This truly inspires me to get into blacksmithing. Of course, it would take much time to make anything as awesome as Chandler, but I can't imagine NOT getting lost in time, working away and creating something so beautiful and useful out of raw metal. I'm only 19 years old, but I figure if I start now, I can only get better at it with time.
you did an awesome job with it! Im wanting to start blacksmithing once I get everything I need for it. And watching your videos has already taught me alot of things I needed to know. Especially since I learn better from demonstration, your step by step process is going to be the focal point of learning how to do this wonderous craft, cheers!
Outstanding, loved the step by step creation, really bought out the work involved and the attention to detail was what brought it to a finish that was simply art!
Love watching your vids sir. Lost art here. Hopefully you are mentoring a young person and handing your skills and knowledge down to the next generation.
This guys is an amazing, turning railroad spikes into beautiful, unique pieces of art. It's such a great talent to have and i like the way he takes request to have your stuff made.
I finally built my forge and I've just started forging. Thank you for making these videos, They have been a big help in geting motivated to keep going.
How have I only just found these videos? These are really interesting and pretty damn amazing! Wish I had the skill to do anything like that, cheers man. Will be Binge watching your knife videos tonight :)
Your work is amazing! I have a bunch of railroad spikes, but don't have any kind of forge or tools. If I ever get those though, you are defiantly my inspiration for starting up in smithing >:]
Chandler, Once again you have created some nice blades. I wish there were more of you around and available to apprentice some of us. Look forward to your next project
sir you are an artist I am working on my first railroad spike knife just a "plain" knife I really learned a lot from your videos thank you I subscribed so now I have a very good teaching tool to learn more about how to use the hammer I know that sounds dumb but there is an art to working a hammer all of the blacksmiths and beginner blacksmiths out there know what I'm talking about sir again thank you for posting these videos not only does your work look amazing but it is a valuable learning tool be safe!
Long video, but totally worth the outcome and watching the journey. I want to start up, but I can't figure out how to work out of a garage without burning my house down, since I have to use coal (propane is expensive). Thank you for the inspirational videos!
awesome work, i love watching backyard forging/blacksmithing. Need a creator stamp for your work. Its pretty awesome. maybe a made in the USA to go with that hat you had on.
Looks great! I'll have to try something like that when I get another forge built. I moved into an apartment for my job so a lot less space to pursue my hobbies.
Beautiful work! I have some old railroad spikes I salvaged from the old header that was behind my shed when I bought my house. Complete novice who just got his first little forge and anvil but i'm hoping to make a hatchet head and knife (after much practice with other metal scrap) one day out of them!
Why don't you use the money from this knife sale to buy you a new pair of gloves?! Hahaha just giving you a hard time. I love watching any master craftsman at his or her craft, but I really love to watch you work! Just fascinating!
The whole time I'm watching this thinking about how I saw you make the brass hammer your using. Looks like it works good. Love your work man. Will keep enjoying your vids as long as you make me.
Make a video of you swinging that hammer with that left hand of yours . Cause you are a beautiful blacksmith .thank you us lefty people feel left out no pun intended .love you smithing brother .
Found you literally two days ago. Really enjoying this. Making me want to get into blacksmithing. I understand it wouldn't be cheap to start but basic components that i need or "cheaper" alternatives?
Dude. Chandler started with regular hammer and an axe head for an anvil. Get some metal, start a fire and beat in it. See what happens. You will make a hot mess (blacksmiths Are the only people who should be allowed to say hot mess) but you will learn something. Every time I fire my forge I learn something new. Just do it
Really great work on this knife. I wonder however if it would have been possible to get the horns thinner and pointier? Or would that risk melting them right off? I really enjoy these longer videos with you explaining the details as you go along.
got to say your work is simply amazing... wish things today were still make by hand like this.. but know use smarty pants humans need to get robots to make things now....
