That was a good show ,, thanks for sharing, I wish I still had the straight that young lady has ,, and it`s really great to see a 19, 20 year old young adult actually do physical work !!
It is refreshing to see a young lady doing blacksmith work. It is, also, great to see a lady wearing a shirt like the one you have on and "not" see ugly tattoos defacing their body. I wish you major success with your schooling and blacksmith career. Keep up the great work! ... Mule
Lucky girl to work in such an historical place that holds a lot of history, and now being part of it amazing, good to see woman wielding the hammer too bring back apprentaships for all💪🔨
I wish you many years of success. I too have picked up the art of blacksmithing. There are years of learning associated with the craft but you have a leg up all beginning smith because of your wonderful facility. Please protect yourself utilizing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Your lungs and eyes , in your entire body mus last for so long establishing good habits early on is the key to protecting yourself. Love the work you have done and hope to see lots of videos of you teaching us all YOUR artistic techniques.
Think your great !!..hope you continue to what you love to do, and what a great place to start in a real blacksmith shop .. be awesome if you had a website to sell your work. Good luck !!
That's got to be one of the best don't do this examples I've seen in along time, stand next a blacksmith forging in white hot metal in trainers (sneakers) !!.
I see DANGER get that propane can away from the forge heat. A sign of a good blacksmith/craftsman I think is of the lack of gloves, eye protection, sleeves. Plasters taught me that not using gloves helps you handle the material and learn to put it on the wall not your hands.
Maybe something to consider for bases in the future could be for you to punch a hole in the plate for your bases and then feed the rod through. Grind the tip of rod fed through then weld from the underside and that should give you penetration for the pieces on the weld to hold. Otherwise, great video and love to see your ambition!
As a working blacksmith at both Mystic Seaport Museum and my own Flying Pig Forge, who started this over 50 years ago I hope Heather changes her hammer grip befor she developes problems and pays a little attention to the safety of her eyes, (you only get 1 set!) and other obvious parts of her anatomy. It would be a shame for her to develope burn scars. Her guest is also not well protected. And what's with the propane torch? I wish her luck though!
+Chip Sowalski yes she could use a pair of gloves and specs, and perhaps something to protect the arms, I know it gets hot though but, her skin will thank thank her latter, hot metal and the radiation can do a number on the eyes and skin of course. and her grip is too stiff you want a bit of give from what I understand so you dont get carpel tunnel and tennis elbow later.
.......NO Safety glasses?!!!.....NO Ear plugs?!!!..... NO Long sleeves?!!!.... There are Bold Blacksmiths, and there are Old Blacksmiths,..... But There are Not many Old, Bold Blacksmiths!!!...... = Think "SAFETY FIRST!!!.... Good work! GREAT Forge Building/Workshop!!!
What a role model for her peers for a young woman to move into a craft traditionally thought of as a man's world. But please adopt better safety practices & wear proper safety gear & clothing, you'll be glad you did.
+TheEvilways101 Ever heard of scale? Ear plugs or a big magnet on her anvil wouldn't be a bad thing either. I know a smith who is having to give it up because of years of cumulative hearing damage.
nonsense.. i been playing in two heavy metal bands and going to LOUD concerts and playing LOUD in small rooms for over 10years and doing blacksmithing with NO ear protection of any kind and i can hear just fine. like i can hear a mouse fart! i do have magnets on my anvil but its not to catch scale its to take the ring away, and a chain.. which is why i don't need any ear protections its just not loud enough to worry about it.. and scale I've never had a problem with flying around in my eyes, unless I'm wire brushing which i'll just look away.. so like i said, grinders, sanders, and forge welding yes... definitely eye protection.. having brass balls never hurt anybody lol
GREETINGS to Mother of Black SMITHY. With very proud. Thank you.
She is kicking butt for such a young age ! Keep it up !
All I'm going to say is Thumbs Up! nice video Long live the Black Smith Shop in Newman, IL.
That was a good show ,, thanks for sharing, I wish I still had the straight that young lady has ,, and it`s really great to see a 19, 20 year old young adult actually do physical work !!
It is refreshing to see a young lady doing blacksmith work. It is, also, great to see a lady wearing a shirt like the one you have on and "not" see ugly tattoos defacing their body. I wish you major success with your schooling and blacksmith career. Keep up the great work! ... Mule
you are the best looking blacksmith I have seen for years good luck one small tip do not choke the hammer
Great work Heather!!! Be safe and God bless you and your family!!!!!
Because there is not much blacksmiths in my area and it's nice to share ideas
Lucky girl to work in such an historical place that holds a lot of history, and now being part of it amazing, good to see woman wielding the hammer too bring back apprentaships for all💪🔨
I wish her all the success in the world.
Heather you Rock!
Wonderful! Well done, lady
Keep up the good work. Good Luck!
