Chevron or Wheat twist, forge welding twists

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  • When you have ability to forge weld, it opens up all sorts of possibilities in your forged iron work. Things like this wheat or chevron twist rely on forge welding the component part both before and after the twist.
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  • @rickisi
    @rickisi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    In a field where it is hard to find a teacher or apprenticeship, especially as a working adult, you do so much to teach the art of being a blacksmith and I really can't say thank you enough.

    • @rodmullen64
      @rodmullen64 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Here here, literally finished and fired up my brake drum this morning before work after watching these videos for a month

    • @StanErvin-yo9vl
      @StanErvin-yo9vl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Very nice work, John! Back when I was still a member of NCABANA we would post a challenge to members to interpret and make their solution to a descriptive piece to be brought back to the next monthly meeting. Some fun ones that I remember are the largest five lay braid, overhand knot in square stock, and most patterns in a six foot long stick of ⅜" square stock. That last one was the most fun. Several forged to round and back, chisel work, knots, drop tongs leaves, mirror scrolling, chisel split basket with a marble. ... Got carried away. Sorry John Switzer. Sorry to other readers and subs also.
      🐾🐻🚒👨‍🚒🔥⚒️🤭👉👍👈. ʕ⁠´⁠•⁠ᴥ⁠•⁠`⁠ʔ…⁠ᘛ⁠⁐̤⁠ᕐ⁠ᐷƸ̵̡⁠Ӝ̵̨̄⁠Ʒ

  • @josephjennings9687
    @josephjennings9687 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    It's pretty great that you point out the mistakes you made so that we can learn from them. It also helps to know that even an experienced smith still makes mistakes once in a while.

  • @pjmbidge632000
    @pjmbidge632000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nice to just have a quiet unassuming craftsman plainly explain what he is doing and showing his trade.
    No loud music, no fuck wit games show host type yelling and whooping. Just a man with a talent showing how it's done!!
    Thanks, nice job, subscribed!

  • @meher9608
    @meher9608 5 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    There are three things i liked about this video.
    1. You explain very well.
    2. It's a pleasure to watch. Watch you work.
    3. You have a very well organized forge.
    Very good video.
    Thanks.

    • @BillAnt
      @BillAnt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Indeed, it's a pleasure watching an old timer doing a great job using the just right tools... it's like magic. :)

    • @parvez2103
      @parvez2103 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Add 4. No annoying music

    • @MrThefatheroftheyear
      @MrThefatheroftheyear 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolutely agreed! He is possessed of a phenomenal teaching talent and unparalleled forging experience!

    • @StanErvin-yo9vl
      @StanErvin-yo9vl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@parvez2103He does play a great banjo though.

  • @joepie221
    @joepie221 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Its a genuine pleasure to watch a true craftsman. Nice Piece.

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video

    • @arthurboddie5261
      @arthurboddie5261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The doctor Phil of forging.
      Love it. Subbed.

  • @davidstanden480
    @davidstanden480 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    This guy is the Bob Ross of metal forging! Now that's a huge compliment. Nice work.

    • @Dragonspun
      @Dragonspun 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was just thinking that a little bit ago! I am new to his videos, but I was thinking this very thing and I could listen to him all day!

  • @mitsumuscle10
    @mitsumuscle10 5 ปีที่แล้ว +461

    You got my subscription I like how you explain very clearly and no annoying music while you're working

    • @rampanttricky17
      @rampanttricky17 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      SilvaTech _956
      you captured all i wanted to say.

    • @c0nstantin86
      @c0nstantin86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same

    • @edgartex9853
      @edgartex9853 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I know right. What an amazing new concept. 😂

    • @MrGaryGG48
      @MrGaryGG48 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Very informative... another new subscription! I like the fact that your video showed just how the process went, problems and all. That shows what a new "blacksmith" can expect to experience as he or she learns from scratch. I have a friend who has made his forge from scratch, and has made several very nice knives. I'm passing your video on to him. I'm sure he will enjoy your work as well. Thank you (and the lack of over-powering music was much appreciated!). -Gary

    • @TripAMD
      @TripAMD 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +1 to the music! I like the real world sounds

  • @drzwithcrow6075
    @drzwithcrow6075 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't 'forge', but thoroughly enjoyed the vid. Far better entertainment than the TV provides!