Nice work, Chandler. I have always found art in steel is always such a pleasure to look at. Makes me want to try it, but I think not at age 69. Maybe next lifetime. When I retire next month I intend to try my hand at MIG welding, inspired by my daughter, who is a welder/armourer/CNC operator. I just stumbled across this vid, and now you have a new Canadian subscriber. Thanks for putting your art up for all to enjoy. I am off to check out your store at etsy.com. There may be an order coming your way shortly. I like your approach. Cheers
Chandler Dickinson Hadn't thought about it from that angle. I'll check it out, maybe combine it with the MIG. Bucket list reduction starts in September. This just went in. Thanks, Chandler.
that was the most amazing knife I've see made from a Spike, I love dragons. u don't forge u mold the metal like a art. and that is something truly talented. u sparked an idea. I'm looking. I'm looking for a yul carving knife for the yul ham and wanted to ask if u got put a bores head on one of those spike knives and give it a Norse look
Hope you can answer this! Before you had your shop, did you just leave all your equipment outside, or did you lug it in and out of a shed or garage? Right now I have an outdoor setup, and I hate having to lug all my tools in and out of the garage. I am thinking of maybe being able to leave them outside in a way that they won't rust.
I would love to see you make an elk head skinning knife out of a railroad spike. That dragon looked pretty awsome and challenging and i think the elk would be more challenging since there are more tines and points on the antlers. I love to see blacksmiths challenge themselves and i think alot of the people on youtube would like to see you challenge yourself more often. If you would consider making the elk head out of a railroad spike that woild be awsome
brandon vessey Drop me an email at chandlersstore@mindspring.com I think the challenge would be to make the antlers in a way that would be strong, look realistic and not be in the way of using the knife... but elk and white tail are on my todo list... somewhere
Though I'm sure you realize it already, a lot of your detailing problems are because your punches and chisels aren't fine enough in the tip. A hard, sharp (or just thin, unless you want to slice) edge can probably cut soft, hot metal as well as it can putty, which leaves a lot more detail work available than a few blunt punches. But, of course, I'm just speculating. I've never done metalworking myself.
Hey chandler just a quick question, how long does it usually take to get the metal hot and also is it true that the metal looks hotter on camera? Thanks
Personally I have found that the metal looks hotter in person. You can see the wetness of it. It wispers to you saying "touch me, I'm smooth" but I like my skin where it is so I don't listen. Lol.
The Horned Blacksmith Ay.... The Siren that be, the hot Iron. It calleth you, seemingly by name. Reaching within your soul. Stimulating your curiosity. Yee could listen to it, and be harmed. Or, you could show it the way back to the realm of the living. Molding it, blow by blow. Until it becometh what you desire. *Shakes head**Realizes what was just written..... goes to bed*
tlane567 Muld lod, hast thou yen seuen abt ehn penned hatt? Deut erh naicht alt Engelsh. (My friend, did you actually see what you just wrote? That's not old enlish in the slightest.) Real old english looks more like german than anything else... What you just wrote is, well, hollywood style pirate speak. So next time when you try to speak old english, at least try to make sure some random garbage comes out instead of actual words... -_- Bleejh gud moahr teg. (Stay good untill days end ; kinda like have a nice day, or goodbye for now...)
***** Well to be perfectly frank, I was going for an old "sailory" feel. Whether or not it was historically accurate, I really didn't care. :P It was made to amuse (which it appears to have done so for 6 people). **And with that, I bid ye well educated sir, a good night.**
I just finished watching your video :') it brought a tear to my eye it's a beautiful piece. Yes rough in some areas yes but that's what gives it it's charm. The one thing I thought as you where forging the blade. I couldn't help but to think that if you had made a Kukri style blade it would have fit really good with the curvature of the over all knife. Which could have been started at around 36:42 because it was starting to get tip heavy a very lovely Kukri could have been born. However they way it turned out is still excellent. What I am stating is personal taste. Anyway I love watching your videos and they are teaching me a lot. Right now I don't have the money to get the equipment I need to get started. But I am collecting what I will need it's just going to take some time. However your videos have been mentally preparing me so when the time does get here. I will know what to do, how I should do it, and what it will look like as I work. So Thanks for the wonderful work you have done so far.
