perfect to me. The shop tour really gave me a sense of all the time, effort and love you have invested in your craft. If I had it to do over again, I would go in a very similar direction myself. As it is, I invested in woodworking. I started my apprenticeship in my teens, and have done little else in my life besides carpentry, though I have learned the basics of arc welding and the normal lessons most men of limited means must learn. A few years ago I was forced to give up my career do to medical issues, but I still wanted to learn what I can of your trade. I am like a young apprentice all over again when I watch your videos, (at 63) and I am slowly acquiring the basics needed for a minimalist shop, so thanks again for the very helpful tour. Many of my questions were answered.
You shouldn't downplay your shop. I think it's fantastic. I love the rustic look. I'm not a blacksmith just a retired guy that loves tinkering. Totally enjoy your videos. Thank you.
Very good shop tour , John! As for the your organization , trust me, you are way more organized than my shop or a lot of others I've been in. Love your channel, as always looking forward to the next video!
Thanks for the tour John. Waste not want not ! I came from that old school too, sure has served me well through the years and helped alot of others too. Thanks for sharing with us.
I love the shop tour John it reminds me of a neighbor I had growing up. He wasn't a blacksmith he was more of a welder/fabricator. He worked out of a home built shop out in the woods of north Arkansas. In his later years he built and moved large Christmas lighting displays. One of which he ended moving and setting up at Disney world. It was on display for several years. His name was John too!
I did enjoy that, nice to know junk , and how to find places to store it is not just my problem. I stack buckets on their side against the wall, cuts down on amount of water they hold but wish for more roof space!
You'll never be bored! Lots of interesting projects to get to, and enjoying the journey in the meantime. Thanks for the shop tour. I especially appreciated that you panned the camera slowly so the viewer gets more than a blur. And thanks for sharing your expertise. We now have a metal working/forging class in our high school. The kids are loving it. We've even had Damascus blades made with mild steel laminated with band saw blades. Some of these kids, I'm sure, have been watching your demonstrations. So your efforts are being passed along and understood by the younger generation. Thanks for the quality you put into your work and into your videos. Ronn
Hey good day, very nice shop tour it just popped up randomly today. I realize it’s a couple years old. Regardless. Nice set up,! You’ve done a great job. As with all your other stuff. Thank you for sharing this with us. Stay well keep up the great work. Jim PS have a beautiful day
Thanks for the tour John, I appreciate the functionality of your shop, and it's proof that a person doesn't need a huge space to have a blacksmith shop.
John, not modern industrial, I love it !! your workshop inspires creativity even to those of us looking in from the outside, you mess is a lot more organised than my workshop space thanks for sharing. Keep well, Steve
I always enjoy a visit to your shop, even if via video! Both channels are a blast. I have even envisioned myself riding one of those funky bikes. If for no other reason than to make people question my sanity,again! I too enjoy living outside the considered norm. No manicured lawns or white picket fences for me! Function is the name of the game.
As a full time farrier, I am interested in getting into some more blacksmithing . . . I wish I had a shop like this. I don't, just my shoeing rig. . . It will have make do. . . I am extremely excited that I found your RUclips channel and I look forward to more of your videos. . . I've set online too much today. . . Off to get some horses done. . .
Thanks for the trip around the workspace. I can tell you from experience, you are going to love the ribbon burner forge. I did one in a gas grill tank back in the spring. Did a 6" burner, 86cfm blower, and a 1/8" nozzle. Had to put a gate valve in the air piping. It doesn't need anywhere near the air the blower puts out. Ha e a fine adjustment needle valve on the gas line. It will hit welding heat easy at 2 PSI has pressure, and the gate valve open 2- 3/4 turns open. It uses way less gas than my double Venturi forge did. And at 2 turns on the valve and 1.5 PSI has it heats up enough to get 2" hammer blanks to a good forging heat. Looking forward to our hook of the week video.