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video

  • @fieroboom
    @fieroboom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Great job! I actually really like the gap/split at the end of the loop, I think it looks neat.

  • @seanwayment9361
    @seanwayment9361 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great video! I'm trying to get veterans together to learn blacksmithing...i find it helps me with my struggles with PTS, and hope it can bring relief to others. Your approach is calming and refreshing.

  • @josephvanderlinde6494
    @josephvanderlinde6494 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This content is better than a video game. We can build the world.

  • @ScrolledAgain
    @ScrolledAgain 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    you're a very calming instructor to listen to who really goes through all the steps for easier beginner learning

  • @unrussleablejimmies4428
    @unrussleablejimmies4428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ive been watching one of your videos everyday for a few months now sometimes going back to watch one again. I cant thank you enough for doing this. I now have the confidence and the skills to do this myself. I salute you sir, im still gathering tools and the like and working on a spot to smith. I consider you a mentor.

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Glad you like them!

    • @jimrobinson3319
      @jimrobinson3319 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great teacher. Love the calmness when things squirrel up repeatedly & how you optionalize various fix-its & re-dos.
      Superb demeanor.
      Thank you

  • @joshbossto4122
    @joshbossto4122 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Absolutely amazing. I just built my own coal forge out of a wheel, some expanded metal, and an electric leaf blower. Your videos have really helped me with the learning process.

  • @lou196t
    @lou196t 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great teacher. Thanks for all your hard work and taking the time out of your day to teach❤❤❤

  • @canlite
    @canlite ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Definitely my favorite place to come and learn.

  • @austinhaynes6420
    @austinhaynes6420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I like how no frills this is, no attempt to look overly cool or anything just plain simple smithing as it should be. Thanks for the great video.

  • @poseidon6916
    @poseidon6916 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Am alone in loving when he brushes off a hot piece he’s working on? It’s like when Bob Ross beats the devil out of his brushes.

    • @Someguy-ez3nk
      @Someguy-ez3nk 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Poseidon brushing the metal off is one of my fav parts of blacksmithing it’s so satisfying

  • @rubbertire6608
    @rubbertire6608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You make it look so easy your years of smithing show

  • @theotheraforster
    @theotheraforster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You are a truly excellent teacher. Your examples are practical and complete, you explain important extra details without over explaining and loosing your audience. I've enjoyed everything I have seen you do.

  • @axemanbob787
    @axemanbob787 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I like your videos because you don’t fill every second with chatter. You explain things clearly, then demonstrate how to get the desired result. It makes watching the video comfortable and easy to follow.

  • @steelmanstudios8106
    @steelmanstudios8106 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did anyone else see snake rattler? I have never forged anything, but when I do, I will take Johns advice and learn how to forge weld. Such an awesome art. Thanks John for another great video!

  • @kjcsomerville
    @kjcsomerville 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Regards from the UK, enjoyed the lesson, keep posting please !!!

  • @Kurokubi
    @Kurokubi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    7:57 my eyes have been opened, my mind blown, and the world has been shaken.
    _tong clips_
    _what ingenious magic is this?_

  • @pmchamlee
    @pmchamlee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    A major element of my success in all of my careers is that "I never lied to anyone." It earned me respect, and obedience when lives were on the line. John, you obviously have mastered that skill. I fully enjoy watching you share smithing with folks who both aim for it and those who just appreciate the skill necessary to accomplish it. Much obliged.

  • @davidknight114
    @davidknight114 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Let's twist again real soon!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @codyquist4908
    @codyquist4908 ปีที่แล้ว

    This dude is good at blacksmithing.

