Jill Turman - Artist Blacksmith

[Classiclegacy]

Jill, I am so proud of you and thank you for doing the displays for me so many years ago! Your video is REALLY good! Memphis misses you.

[ABGAN100]

the camera loves you, very natural stage presents, and your obviously a talented blacksmith!

[Classicalguitarist22]

Hey i just saw shes gonna be at the Raid City South Dakota ABANA conference. Im plannin on goin. Cant wait to see her in person.

[imetbenharper]

Your humble too!

[hexusziggurat]

Beautiful work Jill and a well done video at that! Don't worry about the crap comments. People always nit pick small issues about how one thing is done one way & not another as if only one method IS THE method. Better to have an arsonal of tricks & methods using the best for the current situation than to stick to only 1 style imho. I've been working as a smith for almost a decade now & have 2 apprentices in my shop...i teach them every possible way an execution can be performed (that i know of).

[Classicalguitarist22]

And i do not have anything against a woman smith.

[Classicalguitarist22]

This woman is quite amusing. She ought to see my shop;coal forge,all hammering is done manually, and why do u use a twisting wrench and walk all the way around it? I use tongs, and stay in one spot. You make it look hard.

[Bananne8]

@Classicalguitarist22 Yep, and use a piece of pipe to keep the bar from bending...but hey...

[electus7]

I like the way she instructs, simple, informative.

[WorkoutGroup]

"...and the third thing.. Is that fire hot? And you Betcha it is. It's gonna be up to about 2000 degrees here in a minute.." Betcha..? Northern Midwest Much :-p

[jaterr1]

Hi Jill, loved the video and loved your Web site. You are very talented and have given me a lot of insparation! I love the way you have punched on scroll through the other and the pattern of the scrolls. Do you design the initial drawings?

Thanks for your time in this video, you rock!!!!

John

[1990christopher]

sucks that the tip broke off when you tapped it down. But as far as all these people talking shit about you being a woman, I personaly have met sevral verry talanted femail smiths. Sex has nothing to do with it. I also know sevral men who couldn't do it. But yeah, wouldn't be a man if I didn't mention that.......you are pretty dam hot.

[richyearle007]

Hi jill,nice video......i can't believe some of the negative comments you had.Keep up the good work.Maybe you need to move to australia where the blokes aren't so insecure.....You would have to be an inspiration to many women.Looking forward to seeing some more vids.Thanks

[elinikk]

Great video Jill. Hope to see more.

[4111ron]

You lit dat' fire cause youre' hot

[ObLiViOnZThEkIllEr]

High tech Blacksmith

[MrGabosabo]

Hello Jill,

Nice work, we do also ornamental gates, doors and railings in our shop in Mexico, please visit us at forjadesigns. keep the good posting.

love your work!

[steveo928]

LIGHTSABER AT 4:00

[tattooingtattoos]

Hello there :) nice video.

I thinks its cool see another woman-blacksmith (acctually your the first one iv seen :D ) + i think its a really nice gate :D

Keep up the hard work!! :D

[ha68ha]

Did she just say she's a blacksmith? LOL!

[Hendrix92TheUniverse]

That gate looks nice.

Did you have to weld the upright bars to the scroll?

[54Coroa]

Muito mal feito, não respeita a temperatura do ferro. Não acredito que seja você fazendo alguma coisa em forja.

Porque existem vários gabaritos na parede.

Engane outro.

[54Coroa]

Muito mal feito, nao respeita a temperatura do ferro. Não acredito que seja você fazendo alguma coisa em forja.

Porque existem vários gabaritos na parede.

Engane outro.

[yearsmith]

@ozzirt Actually 8. When I started I was helping another smith. Coke is simply the byproduct of coal that has had the impurities driven out of it. Oh but wait if yu were a smith you would know not only about the coking process, but also that it can be made by retort. anyting that can be sealed can be a retort. an old barrel, pressure cooker, ect... green washed coal goes in. retort is sealed, heat applied, and coke comes out after a length of time. Wanna try again?

[ozzirt]

@yearsmith Yes, your understanding of making coke makes me believe that you have been reading Wikipedia. What you missed is the fact that the average pressure cooker would melt into a puddle if you got near the temperatures used for making good coke.

