Herb chopper part 2 - filing hardening and hand sanding
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ย. 2020
- Watching someone file and hand sand can be boring, but it is a necessary part of finishing the forged herb chopper from the last video. We will look at hardening and tempering as well.
My name is John Switzer, I operate Black Bear Forge, a small one person blacksmith shop located in southern Colorado. My current focus is shifting away from commissions and customer orders and towards education through these videos on TH-cam. Thank you for watching
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Who dared to dislike this man
John, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Ever since I was about 8 years old, I wanted to be a blacksmith. I am self-taught, and while I have much to learn, you're the smith I aspire to be like. I've never had any proper, in-person instruction, so watching your videos is as close to having a master as I have gotten. Of course, I mostly prefer to make blades, So this project is near to my heart. I've learned so much from you, and I hope to one day be good enough to make you proud. Greetings from my hometown of Pueblo!
Sincerely,
Santis
See!!! You don’t have to have a big, long beard to be a bad ass Blacksmith and have hardcore music to make a great video!!!❤️💪🏼👊🏼👍🏻
best blacksmith channel on yt, no special efect bullshit yelling and trash music same like mr chikadee, good job sir
production quality is getting so much better! Loved the video.
Thank you
When I first glanced at the thumbnail for this video, I thought it was a really tiny herb chopper in Jon's fingertips! Haha 😂
That's funny, because the exact same thing happened with me.
@@dancrampton Yep...
Same
Herb down the street: *sighs in relief*
Such a simple yet beautiful tool.
Thank you for the video and congratulations on your new sponsor.
Not sure why it looks different to me, but the lightning of this video looks warmer and the resolution crisper. Love it and the music is fun and fitting. Great job!
Ha ha funny autocorrect
Here in the UK Herb down the street is the correct way lol :) really enjoy your vids. Thank you Sir :)
A great project, and a helpful start on knife making.
Great gift idea for the chef in your life. Thanks for sharing!
I love that music while you file!
Told you I was gonna binge watch some vids Mr. John ! My 4th and 6th blades I made are actually Ulu knives. Cool project, but hard to keep symmetrical
I loved this set of videos. Can't wait to get out to the shop and make one of these. And that was a wonderful choice of music. Thank you.
You are a great, great teacher, Sir, thanks from Spain.
Hello John
Thank you for your Video
I have learned alot from it
It is very good that you Show the audience the way with handtools and not the way with maschines no beginner or little blacksmith had
A nice little kitchentool a ideal Gift
All the best to you have a good week
Yours Frank
Always happy to watch whatever content you produce, but thanks for not showing us two hours of sanding 😂
I love your videos! They have this PBS feel to them.
So wonderful to see u work. Love ur work
John the shop is looking amazing, maybe it's the video quality and lighting, but it looks great. Also, thank you for not going directly to the power hammer, and belt sander, it seems a lot of youtube blacksmiths have forgotten that their viewers don't have $6k to put toward a power hammer.
Herb chopper came out awesome. Love watching hand sanding. I like japanese wetstones they do awesome job.👍👍👍👍
Yes they do
Been waiting patiently. :)
Hope you enjoyed it!
@@BlackBearForge I sure did! Thanks for sharing your craft!
Yes, I did. Your skills as a blacksmith are only shadowed by your skill of teaching.
@@lonewolfforge7603 Me 3. John, that turned out to be a beautiful kitchen utensil. My wife and a couple of my sisters would sure love to have one of those close to hand.
This video was really awesome to watch.
Stan
For those high grit stones, an inexpensive alternative is a good clean pane of glass and some automotive wet/dry high grit sandpaper, exceptionally flat and as high grit as you want to go,
John. How bout a cane with a twisted railroad spike handle. I think you would find it interesting.
Now that's good knife skill.
Thanks John now i'll make some as christmas presents.
That's one way to keep warm in your shop as well. Hand work does have some benefits. Nice herb chopper.
Nicely done... Another project to add to my list.
Thanks.
Great project
A fine rustic piece John. Classic! 👍
Looks great John! Thanks for sharing and God Bless you sir!
John turned out very well there. Very nice little project. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work forge on. Can't wait to see what you forge next.
Thanks for the great vid John. Some really useful tips 👍 and nice to see it done by hand.
