My apprenticeship as a blacksmith - forging a nail
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- Before forging my sword, I had to do an apprenticeship as a blacksmith, and make a nail. Here witness my training.
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I was a guest of The Cut and Thrust Collective - four blacksmiths who have banded together in a forge that was once known as The Forge of Avalon, in Glastonbury. There I spent most of a week, and there I forged my sword - Arnander - the making of which will be the subject of further videos.
I'm quite pleased with the amount of information I got into this video about how forging is done. It shows you several details of how to use a forge to heat metal, and how to hammer shapes into metal.
Many thanks to Joseph McDonald for inviting me in the first place, acting as cameraman, and cooking lots of bacon. Thanks too to my teacher here Thom Leworthy.
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not too shabby for a first nail! mine was considerably worse when I first started.
But making a sword after this is a bit like saying: 'That garden shed didn't come out too bad, maybe I should start a gothic cathedral.'
Veerlejf i wish we would have the entire process on camera!
Hahaha great analogy
Next on this channel "Lloyd builds an gothic cathedral" 10/10 would watch :D
I don't understand, is blacksmithing still a viable job or a hobby?
A job yes, but... it's an artisan trade now rather than a working trade. So you have to keep that in mind. You are no longer making things people need, that work is done better and cheaper by machines, you are doing things that people want, which means marketing yourself and approaching your work like anyone else in a niche luxury market, like a painter, carpenter, tailer, etc. You'll be making stuff for dedicated fans, like Lindey, or people with too much money and not enough sense.
Hey I learned some things! Nice Video!
Nothing gets me going like a youtuber that I like enjoying the content of another youtuber that I like.
Cody!
DADDY!
What? You learned something from a Lindybeige video? Get out. Get ... out.
Hello Cody!!! It's cool to see you here!
5:31 Thom activates his Turbo Hammer special skill
Lloyd: Wow.
Wow!
*Winks*
i loved that part
VERY fast Tom smithing at incredible hihg speed
Dear god this is progressing faster then I thought it would. He has learned how do various roles of a tank crew, he has learned to shoot rifles, and now he is learning to forge weapons. It is only a matter of time before lindy is training and supplying his army....
The LindyHop...Lites.
Where can I join in?
Some french must have made him really angry.
he shoots for the first time, does exceptional
forges for the first time, does great
you sir are multitalented to say the least
Lindybeige is what we call a polymath.
Looking to protect yourself? Or deal some damage...
Or build a shed.
mate he would be one hell of a builder if he managed to do that with just one (slightly bent in more ways than one) nail
What I would do for a mod which changes blacksmith npc's audio files with extracts of Lindybeige's videos...
Skyforge Steel is my art and honor. The Companions need the best, so they come to me
Gods be praised
Smith: *CLUNK* *CLUNK* *CLUNK*
Lloyd: *tap* *tap* *tap*
:D
It always amazes me how hard blacksmiths can hit with that hammer while making it look effortless.
It's pretty normal for firs time metal workers to NOT want to hit the metal too hard (fear of doing something so severe you can't fix it). It's just a mental thing you grow out of pretty quickly. I do a fair amount of Bronze work, with some iron and steel working thrown in. Also, I'm seeing a lot of comments about "tapping the anvil with the hammer to make it bounce back up," and that is absolutely not what you tap the anvil for. If you see a smith (of any type) hitting a piece and then hitting the anvil deliberately before going back to their work it's to keep up their hammering cadence. People hit in patterns and with a rhythm, and if you have to move your piece a lot while hammering it, you don't want to disrupt what your pattern is.
My son is a blacksmith, and when he is teaching (me or others) he uses small strikes of the hammer on the anvil to signal the student when to strike the metal.
“I’ll treasure it”
*chucks it over his shoulder
Luke Skywalker style!
How much is he selling that nail?
SDZ probably 2 cents :v
you for get the part where he said possibly.
I'm a beginner blacksmith, with no other smith to guide me. The possibilities are endless and forges are easy to make. I fancy myself in ornamental ironwork. It gladens me that you are taken the initiative to do what fascinates you, forge on brother.
Smithing increased to 16
More like 2... but still ;-).
do you get to level 15 by watching a smith or what? :D
Next up. Iron dagger spam
cian rowan Enchant the shit out of those things.
you add observer powers, if you try it, you add dexterity +1
I want to give Lindybeige a hug.
Since I can't do that, I want to thank him for continuing to share content like this with us.
I'm not sure how long I've been subscribed, it must be years. Lindybeige's content has been wonderful, each and every upload. It's always interesting, and I always learn something new, but Lindybeige has something the vast majority of people seem to lack. It's a spark of enthusiasm and genuine joy for what he does. The way he speaks and communicates, down to body language, seems so warm and friendly, humble and honest.
