GS Tongs - Forging a Socketed Spear Point
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video, I give a socketed spear point / arrowhead a try for the first time.
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Great job Glen always pick up alot of information from you and the conference to just give it a try. Thank you and God Bless 📖✝
I also pick up a lot of information from just trying stuff like this - stuff I rarely do and so making these videos has made me a better blacksmith. Thanks
I remember that problem when it sounded like your mic was in a fish tank, well done to the guy who pointed you in the right direction! As for mild steel, you don’t need a hardened point to invade and take over an entire country, ask king Harold!
Thank you for making this video, I am new to Blacksmithing and this is going to be my first project. Regards
There are different skills involved in making this and it's a good project for a beginner or someone like me who has been blacksmithing for a while but never tried such a project. Good luck in your blacksmithing. Thanks.
Excuse me while I whip this out! Ha! Yet another fine video, glen. I like how you push yourself with unfamiliar forgings. Thanks for sharing.
Christopher, I really don't mind experimenting on camera. So these videos and trying stuff I normally don't do, have helped me become a better blacksmith. Thanks.
What you do has helped a lot of people learn things they never would've even thought of. That's one of the many things that make your channel great, in my honest opinion.
I would suggest making a deeper offset to begin with and flare the socket end more before rolling it.
Good advice for sure. Thanks for watching.
Your so very correct Glen. it funny, well quit arrogant when people say that's crooked or any other negative comment about someones art when the object they are complaining about will kill them just as well as a perfect flawless one. Maybe even sooner since one didn't spend as much time on making it. People have obvious negative comments on my imperfect stone flint Knapped points I made.
I love your the spear point. I think very well made for the first effort.
Jim, I appreciate your comment. I was pleased enough with this spear point but will give this another go soon and see if I can't make some improvements. Thanks.
Another great video!!
Will, Glad you like this. I appreciate your support.
love the comment of ...do it yourself before watching others do it on you tube. Love watching your method of smithing.
Roman, I'm glad you like that philosophy. And I appreciate you watching my channel and leaving a comment. Thanks.
Very nice!
Samantha, I guess this was not bad for a first try at this. I will revisit this again and see if I can improve on this some. Thanks.
I've watched this video several times. Making the socket for a wooden handle is probably one of the most practical things an early blacksmith could have done to make hand implements. Could you try making a garden hoe some time? ...Dave
Or at least a small cow
Who am I kidding - I'd just wind up getting trampled by a wild animal. Thanks.
How do you avoid fishmouthing the end? I've tried tapering shapes like that and I end up curling the corners in.
Get it HOT and hit it HARD. Square, octagon, round. Also helps if you put a short taper on the end before drawing out a longer taper, gives the material somewhere else to go, ends up fattening back up instead of rolling over into fishmouth.
Are you going to make a video of you taking down a buffalo? While that would *CERTAINLY* be a video worth watching, I hope you'll forge a few more it case your aim is off with the first throw.
Brian, The day I take down a buffalo with this spear point is the day my head naturally regrows hair - that is, never... Thanks.
Thanks Glen. Looks like a good intro for making a whole range of garden tools. The socket as not that difficult. Might have a go myself. 👍🏾
Your'e right - a socket has many uses. I will give this another go and see what I can come up with and what improvements I can make. Thanks.
Lol. Cape buffalo. I would go with ya. Great video thanks.
Larry, Using this sort of weapon, we might not make it back... Thanks.
Hey Glen, I thought that was pretty cool. I may never make a spear, but I do have plans to make my wife some garden tools. This will come in handy for making them!
For sure the concept of a socket can be applied very well to stuff like garden tools. I will give this another try soon and see what improvements I can make. Thanks.
Gotta start somewhere. Not bad at all my friend
Nice work glen thanks for sharing. I need to try forging a socket soon you make it look too easy haha 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Hi, glad you're still around. I will do this again soon and hopefully improve my technique. Many guys here make rustic style knives with the socket end being the complete handle. Thanks.
I'm impressed by your expeert manipulation of metal. Curious why you work sitting down? My bad knees force me to sit when I work.
I think in another video he said something about a lack of work space and it being the optimal setup due to that and the style of work he does. It makes the work look at lot easier than it is when he is all relaxed and sitting though lol.
Hi Virginia. Bryan is correct in that standing in my limited workspace wasn't ideal. I couldn't move around my tools so I set it up where I'm seated and move my tools around me. I've gotten so used to sitting and forging that I think I can't go back to standing, even when I am in a bigger shop. And working this way has helped alleviate some aches and pains. But if you sit while blacksmithing, you really have to be alert and take extra precaution. This project turned out OK but I want to give it another go and see what improvements I can make. Glad to see you're still around... Thanks.
Glen, that´s a very nice spear head - once more a wonderful video! Greetings from germany!
Hi Peter, I'll have a go at this again or at least work on my socket making skill... Take it easy. Thanks.
Hell ya caped buffalo 😁
Of course I'm dreaming. I'd be trampled as soon as this bounced off the beast's hide! Thanks for watching.
Great for hunting or defence, excellent.
Mike
Mike, I'll revisit this socket making in an upcoming video and see what improvements I can make. Thanks for watching. Glen
Nice one, but I think the whole thing is a bit too thick, the socket could have been bigger and the tip longer.
But nice anyways, and when you use mild steel you probably should keep things massive as you did.
Edgar, It's too thick for sure. And as mentored, the proportions (tip to socket) are off. I will give this another go soon and see if I can make improvements. Thanks.
Love it Glen - A Cape Buffalo for sure - always a pleasure to see what your up to and thanks for sharing.
