It feels like you wasted lot of steel. You should try and get an idea for how much steel and how much knife you want PRIOR to making anything. You forged an 8 inch tang..
I love the critical remarks from the peanut gallery. He is just starting out and and at least he is doing something, on video, for the rest of us to see. I for one think that is great. He clearly needs some more information and experience but that comes with time. Stick with it brother and you will be amazed at where you end up! Oh, and ignore the fools who put you down and make stupid comments. It is easier to criticize than do. Where are their knives and videos?
@jonkat100 Yeah, those gloves I was using were really slippery so if I held the hammer further back it was always slipping, more dangerous than choking up on it in that case. Some hockey tape and better gloves has solved that problem.
@Krautattack0311 Tempering is done after the hardening quench. Put 1/2" of sand in a cookie sheet lay knife on sand and cover with another 1/2" of sand, put in oven at 375F for 3 hours, it is tempered. Steel should be red hot but not throwing off sparks (too hot) to forge. One quench is fine if the steel grain is in good condition.
@69furball69 your both wrong. get a strong magnet put it some where next to your forge. get it to alittle hotter than non magnetic. and then quench it in oil. then you can use a blow torch and heat the cutting edges to a faint yellow dark yellow or brown is too hot. but for the middle and back of the blade u can do a blue temper past the first blue for a sringy temper instead of a hard one. if you have an oven set it at 400 for 1 hour and then just blue the back.
@Krautattack0311 Could have one or several of the many things that can go wrong with heat treating if it is not done correctly.
Working back, did you temper it before you tried to bend it?
If you did temper it correctly and it breaks, then the grain was probably too large.
You need to refine the grain in the steel by correctly annealing and normalizing before the final heat/quench cycle and you must not overheat the steel in any of the steps. Overheating the steel will cause grain growth.
You do too much cold hammering, making your effort twice as hard on most of the blade. You risk shattering your blade and damaging it's structure by working with your steel too cold. I have the same tendency to hammer things out with little swings, use a big consistent swing, and keep your hammer in contact with your piece for a bit to get a better result. It will help you keep a quicker pace and will help with avoiding mistakes. I like how you hammered out the blade though, nice shaping.
very few two handed meat cleavers anymore since everybody switched to band saws. the handle is about the right thickness if you added a two piece wood handle but the head would need to have a little more material since you need a bit of weight to accomplish the cut thru carcass bone
@MrDubinurface Yes, The problem was the gloves I was wearing were slippery as hell and if I held it back any further to get a good swing it would start slipping out of my hand and I would lose control of the hammer.
@69furball69 Still doesnt explain why you didn't lay the metal flat, and even so you should have wore different gloves then, and the shorts are very unsafe, t-shirt also unsafe.
Nice work champ, great vid. Im new to forging but now with a bit of space very keen to get started. Am I correct in asuming that the pointier hammer you used is to lenghten / stretch the section of steel being worked? love to see the finished product.
@TheWhoaDude That would be pretty sweet. It wouldn't even have to be that big, you could cut it down to a 1" strip to eliminate the hole and it would be much lighter, also you could taper the ends a bit to make it bend a bit more... Hmmm
@69furball69 im playing with the idea of making a longbow or a short bow out of a leaf spring. inspired by that crossbow. use 550 paracord for the string ive been thinking.
@69furball69 NO NO NO do no do that unless you are using a new leaf spring, the cristaline structure of the metal changes after that much use so it can shatter, a freind of mine made one that shatteres like glass and almost killed his little brother
@purejpm You should probably do a bit of research on heat treatment of high carbon steels before making blanket statements like this. Misinformation is the scourge of the knifemaking community.
@69furball69 no, it is not, i was not talking aboout a forged blade, i was talking about the suggestion to make a crossbow, forging the stock reorganizes the structure and makes it safe, but making a crossbo is a bad idea if it is not re forged
It's not very smart to forge without leather apron, or some good pants atleast. For the last 9 years i work for millitary museum in my country, and i'm forging all types of Roman, middle age armours, swords, knives, spears, on the old fashion way (charcoal, no machines etc). And so far leather saved my legs and arms many times. You never know what can break, and what can go wrong.