I watched your froe and now this one going back. First time watcher. Love metal working and your videos are awesome. I was wondering, you would say make a list of hammers, tongs, by names or weights, and maybe to save you mentioning all that is commonplace to you, just say spray paint the tool or color tape the handle some such, so to the viewer its obvious 'oh heavy hammer for this' and then all you gotta do is keep a copy pasted list on your videos in the Description area, so people can follow along for basic awareness. *shrug* Just a thought, and maybe a nice feature for the non layman to get more involved with how and what is going on. In any case, Love the videos and your personality and honesty, all those are great just the way they are as well as your choices. Take care and hope to see many more!
This is amazing and you have inspired me to make one for myself. I just need to wait for my coal and get to the knife making. Question would a rotary tool with a diamond cutting edge help with the small details on the dragon head
(please read these chandler)hey chandler you should really invest in a dremel tool it makes fine detail work a lot easier and only cost around 40-50 dollars on ebay u should definatley buy one cause your work is really good and an inspiration
Would it be possible to extend the time you have with a piece before it cools down by pointing a blow torch at it once it's in the vise? When you work on fine details like nostrils, eyes, ears, wrinkles etc?
This truly inspires me to get into blacksmithing. Of course, it would take much time to make anything as awesome as Chandler, but I can't imagine NOT getting lost in time, working away and creating something so beautiful and useful out of raw metal. I'm only 19 years old, but I figure if I start now, I can only get better at it with time.
you did an awesome job with it! Im wanting to start blacksmithing once I get everything I need for it. And watching your videos has already taught me alot of things I needed to know. Especially since I learn better from demonstration, your step by step process is going to be the focal point of learning how to do this wonderous craft, cheers!
Outstanding, loved the step by step creation, really bought out the work involved and the attention to detail was what brought it to a finish that was simply art!
Love watching your vids sir. Lost art here. Hopefully you are mentoring a young person and handing your skills and knowledge down to the next generation.
This guys is an amazing, turning railroad spikes into beautiful, unique pieces of art. It's such a great talent to have and i like the way he takes request to have your stuff made.
I finally built my forge and I've just started forging. Thank you for making these videos, They have been a big help in geting motivated to keep going.
Came out great. You should create a makers mark stamp for all of your pieces!
I agree totally about that. :)
HELL YEA !!! forge yourself a markstamp :x
Great job Sir. Your attention to detail and perfection obviously shows. I like your craftsmanship.
I'm wanting to learn the art of blacksmithing and watching your videos is inspiring. Your work is incredible.
How have I only just found these videos? These are really interesting and pretty damn amazing! Wish I had the skill to do anything like that, cheers man. Will be Binge watching your knife videos tonight :)
This is amazing... It is nice to see a craftsman take something raw and common and turn it into something unique and fantastic. Cheers
I think this knife is absolutely amazing! Nice work! The scales are a really nice touch, good last bit of flavor.
That was Awesome!! This is my favourite blacksmith channel on TH-cam!
Your work is amazing! I have a bunch of railroad spikes, but don't have any kind of forge or tools. If I ever get those though, you are defiantly my inspiration for starting up in smithing >:]
Wow......just stinkin' wow!!!!! Beautiful blade from one hell of a blacksmith.
That knife has a lot of 'character' for sure-- will definitely have to try something like this!!
All of your projects are amazing.
congratulations
Very cool knife. The scales left on really add character for a dragon.
you are a metal god, your work and video's are top notch, I'm just getting started in blacksmithing, and your videos are a big help thank you.
Very elegant !! You hit it right on. Really nice piece. !!!
Chandler, Once again you have created some nice blades. I wish there were more of you around and available to apprentice some of us. Look forward to your next project
I love Dragons, it's in the family name, and I love edged weapons; I think it came out great. You are an artist.
The knife looks great. The eyes and the horns make the dragon. Nice work, you should have not trouble earning a living doing this full time.
