Making Tools - Hand Forging & Heat Treating Carbon Steel in the Forge

[Mathaius833]

leaf spring is really good at holding an edge, and is nice and flexible. Great sword material.

[techgood]

Thank you very much, for clear explanation

[TheLongerIRun]

A very informative video! I have certainly learned a lot, and I'll be reffering back to this in the future i am sure :)

[Oldsteamshop]

very nice video i learned a lot from it and thank you for taking the time to make A1 video

[jaryH3]

Awsome! Thank you.

[71madbrad]

What kind of anvil is that?! The narrow cliphorn thingy near the hardy hole is unusual. Do you know what it is for and who made it?

[theironworkshop]

@71madbrad No makers mark on this anvil. I added that horn when I was making a lot of tongs. I used it for shaping box tongs - see making tongs 3

[MODEPIIC]

@theironworkshop I understand.

[MODEPIIC]

@theironworkshop actually, carbon steel 1090 is the hardest metal. I looked it up.

[theironworkshop]

@MODEPIIC I'm not a metalurgist - I just know that a lot of time and effort has gone into the development of alloys that would overcome the limitations of plain carbon steels - there must have been a reason.

[scottiblasto]

I wish you were closer. I would love to spend a few days with an experienced blacksmith and get a good starting foundation to build on. I am from Winnipeg.

[theironworkshop]

@scottiblasto There are blacksmiths all over the country. Check out the ABANA ( artist blacksmith assoc of north america ) website for chapters near you. There doesn't seam to be a blacksmithing organization in Manitoba but there is one in Ontario, Sask. North Dakota and Minnesota.

[MODEPIIC]

Is carbon steel the hardest metal/ substance?!?!

[theironworkshop]

@MODEPIIC No - not even close. Its just the only type of steel that can be easily heat treated in a blacksmith's forge without the use of specialized equipment.

[scottiblasto]

where in canada are you located?

[theironworkshop]

@scottiblasto I'm in Sault Ste Marie ontario

[moumujai]

Thank you for the nice video, It answers a lot of my questions about heat treating.

[bigaxe87]

very nice video i learned alot thanks :)

[Development2112]

What if you don't have a blowtorch is there another method? ( I have a coal forge can I do it with that ?)

[theironworkshop]

@Development2112 Anything the gets hotter than 500 F will do ( I'm using a Bernzomatic brazing torch but a simple plumbers torch works fine)- before torches they would heat a large block of steel in the forge and then use the heat from that to draw the temper colors.

[bubblezq]

leaf spring is 5160

[rucola67]

vielen dank! kann man echt gebrauchen und viel lernen davon!!gruss aus germany!

[funkncreative]

such a great tutorial! I now have a new hobby!

[AdmiralBoom76]

By far the best video on this subject on YT.

[Jeepynator]

I am really proud to see a canadian doing such educationnal stuff on Youtube...I like the way you're explainning! You sound like a professional teacher! Even if I am a frenchy I fully anderstand you, thanks to the way you vulgarize! And by the Saut Ste-Marie its a pretty french region of Ontario, am I right? Your name is purely french to!

Anyway I'll keep looking for your experience so I can forge my own tools!

[theironworkshop]

@Jeepynator

Thanks - I'll be adding more videos in the New Year

[sm4rtmouth]

nice vid , good explanations keep them comming