Hey, great video! I have a leaf spring that looks very similar to yours so I was wondering if you knew where it came from. Also how did you heat treat it and how hard did it get and how does it preform. Thanks for all of your input!
the entire point is to keep the metal hot, and the higher your hand is up the handle the less power you have with the swing, just keep practicing you will get it.
You look like you are actually punching the metal. I normaly hold the hammer in such a way, that the hand is dar away from the hammer head and swing it with higher speed. This will make the Hammer bounce of the metal so I don't have to lift it very much.
Cut the dude some slack man! At least he's giving it a go and one has to crawl before they can walk and then run. I'm sure most people dabbling in the art of Blacksmithing didn't exactly come out with fin skills right out of the gate.
Good on ya Bro! Keep pounding away and never mind what the haters have to say! Go Sens Go...well, maybe next year at least. :)
Cut the dude some slack man! At least he's giving it a go and remember, one has to crawl before they can walk and then run. I'm sure most people dabbling in the art of Blacksmithing didn't exactly come out with fine skills right out of the gate.
Good on ya Bro! Keep pounding away and never mind what the haters have to say!
@stealthknifekiller Pretty obvious what he said. My mother taught me not to argue with a fool, so I don't argue with anybody as it becomes impossible for anybody watching to distinguish who the fool is.
lol nice video and great work. just a tip from a fellow blacksmith get somthin made of steel or wrought iron for an anvil. it sounds like ur hitting on cast iron and trust me its half the work if your hitting on somthin that will rebound ur hammer. keep learning =)
@rbuturla13 You realize that scalding hot steel and cold steel can look identical right? It doesn't star to glow until like 700 degrees or there about.
@69furball69 Once the steel starts to loose its red glow, put it back in. Pounding it at that temperature is just going to waste energy, and time. It may also create stress points in the blade.
I would recommend a lighter hammer you seem to do a lot of effort lifting it up, it would give you more accuracy also, the job is in the hit not in the lift my friend.
Are you using a coal forge? or gas forge? I have video's up, and soon will be posting more video's of 5160 leaf spring bowies I am currently making. I have customers waiting and family members too for xmas presents LOL.
I hand forge my own 5160 leaf spring steel blades as well. It's all about tempering in the end.
Doesnt it suck after 8 hours hand forging when your fingers cringe in-wards as they cramp lock LOL. I get that from hammering all day on my peices, but your for-arms get used to it.
This is the ONLY way to make a blade :) Theres something about forging knives with a hammer that's so very calming.
Thanks for the kind words, brother. Hey, I put a link in the video description to a page with some pics of various knives and other things. The finished blade from this video is in there.
@SWAT487 Yes, I use mostly waste motor oil because that is what I have most of. Hydraulic, transmission and even cooking/vegetable oil will also work.
Sorry one other complaint. DISCIPLINE YOUR IMAGE AT LEAST A LITTLE your a grown man your wearing short shorts and a red sports t-shirt and you wear socks and sandels. Now Im not going to make fun much because I sometimes work with shorts and sandels but you know us black smiths have a image to keep up and you really aren't helping looking like that. just grab a pair of jeans and tennis shoes.
The scale was burning my toes so I put socks on. Actually I always wear socks with sandles because I don't think my feet should smell worse than my arse. And those shorts were sweat pants but it was so freaking sunny and hot I had to cut the legs off... unfortunately where I forge I don't have a wardrobe to pick and choose from at a whim.
@RingLord3 My 'anvil' is two 95 pound steel discs that I used to use for weightlifting. I welded them together and ground a flat spot on the top. it works great with all that weight under the hammer and it even has a nice soft ring. Not a real obnoxious ring like some anvils though.
I'm betting you all wouldn't be saying a WORD about the way he forges and smiths if you were in shouting distance of this guy's 18" arms... I've bought HAMS that were smaller!
Anyway, like he says; where are YOUR videos with the things that YOU'VE made!? I would say he knows EXACTLY what he's doing! (see his other vids!)
you need an anvil, you like you could make soeme hell of alot of nice knives, you need better equipement, you'll hurt yourself, or burn(and worse)... you seem to have a good striking force, but only work on the steel once its RED HOT.
@ACDCbadboy Man, you guys need to realize that ambient light in 30 degree sunlight will make steel look darker than when working the steel in a dark cave. Sheesh. Post up a video and show us how it's done, why don't ya, huh?
