When the punch was pulled out I thought 'what are they doing?' Then you pulled out the tapered bar next heat and I thought "that is pure genius awesomeness!" Thanks for that, it was my favorite part of the video!
I never thought watching a Steel Bar being Forged from Bloom would be so interesting, It's easy to understand how Prehistory Metal Workers were so highly regarded 👍👍👍
So - how many man hours for a small bar of iron (steel ?) ? This shows exactly why anything made of iron or steel was so expensive before mass production, say pre 1840 or so - A fascinating process that is high on my bucket list of things I want to do -
I'm curious, all of those slag flakes that keep forming. Are they mostly silicate or is a lot of iron lost as well? I saw a video of a man forging crucible steel and there was almost no slag. No sparks and very few flakes. He said it was because it was very pure.
Meh, stuff falls off when using tongs. Using tongs takes much more time, losing way more material to scaling and burning away in the fire, because it is nowhere near as easy to manipulate as with a porter bar inserted.
So why are comments on older videos turned off? I was just re-watching you turning crusty old nails into bar stock and making a leaf out of it. I love that video and I forgot about your metallic diarrhea comment to describe stick welding. That made me laugh!! I really hope in some way making these videos gets you enough money that it's worth your time because they are so useful and instructional, not just enjoyable.
Hallo Joey. Habt ihr Borax gebraucht, als ihr mit dem Maschinenhammer begonnen habt, oder hat die Schlacke noch ausgereicht zum Schweißen. Gruß aus Bavaria.
Mainly because we don't have a forging press. They used to be forged under steam hammers, halve hammers and the furthest back, it was hand hammers for a very long time.
I think he's using flux but he doesn't show it. When you watch the video after the folding, you can see some "liquid" squishing out of the billet. I think it's flux, borax.
When working with wrought iron you don't really need flux. All the stuff rtgats boiling and squishing out are the impuritys that naturally accumulate in the bloomery forge. That just my opinion and I can be wrong tho.
I haven't tried to forge weld wrought iron, but you apparently don't need flux, and he hasn't used it that I've seen unless he was welding steel to the iron. It think the acid in the flux would tend to remove material more than if you just weld it clean like he shows.
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Watching bloom steel getting refined is one of the most satisfying things in my life!
When the punch was pulled out I thought 'what are they doing?' Then you pulled out the tapered bar next heat and I thought "that is pure genius awesomeness!" Thanks for that, it was my favorite part of the video!
At 2:47 you can actually see melted material flowing through the cavities on the bloom. Really cool.
I never thought watching a Steel Bar being Forged from Bloom would be so interesting, It's easy to understand how Prehistory Metal Workers were so highly regarded 👍👍👍
Excellent demonstration, and excellent camera work! Thanks for posting this.
I miss Joey. Re-watching this and realizing this is the most satisfying video ever
The bloom forging videos are so satisfying. Thanks for posting.
Thank you so much for getting back to making videos. You are still my favorite blacksmith hands down.
Love seeing bloom steel worked always wanted a piece to work down myself maybe some day. Cool video thanks for sharing
I’m enjoying watching this video, over and over again!
That’s an excellent striker you have helping. You didn’t even need to give direction on where and when.
Well done!!! That’s wrought iron! Work it baby work it! Thank you for sharing, so loved watching this!
Fantastisch om te zien. Bedankt voor het delen.
Great video Joe! You are an incredibly skilled smith and I greatly enjoy watching you work. Thank you!
So - how many man hours for a small bar of iron (steel ?) ? This shows exactly why anything made of iron or steel was so expensive before mass production, say pre 1840 or so -
A fascinating process that is high on my bucket list of things I want to do -
Hello ! where're your videos about making steel from rusty nails and forging wrought iron ?
Wondrous to watch Joey. ⚒🔥👏👏👏
Very cool idea with welding in the bar of iron to make it more wieldy!
It's not Forge welded on, friction holds it.
I'm curious, all of those slag flakes that keep forming. Are they mostly silicate or is a lot of iron lost as well? I saw a video of a man forging crucible steel and there was almost no slag. No sparks and very few flakes. He said it was because it was very pure.
Fair bit of work hey. Nice looking stock though. Proper nice. Also, nice dies.
What an awesome video!! Joe your a master!!
when people criticize industry is beacuse they don't know the amount of work needed to make even simple things
Amazing as always!
Great work and video !
Tôi rất đam mê nó,nhưng hơi quá sức đối với tôi ❤
Just the raw chunk of steel on a iron half like at the beginning would make a kick ass fantasy mace
Lovely video. Many thanks.
Perhaps you should have weighed that shank/handle before and after as well, to try to estimate how much of that ended up integrated into the new bar.
Meh, stuff falls off when using tongs. Using tongs takes much more time, losing way more material to scaling and burning away in the fire, because it is nowhere near as easy to manipulate as with a porter bar inserted.
great stuff man.
so did that part of your handle that you drove into the original bloom get worked into the bloom also?
Thanks.
Only a small bit of the bar gets used up inside the bloom.
in remembrance to the great smith joey veer dan Steeg my inspiration for blacksmithing
Curious about the part with the half-face blows. Why did you do it that way?
He did it that way so he could draw the material out faster.
So why are comments on older videos turned off? I was just re-watching you turning crusty old nails into bar stock and making a leaf out of it. I love that video and I forgot about your metallic diarrhea comment to describe stick welding. That made me laugh!! I really hope in some way making these videos gets you enough money that it's worth your time because they are so useful and instructional, not just enjoyable.
Hallo Joey. Habt ihr Borax gebraucht, als ihr mit dem Maschinenhammer begonnen habt, oder hat die Schlacke noch ausgereicht zum Schweißen. Gruß aus Bavaria.
I see you have decided to buy a power hammer, very nice
No, this is not my forge. This is Paul Klaasen's forge, Smederij Klein Project.
What is the alloy used for the stake driven into the bloom? % loss from forging bloom?
Wrouht iron is used on the porter bar.
Joey, is that a Jim Blurton hammer?
Nope, that is my own, forged hammer.
@@TechnicusJoe Very nice.
Is there a reason(s) why the consolidation was done by hammering rather than using a press?
Bloomery steel needs to be worked to remove slag, distribute the carbides evenly and make the grain size smaller and more uniform
Mainly because we don't have a forging press.
They used to be forged under steam hammers, halve hammers and the furthest back, it was hand hammers for a very long time.
Thank you
Borax pour la soudure entre fer ?
Appearently you insert standard steel into the bloom - what is your comment to this, regueading the final product?
Making an Iron bar, what kind of Iron?
Wrought iron. Unknown carbon content, but interesting pattern when etched.
Entirely ignorant question: compressing the bloom seems to be a lot like forge welding. Would it make sense to use flux in the process?
I think he's using flux but he doesn't show it. When you watch the video after the folding, you can see some "liquid" squishing out of the billet. I think it's flux, borax.
@@DarthKuz AH! Thank you!
@@BernardSandler no problem if I'm right😂
When working with wrought iron you don't really need flux. All the stuff rtgats boiling and squishing out are the impuritys that naturally accumulate in the bloomery forge. That just my opinion and I can be wrong tho.
I haven't tried to forge weld wrought iron, but you apparently don't need flux, and he hasn't used it that I've seen unless he was welding steel to the iron. It think the acid in the flux would tend to remove material more than if you just weld it clean like he shows.
Il y a de la perte de masse!
C'est normal, ça.
Oof.. that's almost 60% loss to scale!
Which is normal when you fold it as often.
Can you make a sword ?
Power Hammer. You cheated. 🤓