Great video John. Love your workshop, so many wonderful pieces of machinery and tools I'm very jealous 😉 Thank you very much for the updated tour. Cheers ⚒
Thanks John. Regrettably, I wasn't able to get to your recent workshop, so it's nice to see how your projects are developing. Love the "earthship" style of your shop add-on! At some point, I'd love to see a video of that big belt grinder. :)
Only got a little dizzy. Lol. Amazing shop. I am building my first forge, a ribbon burner, and find your content inspiring. I am looking forward into digging into your off topic channel as well.
The shop layout an such makes you happy so who cares what another person thinks. Nice work flow in the forge area . I would think getting it closed in for the winter would be a priority but I suppose with the forge and the wood stove it stays comfortable to work in there. Again it is your shop you like it roll with it :}
Love your shop JOHN .I have based mine on yours over the last year .I just bought a power hacksaw now I am looking for a fly press . thanks for the tour it help,s .
Amazing job with the second camera best shop tour video ever!!! I’ve watched a lot of channels shop tours. There’s no way I could walk in most shops to help and know where anything is. This however I feel like anyone competent after watching this and was there to help would know where most everything is from just this video! Amazing!
The camera in your hand has good quality , vary nice and clear . The one stationary on the press is terrible . Low resolution , dim and blurry . Shop looks great . Lots of improvements done and I see no more dirt floors . You paved the rest . Love your channel
The dirt floor is still there where it has been for a year for so. Whiuch ios the area between the anvil, forge, power hammer and vise. The camera on the press is a small action camera which looses some quality as it is zoomed in digitally, but leaving it full wide angle, while sharper, made me look like I was in another county.
yup, country eclectic... The best look there is..lived, worked in and functional.. the only way to have it.. It looks like life... well, like my life.. I look lived in, worked over and kind of functional.... I still have some fancy shirts I had before the kids were born.. and the first one was born 33 years ago.. Thanks for the tour John.. you have a very nice shop there.. I should grab my tools and come up we could drop a few trees and build you some great out buildings.. Well.. maybe not.. but it would have been a fun project.. take care, be safe and carry on!
@@BlackBearForge That's ok John... my mind still gets ahead of my body.. But I would have loved to do it for you.. But I am to broken to do those kinds of things any more.. it would just take to long to do... You have a very beautiful place up there.. I do want to travel one more time in the US.. and If I do I would like to stop by and meet you.. IF I can get to be able to do it.. Thanks my friend..
Love this ! And now I have a real respect for your shop! It’s for sure a real blacksmiths shop! Not all pretty and clean ! I love the dirt floor and the bricks ! That dirt has to be good on your feet!
Black Bear Forge yes I bet so ! I’m in a double car garage concrete floor I hate it... it’s always dirty and bothers me lol. But it’s needed for my wheel chair I use to get around with . There’s my next blacksmith tool I must make a broom that cleans as I go lol maybe just a large magnet to collect slag lol!
Super nice shop John! Great footage :) I make good use in my little 10'x8' workshop/shed in my backyard, would be nice to have a shop of your size! Can never seem to have enough room for all the accumulating goodies. Thanks for making videos that inspire many upcoming smiths to learn the craft. ;)
John, l like your shop. Wish I had mine. I moved back in March so all my stuff is packed & stored away. Hope you get you door installed keep them bears out of the shop.
Great shop tour. Thank you!! Fun to see how people arrange the work space to meet their needs. Recent subscriber & looking forward to checking out your other videos. David
Great Tour of your shop John sort of reminds me of my shop I'm a wood worker but Luv blacksmithing work and would like to have a go unfortunately I live in the suburbs, I think the term I would use is Organized Chaos
Great video John. I've been thinking about doing a shop tour of my shop for key forte into RUclips. I just get so busy around this time of year and by the time I slow down, it's just too cold for me. I need to do it though.