BTW, I already forged some sweet tongs. A link to a pic is in the description.
@RazorRivetRiot Im sure you know what your talking about but if it was two cold it would bounce around when he striked the metal and it would not be worth the work. It is't that cold and it's thin so it flexs easly.
The anvil is made of two 95 pound steel plates about 15" diameter that I originally bought for weightlifting. I welded them together then welded them to an automobile wheel and the wheel sits now on a piece of stump.
i have a suggestion, the anvil which you are working on is wobbling somthing fierce i read that everytime it wobbles while hitting you lose energy so try bolting it down better you won't have to work as hard. but it only a suggestion.
Good work! Looks like a handy brush removing tool.
Did you make your straight peen hammer yourself? I was thinking of chopping up a Harbor Freight sledge to make either a straight or diagonal peen hammer.
Dad-gum! You beat the hell out of that piece of steel! ... And, although it was in fast-forward, it still showed a LOT of blows (and I do mean BLOWS) to that leaf spring.
That piece of 5160 didn't know what hit it! :-D
I hope you don't mind, but this is ONE video I want to save to HD!
thanks for sharing. I think your video encourages folks to be creative. Clearly you were enjoying yourself. And with the hi-speed video, you are a human power hammer!
the steel will move alot easier if you work it from a bright orange to a dull red, working it black runs the risk of cracking the steel, good job tho!
some time ago I picked up two 95 pound discs from a scrap yard to use as weights. They now are serving a better purpose, welded together and I flattened a small area. It is mild steel so I have to grind it smooth once in a while.
not good .. the steel is mush too cold !
dazipfl 2 weeks ago
I LOVE this video!
RonRay 1 month ago
It feels like you wasted lot of steel. You should try and get an idea for how much steel and how much knife you want PRIOR to making anything. You forged an 8 inch tang..
PuYanHui 1 month ago
@PuYanHui If you click the link in the description you will be able to see the finished axe in the video.
69furball69 1 month ago
Awesome effort, you've got spunk!
Kudos to you.
ManufacturedLack 1 month ago
thumbs up for jackhammer arm!
2244113322441133 1 month ago
stu*pid kid*s
Polakonoid 1 month ago
stupid kids
Polakonoid 1 month ago
I love the critical remarks from the peanut gallery. He is just starting out and and at least he is doing something, on video, for the rest of us to see. I for one think that is great. He clearly needs some more information and experience but that comes with time. Stick with it brother and you will be amazed at where you end up! Oh, and ignore the fools who put you down and make stupid comments. It is easier to criticize than do. Where are their knives and videos?
sszabo777 1 month ago
so he made a spatula what.
frozenwalkway 1 month ago
@jonkat100 Yeah, those gloves I was using were really slippery so if I held the hammer further back it was always slipping, more dangerous than choking up on it in that case. Some hockey tape and better gloves has solved that problem.
69furball69 1 month ago
@Krautattack0311 Tempering is done after the hardening quench. Put 1/2" of sand in a cookie sheet lay knife on sand and cover with another 1/2" of sand, put in oven at 375F for 3 hours, it is tempered. Steel should be red hot but not throwing off sparks (too hot) to forge. One quench is fine if the steel grain is in good condition.
69furball69 1 month ago
@69furball69 your both wrong. get a strong magnet put it some where next to your forge. get it to alittle hotter than non magnetic. and then quench it in oil. then you can use a blow torch and heat the cutting edges to a faint yellow dark yellow or brown is too hot. but for the middle and back of the blade u can do a blue temper past the first blue for a sringy temper instead of a hard one. if you have an oven set it at 400 for 1 hour and then just blue the back.
frozenwalkway 1 month ago
@Krautattack0311 Could have one or several of the many things that can go wrong with heat treating if it is not done correctly.
Working back, did you temper it before you tried to bend it?
If you did temper it correctly and it breaks, then the grain was probably too large.
You need to refine the grain in the steel by correctly annealing and normalizing before the final heat/quench cycle and you must not overheat the steel in any of the steps. Overheating the steel will cause grain growth.
69furball69 1 month ago
wow he spends half the time forging out a looooong ass handle that isn't functional.