Rick, This spear point came out OK but I want to give it another go and see if I can make improvements, mainly to the socket. Who am I kidding - if I went out hunting with this I'd wind up hurting myself... Thanks.
You and the Cape Buffalo would have made a great viral Utube video!
I really admire what you do
Oh, yeah -- figuring it out for yourself is where the fun lies. I'm largely self-taught; when I did get around to taking some classes, my instructors were terribly distraught with my methods :-) Although they admitted that mine worked... Clyde
Clyde, Doing these videos where I work on things I've never done before has really made me a better blacksmith. I learn best from trial and error and probably you're the same. Thanks.
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I think OK for small Zombies perhaps. BTW you could have used a nice cross peen hammer for some of the initial drawing out on the socket end. I know where i could hook you up with a nice one, HA!
Neil, I'm currently working on a different style cross peen for another customer. After making this one, it's time for me to make one for myself. Thanks.
Looks great Glen,
Yesterday I had a friend ask me to make him a wood working chisel/slick
I wasn’t 100% sure how to make the socket part myself.
This video gave me a few pointers, thank you.
Ryan, The basics for a socketed woodworking chisel are definitely in this project. I want to try this again (mainly socket) and in fact, also want to make a socketed woodworking chisel. Good luck in your work and for watching. At the very least, you can find out what not to do by watching me! Thanks.
Very nice.. Might make one today. Thanks for the video..
I will try this again soon and hopefully make some improvements. Thanks.
Nice work Glen. Years ago in smithing school I was taught to use plastilina, i.e., modeling clay for figuring out unfamiliar forgings.
Yes, I heard the same though I never tried that. It's a good suggestion for stuff like this that I've never tried before. Thanks.
Thank you, for sharing your experience..! Do not plan to shoot a video about,
Bent Knee style tongs and Blade style. It would be great! /Sorry for my English..)/
I've been planning to do my blade tong and bent knee tong videos for a long time but just haven't gotten around to it. I will eventually makes these videos so stick around. Your English is fine. Thanks for watching.
great video, the first blacksmith demonstation that i ever saw was a javelin point out of 3/8" round forged to a squre point,,, Thank you for the fond memories.
Heath, I'm glad my video brought you back... I will attempt this again and see if I can make improvements. Thanks.
Well, I don't have a good blacksmithing foundation so I stick with copying others including you and learn from your mistakes. :)
Johnny, You can definitely learn from watching others; learn what to do and in my case, what not to do! Thanks for watching.
I would have thought using the anvil horn to shape the socket would have worked well. Also would a rounded end chisel help to angle the spear edges and reduce cold working time? I know you dislike cold working
Yes, the horn and perhaps chisel would be useful for sockets and the edges respectively. You know me, I definitely dislike most cold work. Thanks.
Nice! I like it. You had it looking like a fish for a minute. That would be cool as well. Your audio is now better.
Great video!
I need practice at making sockets, no question. My audio is sometimes OK, sometimes terrible. I've tried a lot of things but it all comes down to being on a main road and the traffic creating awful background noise. I'll do my best moving forward. Thanks.
Very nice. And educational. I really appreciate your passion for smithing. God bless
Shawn, If nothing else, Im willing to try things I rarely do for these videos and that has helped me become a better blacksmith. Thanks for watching.
Fine job Glen.. Martin M&S Blades
Martin, Thanks for sticking around my channel.
Awesome Glen. Just might be a good first project if I get my tongs made first! 😁👍
Hi and thanks again for your help. I was so close to buying a new camera - you saved me a few bucks. This would make a good first project. I will try this again soon and see if I can make some improvements...
Looks good. Are you originally from the U.S., possibly east coast?
Nick, Good guess. I'm originally from Staten Island. Glad you like this. Hopefully my next go at something similar will be better. Thanks for watching.
So what can or do they hunt with over there with that?? If you ever make another one make it longer and the socket a lot larger (a lot)
Wonder if u could attach it to a small pole with a rope attached to the end and hit a fish with it?
Russell, There's not much hunting here unless it occurs in aboriginal villages. Most wild game here has long since been killed off which is really a shame. In nature is the salvation of the world but so much of this place is so far removed from the natural world... The only "game" I could hunt with this here is maybe sewer rats and flying roaches... Anyway, I will give this another go and see if I can make improvements. Thanks.
Bryan, That's not a bad idea. Regardless, I need to make this lighter and with a better socket. Thanks for commenting.
close the small end first
Yes, I realized this just after a couple of strikes. Thanks.
Well done my friend
Matt, Glad you like it. I will give this another go soon. Thanks.
Good first try Glen ,well done.
It's acceptable but I want to try this again soon and see what improvements I can make. Thanks.
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Thanks for watching.
Bodkin Arrow?
Actually, I'm not really sure...just a simple try at a spear point. Thanks for watching. Glen
SPEAR OF DESTINY!!!!
Where's my destiny ?
Tony Walker. Spear of destiny... Story goes Longinus a roman century was ordered to in sure the life has left the Christ or Yeshua by stabbing the crucified man with his lance drenching the man and spear in the blood of the son of God healing him of age onset blindness and placing that point into mythic proportions sought after by power hungry fools as hitler and the like. Now most modern destiny i hear of these days are on stage three twirling around a brass pole as for yours it may be the later.
George, I know the biblical story but never heard of these details of the spear, blood, etc. Interesting... Thanks.
Good one Glen.
Not the best spear point but it'll do... I need to practice my socket making. Thanks.
Yeah mate some things take a bit more practice aye. Gee that touch mark looks real good. Thanks for getting that done for me.
Len, You got it. The engraver does top notch work. And you got your mark just under the wire. I'm going to stop offering this service, at least for a while...
Wow gee I'm lucky then, thanks for that.