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

This video will give anyone interested in blacksmithing the information they need to forge and heat treat carbon steel and make there own tools.

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• howto blacksmith
• wrought iron
• hand forged

[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 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.

[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.

[MODEPIIC]

@theironworkshop I understand.