PuYanHui 1 month ago
you sir, have the finest pair of short shorts ive seen in a while
uberw00t123 2 months ago
You do too much cold hammering, making your effort twice as hard on most of the blade. You risk shattering your blade and damaging it's structure by working with your steel too cold. I have the same tendency to hammer things out with little swings, use a big consistent swing, and keep your hammer in contact with your piece for a bit to get a better result. It will help you keep a quicker pace and will help with avoiding mistakes. I like how you hammered out the blade though, nice shaping.
enialispitdiver 2 months ago
Wish I could hammer that fast, LOL!
spurrit 2 months ago
Secure whatever you're using for an anvil better. You're gonna end up with hot metal up against your body.
spurrit 2 months ago
the only substitute for a guy who can hammer that fast is a flat chisel on an air chisel
traxxaslover123 2 months ago
You need welders (leather) gloves and apron. Safety first...
sxj016 2 months ago
What kind of blade is late?
MrKernboy 3 months ago
You need a heavy leather apron...that's scary.
sxj016 3 months ago
Who wears short shorts... He wears short shorts
349duffman 3 months ago
at first i was annoyed that the sound was still there during the sped up parts.. but now i love it lol
MrJohnWatches 4 months ago
@MrJohnWatches at about 2:50 starts sounding kinda like a power hammer..lol
matthew262 4 months ago
you work to hard. your hitting the same spot over and over
bobraking 4 months ago
wow. speed forging. new sport maybe?
m16a2soldier 5 months ago
Ouch, that radiant heat must be pretty strong!
jeabo0adhd 5 months ago
He was just tapping it with the hammer then al of a sudden ROID RAGE!!!!!
iTzGr1mReaper 6 months ago
very few two handed meat cleavers anymore since everybody switched to band saws. the handle is about the right thickness if you added a two piece wood handle but the head would need to have a little more material since you need a bit of weight to accomplish the cut thru carcass bone
BornRandy62 7 months ago
Might want to concider getting some leather gloves buddy much safer :)
smithyboi6 7 months ago
i hoped u learned since u made this video. hold the hammer down more and turn ur metal the long way
MrDubinurface 8 months ago
@MrDubinurface Yes, The problem was the gloves I was wearing were slippery as hell and if I held it back any further to get a good swing it would start slipping out of my hand and I would lose control of the hammer.
69furball69 8 months ago
@69furball69 Still doesnt explain why you didn't lay the metal flat, and even so you should have wore different gloves then, and the shorts are very unsafe, t-shirt also unsafe.
5FINGERED1 7 months ago
How long did this take?
shadowteam98er 8 months ago
You must have fallen Head-First in previous life ,
xXdirttySccopezXx 8 months ago
Forging-gym training is quite nice way to loose weight :)
EstoniaANTICOMMUNIST 8 months ago
how long did this take
lalachris1000 8 months ago
patience :)
lalachris1000 8 months ago
it looks like you have
patience :)
lalachris1000 8 months ago
it looks like you have ALOT of patience :)
lalachris1000 8 months ago
Looks like a kukri/axe hybrid.
RUBIZEN 8 months ago
Looks like a kurki/axe hybrid.
RUBIZEN 8 months ago
you must be under a very bussy flight parth! or you have very bad GAS??? lol just kidding
TheWaggaBloke 8 months ago
looks graet :) andi like the video
usmcmajormichael 9 months ago
love the short shorts :)
TheRunningBoy20 9 months ago
did you speed up the video? or is this Chuck Norris?
kertcobainSA 9 months ago
PS, chill on them red bulls, see what happens when you drink to many plus a 5 hour energy? shit happens :P
kaldicuct 9 months ago
Can You All Hear The Sonic Booms in the background,This Guy is Fast.
bkoberley 9 months ago in playlist Making Weapons
this video should be names "watch me stretch out a piece of steel"
NewJura 9 months ago
this video should be names "watch me stretch out a piece of steel"
NewJura 9 months ago
SHORTS??? BARE LEGS you seriously looking to take trip to medic, wool socks??? Sandles open toe loved it
horacekemp 9 months ago
@horacekemp
It`s a nice day to troll, isn`t it?
potatoheadhaoy 8 months ago
@potatoheadhaoy Truuuuueeeee that
5FINGERED1 7 months ago
SHORTS??? BARE LEGS you seriously looking to take trip to medic
horacekemp 9 months ago
You're like a woodpecker with that hammer lol
Imagine being able to forge that fast O.o
Souleet711 10 months ago
Nice work champ, great vid. Im new to forging but now with a bit of space very keen to get started. Am I correct in asuming that the pointier hammer you used is to lenghten / stretch the section of steel being worked? love to see the finished product.
