Blacksmith Tutorials: All About Upsets PART 2

Part 2 of my Upset journey. In this video I focus on the practical side of upsetting, and why there is a benefit to adding material to the end of your work. Rather than a decorative element, this will show you a few processes where upsetting is a vital step, including making diamond points, and forming scarfs for fire welding (forge welding).
As ever, please leave any feedback or questions in the comments, I'm always happy to help with things if I can.
Thanks for watching,
Tom

[@donv6646]

I've admired your work for quite some time sir, appreciate this video!

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Thank you! Really pleased you like it.

[@Stinkdog9]

Brilliant...much appreciated!

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Thanks for watching!

[@stantilton2191]

Nicely done, thank you

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Thanks for watching!

[@schmiedemesser_Jasmine]

Very cool and so easy to follow explained! Thank you very much for the time and effort to show us your knowledge! All the best for the upcoming new year to you and your loved ones!

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you found it useful. Look out for some very interesting and exciting January projects.

[@MASI_forging]

Nicely done. You did a great work 😊😊

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Thank you so much 😀

[@HighWealder]

Thanks, a handy tip.

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Glad to help

[@jeffreyjones6409]

Thanks again for sharing this. I really liked the diamond point, very cool. So for me it is back out to the forge and practice, practice, etc..........................

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Exactly!! It's not magic, I've just been doing it for years, and with the extra benefit of making products which are repetitive, including this diamond point, I can make them with my eyes closed. Practice is all you need.

[@jeffreyjones6409]

@@TomFellBlacksmith I was lucky enough to have been taught smithing years ago "hands on". One of the things that smith taught me was how to make leaves. Also told me, "make a leaf, look at it to see what's wrong with it, throw it in a 5 gallon bucket and do it again and fix what was wrong with the next one you make". I asked him what to do once the bucket was full? He said "dump it out and start all over". So for the first couple of years I made leaf after leaf after leaf, well I also made tongs, chisels, tools, etc........but you get the picture. Up until a few weeks ago when I had commented on one of your videos and you had said to "practice".......I had forgotten the sage words of my teacher. Thanks for the reminder.

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

He's right, but I'd say you also need a bit of balance in there. I'd get bored very quickly!

[@jeffreyjones6409]

@@TomFellBlacksmith Agreed, I would always try to find different ways to make them. 2 sided tapers, 4 sided, haven't tried round like I saw on one of your posts yet, how big, how small, how fast, fewest heats, etc.......I think what he was trying to say was to challenge oneself and not get stuck in just one way of doing things. Sadly, he passed away a couple of years ago. However, to this day, I always make at least one leaf whenever I forge.

[@rvb01]

Another great video. Boy that is a nice scarf. I will have to practice these. I stink at making scarfs. Thanks!

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Go for it!

[@NickandMildred]

Thanks Tom , your videos are informative and really well delivered .
Happy New Year …

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Thank you for saying so! Glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful. Happy new year to you.

[@hammeredanvil7377]

Brilliant. Informative!

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lmnop463]

your vids are really great 🎉
thanks so much

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Thank you for watching!

[@SSSmithing]

Great video

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Thanks!

[@jasonscott7803]

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[@TomFellBlacksmith]

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