You are a typical "Internet blacksmith", you've watched all the movies, but that's about where your expertise ends.

Bye bye, wanker.

[yearsmith]

@ozzirt You may wish to know that my knowledge was gained by trial and error. Not off wikipedia. As for the profanity. Obviously it shows your weak mental capacity, and I am tiring of sparring wits with someone who obviously does not have a clue about forge fuels. Your comment on coal making steel useless shows your level. I just can't figure out how you can smith with cranial rectal inversion. You must not be able to see very well, and guess that the hammer is going where you want it to.

[ozzirt]

@yearsmith Just what we need, a intellectual Internet blacky who's well mannered, I guess about al I can say to that is that it's the best excuse I've heard today to hide your ignorance. So now you can fuck off back to your other Internet games.

You got pulled up for big noting yourself, so now you've cracked the shits. Fukwit

[brewa90]

good job ¡

[tetekofa]

Now, that's my kind of woman...will you marry me??

[TheJoshuaooi]

1. take a deep breath

2. think of someone you like

3. press F10 5 times

4. send this to five youtube videos

5. look at your backround

[madnessdexter]

thats hot

[ThePhantomBlacksmith]

Wait a minute! If a chick can be a blacksmith, I could have been a hairdresser!!! I could have lived my dream! Dammit! And she's better than me for cryin' out loud!

But the important question is 'why not sit on an anvil?' It keeps me bum warm in the winter.

[TheRipperUK]

Why are you talking like an idiot ...

[ChestnutForge]

Good work Jill. Just loaded my first. I am going back over some that have been fun to watch while I wait on the upload.

It is nice to see the riveted and collared work on the gate. And the pass through at the top, nicely executed.

[eddplackett]

Very annoying woman

[fishkiller4111]

POSER. With tons of backing...

[klaasremmen]

You just DONT EVER sit on an anvil.

And you could burn you ass on it, but only if you work on it insetead of doïng stage plays....

[jtphantom]

female blacksmith = awesome, Ive never met a woman who does the same thing I do, keep up the good work

[KoskoSVK]

Remember: Blacksmith NEVER sit on an anvil... NEVER

[freddytk421]

Why should one not sit on an anvil? could it burn you ass or something? Is it an old world superstition that Ive' never heard of?

[KoskoSVK]

You never heard of because there are no old blacksmith superstitions in USA. Burn ass?? anvil does not burn.. but you do not know it.. It is disrespect for your anvil if you sit there... but if it is sacrament for you and you respect it then you become a good blacksmith...

[freddytk421]

Is it OK to scratch your ass with a hammer?

[KoskoSVK]

it is ok to beat your ass with hammer.. you amateur...

[KoskoSVK]

numerous blacksmith masters? hahaha .. there is no numerous blacksmith masters where you live... there are mostly stupid amateurs like you.. I know you are kiddy.. I will no reply more for your stupid clumsy knowledges... idiot ..

[mycoid]

Every time someone uses a drill you are supposed to bow and thanks it's maker in prayer. Always pick it up with your left hand and put it down with the right. If you don't it's bad luck and you should throw salt between your legs. Do this for every hole or else you are not a pro. I don't even want to tell you what you need to do to use a paint brush. HAHAHA you are a tool and don't know anything. How is sitting on an anvil going to matter in anyway. The proof is in the finished work MORON.

[nobnose100]

H Jill, what a nice person, it seems the term artist is being used more and more when referring to smithying, I hope you gain great success and your'e style is very friendly. You should show it to schools etc. I think you will achieve quite a lot of satisfaction.

Now if you really want to see a true smith at work and how its really done, and at a pace that makes money, England is the place !!

happy days.

[fireinsyde]

i'm in love

[b52goats]

i always wanted to be a black smith.... i love working with metals... but what is there to do when your a black smith?

[leolava]

yooour great jill i always wanted to be a black smith but im studying something more complicated now ..

Good luck.

[questar123456]

hi im the youngest blacksmith im my country im 14 years old and i make swords axes shields and armors

[raiun42]

Good job Jill.