That is the nicest railroad spike knife I've seen. You are truly an artist!
It looks magnificent, of all the work I have seen you do this is probably the best I have seen.
sir you are an artist I am working on my first railroad spike knife just a "plain" knife I really learned a lot from your videos thank you I subscribed so now I have a very good teaching tool to learn more about how to use the hammer I know that sounds dumb but there is an art to working a hammer all of the blacksmiths and beginner blacksmiths out there know what I'm talking about sir again thank you for posting these videos not only does your work look amazing but it is a valuable learning tool be safe!
in the event of a economic collapse you have a valuable skill when most people work office jobs and have no real world skills keep up the good work
Long video, but totally worth the outcome and watching the journey. I want to start up, but I can't figure out how to work out of a garage without burning my house down, since I have to use coal (propane is expensive). Thank you for the inspirational videos!
Came out great. I like how you left the temper look.
awesome work, i love watching backyard forging/blacksmithing. Need a creator stamp for your work. Its pretty awesome. maybe a made in the USA to go with that hat you had on.
You seem like a badass person to sit down and talk to. I feel I could learn a lot.
The blade looks like the surface has been partially melted- awesome.
Looks great! I'll have to try something like that when I get another forge built. I moved into an apartment for my job so a lot less space to pursue my hobbies.
Very cool, I like the end result on the blade once the scales were polished up. Amazing job and subbed!
You sir are a very gifted craftsman.
I've just subscribed to your video's, you are putting out some truly awesome items, thanks for sharing them...
Very cool knife. Reminds me of an ancient viking relic.
Those skills. Great video brother, and awesome knife.
Great work, it was pleasant to watch your working with all your efforts. Amazing!
Beautiful work! I have some old railroad spikes I salvaged from the old header that was behind my shed when I bought my house. Complete novice who just got his first little forge and anvil but i'm hoping to make a hatchet head and knife (after much practice with other metal scrap) one day out of them!
That was incredible!!! Fantastic job!!!
Turned out beautifully great job
Why don't you use the money from this knife sale to buy you a new pair of gloves?! Hahaha just giving you a hard time. I love watching any master craftsman at his or her craft, but I really love to watch you work! Just fascinating!
i just found your channel, and I am hooked. This knife is my favorite that Ive seen so far.
Keep up the awesome work!
Fantastic work on this. I see you also got great service out of your brass half mallet during the project.
The whole time I'm watching this thinking about how I saw you make the brass hammer your using. Looks like it works good. Love your work man. Will keep enjoying your vids as long as you make me.
Make em* sorry autocorrect got me lol
you are skillful i enjoy watching. think a big mouth bass w a blade that looks like that would look cool. hope you keep posting your projects.
Upon closer examination it does have a lot different detailing than the Ram's Head knife. They're both very good representations, for sure.
Awesome and inspiring! Thanks for the look inside...
Those scales are kick ass!
Make a video of you swinging that hammer with that left hand of yours . Cause you are a beautiful blacksmith .thank you us lefty people feel left out no pun intended .love you smithing brother .
to be fair: the minimalistic style it has at the 4:00 min mark is really awesome!
But the finished project look nice too ;)
both the convex blade and the different finish looked very good.
Your work is great Sir ! I love it !
I really love your videos , and infant you inspire me to do blacksmithing in the future :)
This needs a Dragonskin sheath.
do you have 99 smithing?
Patrick D I have 100 smithing just by making a load of iron daggers
Awesome job! God has turly gifted you, Keep the video coming brother.
Found you literally two days ago. Really enjoying this. Making me want to get into blacksmithing. I understand it wouldn't be cheap to start but basic components that i need or "cheaper" alternatives?
Nathan Price l;ook online there is a 35 dollar forge and you can use a chunk of steel or iron can work as an andvil
truthfulkarl I use a 12" length of rail track..!
Dude. Chandler started with regular hammer and an axe head for an anvil. Get some metal, start a fire and beat in it. See what happens. You will make a hot mess (blacksmiths Are the only people who should be allowed to say hot mess) but you will learn something. Every time I fire my forge I learn something new. Just do it
Thats a reall cool looking knife man !!