RubberBudgie7 10 months ago
If you can get a large enough leaf spring you can use it to make a crossbow. Just thought I'd throw that out there lol
TheWhoaDude 10 months ago
@TheWhoaDude That would be pretty sweet. It wouldn't even have to be that big, you could cut it down to a 1" strip to eliminate the hole and it would be much lighter, also you could taper the ends a bit to make it bend a bit more... Hmmm
69furball69 10 months ago
@69furball69 lol what takes someone 15 mins takes you years lol
richard2mitchell 10 months ago
@69furball69 im playing with the idea of making a longbow or a short bow out of a leaf spring. inspired by that crossbow. use 550 paracord for the string ive been thinking.
kaldicuct 9 months ago
@69furball69 Would like to see that :)
HomeMadeGunNut 8 months ago
@69furball69 NO NO NO do no do that unless you are using a new leaf spring, the cristaline structure of the metal changes after that much use so it can shatter, a freind of mine made one that shatteres like glass and almost killed his little brother
purejpm 7 months ago
@purejpm You should probably do a bit of research on heat treatment of high carbon steels before making blanket statements like this. Misinformation is the scourge of the knifemaking community.
69furball69 7 months ago 2
@purejpm Overheating the steel and improper hardening/tempering process is more likely what caused your blade to shatter.
69furball69 7 months ago 2
@69furball69 no, it is not, i was not talking aboout a forged blade, i was talking about the suggestion to make a crossbow, forging the stock reorganizes the structure and makes it safe, but making a crossbo is a bad idea if it is not re forged
purejpm 7 months ago
It's not very smart to forge without leather apron, or some good pants atleast. For the last 9 years i work for millitary museum in my country, and i'm forging all types of Roman, middle age armours, swords, knives, spears, on the old fashion way (charcoal, no machines etc). And so far leather saved my legs and arms many times. You never know what can break, and what can go wrong.
deusns 10 months ago
cool vid .Sandals and socks , a gutsy move.
nalgaslaper 11 months ago
Hey, great video! I have a leaf spring that looks very similar to yours so I was wondering if you knew where it came from. Also how did you heat treat it and how hard did it get and how does it preform. Thanks for all of your input!
Thecando 11 months ago
@Thecando
1962 ford galaxie
ht in the forge, quench in fast oil
hard enough
good enough
Sorry, that's really as detailed as it gets when you forge with scrap metal.
69furball69 11 months ago
haha...you forge just like I do...hit hard, hit fast, and ask questions later...barbarian blacksmithing. I love it
davepen16 11 months ago
lol the flash making a machete
codydean10 11 months ago
what's up with you're anvil?
porteroliver 11 months ago
Calgary flames (Y)
Mrkoalable 11 months ago
nice job now can i have it ill use that on my next elk hunt
naskapi1972 11 months ago
the entire point is to keep the metal hot, and the higher your hand is up the handle the less power you have with the swing, just keep practicing you will get it.
delerium1001 11 months ago
if you keep that up one day your gonna drop that hot metal on youself, safety buddy
clipmaster30001 11 months ago
Yeow! Dang dude, you're a badass!
KnifemakingUnplugged 11 months ago
your anvil sounds like a handful of loose change in a cylinder head.
rbilzing 1 year ago
can you post a video of the knife
marcuspinson 1 year ago
You look like you are actually punching the metal. I normaly hold the hammer in such a way, that the hand is dar away from the hammer head and swing it with higher speed. This will make the Hammer bounce of the metal so I don't have to lift it very much.
Madgyver2 1 year ago
schon scheiße wen man keinen festen ambos hat :D
jesusvonlichtenberg 1 year ago
Don't take this the wrong way, partner, but you are one seriously weird dude. How did the knife turn out?
fiocchiman 1 year ago
@fiocchiman LOL! I've known that since I was about 7 years old. The knife/axe turned out awesome.