That gate shows it all. Proofs in the puddn,as they say.

For new folks, this is how modern blacksmiths make a living with their art.

Pure tradition is great and all , but theres not much call for carriage steps and hand forged plowshares any more.

[Brasilikilt]

I think my wife should start hanging out with Jill :-)

[raiun42]

No . If your like me You don't want your wife to know more about blacksmithing than your.

[drafthorselover]

I hope that you wear ear plugs each day to protect your hearing. It says in the Old Testament that blacksmithing is hard on your hearing. So, good luck with your trade.

[onebrandofdemocracy]

Wow. You are the hottest blacksmith I've ever seen!!

Get it? You're the hottest!!! Hahahaha...

[artgoat]

Traditionally blacksmiths used charcoal, which burns faster than coal (some blacksmiths still swear by charcoal). (By "traditionally" I'm talking 150 years ago or more).

For long-section heating like that, the gas forge might be better. My only objection to gas forges were that they were too SLOOOOW! Then again, that rush I got from coal probably got me in trouble when I was trying to do welding -- too much blower, too much oxide! (and I did shoe horses ;-)

[ozzirt]

Very nice work, good imagination is as important as technique.

[gswiaczny]

A women blacksmith!! COOL!! I wish to be your neighbour :P Regards from Poland ;)

[travis112787]

lol i was that was funny as hell when you broke that off.....

[blackcatsmith]

I make blacksmithing Fun!

[cyclonerotary]

Also isnt it really really expensive to use gas?

[chiluzzdia]

its more expensive to use coal.

[Blacksmith1964]

"it's more expensive to use coal."

Absolutely disagree. Pound for heat, coal is MUCH less expensive than gas. Good, cleaned and wet coal will give a FAR hotter heat and far better control than gas ever could.

Traditional blacksmiths use coal. Fabricators like Jill here, use gas.

Sorry, that's just an honest assessment, not an insult.

[ironchick2]

Traditionally, blacksmiths would certainly use coal, and coal is preferable for many operations. For instance, it's great when you need an isolated heat (especially when it's in the middle of the bar), when you need an intense heat, etc. However, I like gas when I want an even heat on a long section of bar. (My gas forge will heat a 2' long section nicely.)

Ideally, I'd like to have both a gas forge and a coal forge in my shop. Bottom line- you can make beautiful work with either type of forge.

[cyclonerotary]

Ah thanks, Id use gas myself but its far too expensive so I have to use coal ro coke.

[Cstrife234]

@ironchick2 Hey, use whatever works. It's fun to use coal though. You can make your own charcoal too.

[ozzirt]

Blacksmith use coke not coal, coal contains to many impurities that affect the steel, one of the worst being sulfur.

[a10centsuperhero]

coke is just coal with the impurities burned out. where do you think blacksmiths GET coke? I mean, sure, you can buy it pre-burned, but it's not cost-effecitve, and what blacksmith pays someone else to do something for them that they can do on their own? That's the antithesis of the blacksmith mindset.

[ozzirt]

Yeah, but they are nothing alike when it comes to black smithing. Coal will make steel hard, brittle and useless. That's why steelworks burn their own coke to charge their blast furnaces. I've never known a blacksmith to own a coke oven, just burning coal will only get you clinker, not coke, as coke is only made in a reducing atmosphere. then immediately quenched in water.

[a10centsuperhero]

I could be mistaken, but all the literature I've read states that the bituminous coal in the forge, once it's had the impurities burned out (which turns to smoke and clinker) becomes lighter and goes from black to grey, and that this is referred to as "coke". Every book and online resource I've read refers to the stuff this way. It sounds like what your'e talking about is just a way to mass-produce the coke, which would of course be cost-effective for industrial settings like a steel mill.

[CodyOebel]

@Blacksmith1964

My only complaint is hydrolic tools. Gas tools.

Might as well blow torch the steel to red hot. I'm all about old school minimalist creations. If it's going to take a month to hammer into something useful then it takes a month! If it's made fast then it's cheap and has no self worth to the individual or the buyer.

