Hand Forged Chest Handles // Blacksmithing & Woodworking
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As part of the Dutch Toolchest Saga, I wanted to forge some truly everlasting hardware. First up, chest handles. They need to be extremely sturdy and keep my fingers from getting pinched when lifting the chest. I saw this old design at an antique store a few years ago and my friend Caleb Nolen at Homestead Heritage in Waco, Texas recreated them from a picture. My other friend David Tutthill from Firehorse Forge and I made a few pair together a few years ago, and now that I've got my own forge set up and two chests that need handles, I figured it was time I made some of my own. Hand forged chest handles are the perfect touch to complete any traditional chest design, whether it be blanket chests, dutch toolchests, anarchist toolchests, etc.
If you'd like to order custom hardware for furniture you're building, check out:
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I'm Anne of All Trades. In Seattle, I have a woodworking, blacksmithing and fabrication shop, a selection of furry friends, and an organic farm. This channel is aimed at sharing my passion for working with my hands, being a good steward of the earth, and preserving antiquated skills and traditions.
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Nice work Anne!
I'm a hobbyist woodworker and blacksmith. My 2 car garage is a woodshop and smithy. Cool to see you doing some blacksmithing. Thanks for sharing.
They lend to each other well. I've been smithing for four years and the more I learn the more opportunities for crossover present themselves. There's lots of other smithing videos in my archives if you're interested in looking back through.
@@AnneofAllTrades I agree. They often go hand in hand. I will definitely check out the other videos. Merry Christmas.
In addition to your skills, you are such a positive person and have a smile that can light up a room.
Keep sharing your knowledge, it is much appreciated.
Thanks so much for that encouragement!
Such a smart design! I love that you don't squish your fingers and the amount of support they give. And they look great!
Thanks so much! Yeah the non finger pinching bit is the best part
Wow, that was an amazing forge to watch. 👍🏽
They look fantastic, awesome job, Anne. 👌🏽
Thank you Bill!
Awesome video, great tips and a beautiful result, can't wait to see the hinges.
Coming up soon I hope, though they may be slightly waylaid by the disruption of our big move across country ;)
Merry Christmas
Blacksmithing is a dream of mine. Fire and beating metal just seams like fun. Great work AAT.
You should totally sign up for a class! It's fun.
@@AnneofAllTrades I may have to find one. Thanks :~) Keep at it. You inspire hearts.
awesme!! i really like the metalwork... i have an old trunk from my grandpa that has handles like that!! happy holidays!
I have really enjoyed your videos this year. I hope you and all of the special people in your life have a very Happy Holiday Season.
I'm very thankful for folks like you taking the time to watch them! Happy holidays!
Handles turned out great and it was very interesting to see how you made them! Wishing you, your family and critters much happiness this holiday season and throughout the year to come!!!
Thanks so much!
Great video - neat to see the whole process through!
I'm sure more experienced smiths have the process down pat, but I really love the process of figuring out how to get from point A to point B, especially knowing that homesteaders of old had to do the exact same thing!
Thank you for the reply Anne
Great job, Anne! The handles look good on the tool chest, too. Thanks for sharing this video! Merry Christmas!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video :)
Beautiful work and a really great design for a handle!
Thank you!
Well done. Love that design.
Thank you!
Great work as always! I really like that design of handle!
Thank you!
You never fail to impress!
Thank you!
Your videos are always full of very good instructional information and you are an inspiration to the human sprit. Thanks
Thanks so much for the encouragement Dave!
Awesome video, Anne! You really get a sense of just how labor intensive even the smallest of pieces were to make back in the day. Those handles look great, but are super strong and the mounting and retention is so simple, but equally as strong. Did I see Ford script on your bending wrench? Ford Motor Company had Ford script tools available for sale at all the dealers from the teens through probably the '50s. I've assembled a kit of Ford script tools for the tool tray in the trunk of my 1937 Ford. It's always exciting to dig thru a pile of old tools somewhere and find an F or full Ford script on a cool old piece.
People used to burn down old cabins to collect the nails from the ashes to take with them when they moved, even nails were valued since each one was hand forged and much more expensive than today. Nail making was a common cottage industry particularly in the winter when fields didn't need tending profitable too.
