Looks great. I think you might want to add spikes onto each of the candle holders in order to stab the candles onto. This is how i see most candle holders designed and i think it might help to make your candles more secure.
Perfect timing! I just finished catching up on your older videos on Sunday. 2 days later you post this. Really nice project and a great result. Your sister will be blessed with a lasting memory of what will surely be one of the most important days of her life. Good on you!
You are quite the cut-up kinda brother... we all see that in your wry sense of humor. LOL. I am always thrilled to see your wide range of artistic creativity in these blacksmith projects, taking your mom's suggestion...but making it even BETTER with the needed extra band. Loved your exquisite video wrap-up scene.. blowing out those candles. Way to go!!!
A large proportion of the 44 thousand people who watched the sign video, but did not subscribe, just missed out in a big way. Glad I hit that button, great stuff!
As your attorney I advise you to re-do the entire project with a wider base. The design should also include anchors, an automatic flame-suppression sprinkler system, and a shield of some sort to protect those in attendance from hot wax that wind could whip up into their eyes and cause blindness and deformities.
Nicely done! a tip for the candles or the candle dishes, they catch the wax so if they are bigger than the candle they will keep the wax off the floor and also off of the candlestick holder and as mentioned below, a spike to hold the candles in place securely. Get that forge up and running, from seeing what you can do with just oxy acetylene you have Huge potential... Love the workshop too, proper envy! Thanks for sharing man and have fun at the wedding!!
I've always thought you were a FAIRLY wise chap, never more than now with your decision to opt out of including footage of your mother's visit to the shop in her swimsuit! : ) Gorgeous candelabra, Justin, and just the vision Josie had in mind for the table under the arch.
Dude, that's really cool looking! Love it! And I can tell by the beer prominently placed in the video that you were really just having fun, not working hard! Love that, too...
Great video, terrific work as always. Your dry delivery of jokes is hilarious too. I've been working with a lot of bending recently, shaping curves and such, and I found making a few pairs of bending forks made it all possible. Damn handy tool to keep around, especially the adjustable ones.
Yeah, I made my fork from 1" square solid stock, sleeved into square tube. Drilled a hole in the tube and welded a nut so I could use a bolt as a set screw. The posts are 7/8" cold roll, and I ended up putting a small gusset of the post attached to the tube. Works like a charm. Most of the time I just put it in my vice and manipulate the stock to be bent, but when I use it on something bigger, I put a cheater pipe over the end. I'm a pretty shitty blacksmith though. Here's a photo Bending fork imgur.com/gallery/8aAaU
Been going through withdrawal waiting on your next video. I really like the style of your videos and sense of humor. All that aside the candle stand is fantastic ! I guarantee that your sister loves it! Congrats to her and her groom.
The candle stick turned out very nice JD, I'm sure your sister will be pleased! Thanks so much for all of the work you do to make these videos, I really enjoy them. Any chance you could do a 5-10 minute video on your welding table including any changes you would make? Are you going to set up a wood working shop in your new barn or mainly stick with metal?
Certainly appreciate the workmanship on the candle holder and really like the handmade look, but the quality and flow of the video is great. You make it look effortless though I know you must have worked hard on the editing. Awesome job - on the holder and the video.
Hello from the Mid Valley! Nice project. Love the scroll work and the banding. I've been thinking of a better way to band lately and I'll give that a try. Looks like it's time to build your own forge. There's a place in Jefferson that has fire brick for a buck a brick.
I'm in Sweet Home, but work in Lebanon for the fire department there. I'll find out the store that had the brick. I do a bit of blacksmithing (what brought me to your channel) but I use a gas forge.
I'm sure your sister will be really proud to have that on her table! That is some great work. But come on, lets be serious.. we have to see ninja weapons now!
sweet. youre getting pretty good man! you forgot the pins for the candles though. should be about 3/4 - 1 in long so the candles cant fall off. maybe a dulled nail would work.