I forge in the open basically on a setup you’d take to a show. A 150 lb Henry Wright anvil my two coal forges ones a homemade and ones a buffalo forge co rivet forge. Then my leg vise is behind me. And my large box of tools and small steel scraps Very close to your shop but mines outside. No power hammers or presses though :/ I’m building a hydraulic press to help and buying a swage block off a family friend. It’s the only one I’ve seen ever in person. Needless to say I’m jealous of your setup
Thanks for the tour. Efficent layout and yours seems to fit you well. Looking forward to seeing the next lessons. 🙏 blessings to yall now Crawford out 🧙♂️
Hey John, I'm not sure where you're getting your coal usually. BUT, I was getting mine in Hesperus just west of Durango, by the truck load at around $0.08 a pound for good, clean stoker coal. It would be a little bit of a drive for you, but it's there and abundant. Food for thought.
I have heard of that mine. But when I can do 2 or 3 times as much work in a day by using propane its still more profitable. Not to mention no time lost in having it on site since the propane is delivered at a cheaper rate than if I took smaller bottles to town for filling
@@BlackBearForge absolutely agree with you, just referring a source I know of. I love working on a coal forge, but it just isn't feasible the way I'm set up right now. My propane forge does it all on demand.
I’m constantly loving the little details you mention and do in your explanations. From your smithing to your camera work there’s a constant “little something” you mention that makes the perspective become so much clearer for your channel. Thank you.
Thank you, I appreciate the comment
The handles everyone sent in is a great touch.
I love that you do this tour every now and again. So cool that you let us all in to your shop.
I love the shop. I like that it is rustic and earthy. Good roots... Thanks for sharing....
I LOVE "lived in" style blacksmiths shops where, as a guest, it is impossible to see everything in 10 or 15 DAYS!! I love just sitting and looking around the space trying to take everything in. It reminds me of my Dad's old workshop with tools hidden everywhere. That's how I want my workshops to be...... one day lol
Now I know where heaven is for guys like us. That is AWESOME SHOP. Thanks so much for sharing😍🛠
one of the most functional shops Ive seen. First thing I loved, was the earth floor, in the forge!
I love snooping around others work areas. Great video...
IM SURE 99% OF US WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A WORK AREA AND STORAGE AREAS LIKE THIS - LOOKS GREAT TO ME
I don't know if anyone commented on the fact that the electrical is run in conduit...smart move ... As an electrician who has been blacksmithing since I was 14 enjoyed the tour of the shop...👍
Even with it not being complete this is still one hell of a shop
Cool beans John, love the shop and so glad to see all the potential hook of the week buckets. 👏
Need to get them used up
You like the funkyness but best of all its yours wich you have built up overe many years,and how proud of it you must be i know i would be,god bless John.
I love shop tours! Always pick up new ideas that might be useful in my space. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the tour. You've given me food for thought for when I start planning what will be my proper workshop.
I enjoyed the shop tour immensely. You have a dream shop, in my humble opinion.
Thanks
Love the entire setup. Looks about perfect to me. The shop tour really gave me a sense of all the time, effort and love you have invested in your craft. If I had it to do over again, I would go in a very similar direction myself. As it is, I invested in woodworking. I started my apprenticeship in my teens, and have done little else in my life besides carpentry, though I have learned the basics of arc welding and the normal lessons most men of limited means must learn. A few years ago I was forced to give up my career do to medical issues, but I still wanted to learn what I can of your trade. I am like a young apprentice all over again when I watch your videos, (at 63) and I am slowly acquiring the basics needed for a minimalist shop, so thanks again for the very helpful tour. Many of my questions were answered.
You shouldn't downplay your shop. I think it's fantastic. I love the rustic look. I'm not a blacksmith just a retired guy that loves tinkering. Totally enjoy your videos.
Thank you.
I don't downplay it, I think its great too. But I know some people like clean white walls and smooth concrete floors, so it's not for everyone.
John, thanks for the tour. That's an excellent looking shop, lot's of good ideas for the rest of us. Thanks!
Very good shop tour , John! As for the your organization , trust me, you are way more organized than my shop or a lot of others I've been in. Love your channel, as always looking forward to the next video!
Thanks for the tour John. Waste not want not ! I came from that old school too, sure has served me well through the years and helped alot of others too. Thanks for sharing with us.
you have a great shop John, that big belt grinder is fascinating, haven't seen one like that before of that size.