69furball69 1 year ago
@69furball69 Good man! I've been meaning to give forging a try for a couple of years now.
fiocchiman 1 year ago
Cut the dude some slack man! At least he's giving it a go and one has to crawl before they can walk and then run. I'm sure most people dabbling in the art of Blacksmithing didn't exactly come out with fin skills right out of the gate.
Good on ya Bro! Keep pounding away and never mind what the haters have to say! Go Sens Go...well, maybe next year at least. :)
NfldBiker 1 year ago
Cut the dude some slack man! At least he's giving it a go and remember, one has to crawl before they can walk and then run. I'm sure most people dabbling in the art of Blacksmithing didn't exactly come out with fine skills right out of the gate.
Good on ya Bro! Keep pounding away and never mind what the haters have to say!
NfldBiker 1 year ago
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NfldBiker 1 year ago
@stealthknifekiller Pretty obvious what he said. My mother taught me not to argue with a fool, so I don't argue with anybody as it becomes impossible for anybody watching to distinguish who the fool is.
69furball69 1 year ago
lol nice video and great work. just a tip from a fellow blacksmith get somthin made of steel or wrought iron for an anvil. it sounds like ur hitting on cast iron and trust me its half the work if your hitting on somthin that will rebound ur hammer. keep learning =)
iamozzy1 1 year ago
@turkeykiller777 I'm not going to argue with you.
69furball69 1 year ago
@turkeykiller777 Are you trying to say I don't know how to have some fun and enjoy a Saturday? Because if you are, I would seriously beg to differ.
69furball69 1 year ago
Poor hammer most blacksmith will wear a hammer out in a lifetimebut this guy did it making one knife
bigred2234 1 year ago 2
@bigred2234 At least I don't hammer on guys hardened katanas and break them.
69furball69 1 year ago
nice job dude
motori77 1 year ago
@rbuturla13 You realize that scalding hot steel and cold steel can look identical right? It doesn't star to glow until like 700 degrees or there about.
MovieTheaterHead 1 year ago
thats fuckin awesome bro how long have been forging shit
johnsoncasey 1 year ago
@rbuturla13 Jesus, what are you like 7 years old? Does your mommy know you got into her youtube account?
69furball69 1 year ago 2
@69furball69 Once the steel starts to loose its red glow, put it back in. Pounding it at that temperature is just going to waste energy, and time. It may also create stress points in the blade.
Southern661 1 year ago
I would recommend a lighter hammer you seem to do a lot of effort lifting it up, it would give you more accuracy also, the job is in the hit not in the lift my friend.
Rulox999 1 year ago
Excelent! I forged a knife last week and I have only one question. How do you make the jump to hyper hammer?
bluesteelworx 1 year ago
@bluesteelworx
Thanks.
To attain hyper hammering requires an incredible amount of narcotics.
69furball69 1 year ago
Link to finished product?
Great work man.
1337n0mad 1 year ago
@1337n0mad
Thanks man!
If you expand the description, click on the first link and it takes you to a gallery, there are 3 or 4 pics of it in there.
69furball69 1 year ago
Wow This person is fast he is better then a power hammer how can he work so fast it must take a lot of skill to get that fast.
person9742 1 year ago
It definitely got hard. Nice show of the martensite structure when the file didnt bite into the steel after the quench. Well done!
CodyOebel 1 year ago
Are you using a coal forge? or gas forge? I have video's up, and soon will be posting more video's of 5160 leaf spring bowies I am currently making. I have customers waiting and family members too for xmas presents LOL.
CodyOebel 1 year ago
I hand forge my own 5160 leaf spring steel blades as well. It's all about tempering in the end.
Doesnt it suck after 8 hours hand forging when your fingers cringe in-wards as they cramp lock LOL. I get that from hammering all day on my peices, but your for-arms get used to it.
This is the ONLY way to make a blade :) Theres something about forging knives with a hammer that's so very calming.
CodyOebel 1 year ago
love your safety-boots...lol
Mad4130 1 year ago
That was WICKED!!
bassfuryvi 1 year ago
Its called "Blacksmithing on Speed." LOL!!!
runner4life1984 1 year ago
@EnterAtOnesOwnRisk
Thanks for the kind words, brother. Hey, I put a link in the video description to a page with some pics of various knives and other things. The finished blade from this video is in there.