Great Job !! for someone who thinks his blacksmithing skills are limited and doing this project without a forge. I think your just showing us the tip of the iceberg Ehh!!
Hey, I really like this Project. Have you thaugt about putting some nails or something on the top, to hold the candles better? So they don't just fall off when something touches them.
Hey JD, I'm just starting up in Blacksmithing and general making. I managed to build a small forge for knifemaking last month but its really not big enough for any of my current projects. I don't suppose you could share any info on your forge, that you are making? Maybe even a little update video? :)
Ah I see, I'm sure you'll get it looking great after a little work. I'm looking forward to seeing what you make of it, looks like it could use a re-lining? :) With regards to my forge, its a small propane ran thing that's made of an old steel can with plaster/sand insulation, it had its use getting small steel bars up to forging temps for a little knife. Looks nice and jury-rigged, its just too small to be practical now. Hoping to build a larger one next chance I get! Probably around Christmas.
Well done man that was quality work! I have a similar project coming up for my sister's wedding only I have to make the cake stand! I may need to commission you to make one of TMNT's weapon for me just in case it goes wrong!
Justin, I was talking with a blacksmith friend of mine about you. We watched this video. While talking he said, that dudes going to burn his right hand. I, said what? He said, crossing your hand while holding a red hot rod, may not be wise. We watched again. Oooh my. Just a friendly FYI. I noticed this video is a year old. But still. A teaching moment is a moment. So, be careful. Also, my friend has been teaching blacksmithing metal work for longer than I been alive. I’m 51. Thanks man, really enjoying your show.
Did you put a peg in the holder tops so that you can push the candles onto it? That way they are less likely to fall or wobble if the table gets nudged? Example: images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31XHd%2BhKALL.jpg
Rory is good, just takes forever to post new stuff. If you're not already watching him, I suggest Rowan Taylor. Very old school, very English. Keep up the smithing though, you seem to be a natural at it.
Great video as usual. I have a question, where might I be able to find the videos from where you built your welding/fab table? I watched them but I would like to watch them again.
Great video! You are really getting good at blacksmithing! Question.. isn't Oregon the home of many fantastic microbreweries? I only ask because I saw the unfortunate presence of Corona beer on your table.
Nice! You need that forge up and running soon!
You know you are doing something right when you get the thumbs up from thunderbear.
Looks great. I think you might want to add spikes onto each of the candle holders in order to stab the candles onto. This is how i see most candle holders designed and i think it might help to make your candles more secure.
Exactly my thought.
Perfect timing! I just finished catching up on your older videos on Sunday. 2 days later you post this.
Really nice project and a great result. Your sister will be blessed with a lasting memory of what will surely be one of the most important days of her life. Good on you!
You are quite the cut-up kinda brother... we all see that in your wry sense of humor. LOL. I am always thrilled to see your wide range of artistic creativity in these blacksmith projects, taking your mom's suggestion...but making it even BETTER with the needed extra band. Loved your exquisite video wrap-up scene.. blowing out those candles. Way to go!!!
A large proportion of the 44 thousand people who watched the sign video, but did not subscribe, just missed out in a big way. Glad I hit that button, great stuff!
Really nice. Love watching you think.
That is really beautiful. I really like the banding, well done!
I enjoyed your comment,..."everyone at the wedding can be focused on my beautiful sister" Your a great brother! Good work! God bless you.
That turned out awesome. I really liked the addition of the round bar. You do an amazing job with your creative design.
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing and best wishes for your sister and her groom.
As your attorney I advise you to re-do the entire project with a wider base. The design should also include anchors, an automatic flame-suppression sprinkler system, and a shield of some sort to protect those in attendance from hot wax that wind could whip up into their eyes and cause blindness and deformities.
Wait until you see his bill. Ha!
You're not an attorney, you're an OSHA rep!
That looks really nice Justin. You did a great job on it. I'm in awe of your talent, you're an excellent craftsmen.
That turned out amazing!