One of the main goals of my channel is not necessarily to master each and every skill, but rather, to show the various processes behind many of the tasks it's easy in our modern world to take for granted. It really is incredible the amount of work that goes on behind the scenes to make even the simplest houshold object without modern techniques and machinery. Keen eye on that Ford wrench!
And to think, she started with machine made stock close to finish dimension. Imagine how much more labor would be required without having the stock already.
Really Well Done Anne👍
Thank you!
Those are awesome Anne, great job and thanks for the info! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Thanks Fred!
Anne! How’s the new homestead? May God richly bless your family and endeavors there.
Beautiful, heavy duty pulls: functional, beefy, and attractive. Good tips, as well.
As usual, thanks for your videos.
Thanks so much! We are just in the process of packing now and will move right after Christmas!
I about forgot! Happy holidays to you and your family Anne!
Happy Holidays Lee! We will spend them packing and moving, Santa is bringing me a new farm for Christmas :)
You are a true artist.
Thank you! You are too kind
As always Anne, you're an inspiration.
Thank you so much!
Cool handles and great tips 👍👍👍👍
Thanks Gib!
Absolutely awesome
Thank you!
Very good job Anne!
Thank you!
@@AnneofAllTrades Merry Christmas!
Awesome design!
I was really excited when I first saw it a few years ago! So practical.
Awesome video Anne! I love it that you do all matter if trades. This is not one that I am exposed to yet as a woodworker so far.
It's always fun to play with fire ;)
So nice to see you in the blacksmith shop! I hadn't seen those handles yet, so I really enjoyed the introduction to them. Best wishes on your move! Merry Christmas! :)
Thanks so much! Merry Christmas to you as well!
Nice work and excellent instructions!👍✌️😊🙏🏼
Thank you!
Very nice great looking chest handles
Thank you!
Your forging skills are getting better. The design looks good.
Thank you!
I am keep watching your videos for two days. I feel like I want to make something really.
That's the goal of this channel! To encourage folks to make stuff!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
I enjoyed watching. Thanks
Glad to hear it!
Anne you have moved close to me. I always watch you videos. Welcome to Tennessee>
We are very excited to move to Nashville!
Lovely video Anne! Thanks For sharing it with us and Merry Christmas!🎄🎁💖👌👍😎JP
Thanks JP!
Your very welcome Anne! 😎
Always fascinating to me to watch a blacksmith make something out of nothing, great job!, Thanks for sharing
I think that's my favorite part of the craft!
YOUR THE COOLEST!!!!!!!!!!!!! EXCELLENT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!
You are really putting other TH-camrs to shame here LOL. The quality and effort you put into your videos is just incredible. I’ve been subscribed since you were a small channel It’s great to see you succeeding, you deserve it
Thank you so much. Hard work pays off. Though still working on the actual pay part ;P
awesome!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Wow thanks foe sharing
you are avery talented person, thank you for sharing :) subed
Thank you!
Anne, like how you bite your lips when hammering. It is amazing how much you can do in different areas. Great job young lady. Keep the videos coming.
Another thing to keep in mind when working with mild steel, especially thin mild steel. You can cool off areas you don’t want to bend and then just bend what you want.
Yep! If you look closely I believe you can see me using that technique a time or two in the video ;)
That was hot (see what I did there?) and the end result was really cool (oh, brother) 🙄……... Merry Christmas to you both.🎅
Marking and measuring is a good skill both in woodworking and metal work if you use them ... measure and mark a few Light lines where you want things to go. It gives you a quick visual reference so thing don't go lope-sided..an measurements are a makers friend.. an if you write them down you can then reproduce them years later.. Da Vinci's dairies... 500 years later people are still making his stuff..
Good thoughts
Honestly Anne is there anything you cant do or wont tackle? you're amazing, very nice work!
Thank you! I'm not so good at computer stuff ;)
I could watch this all day! I might have to gain a new skill 🤔
Glad to hear it! Thanks Donna!
It's a blast. As an almost 40 year woodworker I added steel to my pallet some years ago (along with leather) . Still a lot to learn but it's a blast.
I just realized, in the last episode of the tiny house build, April was wearing your sweatshirt.. Besties for life
We were made to be friends!