69furball69 1 year ago
fastests smith i ever saw!!!! :) brrrrrrrrrrrrrr!! BING tada!!
kerrycato911 1 year ago
fastests smith i ever saw!!!! :)
kerrycato911 1 year ago
what the hell are you doing...???
IGSchmiede 1 year ago
dude love the fast-mo! man awesome skill and idea! great job
g4GHornet 1 year ago
hahaha love the fast-mo lol
g4GHornet 1 year ago
Awesome, Love the idea and your work ethic. I sure would hate to upset someone who can use a hammer like you can. Pure tenacious, awesome....
westpur 1 year ago
what are you using as an anvil?
MrThahey 1 year ago
I respect your work man, I just wanted to ask what did you use for waste oil? Can you use waste engine oil?
SWAT487 1 year ago
@SWAT487 Yes, I use mostly waste motor oil because that is what I have most of. Hydraulic, transmission and even cooking/vegetable oil will also work.
69furball69 1 year ago
@69furball69
hydrolic oil burns!
zambiesz 1 year ago
@69furball69 waste motor oil has more carbon so i prefer it
StarlightAUTOBODY 1 year ago
But your knife looks like it could be a urak-hi orc's sword. It's pretty awesome.
RingLord3 1 year ago 2
@RingLord3 Thanks!
69furball69 1 year ago
Sorry one other complaint. DISCIPLINE YOUR IMAGE AT LEAST A LITTLE your a grown man your wearing short shorts and a red sports t-shirt and you wear socks and sandels. Now Im not going to make fun much because I sometimes work with shorts and sandels but you know us black smiths have a image to keep up and you really aren't helping looking like that. just grab a pair of jeans and tennis shoes.
RingLord3 1 year ago
@RingLord3
The scale was burning my toes so I put socks on. Actually I always wear socks with sandles because I don't think my feet should smell worse than my arse. And those shorts were sweat pants but it was so freaking sunny and hot I had to cut the legs off... unfortunately where I forge I don't have a wardrobe to pick and choose from at a whim.
69furball69 1 year ago
@RingLord3 WHO. CARES. Awesome work furball. Keep it up and don't change for anyone.
saintmichaelsarmoury 1 year ago
One complainant your kinda choking your hammer and what are you hammering on? Other than that good job! =)
RingLord3 1 year ago
@RingLord3 My 'anvil' is two 95 pound steel discs that I used to use for weightlifting. I welded them together and ground a flat spot on the top. it works great with all that weight under the hammer and it even has a nice soft ring. Not a real obnoxious ring like some anvils though.
Thanks for the comments.
69furball69 1 year ago
One HELL of a job!
I would love to have 'THAT' blade!
@ all the armchair blacksmiths:
I'm betting you all wouldn't be saying a WORD about the way he forges and smiths if you were in shouting distance of this guy's 18" arms... I've bought HAMS that were smaller!
Anyway, like he says; where are YOUR videos with the things that YOU'VE made!? I would say he knows EXACTLY what he's doing! (see his other vids!)
RonRay 1 year ago
you need an anvil, you like you could make soeme hell of alot of nice knives, you need better equipement, you'll hurt yourself, or burn(and worse)... you seem to have a good striking force, but only work on the steel once its RED HOT.
Nice stuff, i wish i could make such nice knives.
masicklazik 1 year ago
ya, why bother with a forge if you just wanna beat up cold steel? true caveman forging. well, have fun with it anyway.
irishlostboy 1 year ago
@irishlostboy See my previous comment to ACDC...
69furball69 1 year ago
you needed to get the steel hotter...
old blacksmith saying......beet on cold steel and you go to hell.
by the way what did you use for a forge, it sounds like a jet engine in the background.
and invest in some good tongs..... or if you are a real blacksmith you could make some!
and in the end i couldnt tell if you tempured the hole blade or not at all?
ACDCbadboy 1 year ago
@ACDCbadboy Man, you guys need to realize that ambient light in 30 degree sunlight will make steel look darker than when working the steel in a dark cave. Sheesh. Post up a video and show us how it's done, why don't ya, huh?
BTW, I already forged some sweet tongs. A link to a pic is in the description.
69furball69 1 year ago
@69furball69 Ambient light or not, that steel is fucking COLD as ICE. I'd let my baby play with that.
RazorRivetRiot 1 year ago
@RazorRivetRiot
Some like to swear and make fun...