Some awesome skills U have...
Great video, thanks for letting us watch.
nice work chandler , have been watching many videos, keep the good work , probably will try to make my own rr knife here in argentina
Cheers
That's one helluva talent!!
Nice job, good work, good video. Well done, sir.
the imperfections are what make it awesome
Really great work on this knife. I wonder however if it would have been possible to get the horns thinner and pointier? Or would that risk melting them right off? I really enjoy these longer videos with you explaining the details as you go along.
MonStarNZ I could have easily gotten them thinner but being a knife I worried they'd be too sharp so went shorter and less pointed
got to say your work is simply amazing... wish things today were still make by hand like this.. but know use smarty pants humans need to get robots to make things now....
thyats one hell of a dragons head and its something how every th8ing fell into place during heat treat , nice
Dude your a Awesome blacksmith love your work
Very neat videos,interesting to watch, keep up the good work!
that Dragon Head knife came out great..
Great stuff man. Subscribed with a smile.
Nice work, Chandler. I have always found art in steel is always such a pleasure to look at. Makes me want to try it, but I think not at age 69. Maybe next lifetime. When I retire next month I intend to try my hand at MIG welding, inspired by my daughter, who is a welder/armourer/CNC operator.
I just stumbled across this vid, and now you have a new Canadian subscriber. Thanks for putting your art up for all to enjoy. I am off to check out your store at etsy.com. There may be an order coming your way shortly. I like your approach.
Cheers
deltavee2 I'd say 69 ain't too late to start... Might have pass on the 8 pound hammers but I find my 3 pounder most useful
Chandler Dickinson
Hadn't thought about it from that angle. I'll check it out, maybe combine it with the MIG. Bucket list reduction starts in September. This just went in.
Thanks, Chandler.
Looks amazing sir
Man bending the horns in made a world of difference
Mate, that is beautiful. I gotta have a shot at that.
for a hobby I'm planning to be a blacksmith I always loved this lost art
that was the most amazing knife I've see made from a Spike, I love dragons. u don't forge u mold the metal like a art. and that is something truly talented. u sparked an idea. I'm looking. I'm looking for a yul carving knife for the yul ham and wanted to ask if u got put a bores head on one of those spike knives and give it a Norse look
your work is amazing
Que bonito,gran trabajo!!
Hope you can answer this! Before you had your shop, did you just leave all your equipment outside, or did you lug it in and out of a shed or garage? Right now I have an outdoor setup, and I hate having to lug all my tools in and out of the garage. I am thinking of maybe being able to leave them outside in a way that they won't rust.
I've been putting a grill cover over my stuff and it seems to be doing well.
You are the best, Chandler!
I would love to see you make an elk head skinning knife out of a railroad spike. That dragon looked pretty awsome and challenging and i think the elk would be more challenging since there are more tines and points on the antlers. I love to see blacksmiths challenge themselves and i think alot of the people on youtube would like to see you challenge yourself more often. If you would consider making the elk head out of a railroad spike that woild be awsome
brandon vessey Drop me an email at chandlersstore@mindspring.com I think the challenge would be to make the antlers in a way that would be strong, look realistic and not be in the way of using the knife... but elk and white tail are on my todo list... somewhere
i love your knifes!!!
I wish I found this channel sooner.
That looks like a lot of fun
Though I'm sure you realize it already, a lot of your detailing problems are because your punches and chisels aren't fine enough in the tip. A hard, sharp (or just thin, unless you want to slice) edge can probably cut soft, hot metal as well as it can putty, which leaves a lot more detail work available than a few blunt punches. But, of course, I'm just speculating. I've never done metalworking myself.
Mind Bones hahaahah lol real nice it is very fun helps my soul fly
Jeff Bass
Eh?