Nice looking anvil
Thanks! Shes a bigun.
Awesome job! Those look great! I will have to have my girlfriend make me those if I start making chests to sell!
Absolutely!
Hello from Portugal! Very Nice job! Keep going and never drop your hands. Just an advice i see you strugling with the hammer a little bit, and i see one thing that can help you, the handle it's to long, try to see were do you grab it more, mark one inch further and cut ir, i think that will help you
Interesting tip, are you a blacksmith?
@@AnneofAllTrades yes i am.
Hi Anne
Your are amazing🤗. I have never attempted metal working🤔, looks a bit hot to me😂. It is so different to me to hear you use feet and inches. Of cause when I was a very young girl i can just remember Australians used imperial measurements. Your very special luv the video but I dont think I'll give the metal working miss, might burn myself .
Ashleigh 💖
It certainly is hot! Gotta remember not to touch the metal even if it doesn't look hot or you can sometimes get surprised ;)
Hi Anne, I am a bit confused, have you moved yet as your backdrop in this video is your old farm. I understand that you will have made some videos to reduce the headaches of such a massive uprooting of all your animals and the organization of all the new vegetable gardens and trees. I would expect a buffer of about a year to get some work done to an acceptable level as you not only have to re-plant your entire structure but also set up "organic" food and produce including all the food systems for the animal's etcetera. I only ash because I am so looking forward to seeing you go through all the plans and ways that you are going to change the new place to your liking.
We have not moved yet. We are packing up this week and plan to head down right after Christmas. Hoping to be back up and running within the next six months.
After all these videos it finally dawned on me you are left handed. But I really just loves those glasses
I think this multifaceted woman is ambidextrous. I'm pretty sure I've seen her swing a forging hammer with both sides.
@@wenwren with all her skill that could be totally true she is very talented
I'm ambidextrous but I have been working on remembering to swing with my left hand to even out some shoulder stress I've been dealing with ;)
How much bigger than the diameter of the handle the diameter of the eyelet needs to be, to make it possible to thread the handle with all its bends? How wide are the pins? Do you need to heat the pins to bend them apart while installing?
Anne love your work I have taught for 33 years and still do blacksmithing and fine woodworking. On your blacksmithing you might try a smaller hammer until you develop more accuracy and arm strength. get about a 24 oz ball peen hammer and try it. Remember there are 2 ways to move metal, heavy hammer ,low velocity blows or the same energy can come with lighter hammer, high velocity swings. in watching your blacksmithing I see you just pushing the hammer down and not swinging powerful blows. because your arm is tired. Think about how you use hammers for carpentry. the head of the hammer is light and traveling fast and drives the nail easily. Im 74 and do not have the arm strength I used to. I went to a lighter hammer and found I get better accuracy with my strikes and don't get so tired. You know what, a horse shoe hammer may be perfect. I have an extra one and If you want it I will gladly mail it to you. its not fancy but has a flat side and a ball side. Dave
Hey Dave, I'm actually using a 16 oz hammer I made. I think what you are seeing as me being tired is actually just a different hammer swinging style than you're used to. I've recently been coached in a new technique formulated a little better for the feminine physique. I used to swing a three pound hammer but moved to a smaller one for the majority of my work for many of the reasons you stated above.
@@AnneofAllTrades That's great, the hammer looked like a 2 pound one, probably just the camera makes it look bigger. I am in the process of downsizing a lot of my tools and if you are interested in some quality (free) tools and wood carving chisels my e-mail is dvmlange@gmail.com We can talk.. also I would like to send you a picture of my daughter who is your long lost twin. She looks and acts like you(too much energy) I just picked up about 80 smaller swiss carving chisels in a free box and if you have need for small gouges, veining tools, and straight bits let me know. As creative as you are you may want to incorporate some copper in your blacksmithing. I go to scrap metal yards and get all sorts of copper scrap that I use to fancy up my projects. I would love to share some photos of projects I build, Also you may want to look at the you tube site I started 3 years ago but only made 4 Log cabin building-tour log cabin building- hewing a log and log cabin building- step by step laying up the logs. I know you will like the cabin 40 years old Dave
@@AnneofAllTrades I mean no disrespect, but there are not that many hammering techniques out there. Only the right and wrong technique. I strongly suggest that you learn the right way, because, as the gentlemen above told you, you are pushing the hammer, not swinging it. Kinetic energy is what you want, and that is really straightforward: mass × velocity2 (square) divided by 2. Either you increase the mass or velocity. Increasing velocity is more effective because velocity is squared (in the formula). There is also the matter of potential energy, but, let's leave that out for now... Woman or man, it doesn't matter, if you are blacksmithing, you need to learn the proper hammering technique. I normally would not comment, but you seem to give instructions in this video, and if you do that, you really should do things the right way. Don't get me wrong, I do give you credit for getting into this beautiful craft of blacksmithing, and I hope you will get better and better.