I’m inspired again. I might light the forge this weekend, put on the safety glasses and make something. Niceone👍👍👍
Thank you I learn so much from you
Thanks for taking us through the process John, i think that these would make some great Xmas gifts.
I think so too!
Thanks for sharing I enjoy all of your videos you are a Great teacher. Stay safe an God bless
Good morning John, excellent video of the herb cutter and how to make and use one. You’re a Master at both. Thanks for sharing with us. 👍👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Very nice, John! Thanks for another great idea!
Another great video! Thanks John.
Wonderful work!😀
Great job!!! Make more stuff!!!
Thank you so much for all your amazing videos, I've learnt so much from you. Yours is the best blacksmith channel on TH-cam. A cornucopia of knowledge, and such a likeable personality.
I was on my way to make some angle iron hooks, but my brother wanted to go out hunting. And that turned out to be a very good idea, as I shot my first wild boar. The angle iron can wait until tomorrow 😁
great use of the drill vise, thanks
Beautiful job Sir!
Another amazing video, love your work man
Quite impressive 👍 I'll have to make one of my own
Great job brother
Nicely done tool for the kitchen.
Thank you for your videos. I appreciate the time and effort you give to making youtube content. Awesome project.
Glad you like them!
Thanks for the video, John! Have a Great week!
Same to you
i picked up one of those flexible ruler to help me with drawing curves
Great video as usual. Very happy with the instructional video. And i loved the music! :D
Glad to hear!
,I have several rolls of emery paper two and three inch wide! That I like to use for my hand work on my blade projects!! I four boxes of the big rolls at a garage and milling shop sale out of business deal!! I was able to get 60,80, 220,and120 grit.rolls to work with!!
Another great video John I tried my had at 1 last Sunday after watching your video but while trying to get some length on the handle I got it kinda thin now its not very solid I think I'll bend it over and tack weld it to the tip of the spine but I'm happy with it for my 4th real project only been forging for about a month
The herb chopper is a butty mate ,
And your video Quality is even better .
still the best on you tube . (:
Hello John. Thanks for this new great vidéo (as usual 👍). Can you tell us more about others apps we can see on your phone?
Big thanks from France
Always watching your weekly video and always so helpfull.
May i have a picture of the vise in the vise for holding the herb chopper for sanding... Would like to get one.
Thanks
It looks like John used a drill-press-type vise to hold the herb chopper in his post vise.
I put lard on mine and queech in the toaster oven and it's messy , needed hard clean but after 2 year with only soap and water clean up and light olive oil one that polish sharpen areas.
That music, its from a popular kids tvshow in the 80:s. About a bear no less, "Bamse" the strongest bear in the world.
Quick question! Could I do a similar process with a Rasp? Hand sanding wise? I don’t have a belt grinder but I want to make a herb chopper for the house but I don’t want to get it forged out and not even able to put a edge on it. I have good steel I can use but I love the look of a Rasp blade
You kept mentioning that a finer finish could be achieved, but that for your personal use you’ve resigned yourself to having a less refined finished.
I like/prefer the “rough and ready” appearance you got. It seems somehow more “honest.”
Matt here from Brisbane Australia
Thanks for sharing your knowledge mate
I was wondering if you could shread some light on touchmarks.
Best size, what's better hot or cold marks ECT
Cheers
Mk
If memory serves I believe he did a video on touchmarks before?
In Australia all herbs are the same.
Man you file fast! Fyi, your audio got really blown out and distorted from about 9 minutes in.
I want one of those. There are instructions in old medical books from the 1800s that look like old fashioned paper cutters almost. It has a table and a hinge as well as a straight blade. It can also cut through hard roots. I've been looking for one for years as a herbalist. Could I send you the design and commission one? Thanks!
John, what Blacksmith apps do you use? Can you tell their names and functions/why you choose them, along with who wrote them? I ask for all of this information since apps may be different on Android phones & on iPhones.
Also what "lubricant" did you use with your diamond stones?
When do you choose to quench and temper, or air cool, or anything else? This is a great project and I think I want to make myself one. Thank you! Have a great day!
Any steel that needs to be hardened requires quenching. Some steels quench in water, some in oil and some in air. Anything that has been hardened by quenching should then be tempered. Water and oil hardening steels may be cooled slowly in air to remove stress, but that doesn't work on air hardening steel.
