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In this video I will begin restoring a blacksmith post vise! When I got this vise it was in very bad shape it was rusted, seized, broken, and missing parts. By the end of this 2 part series the vise will be restored to full function and ready to go back into service.

In this video, I put a variety of quenching media to the test on water hardening steels (1095/W1). In addition to the usual suspects such as water and vegetable oil, I test out pure mineral oil and several home-brew cocktails. The Rockwell hardness test results for all the experiments are shared at the conclusion of the video. The outcome may surprise you and change the way you harden your kniv...

11th and final video in the "Start Blacksmithing" series. In this video I demonstrate how to heat treat and finish the blacksmith knife forged in the previous video. I will rely on inexpensive tools and hand finishing techniques that are budget friendly and within reach of the beginner blacksmith or bladesmith.

10th video in the "Start Blacksmithing" series. In this video you will learn how to make an all steel one piece blacksmith knife using 1/2" W1 round stock with the tools and techniques explored in previous videos. In the next video in this series I will demonstrate how to file, polish, heat treat and sharpen the knife made in this video.

9th video in the "Start Blacksmithing" series. In this video you will learn how to make a basic pair of blacksmith tongs with 1/2" round stock using basic tools and techniques. These tongs can be adjusted to securely hold round and square stock up to about 1/2" in size. In the next video in this series I will demonstrate how to make a blacksmith knife using these tongs and other tools created i...

8th video in the "Start blacksmithing" series. This is the first forging project, in this video I will show how to forge a coal rake from a length of 1/2" rebar. To make today's project I use the hammer, anvil, and forge created in previous videos from the series. In the next video I will demonstrate how to forge a pair of blacksmith tongs.

The 7th video in the "Start Blacksmithing" series. In this short video I cover the basic blacksmith hammer techniques, with a bonus including the clothing and PPE I use when forging. I included links to a few videos that go into more detail about hammer efficiency, mechanics, and other techniques: th-cam.com/video/ivmXu5jr-JI/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/9hYDcySEFsQ/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video...

6th video in the "Start Blacksmithing" series. In the previous video I was unable to harden the stump anvil I just built... In this video I will show you a method for how I was able to harden the anvil by case hardening. I did it with a homemade casing compound that is cheap, easy to source, and safer than commercially available mixtures.

5th video in the "Start Blacksmithing" series. In this video I cover how to heat treat and mount the stump anvil built in the previous video.

4th video in the "Start Blacksmithing" series. In this video I will show you how to build a stump anvil using an old sledge hammer head, a bolt, and a railroad spike! In the next video I'll show you how to heat treat and mount it.

3rd video in the "Start Blacksmithing" series. In this video I will show you how to build a solid fuel forge with a few common tools, a cheap table top charcoal grill and kitty litter.

2nd video in the "Start Blacksmithing" series. In this video I show how to take an inexpensive cross peen hammer and dress it so that it will work well as a general forging hammer. I also show how to modify a hammer that may be too heavy, so that you can hammer longer without as much fatigue. HF cross peen hammer: www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/hammers-pry-bars/3-lb-hardwood-cross-pein-hammer...

This is the first video from @ravensroostforge and the 1st video in the "Start Blacksmithing" series! This video will cover the basic tools you will want in order to start blacksmithing. This is going to be part of a video series about how to start as a blacksmith if you don't have tools or previous experience. respirator: www.harborfreight.com/n95-respirator-masks-2-pack-61438.html respirator:...