I wish you many years of success. I too have picked up the art of blacksmithing. There are years of learning associated with the craft but you have a leg up all beginning smith because of your wonderful facility.
Please protect yourself utilizing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Your lungs and eyes , in your entire body mus last for so long establishing good habits early on is the key to protecting yourself. Love the work you have done and hope to see lots of videos of you teaching us all YOUR artistic techniques.
Yep she's awesome!
shes awesome and that big anvil is beautifull!!
Think your great !!..hope you continue to what you love to do, and what a great place to start in a real blacksmith shop .. be awesome if you had a website to sell your work. Good luck !!
THIS KID ROCKS!!!
nicely done
think i just fell in love...lol. That's awesome to see her working that coal and anvil.
really enjoyed watching that the first time, curious how she's doing now
Heather
good job.
Good for her , she's doing it
This was good.
That's got to be one of the best don't do this examples I've seen in along time, stand next a blacksmith forging in white hot metal in trainers (sneakers) !!.
nice, i live about 40 minutes from here in mattoon. I'll have to make a point to stop in.
that's awesome, I'd like to meet her.
I see DANGER get that propane can away from the forge heat. A sign of a good blacksmith/craftsman I think is of the lack of gloves, eye protection, sleeves. Plasters taught me that not using gloves helps you handle the material and learn to put it on the wall not your hands.
Damn awesome
Anyone know how the shop is doing?
Wish I lived in illinois
Rock on
I am a blacksmith and I start at the age of 13. And I know one female blacksmith
Maybe something to consider for bases in the future could be for you to punch a hole in the plate for your bases and then feed the rod through. Grind the tip of rod fed through then weld from the underside and that should give you penetration for the pieces on the weld to hold. Otherwise, great video and love to see your ambition!
Awesome but where is the PPE?
As a working blacksmith at both Mystic Seaport Museum and my own Flying Pig Forge, who started this over 50 years ago I hope Heather changes her hammer grip befor she developes problems and pays a little attention to the safety of her eyes, (you only get 1 set!) and other obvious parts of her anatomy. It would be a shame for her to develope burn scars. Her guest is also not well protected. And what's with the propane torch? I wish her luck though!
+Chip Sowalski yes she could use a pair of gloves and specs, and perhaps something to protect the arms, I know it gets hot though but, her skin will thank thank her latter, hot metal and the radiation can do a number on the eyes and skin of course. and her grip is too stiff you want a bit of give from what I understand so you dont get carpel tunnel and tennis elbow later.
Great to see women in to blacksmith. Looking good but gets some safty glasses tho
in the morden world we thinking about safety things.but there was. wear. all the best and success.
.......NO Safety glasses?!!!.....NO Ear plugs?!!!..... NO Long sleeves?!!!.... There are Bold Blacksmiths, and there are Old Blacksmiths,..... But There are Not many Old, Bold Blacksmiths!!!...... = Think "SAFETY FIRST!!!.... Good work! GREAT Forge Building/Workshop!!!
What a role model for her peers for a young woman to move into a craft traditionally thought of as a man's world. But please adopt better safety practices & wear proper safety gear & clothing, you'll be glad you did.
🙂👍👍👍👍
this is verry nice i would love to get that privilege
Dose she have a TH-cam channel
try to get on the back of the handle
people wear safety glasses
Some people view the show for what it is, not just to be negative.
good job but safety first girl.....
I assume that the boyfriend is at the nail salon...
her Hammer grip is totally wrong.
ahhh NO SAFETY EQUIPMENT! NO BOOTS NOR GLASSES OR EVEN GLOVES?!?!!?!? YIKES!
Not required. If you have a brain you will be fine.
She needs to learn how to hold a hammer. It's one of the most basic skills.
Not a single piece of protective equipment .... SMH
did you notice her safety glasses when she was using her angle grinder?
Please get some safety glasses!!!
+red rob not really needed for what she was doing.. maybe some hotter bigger metal thats being forge welded or grinding and belt sander
+TheEvilways101 Ever heard of scale? Ear plugs or a big magnet on her anvil wouldn't be a bad thing either. I know a smith who is having to give it up because of years of cumulative hearing damage.
nonsense.. i been playing in two heavy metal bands and going to LOUD concerts and playing LOUD in small rooms for over 10years and doing blacksmithing with NO ear protection of any kind and i can hear just fine. like i can hear a mouse fart! i do have magnets on my anvil but its not to catch scale its to take the ring away, and a chain.. which is why i don't need any ear protections its just not loud enough to worry about it.. and scale I've never had a problem with flying around in my eyes, unless I'm wire brushing which i'll just look away.. so like i said, grinders, sanders, and forge welding yes... definitely eye protection.. having brass balls never hurt anybody lol
Historians are not blacksmiths.
If she's a blacksmith, I'm a 70 year old astronaut. Has this country no character left?
She needs to take lessons from a professional..
Getting experience she doing OK.