Nicely done! a tip for the candles or the candle dishes, they catch the wax so if they are bigger than the candle they will keep the wax off the floor and also off of the candlestick holder and as mentioned below, a spike to hold the candles in place securely.
Get that forge up and running, from seeing what you can do with just oxy acetylene you have Huge potential... Love the workshop too, proper envy!
Thanks for sharing man and have fun at the wedding!!
I've always thought you were a FAIRLY wise chap, never more than now with your decision to opt out of including footage of your mother's visit to the shop in her swimsuit! : ) Gorgeous candelabra, Justin, and just the vision Josie had in mind for the table under the arch.
Great project and your narration is just to much fun to listen to!
said it on instagram, beautiful piece chief. The collars look class, think I'll have to borrow that idea
Now that's how you hold a candle! Nice!
A great way to get off the mill scale is to use a wire brush while it's still relatively warm and saves a lot of time on sanding!
Dude, that's really cool looking! Love it! And I can tell by the beer prominently placed in the video that you were really just having fun, not working hard! Love that, too...
Great video, terrific work as always. Your dry delivery of jokes is hilarious too.
I've been working with a lot of bending recently, shaping curves and such, and I found making a few pairs of bending forks made it all possible. Damn handy tool to keep around, especially the adjustable ones.
Yeah, I made my fork from 1" square solid stock, sleeved into square tube. Drilled a hole in the tube and welded a nut so I could use a bolt as a set screw. The posts are 7/8" cold roll, and I ended up putting a small gusset of the post attached to the tube.
Works like a charm. Most of the time I just put it in my vice and manipulate the stock to be bent, but when I use it on something bigger, I put a cheater pipe over the end.
I'm a pretty shitty blacksmith though.
Here's a photo Bending fork imgur.com/gallery/8aAaU
Nice work! You're really gonna kill it when you get your forge up and running!
Great video man! Hope you never run out of projects and continue to film the process!
The effort you put in your vid really comes through. Great vid
Been going through withdrawal waiting on your next video. I really like the style of your videos and sense of humor. All that aside the candle stand is fantastic ! I guarantee that your sister loves it! Congrats to her and her groom.
I'm so happy to see you again. Nice project as usual. Good narration.
Really Nice Design , turned out very nice!
The candle stick turned out very nice JD, I'm sure your sister will be pleased! Thanks so much for all of the work you do to make these videos, I really enjoy them. Any chance you could do a 5-10 minute video on your welding table including any changes you would make? Are you going to set up a wood working shop in your new barn or mainly stick with metal?
Your a good brother and should be proud of your creation.
Awesome piece and very interesting process! congrats!
Fantastic design and video. Really enjoyed that.
Welcome back, It's been a while. Nice job on the candle holder.
Nice. And you have a killer shop!!!
dude that is one sweet candle holder
Certainly appreciate the workmanship on the candle holder and really like the handmade look, but the quality and flow of the video is great. You make it look effortless though I know you must have worked hard on the editing. Awesome job - on the holder and the video.
ohhh, Now I want the ninja weapon haha. Good work man!
good job what a nice candle stick
WOW, that is a beautiful piece. Great work!
nice job, looks really good
Great project, and another great video :)
Really nice. I especially like the bands with the round stock. Hope you don't mind if I copy that.
Absolutely stunning piece. Great job. Glad I subscribed.
Hello from the Mid Valley! Nice project. Love the scroll work and the banding. I've been thinking of a better way to band lately and I'll give that a try. Looks like it's time to build your own forge. There's a place in Jefferson that has fire brick for a buck a brick.
I'm in Sweet Home, but work in Lebanon for the fire department there. I'll find out the store that had the brick. I do a bit of blacksmithing (what brought me to your channel) but I use a gas forge.
that is really nice. better than id have ever done.
Like many others, I came here for the Giant Bomb sign and I'm really glad I subscribed. Great work!
Beautiful work!
