What a wonderful project that helps you learn to shoulder, forge a rivet, draw out and forge a mating joint. Teachers like Denis nowadays are like hens teeth. Invaluable videos for the hobbyist smith. Subscribed. Keep them coming good man!
You can tell so much by studying a blacksmith's hands. This man is not afraid of hard work. I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing. That's a lovely project & a beautiful piece of smith work.
Great tutorial as always, your detailed explanation and helpful hints make projects like this and others so much easier... Thank you Looking forward to see what's coming in 2021.
Like all your projects, planning is essential. I find it interesting how you often upset the material in advance knowing you'll need that material later during many of the final forging processes. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
It's just my nature i guess. I get really angry with myself if I'm partway into a project and reach a roadblock that could have been avoided by just thinking the process through
I would really appreciate videos on how to make hard to find woodworking tools, especially hand planes. Japanese woodworker make amazing things with a range of specific hand planes. They have blades made of forged high carbon steel forge welded onto a mild steel base. It seems to me that it that could be right up your alley. :-) Love this channel!
Wanting to make hard to find tools is exactly how I got interested in blacksmithing. Unfortunately when I started out all I could make was really lousy hard to find tools so I got away from it for a while but when I started this channel the intention was always to start with making the tools and then create a project to demonstrate how the were used. I followed that format for the blacksmithing videos but I do intend to expand that to include other traditional crafts. I hope to start introducing more complex projects soon so if you have any ideas or pictures , send them along.
Thanks for the video, Dennis. I've been hoping to see a project like this. I've been wanting to make a set not only to use the dividers as a tool, but also as a decorative piece. I'm a Freemason and I'd love to forge my own set of square and compasses for a project. I've been trying to figure out a way to make the washers and you've presented a perfect solution. Thanks!
Again another excellent video on tool making! I keep coming back enjoying the serenity of your videos. I know that you made the Nurmeberg box, did you by any chance aver come across the 16th century Löffelholzkodex? If not, there are a set of very interesting tools in there, which highlight the mastery of the fine instrument makers of the time. We also know that all the tool sin there are tools which existed (contrary to e.g. da Vincis drawings...) Have a nice day and please continue to make these valuable videos for us!
Hi DF, And wow, what an interesting little job. I like the techniques you use like heating one bar and hammering it using the cold bar as the ‘anvil’ to make a more or less generally flat even thickness on both arms. Thank you for a terrific video I enjoyed this so much! I spend a lot if not most of my time watching videos and am glad I found your easy to view and explanatory style. I am an invalid so there is not much waking possible hence my video use. I can’t do it but like to try and watch ‘learning’ type videos and yours fit the bill! I know it is only a small thing but an example of what I like to do is to try and figure out the connections between for instance Fahrenheit and Celsius and Kelvin Scales which I never knew, but worked out on a 6 month stay in hospital, one way to stay sane I guess?!
Nice! :D It's good to see someone who isn't totally stuck up on knives and swords! Not that those aren't fun but before a beginner is capable of tackling such projects, he or she should be vary and capable od smithing his or her own tools. I will try to replicate these if you don't mind. :)
Its strange how strong the mindset that we have about that is. I've done every technique you used in the video but it would have never occurred to me to use them to make dividers. I really admire how you look at projects objectively and consider all the options when working on them, instead of only the most common and obvious ones.
That's what fascinates me about blacksmithing and all the other early trades. Every project is just a combination of basic techniques that everybody knows and understands yet putting it all in the right order can take years to figure out. Keep at it - Thanks
I don't on this type of divider. I use these only for measuring. I use winged divider ( video coming soon )for scribing arc into metal because you can lock the arms in place and those need hard tips. The problem with these is you have no way of knowing if the arms are moving out of position as you are scribing an arc.
That is great news. :) I am currently making a wall coat rack for my brother's birthday, and I would have no idea where to begin without your video on hook making. Your videos are amazing. Keep them coming. Cheers from Montreal.
This pair is made from mild steel. You would follow the same process with wrought iron just make sure you keep the forging temp high so you don't fracture the internal structure.
What a wonderful project that helps you learn to shoulder, forge a rivet, draw out and forge a mating joint. Teachers like Denis nowadays are like hens teeth. Invaluable videos for the hobbyist smith. Subscribed. Keep them coming good man!
Great video, I like the oversized washer as opposed to just a giant rivet head, which I have never been able to do as nicely as I would like.
You can tell so much by studying a blacksmith's hands. This man is not afraid of hard work. I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing. That's a lovely project & a beautiful piece of smith work.
thank you for the concise instructions. something else for me to add to my list of things to make.
Great tutorial as always, your detailed explanation and helpful hints make projects like this and others so much easier...
Thank you
Looking forward to see what's coming in 2021.
Like all your projects, planning is essential. I find it interesting how you often upset the material in advance knowing you'll need that material later during many of the final forging processes. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
It's just my nature i guess. I get really angry with myself if I'm partway into a project and reach a roadblock that could have been avoided by just thinking the process through
Thanks for making this tutorial. I've wanted to make a set of these for sometime now.
No problem - If you have any questions along the way just let me know.
That is a very informative video, especially making the washer.