I love the shop tour John it reminds me of a neighbor I had growing up. He wasn't a blacksmith he was more of a welder/fabricator. He worked out of a home built shop out in the woods of north Arkansas. In his later years he built and moved large Christmas lighting displays. One of which he ended moving and setting up at Disney world. It was on display for several years. His name was John too!
I enjoyed the tour,,, seems like we all plans for “sometime in the future “ changes.
Great to see your layout John, i submitted plans for my new workshop to my local council today, so this type of content is very helpful
Its always exciting to build a new shop. Enjoy
I did enjoy that, nice to know junk , and how to find places to store it is not just my problem. I stack buckets on their side against the wall, cuts down on amount of water they hold but wish for more roof space!
Thank you John
Black bear is the man
Thanks for the tour Jon. Seeing how others set up their shop helps keep an open mind in your own shop. Looking great.
You'll never be bored! Lots of interesting projects to get to, and enjoying the journey in the meantime. Thanks for the shop tour. I especially appreciated that you panned the camera slowly so the viewer gets more than a blur. And thanks for sharing your expertise.
We now have a metal working/forging class in our high school. The kids are loving it. We've even had Damascus blades made with mild steel laminated with band saw blades. Some of these kids, I'm sure, have been watching your demonstrations. So your efforts are being passed along and understood by the younger generation. Thanks for the quality you put into your work and into your videos. Ronn
Having a high school shop class is great and forges capable of welding even better
Hey good day, very nice shop tour it just popped up randomly today. I realize it’s a couple years old. Regardless. Nice set up,! You’ve done a great job. As with all your other stuff. Thank you for sharing this with us. Stay well keep up the great work. Jim PS have a beautiful day
Nice tour, John, thanks for the look around.
Thanks for the visit and I do wear my glasses
nice set up John Thanks
Thanks for the tour John, I appreciate the functionality of your shop, and it's proof that a person doesn't need a huge space to have a blacksmith shop.
That's a hell of a setup , I spent the last two weeks organizing my shop so I have more room for more tools. Keep the videos coming!
John, not modern industrial, I love it !! your workshop inspires creativity even to those of us looking in from the outside, you mess is a lot more organised than my workshop space thanks for sharing.
Keep well, Steve
First off, thank you! for sharing your shop layout. I have been following your channel for quite some time, and enjoy the videos you share, very much!
I always enjoy a visit to your shop, even if via video! Both channels are a blast. I have even envisioned myself riding one of those funky bikes. If for no other reason than to make people question my sanity,again!
I too enjoy living outside the considered norm. No manicured lawns or white picket fences for me! Function is the name of the game.
loved the tour
Nice tour! Awesome shop!!
As a full time farrier, I am interested in getting into some more blacksmithing . . . I wish I had a shop like this. I don't, just my shoeing rig. . . It will have make do. . . I am extremely excited that I found your RUclips channel and I look forward to more of your videos. . . I've set online too much today. . . Off to get some horses done. . .
Thanks for the trip around the workspace.
I can tell you from experience, you are going to love the ribbon burner forge.
I did one in a gas grill tank back in the spring.
Did a 6" burner, 86cfm blower, and a 1/8" nozzle.
Had to put a gate valve in the air piping. It doesn't need anywhere near the air the blower puts out.
Ha e a fine adjustment needle valve on the gas line.
It will hit welding heat easy at 2 PSI has pressure, and the gate valve open 2- 3/4 turns open.
It uses way less gas than my double Venturi forge did. And at 2 turns on the valve and 1.5 PSI has it heats up enough to get 2" hammer blanks to a good forging heat.
Looking forward to our hook of the week video.
I just need to find time to get it built
@@BlackBearForge .
I did the form and cast my ribbon burner. Over a year later I Finally got it built.
Great video John. Love your workshop, so many wonderful pieces of machinery and tools I'm very jealous 😉 Thank you very much for the updated tour. Cheers ⚒
Thanks John. Regrettably, I wasn't able to get to your recent workshop, so it's nice to see how your projects are developing. Love the "earthship" style of your shop add-on! At some point, I'd love to see a video of that big belt grinder. :)
I really enjoyed getting a look around where all the magic happens. How big is the floorplan of the main shop area?