Thumbs up just for the line about "I know where the real attention will be during the ceremony."
awesome videos.im a big fan of your dedication.greetz from a german fan ;)
Fantastic! Every time you publish a video I'm glad I subscribed. :)
hope the sister had or will have a beautiful wedding! Also I subscribed to your channel Sir...
Very nice project.
Great job!
I'm sure your sister will be really proud to have that on her table! That is some great work. But come on, lets be serious.. we have to see ninja weapons now!
Nice job!
Keep up the great work!
Very cool do the candles just sit there ?
😂 nice work… always with the Humor
AMAZING video as always :)
sweet. youre getting pretty good man! you forgot the pins for the candles though. should be about 3/4 - 1 in long so the candles cant fall off. maybe a dulled nail would work.
You might want to add those pins. In years past I remember a house fire caused by a short soft candle sliding off its stand.
Great Job !! for someone who thinks his blacksmithing skills are limited and doing this project without a forge. I think your just showing us the tip of the iceberg Ehh!!
Cool stuff man
Hey, I really like this Project. Have you thaugt about putting some nails or something on the top, to hold the candles better? So they don't just fall off when something touches them.
Yeah, makes sense ;)
Again, great work
Hey JD, I'm just starting up in Blacksmithing and general making. I managed to build a small forge for knifemaking last month but its really not big enough for any of my current projects. I don't suppose you could share any info on your forge, that you are making? Maybe even a little update video? :)
Ah I see, I'm sure you'll get it looking great after a little work. I'm looking forward to seeing what you make of it, looks like it could use a re-lining? :) With regards to my forge, its a small propane ran thing that's made of an old steel can with plaster/sand insulation, it had its use getting small steel bars up to forging temps for a little knife. Looks nice and jury-rigged, its just too small to be practical now. Hoping to build a larger one next chance I get! Probably around Christmas.
Good job! Just found your channel. Subbed :)
Good job.
Well done man that was quality work! I have a similar project coming up for my sister's wedding only I have to make the cake stand! I may need to commission you to make one of TMNT's weapon for me just in case it goes wrong!
Thanks for the good luck, I may need that! Yea I will do if I remember and if it works!
Very nice !! Been gone so long almost thought about stalking someone else !! :) .....almost
Justin, I was talking with a blacksmith friend of mine about you. We watched this video. While talking he said, that dudes going to burn his right hand. I, said what? He said, crossing your hand while holding a red hot rod, may not be wise. We watched again. Oooh my. Just a friendly FYI. I noticed this video is a year old. But still. A teaching moment is a moment. So, be careful. Also, my friend has been teaching blacksmithing metal work for longer than I been alive. I’m 51. Thanks man, really enjoying your show.
Nice job.
Great skill,s
Did you put a peg in the holder tops so that you can push the candles onto it? That way they are less likely to fall or wobble if the table gets nudged?
Example: images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31XHd%2BhKALL.jpg
nice work
Speaking of, any luck getting your sign over to Frank? I am sure someone mentioned it in his comment section by now.
Nicely done. What blacksmith channels do you watch?
Rory is good, just takes forever to post new stuff. If you're not already watching him, I suggest Rowan Taylor. Very old school, very English. Keep up the smithing though, you seem to be a natural at it.
what software was that?
This turned out great.
I subbed after your sign-making video. Were you ever able to make contact with Frank Howarth to send him the sign you made?
They actually met in person.
Where can I find one of those huge floor vises?
the late 1800's probably.
Great video as usual.
I have a question, where might I be able to find the videos from where you built your welding/fab table? I watched them but I would like to watch them again.
Eyepatch?
Thumbs up for TMNT
Great video! You are really getting good at blacksmithing! Question.. isn't Oregon the home of many fantastic microbreweries? I only ask because I saw the unfortunate presence of Corona beer on your table.
oh,to build a rich boy shop...that's no disrespect because most rich boys wouldn't consider working with their hands,good on ya!
I meant no disrespect at all,just trying to show appreciation but chose some wrong words...beautiful tools and shop!
Great job!
Well done.