I'm impressed by your skill and ability to explain what you're doing. it makes a novice like me feel more comfortable with what I'm doing. You make an excellent teacher.
Very nice work! Really impressive how you were wrangling a good 16 inches of red hot floppy metal on a power hammer no less. Using offset blows to cause an upset in the edge makes a lot of sense to me - I'll remember that for the next time I attempt a kukri or the like. I know this is already a long comment but I absolutely love that you are showing the traditional way of doing things. Really, there's only a handful of people on earth who have both the blacksmithing skill and the archeological knowledge to look at dig finds and reverse engineer the process. And you're archiving it for future generations by posting it online. Thank you.
Great video. I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Thank you! May I suggest that you put a jam-nut on the bolts holding those round power hammer dies? Just put an extra nut on the bolt and tighten it against the frame of the die after you tighten the bolt. That will secure it much better.
I was curious if you had any interest in a trade hammer build? Something simple, like the drawings I have seen in a few books. Basically a sledge hammer on a pivot, with a spring board and rope, and a section of steel on a post for the anvil. Can't wait for part 2 of this one! Thanks!!
That old modified scythe blade looks to have been an English pattern, in which case you would have ground the edge on a water-cooled grinding wheel when beveling, rather than peening. They were very often laminated construction, which is largely incompatible with beveling by peening for a number of reasons.
Question, if you did a smaller hand version (scaled down) of this, would it require any differences in design. or just simply 'smaller' in all areas. For example, would the curve have to be adjusted because the length of the blade is shorter. I am thinking of something like this for a hand tool to start, then work my way up to the full blown deal. Working by hand as I don't have a power hammer.
I've got two scythes, and have studied them both thinking how I'd go about forging one. This gives me some ideas, I'd like a 3rd scythe, one with a brush blade for blackberry vines and other tough stuff my rough and grass blades aren't really designed for. I might sell the grass blade, I don't use it much.
Amazing work Rowan! i was just wondering where you get your coal and whether i would have to heat treat a section of railway to use it for an anvil. thanks
Hopefully, by this time, you are free of the flu! By the way, I realize that you wouldn't make large numbers of items such as the shipwright's axe or other recreations, but do these one-time items make their way into the hands of customers? Cheers
what if you forge the blank and before you start forging the edge you put a sharp curve on the blank curving in towards the edge, so this way when you forge the edge it will then curve itself back into the shape you want without having to curve the blade after forging the edge.
Looks like you need a better mounting system for your drawing dies. When they were striking evenly, they remained parallel, but when you had the stop on the right side the lower die appeared to become canted. Good luck with the cold, every one in my home is sick at the moment.
Nicely done, but I have one observation: Every scythe I've seen has the spine on the upper side of the blade. Is there a reason you put he spine on the underside on this scythe?
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I'm impressed by your skill and ability to explain what you're doing. it makes a novice like me feel more comfortable with what I'm doing. You make an excellent teacher.
Very nice work! Really impressive how you were wrangling a good 16 inches of red hot floppy metal on a power hammer no less. Using offset blows to cause an upset in the edge makes a lot of sense to me - I'll remember that for the next time I attempt a kukri or the like. I know this is already a long comment but I absolutely love that you are showing the traditional way of doing things. Really, there's only a handful of people on earth who have both the blacksmithing skill and the archeological knowledge to look at dig finds and reverse engineer the process. And you're archiving it for future generations by posting it online. Thank you.
I always enjoy seeing your historical forgings. I have not forged hand tools since my school days
Great video. I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Thank you! May I suggest that you put a jam-nut on the bolts holding those round power hammer dies? Just put an extra nut on the bolt and tighten it against the frame of the die after you tighten the bolt. That will secure it much better.
Sir, Clearly you are a Master.
Very interesting how you worked the edge. I think my dental hygienist has one of those.I hope you get over the cold and feel better.Frank
I love your videos. Thanks for sharing :)
Really interesting project, thank you for pushing through the cold to make the video. Get well soon!
Hola Rosana Taylor excelente tus videos 1y2 de Forging a Scythe !!!
very nice piece of forging it's amazing how metal grows and changes shape under a hammer by the way like the power hammer
I was curious if you had any interest in a trade hammer build? Something simple, like the drawings I have seen in a few books. Basically a sledge hammer on a pivot, with a spring board and rope, and a section of steel on a post for the anvil. Can't wait for part 2 of this one! Thanks!!
That old modified scythe blade looks to have been an English pattern, in which case you would have ground the edge on a water-cooled grinding wheel when beveling, rather than peening. They were very often laminated construction, which is largely incompatible with beveling by peening for a number of reasons.
amazing piece. really nicely forged. i like it alot :)
I was going to forge one to do my lawn with... But it's just too much work dang it... But you did good you stayed with it
Very awesome as always! I can't wait to see the next video!!
Question, if you did a smaller hand version (scaled down) of this, would it require any differences in design. or just simply 'smaller' in all areas. For example, would the curve have to be adjusted because the length of the blade is shorter.
I am thinking of something like this for a hand tool to start, then work my way up to the full blown deal. Working by hand as I don't have a power hammer.
I was super glad to see this video in my email. I hope you get better soon Rowan.
I've got two scythes, and have studied them both thinking how I'd go about forging one. This gives me some ideas, I'd like a 3rd scythe, one with a brush blade for blackberry vines and other tough stuff my rough and grass blades aren't really designed for. I might sell the grass blade, I don't use it much.
Hate to hear that you are sick. I hope that you are feeling better! I look forward to this weekend's video!
Missed your video this week! Hope you're doing well.
Amazing work Rowan! i was just wondering where you get your coal and whether i would have to heat treat a section of railway to use it for an anvil. thanks
Very interesting. But you are making a left hand scythe which is very unusual. I also was more interested in how you make the tang!
hope you get to feeling better mate, thanks for the video.
Just a regular flu, or the dreaded man-flu?
Hopefully, by this time, you are free of the flu! By the way, I realize that you wouldn't make large numbers of items such as the shipwright's axe or other recreations, but do these one-time items make their way into the hands of customers?
Cheers
Looks amazing! I hope you get well soon again :)
what if you forge the blank and before you start forging the edge you put a sharp curve on the blank curving in towards the edge, so this way when you forge the edge it will then curve itself back into the shape you want without having to curve the blade after forging the edge.
What steel is it you are using? Is it just mild steel?
What blower using in your forge?
Looks like you need a better mounting system for your drawing dies. When they were striking evenly, they remained parallel, but when you had the stop on the right side the lower die appeared to become canted.
Good luck with the cold, every one in my home is sick at the moment.
Nicely done, but I have one observation: Every scythe I've seen has the spine on the upper side of the blade. Is there a reason you put he spine on the underside on this scythe?
I don't know, but my guess is that a left-handed person wanted a scythe, so he made it...
Nice work, but that' a really weird bird feeder.
interesting. most scythes over come across have the ridge on the top side.
Where are you these days Rowan?
Have you ever made armor? If so, you should do armor videos!
what type of steel are you using for this
my question alsoo
Love the video work but good lord the drinking noise in the voice over
Lovely
Geat video! If that is an english blade it cannot be peaned, It has to be ground to sharpen it. English blades are too hard to pean and will crack.
nice!
Sweet!
are people still using this thing ? why the fuck would you make a scythe for bruh
w wyborn bruh
your origami are really cool
Very awesome as always! I can't wait to see the next video!!