Hey chandler just a quick question, how long does it usually take to get the metal hot and also is it true that the metal looks hotter on camera? Thanks
Personally I have found that the metal looks hotter in person. You can see the wetness of it. It wispers to you saying "touch me, I'm smooth" but I like my skin where it is so I don't listen. Lol.
The Horned Blacksmith lol. Same
The Horned Blacksmith Ay.... The Siren that be, the hot Iron. It calleth you, seemingly by name. Reaching within your soul. Stimulating your curiosity. Yee could listen to it, and be harmed. Or, you could show it the way back to the realm of the living. Molding it, blow by blow. Until it becometh what you desire. *Shakes head**Realizes what was just written..... goes to bed*
tlane567 Muld lod, hast thou yen seuen abt ehn penned hatt?
Deut erh naicht alt Engelsh.
(My friend, did you actually see what you just wrote?
That's not old enlish in the slightest.)
Real old english looks more like german than anything else...
What you just wrote is, well, hollywood style pirate speak.
So next time when you try to speak old english, at least try to make sure some random garbage comes out instead of actual words... -_-
Bleejh gud moahr teg.
(Stay good untill days end ; kinda like have a nice day, or goodbye for now...)
***** Well to be perfectly frank, I was going for an old "sailory" feel. Whether or not it was historically accurate, I really didn't care. :P It was made to amuse (which it appears to have done so for 6 people). **And with that, I bid ye well educated sir, a good night.**
That was pretty neat and new fan.
I just finished watching your video :') it brought a tear to my eye it's a beautiful piece. Yes rough in some areas yes but that's what gives it it's charm. The one thing I thought as you where forging the blade. I couldn't help but to think that if you had made a Kukri style blade it would have fit really good with the curvature of the over all knife. Which could have been started at around 36:42 because it was starting to get tip heavy a very lovely Kukri could have been born. However they way it turned out is still excellent. What I am stating is personal taste. Anyway I love watching your videos and they are teaching me a lot. Right now I don't have the money to get the equipment I need to get started. But I am collecting what I will need it's just going to take some time. However your videos have been mentally preparing me so when the time does get here. I will know what to do, how I should do it, and what it will look like as I work. So Thanks for the wonderful work you have done so far.
Gamersuperbeast Kukri would have worked very well!
I watched your froe and now this one going back. First time watcher. Love metal working and your videos are awesome. I was wondering, you would say make a list of hammers, tongs, by names or weights, and maybe to save you mentioning all that is commonplace to you, just say spray paint the tool or color tape the handle some such, so to the viewer its obvious 'oh heavy hammer for this' and then all you gotta do is keep a copy pasted list on your videos in the Description area, so people can follow along for basic awareness. *shrug* Just a thought, and maybe a nice feature for the non layman to get more involved with how and what is going on.
In any case, Love the videos and your personality and honesty, all those are great just the way they are as well as your choices.
Take care and hope to see many more!
+SeeTheWholeTruth check out my forgeside chat - how do i get started blacksmithing I show most of the tools I use and used
Love your videos, great teaching, great skills!
amazing work i think it turned out better then the pic you had
I love the video, and enjoy it even more at 2x speed as you sound liked a coked up mad genius.
This is amazing and you have inspired me to make one for myself. I just need to wait for my coal and get to the knife making. Question would a rotary tool with a diamond cutting edge help with the small details on the dragon head
I think it came out badass . if you wanted to get a good detail take a dremel to it but i like it
(please read these chandler)hey chandler you should really invest in a dremel tool it makes fine detail work a lot easier and only cost around 40-50 dollars on ebay u should definatley buy one cause your work is really good and an inspiration
This blade is just straight wicked I want 1
Fiery Ebla Email me at chandlersstore@mindspring.com and I will get you on the schedule
Cool, really nicely done!
Would it be possible to extend the time you have with a piece before it cools down by pointing a blow torch at it once it's in the vise? When you work on fine details like nostrils, eyes, ears, wrinkles etc?
+Quest4Paradise Yes many do use a torch for these delicate parts...
+Chandler Dickinson can you be my dad? lol
Brilliant I couldn't do that in a million years lol.