-If I make a knife using a puffer and home made kiln and hammer it out. First off Ide record it all. Second if it wont be cheap if I sold it!

[avelloch]

@CodyOebel although i agree with you about getting right down to the nitty-grit and doing it the old school way, i love it, however when your life and paycheck depend effiiciency and consistency. modern tools are the way to go. sad but true

[cyclonerotary]

Very nice! Inspires me.

If you use a power hammer on full power does it go down as hard as it can then come back up or get stuck down? does that makes sense? can you do a long gentle strike or a short hard one?

[frankgon4]

I just took this up as a hobby. I built a coal forge by mixing Adobe (sand, clay, ash) and obtained an Anvil and other tools. I started by making knives. My brother took the last one home with him. The video was inspiring.

[aaron2351]

(sorry accidentaly did not finish) a guidens iron ,,, however next to it the gates pretty nice ,,,, aaron schoeren dutch artist blacksmith from limburg

[aaron2351]

pretty nice blacksmithing u did there ,, however the torce u made was curved ,, perhaps it would help if u use a g

[ironchick2]

I'd love to know more about what you're talking about. Please explain.....

thanks!

[banjodan99]

Pretty cool, one of the best smithing demonstrations I've seen on youtube.

[StevenSagal]

how come you don't use a coal forge?

[ironchick2]

Hi!

The main reason for the gas forge is that I can get really long, even heats. It's also simply what I'm used to. A coal forge would be best for some operations, and it would be nice to have both. Unfortunately for me, I can't have a coal forge in my current location.

[TyrThorsson]

I'm wicked impressed! Excellent vid Jill.

[purgatoryironworks]

So Jill,

When is the next great video installment due out?!

-Trent

[ironchick2]

Hi Trent!

I'm rather slow with the next installment, aren't I?!?! I'd like to get one together, and I just haven't found the time. Recently the shop's been booked with railing, railing and more railing. I'm also getting ready to do a couple of live demos in April. Perhaps I'll do another video about that??

Thanks for asking, and I'll keep you posted!

[manga12]

she looks so small for a blacksmith, her arms arnt that big. most of the time you see the guys with larger arms from smithing.

[rclarked]

looks can be very deceiving .... she's tough as nails

[manga12]

eh I'll take your word for it I dont know her

[ironchick2]

I guess I've been eating my Wheaties!

[manga12]

if you say so. I dont like weaties, I eat a hearty pancake and egg breakfast, as well as oatmeal.

[caramon770]

youve worked for her? that would be amazing. im a blacksmith myself and i must say i have the utmost respect for you jill

[rclarked]

yes i have

[abanaconference]

Where are you?

Miss you!

-J

[abanaconference]

:)

Wow, thanks!

-Jill

[rclarked]

she's also one of the nicest blacksmiths you'll meet . i know 'cause I've worked for her

[KFCHambone]

shes the prettiest blacksmith i ever seen

[trio2633]

Very nice, and so was your work. Keep it up.

[jlavoie830]

where do you pick up all your blacksmithing supplies, because its practically impossible for my to find a descent anvil and accessories

[fluffy1696]

on the gate there is this shape () rotated by 90 digrease at the top left, are these seperate bits or do they overlap each other

[ironchick2]

I think you're asking about the slit /drift where one scroll passes through the other one - right? That's done by using a slitting chisel to make a small hole and then driving a square drift through the hole to enlarge it and shape the hole into a square. Pehaps the topic for the next video? Hope that was what you were asking about! -J

[fluffy1696]

Bangin!! ta. i need to practice punching and drafting, im currently settin up my own forge,comeing together really well, managed to get insanely sunburned today cleaning some old tools though, bit of a bummer, thanks again n all, mik

[toxiclung]

very nice thanks for sharing

[GreenHat9]

Bravo! Well done.

[riannbright]

So that's what you guys do!!! Totally Freaking Awesome! I signed up on YouTube just so I could comment on your video! : ) Waiting on the Gag Reel....

[lggirl424]

Very Cool. Can wait for the next installment

[scumberg01]

Excellent!

[modernblacksmith]

that was well done! probably the simplest, to the point, blacksmithing video I've seen on here so far!!!