I hope he knows he has fans that love him. I want him to know, some of that positive "energy" (for lack of a better word) rubs off on his viewers. I was feeling pretty down about a lot of things before watching this video and I realized that Lindybeige is a go-to when I'm feeling bad.
Lindybeige, Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being a genuinely good person and sharing it with us. You are very valuable to a great many people and we are happy to have you in our lives in some small way.
*NAILED IT*
Can I steel that joke?
+Tom Stafford probably, but iron know
A real test of his mettle.
That's not your joke. Admit that you forged it!
I thought there'd be jokes here. I *smelt* them.
"Mine is even thicker."
Lloyd 2018
"I can feel it going hard now."
People commenting , saying you didn't do very well ... I think you nailed it .
I'll get me coat .
just wait for him to make a hook first
Wow, He NAILED IT !
Dammit that's what I wanted to say :(
A tip I have found incredibly helpful when using a hammer whenever is to swing with your shoulder. Larger muscles mean harder strikes, means less work. I picked this up from my blacksmithing mentor who practices entirely historical methods of blacksmithing, who is sixty something with almost all health defects you can think of and can hit harder than anyone else I know.
"I can feel it going hard now" - Loyd 2018
Someone already beat you to it.
HAHA beat...
Hopefully Lloyd will show us his Sterling rod one day
Odd thing is as it grows harder it also grows smaller.
"Mine`s thicker"
"I can feel it going hard now."
-Lloyd 2018
First Name Last Name me too
I blame Matt Easton
"Mine's thicker."
- Lloyd, 2018, sometime in january, some hour of the day, some minute on the hour, some seconds within the minute
Ooo my. Nailed it.
I see what you did there.
Now you shal make a coat hook! Then use the nail to attach it to the wall!
Repeat until competent!
That was the first thing I ever forged. Is it a common beginner project?
Yes. It most places they have you forge a coat hook so you can hang your coat on the wall.
It was my first project too.
Just make 50 bronze Daggers
comedy gold right here
Well you could just make a really BIG nail and call it a rapier no? ;P
For those of you who haven't tried this, it's a lot more difficult than it looks, a very good first effort Lloyd!
This was excellent. Lloyd, please never stop making videos.
I respectfuly disagree. I think in 100 years a decomposing Lloyd will not be hosting particularly interesting or enjoyable videos.
If he uploads from his grave, you betcha I'm gonna watch it!
I have to second Traitor's sentiment here.
Lloyd can do no wrong.
Sucking at something is the first step towards becoming sorta good at something.
ObadiahtheSlim Agreed, it's especially true for prostitutes.
You nailed it :D
+Rex McStiller Oh no you didn't!
GEt out!
As my grandfather used to tell me; hit it, don't tickle it!
Thom seems like a great teacher
no only, Lindybeige is not inept, quite handy, can grasp simple principles and he can follow instructions.
About time you did a video series on forging and the middle ages.
Watching Lindybeige process the praise and compliment he received for his nail is very amusing to me. How very English of him XD
Why a nail? Everybody knows that you need to forge daggers to level up your blacksmithing...
RE or darwen bows...
Not with Hearthfire installed^^
Ahh I'm in school right now for blacksmithing. I understand the pain, but most satisfying when you start to get it to work. Keep up the good work Lindybeige. Excited to see the progress.
OH MY GOD! It's f***ing Tom from the Iron Door Collective HEMA group, I haven't seen him in ages!
Weird to see a friend appear in a Lindybeige video.
This is easily the best video I have seen of a youtuber visiting a smith and trying their hand at blacksmithing. You are always very interesting and always read up on the subject, so good to see someone care so much about quality content.
I just love how much Lindy pays attention and is nervous. It shows the mark of a good student. Love this series Lindy!
Lloyd is such a good apprentice. He repeats the explanation to make sure he got the information right. And then just goes for it!
When's that suit of armour coming Lloyd?
As a blacksmith and fan of your channel, I just about watched the ultimate Lindy Beige video 😉
If a blacksmith likes my video on trying to do blacksmithery, then I must have done something right!
Keep on smashing hot metal please. I'd love to see your in depth analysis on the things I work with daily. It's been so fun diving into history with you. Now we have arrived here; the preservation of a historical craft. Funny how this has survived the industrial revolution. Real handwork can not be replaced by machines.
I agree.
I'm french and i have discovered you with trash à french channel , you're amazing, very brillant
Je t'adore !
