Blacksmith Forging the Human Face

[14valtazar]

Beautiful skill.

[Helicompilot]

yes, i live in ohio, thanks

[Helicompilot]

what ga. metal i used 20 ga. cold rold, is that heavy enough? i got real close on first attempt gonna do another, what pressures did you use on oxy ? how does it take you to do a sculpture, i watched your video probably 25 times before i tried. i built a jig to hold metal, i couldnt tell but assumed that is what you did. you are an awsome sculpter, thanks

[Mr666hammers]

Great video!



[williheckaslike]

You are an Excellent craftsman, Sculpter, and Artist, Larry ~ It was great to watch this ~ Well done ~ (I bet you used a lot of Oxy on this ?) ....All the best, Geoff

[alanjunes]

hard face...

[allfireupnz]

wow i love it what dolly wha das it look like ??



[SupermenasBL]

so thats how you make a helmet

[ldezem]

@nyblacksmith Yep but thats such a thin sheet of metal that the process more chasing then forging.

[darkblaze568]

something that took him hours and hours to make took us 3min 47sec to watch

[wildmandazza]

Awesome !

[didier19703]

wonderful !

[rangerclass7s]

beatiful ! one peaceful lookin face

[spiritbear2a]

Wonderful..! i love it..! thanks..

[fernandoferreirobr]

Very nice, beautiful, congratulations . I am a brazilian blacksmith.

[freddytk421]

That is amazing. Can you show us the part you are hitting the face against?

[TheNootles]

Thats awesome

[immortaliserwow]

You are an awesome artist and sculpturer for sure. But why do they all have their eyes closed and the same expresion? Sculpting out of iron as well as of stone immortalises the sculpture...the idea. Why not immortalise smth more than a face, can you capture the expresion and the gaze of a king? This would be worth the time and efford..imo :)

[yoflipman]

Yo this is awesome! Dude you have major skills!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ObviousChris]

i wonder if he can make a mask to fit a persons face almost like armor ... i always wanted to make lika a mask and rivet in a leather the inside

[nyblacksmith]

@disgustapated

14ga steel and a dolly

[marcheseDS]

Really impressive! Ever tried to make the man awaken? All of them are sleeping or dead (they remind me the wax masks made when pictures were not an option). Beautiful works

[nyblacksmith]

@marcheseDS

the face is a part of a sculpture of a sleeping woman.... these are practice pieces

[marcheseDS]

@nyblacksmith Ooops, I missed the gender...still they are practice pieces that you can surely sell !

[sk0llskilz]

How long did it take?

[nyblacksmith]

@sk0llskilz

this one took about an hour an a half, the learning curve was much longer

[MrGodOfWarful]

IRONMAN thats what came up to mi mind first

[a10fjet]

this is one of the coolest videos i have ever seen

[recklesme]

wow beautiful work ive got a few questions for you nyc. what where you using for a torch is it oxy acetylene? also other than the initial design you had on the starting piece do you have any template you use to check the location of details while in the middle of the work or did you just go by head. also how long did this process take you to complete from start to finish. thank you for sharing this video is awesome!

[nukri156]

I LOVE YOU MAN ! :D

[nyblacksmith]

thanks for all the positive feed back ,..I hope to make another video of this type or better,...

[vutEwa]

this is about the most awesome thing I've ever seen hand forged.

[bosamurai]

Great work! I have found a bit of inspiration from this!! Thanks!

[Ecocide112]

My god man. Youve got incredible talent. i want to see more!

[ZickMusic]

AMAZING!

BTW what song is this?

[nyblacksmith]

@ZickMusic The song is named "Blacksmith's Fire" by Val Davis ... it can be purchased through his website valdavis.com

[steelace1p1]

That is very cool, my friend. Not only the hammer work but your eye. Nice song too.

[amimefan333]

whats the song title?

[amimefan333]

whats the song title?

[amimefan333]

whats the song title?

[twg6669]

absolutely beautiful, thank youi for posting this. Just wonderful.

[hosenhoffen]

HOLY SCHNEIKE! that was awesome...

[moevids1]

Its fascinating to watch! Thank you for answering my question. I'd like to try something like this sometime.

[moevids1]

What is this 14 gauge sheet metal laying over or on? Or what holds it steady while you pound on it?

[nyblacksmith]

@moevids1 I started with a piece of 6"pipe and squeezed it in the vise, then welded

a piece of 1/2" for the nose, held it together with a pair of vise grips

[djhammerd]

Awesome work and results! Great idea for the video... 

[moevids1]

Heck of an artist working with a strong, tough material. Excellent!

[nyblacksmith]

this sheet is only 14 ga. I've made 1/8, ... but the steel lends it self well when thinner for this application 

[ornametalsmith]

Great series of faces................how thick is the sheet metal?

[ArtistBlade1972]

Wow. That's impressive!

[DommyBrasco]

Thru hammer and forge this art endures

[DommyBrasco]

Passion,skill and imagination meets heavy metal

[pr0zac87]

Excellent video!

[nyblacksmith]

The first one took 6 months this one took 1 1/2 hours

[MIDVM]

how long in the elapsed time?

Very nice work!

[dichie25]

awesome!