Forging of chain by smiths (2) - blacksmithing

[sythead]

Great video thanks mate.

[BSNFabricating]

These guys took pride in their work. Too bad we don't see much of that today.

[Mumwaldee]

I bet these guys didn't need any medicine to help them sleep...except maybe a fifth of cheap Irish whiskey.

[farreste82]

Superb video. You can't even begin to imagine the noise of one of these shops. A modern forge is bad enough, but these folks were as hard as the chains they were forging.

Long live British workmanship!

[Jpw2325]

Great video!!!!!!

[chena3]

some hard working boys there

some of americas finest days ...

[1overthehillsfaraway]

@sniperHEX america does have a history of metal work. one of the big reasons that brought on the american revolution is that england wanted america to use all english produced raw iron and steel to support their economy. america was quite capable of producing all of its own even back then. the great thing about the history of american metal smithing is it simply wasn't english but also a mixture of german, swedish, dutch and many other nationalities. a melting pot.

[1overthehillsfaraway]

@sniperHEX Fuck you. Anyone who says America has no history of metal work is the one that needs educating. While your running around making videos of your little race cars there I am working in my blacksmith shop producing items similar to what was made in the 18th century here in America. I've got more money invested in books in my personal library than you have in those junk cars. Being a smart ass doesn't make you intelligent just a dickhead. Good luck with that. And fuck off.

[sniperHEX]

@1overthehillsfaraway lmfao @ u

[Klaus1386]

@sniperHEX Yeah.. during WW2, it was clearly you guys sending us the metal, not the other way around.. oh wait.

[sniperHEX]

@Klaus1386

WW2?

What has that got to do with it? I'm talking history. 1572? John Brook. 1651, Francis Wolfe, 1709, Abraham Darby.Ever heard of these guys?

Not John Wayne, lmfao...

[Klaus1386]

@sniperHEX Riight.. a series of forgotten English industrialists & a smattering of dates, solid job refuting what I said.

[1overthehillsfaraway]

@sniperHEX WTF does any of that have to do with this video? There has been a history of metal working here from early on. Like I pointed earlier, it's one of the reasons for the revolution. We didn't need any imports from England we could manufacture what we needed here. They were stupid enough to try and force it on us by law. The we chased them out and continued on. Read a book once in a while instead of racing around in those shit cars you got.

[AdognamedOp]

@sniperHEX Are you kidding? "America has no History of metal work"? Get a clue.

[sniperHEX]

@AdognamedOp

lol. read our history books and get yourself an education...

[Eoin6661]

Great vid's, my grandfather actually work at the Hingley's site featured back in the 1920s and 30s

[Soulsmithing]

Now that's blacksmithing!

[tanton1]

Good lord! Will someone throw a pie already??!!

[MrThahey]

I wish I could've gotten hold of some of that beautiful wrought iron... it's such an amazing material, too bad it's been phased out by cheep mass produced steel

[gamesbok]

For those who go down to the sea in ships, and have business on the great waters....

Hay dad, didn't you used to work there..I SAY,DAD DIDN'T YOU USED TO WORK THERE?

[sthompson1000]

According to Wikipedia, The iron works was started in 1852 and so this was filmed in 1952. It looks much older than that.

[benspeed1974]

those were the days when Britain was GREAT, we are now a shell of what we once were, its all been sold off cheap...... great video, thanks.

[Brasilikilt]

I know that this is really hard brutal work, but I think that I might actually enjoy it!

Much more interesting that a lot of other jobs I've had!

It's also really cool to see a chain maker's anvil in use.....

[pumkinvine]

too cool, thanks for sharing this film

[bobinalong1]

nice to see proper hard working men who had no choice but to work hard to earn little, proper craftsmen unlike those of today

[bponscoutelier]

un  trés beau témoignage de compétence professionnelle( mais les hommes devaient en "baver"........, journées infernales)

[blueshadow1996]

that is so cool..

[BOHUNTER]

WOW what a series, I bet you that guy at 1:30 slept like a baby everynite when he got there. Not an Employeed American today works that hard... Or at least I havent seen one! The working class of today couldnt make a link!

Killer footage!

[thusalwaystotyrants]

i could make a link or two

[Conan568]

I have some wrought iron. It was originally a link from a large chain like they're making in the video.

I took it to welding heat refined it and forged some nice bars out of it.

I'm going to use it for knife fittings.

It shows a grain structure when etched in acid, and if you blue it it's quite pretty.

[poppiesrule]

i love the treadle helve the chainsmith has set up right on his anvil.

[beardo52]

That particular appliance is called a "Tommy Hammer" and is used for smaller weights of chain, to allow a more rapid production rate of chain by one man.

[poppiesrule]

thanks for the info! do you know of any net resources you could point me to concerning these? id love to have one in my shop or at least build one. Cheers!

[beardo52]

Hmmm, I can only recommend going to the sites for A.b.a.n.a., and U.m.b.a. they may have some info, I first saw one of these in a book about chain making, 20 years ago. If you want to make a general blacksmiths treadle hammer, these sites have plans and drawings, articles etc. to help you build your own. I wish I could be more help.

[poppiesrule]

thanks, i'll check them out. didnt those things also used to be called "olivers" or something?

[beardo52]

There was a device called an "Oliver", though I dont remember alot about it,but I think it was larger than a "Tommy", and used for more general work, where the Tommy was pretty much just for chainmaking.

[bootylanguage]

no eye protection

[1423stuart]

thanks for posting this amazing footage and its only 3 miles from where i live,i can now see what my grandfather did for a living ,unreal thanks again,

[SheffMick]

Great footage of the industrial past, those men were so hard-working and tough as well as skilled ! I would show stuff like that to people who take so much for granted these days.

[brainplay]

Hobby smith here myself. I'm blown away by these old movies sometimes. Its tough enough making one project or so and spending a few hours on it. These guys did it every single day over and over.

No tools, little safety precautions, and most by hand and they still had to meet production quotas. Thats alot of stamina. I mean thats just hard work!

[FEStanley]

Splendid shots of the famous Netherton Ironworks, Dudley, in the Black Country at the beginning!

[WCBlacksmiths]

This is a great video showing just how skilled the early smiths were.Great video.

[EdmundSquid]

WOW!! No wonder my dad put such a high value on a good chain. My dad was born in 1921, he grew up in that time. Amazing vid thanx!!!!

[mattchoo87]

Amazing work there, truly amazing. Perhaps the golden age of undustrial forging.

Wish we still were able to get wrought iron in quantity!

[farrier88]

these were gifted men

[pugwashsecond]

A-bloody-mazing. Imagine doing that sort of work every day. We owe a lot to the old smiths, their skill and stamina - a worthy tribute - thanks

[gocartking]

WOW thanks for posting these!