  • @dylanmiller9266
    @dylanmiller9266 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Ahh, refreshing video where there's no horrible music, just the sound of metal work and a good narrative explanation. You deserve more subs, will be sharing with any of my forging friends.

    • @simpleman2004
      @simpleman2004 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Exactly, no hooting and hollering no stupid youtube fake personality, just a normal guy sharing his passion.

  • @thisguy8404
    @thisguy8404 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I can't figure out why anyone would dislike this video, or any of them.. Awesome work! Thanks for the inspiration.

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I guess some people just want to be entertained by fast action and wild antics more than they want to learn. I am glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @justastudentoftheworld3940
    @justastudentoftheworld3940 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My grandfather was born in 1888, he was a blacksmith, I remember watching him when I was young, wish I could go back there.

  • @kalleklp7291
    @kalleklp7291 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm a blacksmith myself and like watching your videos. As I don't have any forge by now, it's hard to describe to others how things work.
    Watching your videos says more than a thousand words can. Thank you for sharing your art with us.

  • @theshooster420
    @theshooster420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    1:04
    god DAMN that was good. most satisfying thing i've seen in months.

  • @robertkelly3313
    @robertkelly3313 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fantastic! It takes me back to school in the 1958-62 years, if only I wasn’t forced out to work and not continue, harder times in those days. Many thanks, subscribed, you bet!

  • @guillaumebrouillard1326
    @guillaumebrouillard1326 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had such a pleasant evening coming across your video. Well done! I had never seen someone forge a peice before and sincerely, I'd head towards your shop and spend a week working with you. I wish I get to equip my shop with basic tools one day and try to forge some pieces myself. It must be very rewarding!

  • @DRAGNET-pn5vf
    @DRAGNET-pn5vf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    SO NICE TO SEE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT MADE IN CHINA. LOL. IT WARMS MY HEART TO SEE A TRADESMAN HARD AT WORK IN HIS PROFESSION AND ENJOY IT. IF YOU CAN MAKE AND CREATE THINGS WITH YOUR BRAIN AND HANDS, YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE WORK THAT PAYS. AS A WELDER I SAY PEACE AND BLESSINGS AND THANKS FOR SHARING.🇺🇸✌️👍

  • @brettsayers7768
    @brettsayers7768 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Excellent video John, fantastic twist and a great forge welding lesson.

  • @bubbadog5933
    @bubbadog5933 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    John once again you have been inspiring with the creative work that you do. John i have watched dozens of your videos and have come away with learning more and more from each and every one . Not only your work is inspirational but you sir are an inspiration . Thank you for doing what you do .

  • @mrmyorky5634
    @mrmyorky5634 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If only every You Tube video was as good as this one, serious skills made to look easy and demonstrated in a laid back way, the mark of a good craftsman.

  • @ployonion
    @ployonion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Master at work - and a gentleman - thanks for passing on your skill and help & honesty

  • @TimFL89
    @TimFL89 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve never even considered getting into this kind of thing, but I could watch these videos all day.

  • @zardozspeeks2u
    @zardozspeeks2u 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hey, I really appreciate the tone of voice, the time to teach calmly, even from mistakes. thank you very much.

  • @drick1280
    @drick1280 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I really enjoyed your video. As a retired full time blacksmith working with coal I could almost smell the coke burning that clinker while you were forge welding. You didn't have to bring that clinker up but you did and that makes you a very humble blacksmith in my mind, because while you are working it is easy to get caught up in your work while explaining what you are doing, then you explained what happened, that is teaching. Great! I have a feeling that wouldn't happen if you working alone without filming. Any way what a humble way to teach, and that is what you did with the clinker comment. I always had an audience when working. Sometimes I would be cranking away talking and explaining what I was doing, then notice a brilliant display of fireworks, thereby forming a clinker and contaminating my forge fire. I got more comments for the sparklers than the product I was making. On a side note, I notice you use an angle peen hammer, I used one a lot and don't see many using one much any more. I thought that was a more ergonomic tool than a straight peen. Keep up the good work.

