Chest handle with heart shaped back plate
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ม.ค. 2019
- Chest handles or chest lifts are used on wooden trunks, chest or boxes. There are many styles of chest lifts. The heart shaped back plate is an old style that was fairly common for blacksmith forged hardware.
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I have a very simple setup with very few tools. I really appreciate how you give alternative ideas on how to accomplish the same job
Even you from 3 years ago is still blowing my mind today. I've always wondered how they were able to put the handles on. In my head I imagined that they had the handle all heated up and then had to thread it through those holes and band it into shapes.. It's a good project. And by the time you make all 6 handles, you should be pretty good at it.
Now that's something I would need to make. Great for new build all wood Chester drawers!
Thank you Mr John and GOD Bless
Thanks for taking the time and sharing. Great Video...
Very nice handles, now my wife wants me to make some for her. We'll that means some shop time she can not argue with😉
I use that excuse also.
Rob Phone lol I learned not too watch with the wife ... lol 😂 she has seen many things here and she has me make them ! A few are fine but like this it could involve the entire kitchen pulls
@@stevedingman474 definitely dangerous territory!
Damnnn what a cool hobby i would definitely try blacksmithing in the future. I think you are an awsome grandpa
Thanks for this one. I love old hardware and I've been wanting to make a set. This helped me wrap my head around the "all forged" option.
A little tricky, something I will use, thanks mate!
Love the peened tenon even though the loop would be easier. Great video John!
Plasma Cutter... OH YEAH! Wish i could justify buying one.
I had one once and used iot so rarely that I got rid of it to save space.
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I like the idea, they look great. I have a wood chest for my power tool storage, would look good with some forged handles. Thanks John.
If you aren't worried about doing everything manually, you could chuck the roundbar in a drillpress or lathe and make those filed bands real quick with a 3-corner file.
They turned out very nice John, well done.
You make it look so easy.
Some days its easier than others. Plus I edit
Something ive wanted to see for a while. Thanks again for the wonderfully candid and instructional videos.
I loved the video and love the tenon joints never thought of that I thought you were going to weld them.
Great video. thanks for the lesson. I have not made handles before. I need to give that a try.
Love the cat... next demo at your shop (or before if you need a striker), I need to say hi to the cat.
I am sure Smitty would appreciate it.
Very interesting to see the technique how to make handles.
Well done, thanks!
A fun project and very educational. Thanks John!
Those look great! I imagine the little decorative file work would look cool it you butchered it in (although you might need to make it square for that). Great work!! Thanks for the video
im 56 and have been ill with asthma. your vids are helping me recover and are therapeutic to me. i hope to be back in shop soon. God bless and stay healthy!!
I hope it gets better soon. Do you need to wear a dust mask at all times in the shop?
i haven’t worn dust protection,but i sure plan to going forward. you should also, this caught me off guard and stopped me in my tracks.
GOD Bless you to heel😇
@@bennyhill3642 Thank you 🙏🏼
It's been 4 years since i made that post. I'm still alive but don't do much smithing anymore.
Thanks for the lesson,
Yet another successful project to put on my list.
Thank you John!
Awesome project!
Thank You that was very enjoyable!! Always learn so much from each project, that works for many other thing to.
Another great class, 🐾🔥⚒
Thanks for this video. I have an old chest to restore, with similar handles but all hardware was attached with forged nails - mostly clenched.
I am trying to figure out how to make the small finishing nails I need to complete the restoration. (max 1/8" cross section, 1 1/2 or 2" long, small L head). They were used to attach molding strips to the edges of the chest. I would love to see an episode on *small* nails and tooling to make them. Everything I have found on youtube so far is for big stuff, often with large, decorative heads.
Small nails are tough to make, they cool off way to fast. I almost never make nails, historically nail making was a specialized trade and not something the average blacksmith did very much of.
John Gibson check out your local feed store or mill and look for farrier horse shoe nails, maybe they will fit the bill
Thanks. I can source small cut nails but am hoping to keep with the age of the chest by using forged ones. It sounds like a challenge to take on once the weather gets warmer. Minus 29 Celsius here this morning.