I see a significant amount of french words there (all of whom I believe translate into some form of "I surrender") but I applaud you in discovering the superiority of the Anglo
Back off, frenchman.
I have a longbow and I'm not afraid to use it.
I went on a blacksmithing weekend a few months ago. This brings back great memories.
"I can feel it going hard now"
Lloyd 2018
The head is rather small though.
That's what she said!
After rambling half an hour about breasts he is finally getting to the practice.
Schola gladiatoria is leaking!
Nice work! If you plan on getting into smithing, my suggestion for your next project is a pair of tongs. I was an idiot and made a knife before I made finished tongs.
When we where renovating the roof ages ago i had the "luck" to steep on a nail like that. The Nail was around 100 years as old as the house was maybe older still extremely sharp and got through my shoe easily. Gave me tetanus of course, thankfully i got to a doctor soon enough so it wasnt a big deal but i still remember it. And it wasn't nearly as neatly formed as yours. It felt like the smith had tried to make half of a dagger with it.
Gosh, you nearly killed me when you threw the nail over your shoulder. Why did that make me laugh so much?
Haha, same!
Best Luke Skywalker impression ever!
If the sword turns out a bit crooked at least it can be a cool fantasy sword
It turns into a saber.
And I suppose that's how a saber or other curved swords was born.
Those warriors from hammerfell use curved swords. Curved swords!
Might end up looking like the Soul Reaver at this rate. Still, better than I can do I guess. :')
let's just hope he get's the pommel right, wouldn't want it to jam in the heat of battle
...or a very long nail.
There was something in the air that night, the stars where bright, Arnander!
I appreciate you criticizing yourself and calling your form in the beginning "rubbish". too many people refuse to admit they aren't good at something on the first try.
Your content.. IS AMAZING LOYD ! Your diversity in subjects is perfect ! you make every subject interesting ! Good luck with your sword !
A Fan from Québec
Think this is a bit off! Lindy has skipped a good number of steps, like mining the iron ore for a start!
Don't forget chasing deer through a giant camp trying to get hides.
And leather straps!
And punching trees first to make his pickaxe.
Correctrix wrong game, dude.
Anthony Ward yeah but still funny
Good job for a first timer. Once you get into this it won't let you go.
"Now make few hundred of those, cut down some trees and you'll have a house in no time."
and some fairly beefy arms and shoulders too
You can understand why people burnt down old buildings to scavenge the old nails for building their next house or barn.
The expense of nails was a big reason why houses were often without them. If you look at a log cabin or house, you'll have a hard time finding the nails.
Do you have to ask the neighboring village to cart in another load of Coal? There's only enough for another Lindy-nail or half a winter's worth of heating.
I loved the Excalibur intro, amazing film!
Excellent idea for a series! Can't wait for the rest and hopefully even more!
Thom’s forearms are so beefy. Like some absolute bars for forearms
"Mine's even thicker" Oh Lloyd
I shall treasure it
*Throws away the same second*
Sounds like The Last Jedi.
Also better than the first time I forged anything. I did my heating in a yard fire and wound up with a big ol' crack because I couldn't get a good forging temperature. You are blessed to have access to a proper forge and a skilled teacher.
I tuned in to see Lloyd "whacking it" !
I love how every new thing lindy tries he just has a natural talent for it, remarkable chap.
You can see why iron and in relation blacksmiths were looked on as having magical powers in the past. It is so different from using stone and wood.. well done lloyd you'll have forearms like brisket in no time.
Tom seems to be a very bright mind for a smith, he is a good instructor, I feel lindy found a great tutor for smithing
"you look very angelic with that umbrella behind your head" All hail Lloyd! King of the socially awkward!
when you stopped for the bit about your posture i was surprised as i was thinking the same thing. this was nice to see you do something that ive always wanted to do.
Now I know how to make a nail - excellent!! But, if it's not too much trouble, could you now make videos on how to make a hammer, a forge, and possibly all that other business you were using? That'd be great, thanks!
Procceed to the 'Primitive Technology' channel to see how to craft everything from sticks and stones.
I swear, that guy in 10 years time will end up making power armor and energy weapons somewhere in some random backwater forest out of mud, stone and leafs.
I love how Lloyd can basically grasp any concept in an exteremely short amount of time
nice work! I remember doing that in my year 10 highschool, it's not as straight forward as one might think. I know it really builds you upper body working iron and steel. metal working in general is fun to learn. using a lathe, mill, and the various cutting and welding methods is a fascinating field, and in practice it's seems as much a skill as an art. you might be interested in learning to work with bronze also, as it is such an important material in world history.
I'm starting blacksmithing 101 lessons soon. Can't wait to start my journey!!