  • @jfduquennois
    @jfduquennois 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really love when social media permit us to take a course with wonderfull craftsman that we will never meet . Forge welding look so easy when you do it. Thank you very much for all the tips you give us in this video

  • @billy19461
    @billy19461 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A true craftsman always makes his craft look easy! One of my Dad's and mine things to do was to go and watch someone that was good at there craft work and try to pick up on the small things that they did.

  • @osco4311
    @osco4311 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The back wall of his shop makes me think of the Home Improvement set!

  • @workwithnature
    @workwithnature 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Thanks for showing the twist John. Really no end to what one can make. Just need to get into the shop after the move.

    • @gibblebibble6534
      @gibblebibble6534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Work With Nature - How to Grow Food! Ur comment is a year old, have you gotten to the forge, how was the move, make anything awesome yet lol , make anything original?

  • @StanErvin-yo9vl
    @StanErvin-yo9vl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    @21:52 WOW! Now THAT deserves clinker stardom for sure!

  • @josuebanega9704
    @josuebanega9704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent work I liked that steel wheat. Thank you for sharing.

  • @suzisaintjames
    @suzisaintjames 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I know you were concerned about the tip not welding completely, but the "crack" makes the piece interesting. It says this was hand made. And isn't that what you want? Customers don't pay extra for perfection. They want it to look handmade. (Truth is... Looking at the piece I would think that crack is supposed to be there as a design element. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.) But I do appreciate your instruction on how to fix this "error" if I wanted. 👍 Sending lots of love ❤ from sunny 🌅 Arizona 🌵

    • @hiperstang
      @hiperstang 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I agree. What little I saw of it, I thought the split really added to the over all look of it. It looks hand made which is what I like about this sort of thing.

    • @alanbuban9020
      @alanbuban9020 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it's like that one knot left untied in the persian rug....to avoid perfection.

    • @kyleanderson7875
      @kyleanderson7875 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed. I liked it with that.

    • @kylestanley7843
      @kylestanley7843 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I thought so too, I actually enjoyed the split that opened there. It genuinely looks intentional and imo, a little artistic. It really fitted well with the wheat twist.

  • @mmartinezg004
    @mmartinezg004 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Subscribed because you used both measuring units :). Great video, too.

  • @davidaubin3449
    @davidaubin3449 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Because of you and your videos, I’m very interested in “doing this work”. Thank you very much

  • @jacoWhoCares
    @jacoWhoCares 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you so much for this video, as a newbie building his own forge this weekend and not knowing what to make.

  • @armysoopertrooper
    @armysoopertrooper 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just had a “did he just do that?!” moment over the scarf welds. I love this guy. 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @stanervin6108
    @stanervin6108 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good project & demo, John! 🐾🔥⚒

  • @edbenson98
    @edbenson98 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This type of work is done by machines now and it was nice to see you work the metal with your own hands just like they did in the old days when blacksmiths did it!

  • @user-en3te2qx3c
    @user-en3te2qx3c 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    THANK YOU....always fun watching a master on Saturday Nite. Sure beats a rental movie!

  • @tristandixon4462
    @tristandixon4462 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This was amazing im a welder and I grew up working with wood till I feel in love with steel things like this keep me wanting to learn more skills and keep building and creating things for years to come!!!

  • @DenwayCC
    @DenwayCC 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The doctor Phil of forging.
    Love it. Subbed.

    • @kylestanley7843
      @kylestanley7843 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So I'm not the only one who noticed that lmfao

    • @roonarklay7740
      @roonarklay7740 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sound like Phil, but looks like Walter Brimley.