I like to forge and get'er done.
69furball69 1 year ago
@RazorRivetRiot Im sure you know what your talking about but if it was two cold it would bounce around when he striked the metal and it would not be worth the work. It is't that cold and it's thin so it flexs easly.
RingLord3 1 year ago
i think you are very strong Lol!
niksechtniks 1 year ago
Hey man, this is nice work - what do you use as a forge?
XeroJaeger 1 year ago
god I wish I could swing a hammer that fast
lol that pretty sick man
coldsteelman777 1 year ago
so did you use ben gay or another system to help your arm recover
lockbreak12 1 year ago
Man from 6:00 onwards you cant even see the hammer hit the blade. Nice work
MirnSedai 1 year ago
@JAYBEE643
Thanks. :)
69furball69 1 year ago
What was the anvil made from?
MonoxideChild1219 1 year ago
@MonoxideChild1219
The anvil is made of two 95 pound steel plates about 15" diameter that I originally bought for weightlifting. I welded them together then welded them to an automobile wheel and the wheel sits now on a piece of stump.
69furball69 1 year ago
Only a man would spend time like this
maefightclub 1 year ago
@maefightclub Mmmm Hmmm.
69furball69 1 year ago
i have a suggestion, the anvil which you are working on is wobbling somthing fierce i read that everytime it wobbles while hitting you lose energy so try bolting it down better you won't have to work as hard. but it only a suggestion.
neo66ghost 1 year ago
@neo66ghost
Thanks for the tip. I was actually using a couple of 5gal pails for the base but i now have a stump that it is on and works much better.
69furball69 1 year ago
how did you make that forge plz reply
fireball1821 1 year ago
Good work! Looks like a handy brush removing tool.
Did you make your straight peen hammer yourself? I was thinking of chopping up a Harbor Freight sledge to make either a straight or diagonal peen hammer.
DrThunder88 1 year ago
You have to get the proper tools bro! U gonna burn ur self, thats gonna be a video u dont wanna make! Great job though!
kaptainkashstacka 2 years ago
as big as that mans arms are, he should be able to forge the steel cold. i can mess around with cold steel but i cant make anything quality.
ctagger 2 years ago
Cool, I really loved the high speed. It beats watching 9 episodes w/ just a bunch of hitting steel. Nice looken' out.
domrotunno 2 years ago
Arms of steel!! Love the planes flying over head!! Looks like fun!
HISandman 2 years ago
Dad-gum! You beat the hell out of that piece of steel! ... And, although it was in fast-forward, it still showed a LOT of blows (and I do mean BLOWS) to that leaf spring.
That piece of 5160 didn't know what hit it! :-D
I hope you don't mind, but this is ONE video I want to save to HD!
★★★★★
RonRay 2 years ago
thanks for sharing. I think your video encourages folks to be creative. Clearly you were enjoying yourself. And with the hi-speed video, you are a human power hammer!
mauifarrier 2 years ago
Thats an awesome blade!
scdriftking 2 years ago
Thanks!
69furball69 2 years ago
If you are going to work on it that cold don't use your forge. I would sell that work to a butcher that did not have a band saw, good work!
thechoreographer 2 years ago
wow! that was craptactular, next time by a friggin ax at a hardware store for 20 bucks that monstrosity cost about eight million bucks to make.
godbluffvdgg 2 years ago
This needs to be an event in "Worlds Strongest Man" Forge a knife and stab your opponent with it. works for me
JGutierrez01 2 years ago
the steel will move alot easier if you work it from a bright orange to a dull red, working it black runs the risk of cracking the steel, good job tho!
rendiss214 2 years ago 2
i never saw anyone forge so fast! You da Man! Whoohoo!
I like it!
bentnot 2 years ago
What is that you're using as an anvil?
lordofgonzo 2 years ago
some time ago I picked up two 95 pound discs from a scrap yard to use as weights. They now are serving a better purpose, welded together and I flattened a small area. It is mild steel so I have to grind it smooth once in a while.
69furball69 2 years ago
Nice video, furball!
don't forget to drink something and some rest.
TechnicusJoe 2 years ago
Thank you.
I did drink plenty of water that day.
69furball69 2 years ago
Good to hear
TechnicusJoe 2 years ago