@@BlackBearForge Thank you. How do you decide which of your tools need hardened and tempered? For example, I see most tongs and such you make not go through the process, but the cooking tongs you quenched the arms.
I love watching all your videos! Thanks for showing us how to blacksmith!
For reaching the temperature of 1475F have you ever tried the salt trick? I've seen it a few times on Forged in Fire. The melting point of table salt is about 1473F or so so they put some salt in the forge and see if it melts to test the heat for quenching. I am not sure how they do it though. I don't know if they put it on the steel or what. Do you know about this method and if it works or not? Thanks!
Salt quenching requires some very specialized equipment and can be very dangerous if done wrong.
Thanks for the information on that @@BlackBearForge. I am still new and I don't know much. I don't think they were quenching in salt. I just saw them put a little bit of salt somewhere in the forge to see if it would melt to check the temperature. After the little bit of salt melted, they quenched their knives in oil. If that is dangerous I wouldn't try it. Thank you for taking the time to respond to my comment!
Oh no poor uncle Herb.
John after the temperature color runs do I dip into the same oil or water or air as I quench to harden or As I have seen some Blacksmit the last dip in water ?
I quenched it in water, but you could go back into the oil
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I feel like something happened to poor ol Mr. Herb for you to make this announcement. I hope he is ok 👍🏽
what are the apps you have at 4:07?
man you file fast lol
I get you said this in one of your videos so I'm going to use one that's probably pretty old you're not going to get to for awhile I need to know where do you get your Cole from because I'm trying to get more coal for an order a few different knives and I wanted to use my coal Forge versus my 3-ton propane Forge
If coke and coal are not available locally, many blacksmithing suppliers will ship. But shipping bagged coke and coal gets pretty expensive. Once my current supply from now closed local mines is gone, I will probably switch to charcoal for solid fuel.
Thank you I just wanted to know I thought I would ask a real Smith
If the metal is smoking, depending on your oil you use to quench in, you know the surface temperature is about 400 F, canola oil smokes at about 400-450 F but it could be higher also, the auto ignition temp is about 800 F. I use crucible industrys tool steel selector as my basis for heat treatment, but they don't show all the steels, just specialty steel alloys for the most part. www.crucible.com/eSelector.htm
What is the kind of "pencil" that you use to mark on steel? is it a soap stone or something? I asked at the local hardware store and they had no idea what I could use.
He usually uses a lead holder with silver or white "lead" in it. And you usually have to order it online, I have yet to find a store with white in it.
The product is a Markal Silver Streak.
Would you be willing to do a mechanics Christmas gift video. I'm a mechanic technician and ask considering forging gifts for my buddies at work but for lack of imagination I don't know what to make. Any ideas and demonstration would be awesome.
Btw, we are industrial mechanics.... Forklifts and the such....
A few years ago I did a series of gift ideas for blacksmiths
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@@BlackBearForge I've seen all of these videos and have made quite a few of them. They are great videos! I was leaning more towards small simple hand tools that are no longer hand made or little gadgets from yester-year that just aren't around any more. Any ideas?
Where do find those big files
In the filing cabinet?
@@mumblbeebee6546 nice🤣
They are available at most industrial suppliers such as McMaster carr. If you can find new old stock files made in the US, they are the best
Hi I’m thinking about building a power hammer or tire hammer if you know of a good design could you send me the link or the name of the design
The Clay Spencer tire hammer is a good option
@@BlackBearForge ok thanks
Looks tiny but that might be me.
"Blacksmihing" :)
Do you not worry about the face of your anvil putting that hot steel and letting it sit there please answer that question so I know
No, the anvil has so much mass it won't heat up with such a small piece for such a short time.
Get Apple app link
That's an herb ULU.
The 6 people who disliked actually have no souls.
😂😂
There's a very bizarre knife making channel here on youtube and he uses 30,000 grit Japanese sharpening stones.
🤔 don't skimp just because you have the excuse: "for my personal use". Should get in the habit of doing your best no matter where it's going when finished.
So it'll chop my weed then hey ?
I loved this set of videos. Can't wait to get out to the shop and make one of these. And that was a wonderful choice of music. Thank you.