    • @bigsexymuthashutyomouth2546
      @bigsexymuthashutyomouth2546 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@roonarklay7740 Wilford Brumley most don't even know who he is lol

    • @tuxedo9824
      @tuxedo9824 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bigsexymuthashutyomouth2546 Wilford Brumley was one cool actor
      ...... and it's WILFORD BRIMLEY if you spell it correctly

  • @chancebranham5237
    @chancebranham5237 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for all your info I'm working on a work shop and I'm planning on making all my own nails hinges for my windows and doors and anything that I need

  • @azulan730
    @azulan730 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    im a blacksmithing student. we learned forge welding within the first 3 months. and i strive to use it as much as possible. im definetely going to try this twist at some point soon and try to do it without a MAG.

  • @patrickmayer9566
    @patrickmayer9566 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great vid,I'm a greenhorn,but know enough!I've found an anvil to work for to own,will start my shop soon,your my new teacher now,so I'll be watching close...land o' lakes,wi.usa...thanks...😐

  • @jacobmeadows1064
    @jacobmeadows1064 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Great video, youre very informative and teach well, thanks for inspiring me!

    • @uncletam
      @uncletam 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well said!!

  • @kissdavid75
    @kissdavid75 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool vid, very clear and informative. And Sir, besides your blacksmithing skills, you have the voice of an anchorman.

  • @ronnietaylor4694
    @ronnietaylor4694 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Absolutely love your style and attitude, thank you good sir.

  • @LopingCSF
    @LopingCSF 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you, sir. Beautiful pattern, very educational, and a joy to watch. Subbed.

  • @AlCatrraz
    @AlCatrraz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Don't know why.... but it is almost addictive to watch... interesting...
    It's a small WELD after all...

    • @fabiorl3309
      @fabiorl3309 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it is very entertaining

    • @darrianweathington1923
      @darrianweathington1923 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Al Catraz i get it

    • @ravithejon2466
      @ravithejon2466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wooooooooooooww
      took me a minute but i got it

    • @alexb5177
      @alexb5177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks a lot Al Catraz! Now I can't get that song out of my mind lol.

  • @catrat1967
    @catrat1967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really enjoyed your video, don't know much about what you do, I would of burned my hands, many a time, without gloves! Thanks for the very informative video!

  • @aidanklapperich7090
    @aidanklapperich7090 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was surprised at how difficult it looked, but then saw the method and it is super simple. Awesome!

  • @daxliniere
    @daxliniere 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is SUCH a great video presented by a talented, experienced, and warm craftsman. Thank you!

  • @grandadz_forge
    @grandadz_forge 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love this twist and the extra details of the project. I need to practice drop tong welding more to proficiency. Thanks for the emphasise on the importance of this skill

  • @willwebstar1974
    @willwebstar1974 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    These videos are going to help me get back into blacksmithing. Thank you!!

  • @trevordeane3940
    @trevordeane3940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice work on the anvil.

  • @robphone4895
    @robphone4895 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Lesson learned!! I definitely recognize this. I often have the same problems forge welding 4 pieces together and work them too long, they split 😭

  • @ryandogandkitty8544
    @ryandogandkitty8544 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    New subscribers here.
    Listening to you while you work is very fulfilling.

  • @haydenhopper9216
    @haydenhopper9216 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This makes me so happy to see this older man making better TH-cam videos then kids who spend all day on youtube

  • @justinbaker4384
    @justinbaker4384 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You make me miss my shop so damn bad. I did this twist on a buck knife I made for my bosses retirement gift. Great work.

  • @bluemosquedesign
    @bluemosquedesign 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "So let that be a lesson to ya!" Love it.

  • @michaelclark2840
    @michaelclark2840 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Had never seen that type of twist before. It is very impressive looking. Well done. Great forge weld of twist to handle by the way!

    • @BeastOrGod
      @BeastOrGod 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes you have, it's called a braid. People braid their hair all the time.

  • @fireforgeworkshop2686
    @fireforgeworkshop2686 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great forge welding trick 👍, thank you!

  • @williammccoy9854
    @williammccoy9854 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Bob Ross of blacksmithing... I was mesmerized.