I would really appreciate videos on how to make hard to find woodworking tools, especially hand planes. Japanese woodworker make amazing things with a range of specific hand planes. They have blades made of forged high carbon steel forge welded onto a mild steel base. It seems to me that it that could be right up your alley. :-) Love this channel!
Wanting to make hard to find tools is exactly how I got interested in blacksmithing. Unfortunately when I started out all I could make was really lousy hard to find tools so I got away from it for a while but when I started this channel the intention was always to start with making the tools and then create a project to demonstrate how the were used. I followed that format for the blacksmithing videos but I do intend to expand that to include other traditional crafts. I hope to start introducing more complex projects soon so if you have any ideas or pictures , send them along.
Thanks for the video, Dennis. I've been hoping to see a project like this. I've been wanting to make a set not only to use the dividers as a tool, but also as a decorative piece. I'm a Freemason and I'd love to forge my own set of square and compasses for a project. I've been trying to figure out a way to make the washers and you've presented a perfect solution. Thanks!
Glad to help - let me know how it turns out.
i hope you dont mean stonemason....
Really cool!! I saw some of these used yesterday at FABA, in the demonstrations. Thanks for the how-to!!!
Man's most forgotten tool
You are a woundful and skilled smith
Thank you so much. your videos are awsome.
Really awesome video!!
I need a compass like this i lay marks all day i do oxycuts.the other one not this you make that with the guide is perfect.
Again another excellent video on tool making! I keep coming back enjoying the serenity of your videos. I know that you made the Nurmeberg box, did you by any chance aver come across the 16th century Löffelholzkodex? If not, there are a set of very interesting tools in there, which highlight the mastery of the fine instrument makers of the time. We also know that all the tool sin there are tools which existed (contrary to e.g. da Vincis drawings...) Have a nice day and please continue to make these valuable videos for us!
Like this video. good explications. really good project. Have a nice day fron Rouyn-Noranda, province of Québec, Canada. Happy new year. Marco
Hi DF,
And wow, what an interesting little job. I like the techniques you use like heating one bar and hammering it using the cold bar as the ‘anvil’ to make a more or less generally flat even thickness on both arms.
Thank you for a terrific video I enjoyed this so much! I spend a lot if not most of my time watching videos and am glad I found your easy to view and explanatory style. I am an invalid so there is not much waking possible hence my video use. I can’t do it but like to try and watch ‘learning’ type videos and yours fit the bill!
I know it is only a small thing but an example of what I like to do is to try and figure out the connections between for instance Fahrenheit and Celsius and Kelvin Scales which I never knew, but worked out on a 6 month stay in hospital, one way to stay sane I guess?!
I'm glad you found these videos also - Keep in touch. Denis
Nice! :D It's good to see someone who isn't totally stuck up on knives and swords! Not that those aren't fun but before a beginner is capable of tackling such projects, he or she should be vary and capable od smithing his or her own tools.
I will try to replicate these if you don't mind. :)
That's the whole idea. let me know if run into any problems
You've made a blacksmithing video on a project I assumed had to be made via stock removal. Never even considered making them like handleless tongs
Stock removal is a modern concept made possible by modern abrasives and relatively inexpensive files.
Its strange how strong the mindset that we have about that is. I've done every technique you used in the video but it would have never occurred to me to use them to make dividers. I really admire how you look at projects objectively and consider all the options when working on them, instead of only the most common and obvious ones.
That's what fascinates me about blacksmithing and all the other early trades. Every project is just a combination of basic techniques that everybody knows and understands yet putting it all in the right order can take years to figure out. Keep at it - Thanks
Thanks for the video
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Thanks, very helpful!
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oh man, that's a biggie. I need!
I have a question: Do you harden the tips?
Thanks for the videos, you sir are a scholar and a gentleman.
I don't on this type of divider. I use these only for measuring. I use winged divider ( video coming soon )for scribing arc into metal because you can lock the arms in place and those need hard tips. The problem with these is you have no way of knowing if the arms are moving out of position as you are scribing an arc.
Hi Denis, how about showing us how to forge the very handsome dividers that are sitting on the anvil at 3:44 :) very elegant!
I am planning on doing a video on them. I'd like a slightly larger pair and I've had other people ask me about them as well.
That is great news. :) I am currently making a wall coat rack for my brother's birthday, and I would have no idea where to begin without your video on hook making. Your videos are amazing. Keep them coming. Cheers from Montreal.
man you can hammer real fast!
Not really - I wish I had a video to show you of the old guy that tried to teach me how to hammer correctly.
transferable skills help the hammer arm....sport....drumming....etc.
toooo cool
how did you learn to move the hammer that fast?
i soooo need 2 o' them....innies and outies.
Hey Denis, do you use mild steel or would wrought iron also be ok as a material ?
btw, how do you tighten up the rivet ? just hammering it a bit more ?
That's right
This pair is made from mild steel. You would follow the same process with wrought iron just make sure you keep the forging temp high so you don't fracture the internal structure.
still no-one has made one of these with the measuring curve/ruler on one leg....they cannot be bought anywhere.
Wet sandpaper and a glass pane, add a spray bottle of water: poor man's machine finish.