Only got a little dizzy. Lol. Amazing shop. I am building my first forge, a ribbon burner, and find your content inspiring. I am looking forward into digging into your off topic channel as well.
Awesome shop!
Thanks for the tour!!👍
Interesting tour, John! You have a lot of machines and tools in your shop, and so many possibilities for work. 🙂👍
The shop layout an such makes you happy so who cares what another person thinks. Nice work flow in the forge area . I would think getting it closed in for the winter would be a priority but I suppose with the forge and the wood stove it stays comfortable to work in there. Again it is your shop you like it roll with it :}
I am excited to find out what is going to fill the new space
Thanks John enjoyed the tour.
Thanks for the tour.
Very nice video tour of your shop and the surroundings outside -
Great tour John... excellent camera work and I sure appreciate it all !!
great vid John, thanks for sharing
Love your shop JOHN .I have based mine on yours over the last year .I just bought a power hacksaw now I am looking for a fly press . thanks for the tour it help,s .
A fly press is a very useful tool
Good stuff John; thanks for sharing.
What a treasure trove!
Amazing job with the second camera best shop tour video ever!!! I’ve watched a lot of channels shop tours. There’s no way I could walk in most shops to help and know where anything is. This however I feel like anyone competent after watching this and was there to help would know where most everything is from just this video! Amazing!
I have always found that its hard to stay oriented on a video tour without some fixed reference point. I am glad you found it helpful
Thats a dream shop. So many tools and machines. Well placed great utilisation of space. Love these type of videos👍🏻
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it
Think I've seen that portaband stand/switch idea before
Many places probably
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Love the shop! Man it has changed a lot!!
Watched a few of your videos and I like what I see and hear... so I’ve subscribed. I look forward to listening and learning... Darren - UK
Welcome to the family
Love the shop. My smithing shop is a 8x10 shed, but the plans are bigger!
8 x 10 is a good starting size, you can do quite a bit
Nice shop tour. Thanks for sharing.
Great tour! Can't wait to see that ribbon burner come to life.
so. many. hook of the weeks!
The camera in your hand has good quality , vary nice and clear . The one stationary on the press is terrible . Low resolution , dim and blurry . Shop looks great . Lots of improvements done and I see no more dirt floors . You paved the rest . Love your channel
The dirt floor is still there where it has been for a year for so. Whiuch ios the area between the anvil, forge, power hammer and vise. The camera on the press is a small action camera which looses some quality as it is zoomed in digitally, but leaving it full wide angle, while sharper, made me look like I was in another county.
You have done a lot in a small space John. Well done bud.
I’m heading down the rabbit hole called Black Bear Forge. Skillet.
Thank You for the shop tour ! I think it would be nice to see a video of your tumbler in action.
I will keep that in mind
Whatup new friend, great tour of you shop man! Love watchin blacksmiths do there thing, hopefully one day i'll give it a try as well.
yup, country eclectic... The best look there is..lived, worked in and functional.. the only way to have it.. It looks like life... well, like my life.. I look lived in, worked over and kind of functional.... I still have some fancy shirts I had before the kids were born.. and the first one was born 33 years ago.. Thanks for the tour John.. you have a very nice shop there.. I should grab my tools and come up we could drop a few trees and build you some great out buildings.. Well.. maybe not.. but it would have been a fun project.. take care, be safe and carry on!
I do have trees that need to be thinned, but I don't need to start any new building projects
@@BlackBearForge That's ok John... my mind still gets ahead of my body.. But I would have loved to do it for you.. But I am to broken to do those kinds of things any more.. it would just take to long to do... You have a very beautiful place up there.. I do want to travel one more time in the US.. and If I do I would like to stop by and meet you.. IF I can get to be able to do it.. Thanks my friend..
Very nice shop
Thank you
You have an awesome shop, love it
Awesome shop tour!!