Lloyd ranting about Lloyd, best thing ever :D
I've been blacksmithing for eight months or so, but I still learned a bunch about hammer technique! Thanks man!
Weld done, you nailed it.
It’s very interesting how you did this. There is a museum in my town that explores the history of the farming area, and it includes a real forge and blacksmith area, so you can watch a blacksmith produce small nails and large railroad ties. It’s nice to be walking through the early 19th century museum town, and hear the ringing of the blacksmith the entire time
"And i shall tresure it forever..... Possibly" throws it away
-Loyd 2018
A craftsman as well as a gentleman and a scholar. You go, Lloyd!
Also, I disabled my adblock and make sure to click on all ads in your videos. Keep up the great work!
VERY fast lindy smithing at incredible hihg speed
I've always been fascinated by blacksmithing
Wow I don't know how I thought of youas you posted and clicked two second after you posted the video. I've missed you, you antique styled beige person
Really makes me appreciate the advent of CNC machines!
I love this!
My first blacksmiths project was a set of horse shoeing nails, for a farrier. Then a horseshoe... Hopeless. Great fun.
I was already a welder / fabricator, so I thought this should be easy! Not so!
As someone who has worked in a blacksmith shop in the past, this is cool to see you trying it out. Quite enjoyable to watch! :D
Don't be afraid to thump it proper! Looking forward to the next instalment!
Maximus Ironthumper hey it's you!:D
🥁🥁🔔
As a smith myself its great to see people are still doing it!
We have ourselves a new contestant for Forged In Fire.
Really enjoyed this. Especially the Boorman tribute at the beginning.
Nice one Lloyd... YOU NAILED IT
Thank you i'll be here all week
Looks like fun, i wouldn't mind giving that a go myself
Doreen Green its big boys playdough, join the fun.
This is why I hate watching "forging scenes" in movies, especially if it's just one person making the "legendary sword" complete with polishing, fittings, scabbard, and ornamentation.
A couple of years of ago I took a 3 day course on knifemaking and over the course of the three days, all of us taking the course we each were able to make 2 successfully completed knives with simple handles.
What most people don't realize is that with forging and crafting a lot of items, it wasn't just one person, but a a fairly large number. In the case of a sword and this goes for Eastern swords such as the katana as well, it could be worked on by over 20+ people. A smith would work the metal and do most of the forging and then apprentices would do some of the grinding and polishing. Besides that other work had to be done by completely different craftsmen. Another team or group would work on the scabbard, and then you needed even more people if you wanted it to be a fancier sword with ornamentation, engravings, inlays, and other fancy things. All told you can have 20 to 30 people working over the course of several months to make a high quality sword.
glad it's not like that now, with electric grinders and such
Love this, after not caring a lot about your videos recently. it's hands-on - inspiring , informative, well edited, just brillant. I did like the "bit" about the staff sling a whole lot too.
I love how you threw it away at the end
i am a recreational blacksmith since i was 15 (im 18 when writing the comment) and i was impressed with how much you lured on your first day. cant wait to see you continue luning such a amazing skill.
Lindy nailed it again.
As a learning Blacksmith myself, this was a very enjoyable watch. I am envious but very proud and happy for you, Lindybeige!
4:10, 7:14 & 13:16 Lloyd is very uncomfortable with compliments.
TheMadBrian2 he is British... they are all pretty much like that...
O, I'm aware. I'm a man of The Isle myself, lad. Lindy is a particularly interesting specimen though.
I have always been fascinated by smithing, the tools and techniques and the things a good smith can create.
MORE BLACKSMITH VIDEOS !!!
I relate so much! I just forged my very first nail as my very first blacksmithing project. Took me 20 heats and it was smaller stock, but I'm quite happy with how it turned out. I'm learning from my dad and the video is on our channel, Family Forge. Next time will be much easier I'm sure!
6:12 me too Lindy when i see you have a new video
Thom is a great teacher.
"Mine's even thicker. ;)" -LindyBeige
thats what she said
"she"...run.
"I can feel it going hard now." -Lloyd 6:13
Your nail looked far better than my first one! GOOD JOB
First nail, then sword, then Brent-gun and we conquer the France!
Wouldn't just nails do it?
You made my day :-D
Alexey Saranchev Two good friends and a protest banner must be quicker!
Lloyd would end up with a Bran gun
Good fun.
Anyone interested should try it.
I got a weekend training session a few years back for my birthday, and am doing another in Feb. :D
I got my training quite cheaply from the local agricultural college (you can sometimes get subsidies as well).
Cannot recommend enough.
Well done to the beige one for finally getting around to it. :p