The shape I make is a maple leaf , I’ve tried hearts as I see many at the craft shows but I sell 5 maple leaf 🍁 to 1heart
Oh John, I am SOoooo disappointed. In all of these videos where things get tough you say something like "I do it this way because I'm a 1 man shop" and then you precariously do a balancing act. All this time Smitty the shop cat was there! Smitty could hold and you could strike or. Vice versa (If you had a light enough hammer). You should show off your partner more often! (I always liked when Big Dog wondered into the shot at Big Dog Forge) Take care, sir, I think you are 1 of THE BEST teachers out there. I am not a Blacksmith but Sub to 3 or 4 channels like yours and GS tongs. Loved the hinges and handles, and always look for hook oc the week!
Awesome I am going to use the hinge idea to make a toilet roll holder😁
Thanks for another lesson John. I am curious if you also have a woodworking channel as well.
I do not. Currently my woodworking isn't at a level worthy of putting on TH-cam
I've noticed that in some of your recent videos, the video is a bit hot (bright). I don't know if you can adjust the iris on your cameras, but that's how (I believe) they adjust it in commercial video studios. I do know that they color match each and every camera to the same levels before each shoot (they actually have a color bar chart on the wall at work where all the cameras get adjusted before a shoot). It's more important to have all the cameras matched to the same levels than it is to have each camera matched to some fixed reference (at least for an individual recording).
It might be useful to get (or just print out) a color bar chart (assuming you have a decent color printer), but since you probably aren't matching to specific color levels, a good, multi-colored item (a painting, a photo, or item not prone to fading) that is handy in the shop should suffice.
Getting color levels (and lighting!) to match can be difficult. That's why we have (at work) a full-time videographer to deal with that. I don't work with video production, so I can't give you much more advice (SORRY!), but the videos are always informative and generally entertaining, even if not perfectly shaded. You will get there, because it's clearly apparent you care about the quality of your video, so I will give you whatever advice I can.
I really want that ruler!
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One thing making them, but are they strong enough? A heavy chest filled with stuff, you do not want the handles to give way. Is there some guide lines on what thickness the handle should be for certain weights?
Sir. I'll be willing to bet money that these handles would be strong enough to support 90 to 100lbs each. Not all day everyday, but ten or so times a year.
I think strength is less of an issue than a small grip surface cutting into ones hand if the chest is heavily loaded. I would also suspect that most chests don't get moved with heavy loads in them.
Hey John I just thought about this isn't everthing in your shop solar powered? I thank I remember u saying that one day. If so can u do a video on what your set up is. Cause we are going to be home steding sometime soon u hope. When I do I am planning on doing blacksmithing and plain on having a power hammer and would like to see how u got yours set up with it all. If not then sorry about this msg. Love your videos learning alot from u. Thanks
The current shop is not solar powered. The previous shop was next to our house at the time which was solar powered and had a single cord running to the shop. But the current house had power on site, so we haven't gone solar yet. We would like to though.
Ok bub I just remembered u saying that. I know alot about it been learning about it as much as I can for the last few years. Can't wait to do it. Thanks
Ok bub I just remembered u saying that. I know alot about it been learning about it as much as I can for the last few years. Can't wait to do it. Thanks
Does the square punch have a shoulder to control depth? I couldn't tell from the video.
No, it is tapered and allows for some drifting of the hole to a larger size.
Where do you get your hacksaw blades? They seem to cut really well.
I buy from industrial suppliers and always spend the extra for premium quality blades.
@@BlackBearForge Thank you
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I cheated when putting the 2 file marks in the center... I chucked the round bar up in the drill press and then just pushed the file into the spinning bar. Does that make me a bad person?
I think thats just fine, unless it bothers you.
@@BlackBearForge No, it doesnt bother me. I just know there are some purists out there who would give me grief over something like that. Like using a drill press instead of drifting a hole. "If you used a drill its not really blacksmithing" kind of crap...
Im looking forward to making something like this for my new grandsons next month when they are born. They both (twins) get a small pirate chest with hand forged hinges and clasps. Should have them done by their next birthday...
Your poor left index finger.
But John a drill is no where near as satisfying as a hole punch ... we all know that !
So true
I've gotta say I'm disappointed.