Good job buddy thank you for sharing it
Love this ! And now I have a real respect for your shop! It’s for sure a real blacksmiths shop! Not all pretty and clean ! I love the dirt floor and the bricks ! That dirt has to be good on your feet!
Dirt is the easiest on you feet, legs and back. But it can be a problem staying even and keeping the dirt off the brick portion.
Black Bear Forge yes I bet so ! I’m in a double car garage concrete floor I hate it... it’s always dirty and bothers me lol. But it’s needed for my wheel chair I use to get around with . There’s my next blacksmith tool I must make a broom that cleans as I go lol maybe just a large magnet to collect slag lol!
Hmm, methinks I need a new shed!! and more tools and stuff...
😍 I love it!
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls
Super nice shop John! Great footage :) I make good use in my little 10'x8' workshop/shed in my backyard, would be nice to have a shop of your size! Can never seem to have enough room for all the accumulating goodies. Thanks for making videos that inspire many upcoming smiths to learn the craft. ;)
10 x 8 can be amazingly functional, until tool acquisition takes over.
John, l like your shop. Wish I had mine. I moved back in March so all my stuff is packed & stored away. Hope you get you door installed keep them bears out of the shop.
The bears don't get in to often, but they do from time to time
Great shop tour. Thank you!! Fun to see how people arrange the work space to meet their needs. Recent subscriber & looking forward to checking out your other videos. David
Glad you enjoyed it and welcome to the family
Nice place, nice tools!!!
Thank you
John, @ 3:14, that is not a machinist's vice, it's a Coachmaker's vice.
True, but the other one is a machinist vise.
Great Tour of your shop John sort of reminds me of my shop I'm a wood worker but Luv blacksmithing work and would like to have a go unfortunately I live in the suburbs, I think the term I would use is Organized Chaos
I have had a shop in the suburbs, but it requires a bit more effort
I absolutely love learning with your channel and your set up is giving me so many ideas. I'll need to make it fit the finances hahaha
Start small, build what you can afford and it will grow and expand with time
You should Do a video with essential craftsman.
Best channel I found your one year a ago
I am glad to hear you are enjoying it. Thanks
Wondering how much square footage you have in your shop. Can't wait to have my own one day!
I should have mentioned that. 720 sq.ft. not including the little additions along the back wall.
Awesome setup John!
Thanks
Great video John.
I've been thinking about doing a shop tour of my shop for key forte into RUclips. I just get so busy around this time of year and by the time I slow down, it's just too cold for me. I need to do it though.
In many ways I prefer the cold to the heat, within reason anyway
I forge in the open basically on a setup you’d take to a show. A 150 lb Henry Wright anvil my two coal forges ones a homemade and ones a buffalo forge co rivet forge. Then my leg vise is behind me. And my large box of tools and small steel scraps Very close to your shop but mines outside. No power hammers or presses though :/ I’m building a hydraulic press to help and buying a swage block off a family friend. It’s the only one I’ve seen ever in person. Needless to say I’m jealous of your setup
That is a great shop! Huuuge!
The wide angle lens makes it look much bigger than it actually is
Still very impressive. Thanks for the tour, and for sharing your skill.
Thanks for the tour. Efficent layout and yours seems to fit you well. Looking forward to seeing the next lessons.
🙏 blessings to yall now
Crawford out 🧙♂️
Hey John, I'm not sure where you're getting your coal usually. BUT, I was getting mine in Hesperus just west of Durango, by the truck load at around $0.08 a pound for good, clean stoker coal. It would be a little bit of a drive for you, but it's there and abundant. Food for thought.
I have heard of that mine. But when I can do 2 or 3 times as much work in a day by using propane its still more profitable. Not to mention no time lost in having it on site since the propane is delivered at a cheaper rate than if I took smaller bottles to town for filling
@@BlackBearForge absolutely agree with you, just referring a source I know of. I love working on a coal forge, but it just isn't feasible the way I'm set up right now. My propane forge does it all on demand.
Very nice setup sir...! Appreciate the time taken to show tutorial videos. What state are you in?