Blacksmithing 3 - Drawing Out Metal

In this lesson I show you one of the basic, and most important, lessons in Blacksmithing - Drawing Out. This is where you heat and hammer the metal to make it thinner and longer or thinner and flatter. More blacksmithing videos on my channel here and more info on my website: http://www.stormthecastle.com

And, more blacksmithing stuff coming. I will be making swords.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• blacksmithing
• swords
• making swords
• drawing out
• medieval

[anticolorguy]

how do you transport a anvil of that weight?

[epicfantasy]

@anticolorguy You need a couple of big friends.

[wisdomdragon965]

well most of the time it is just me out there once in a while my daughters will come out and "help" but other than that, my wife says "that is Daddy's alone time" even though I love people watching me work.....the other day I had some Kids in thier 20's stop by and watch me make a couple of railroad spike knives....they paid me $40.oo for each knife that I made for them. but they were giving me ideas to make them sell....so I figure $80. for 2 hours work aint bad.

[epicfantasy]

@wisdomdragon965 that's pretty cool. There is a certain aura about blacksmithing. It is a very popular thing in modern video games. It is something that was almost lost to time but has made a very nice revival.

[wisdomdragon965]

No my forge is built on a cement slab Home made from a stainless steel washing machine drum out in the open air, I was taught that it needs to be in the open so that all the ancestors can take part in the creation of the sword and all can bless it as it forms. i thought of having my wife make a video of it BUT I don't have that much video tape....LOL....so far it has taken me a week just to draw out the blade from the billet. thank you for your good wishes.

[epicfantasy]

@wisdomdragon965 wow! you should at least take a few pics along the way. You are going to wish you did!

[a2m4m60]

haha do your neighbors get tired of the constant tink tink tink?

[GoodrichTires]

lol at rooster



[MrTrykster]

@epicfantasy

i agree completely :)

sacred peace from the Forge, eh?

[epicfantasy]

@wisdomdragon965 You are so right. Is your forge covered. Too much snow, wind, cold. I need to put up a half building around the forge. When I upgrade to a better forge maybe. And OMG! good luck with the Tamahagane. send me some pics or something!!!