  • @LeftBeard
    @LeftBeard 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Fantastic video, really enjoyed the way you explained what you were doing and the way you talk makes me feel like family.
    You got yourself a subscriber today :D

  • @boltonky
    @boltonky 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for a good informative video, done the right way

  • @Rain2bird
    @Rain2bird 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    just dicovered your video's within a couple of weeks, several I've already watched and I'm planning to go out forging on my field forge. These videa's are really good explained, also the faillures and how to handle

  • @bjornalansonoutdoors1270
    @bjornalansonoutdoors1270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for shareing , this would make an awesome viking knife handle.

  • @ericcsuf
    @ericcsuf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have no interest at all in doing this myself (I'm a woodworker), but it's a fascinating and very old skill presented by an obvious master of the craft. A craftsman is a craftsman no matter what media they use.

  • @BelSei
    @BelSei 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    First video I've watched; Very interesting and relaxing. I'm glad that your video didn't show a "perfect" job, but that you allowed to show these small errors and mishaps that can occur. Thumbs up.

  • @mikelowrey5426
    @mikelowrey5426 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just ran across your videos, great job! I'm about to jump into blacksmithing and building a forge.

  • @braunreinhold6020
    @braunreinhold6020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As a boy I learned a lot from my Grandfather, who among many other trade skills was a wheelwright. He lived from 1870 to 1968. Thank you for the refresher course Sir.

    • @DanTheManIOM
      @DanTheManIOM 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      do you have anything he made or used ? I have an old crowbar from my great grandfather, which he made. My great uncle gave it to me, and he lived to be 96, like my grandfather, not sure on how old my great grandfather lived to be... I also have some chisels he made and I use them !

    • @braunreinhold6020
      @braunreinhold6020 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DanTheManIOM No I left home at 15 and have been on my own ever since. He had retired and moved to Mexico and I would stop by to visit Him and my brother and sister on my many trips north and south down into central and south America.. The knowledge he gave me has served me well through my entire lifetime so far. In the various shops I've built from the ground up always had a forge because if you know how, you can create magic with one. I'm old and retired now but I may build one more shop and it will definitely have a forge, I may get creative and build a propane or map gas fired one, because I haven't seen any coke for sale here in SE Asia, where I now reside.

  • @karylkidd1232
    @karylkidd1232 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Instant fan. Solid!

  • @lionsullivan
    @lionsullivan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Personally, the “split” around the hook looks nice! Great job!!!

  • @danmcelroy6584
    @danmcelroy6584 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wiah i would have got into it when i was younger.. at 53 i probably dont have much time to build skills and do more yhen a hobby with it. Great video! 👍👍

  • @rossgraveley
    @rossgraveley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful peace of art work

  • @MrThefatheroftheyear
    @MrThefatheroftheyear 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You are a veritable mine of knowledge and skill my friend. It's a pleasure stumbling across your channel. SUBBED!

  • @CRAYgZ
    @CRAYgZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is my kind of ASMR ☺️

  • @Luis-eu2ow
    @Luis-eu2ow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love your work John! That is a really cool twist. See you next time and keep being awesome!

  • @hwdllc
    @hwdllc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks once again for all the great advice. I tend to watch a few of your videos while my heater is warming my shop in the mornings LOL

  • @steelpennyforge5152
    @steelpennyforge5152 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is by far my favorite twist you have done! You make forge welding look so easy it gives me a little hope I might do it well one day. I also appreciate your comments about types of flux. I think I will try the iron mountain flux, it seems like you use much less with better results. Thanks for the video!

  • @Arsopu
    @Arsopu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Don't know why or how I ended up here but hey, wheat twist thingy 👌

  • @Sparkey
    @Sparkey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for uploading this. Hello from Ireland. :)

  • @lemix69
    @lemix69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've never seen forge welding, I stick and MIG weld, but this just got me intrigued, now I guess I'll have to build me a forge. Thanks for the video. ⚒

    • @BlackBearForge
      @BlackBearForge  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Forge welding has been around for thousands of years and is still the ideal technique for ornamental work