I'm always happy to get well informed feedback, and thankfully, I have access to lots of trained professionals who can coach me with regard to technique. I'm certainly not an expert, nor do I intend to come off as one.
Pretty ingenious design with those bent pins. I wonder if a plate on the inside would make it even stronger.
Or a hand cut washer behind each pin
I first saw them on a trunk five years ago and immediately had to recreate them. The design is brilliant. The interior plate doesn't seem necessary, I've loaded that wood trunk up with many, many heavy items and the handles held extremely tight.
your technique is a bit scary at times and your temonology makes me giggle.. But wow do I love your drive! I love it when girls learn to work with wood, metal and every other type of building material. My second wife (I lost my frist) never had the chance until we got married about 20 years ago.. Being a fellow that worked all of his life with his hands I can do most anything.. My wife found she liked to work with wood and today can use every tool in my shop.. (some even better than me.. she is a natural) As a male working in a male dominated business I was totally amazed at my wifes ideas, abilities and the new perspectives that she brought to the different tasks at hand.. Though I am a master carpenter I have learned so much from her and have learned to love it when I see women getting involved.. New blood to an old business... Carry on Anne (I bet your husband knows exactly what I am saying..) Make sure and get other girls involved we can use the new perspective.. at least that is my opinion..
master gardener, animal husbandryman, musician, woodworker, and now blacksmith. I am convinced you could build a fusion reactor if you tried. And I might also add that its quite annoying. best wishes to you.
Haha I can’t tell if that’s a complaint or a compliment
@@AnneofAllTrades Its a compliment....but it still annoys me.
Mark Waddey hahaha fair enough! If you’d like to feel a little better, watch this a few dozen times instagram.com/p/B5p8002l_kA/?igshid=1ve59pmkr8ddt
Mark Waddey hahaha fair enough! If you’d like to feel a little better, watch this a few dozen times instagram.com/p/B5p8002l_kA/?igshid=1ve59pmkr8ddt
@@AnneofAllTrades hah! that helps! In all honesty, I truly admire your willingness to pretty much take on anything. please dont stop challenging yourself. there is a fusion reactor in your future.
I really love this design. I was entranced by the whole video and process. Do you think a slotted flat washer on the inside of the chest would be advisable? To slip over the tabs before they are bent into place.
Exactly what I was thinking! If/ when I make a set myself I will probably make a backing plate or a washer for each pin on the inside
maybe, though I'm not sure if it needs it.
@@AnneofAllTrades probably not necessary, I tend to over build things and worry incessantly about durability. I doubt historical examples had any plate inside since clinching of nails and pins was the norm, I just worry too much lol.
Come play with metal at Zacks sometime!
are you making anything for Christmas? homemade ornaments?
Haha no we are moving to Nashville right now my entire shop is in a shipping container ;)
WOW! I agree with Linda Tucker... will you ever sell any of these? Interested here as well :)
We are in the midst of moving right now and I have to build a new shop in Nashville so if you can be very, very patient, perhaps I will :)
@@AnneofAllTrades I'm in no hurry, in fact, do not even have something to put them on just yet. Safe travels!
Anne, great handle design, and I love the jig you made for consistency in production. Not that you have anything else going on, but could I commission a couple of those for you to make for me? Would love to learn and make myself, but no room at my end for a metal-working shop. :-)
I would love to say yes, but unfortunately I just don't have the time currently. Check out my friend Jordan at Axe and Anvil. He does fantastic commissioned hardware for all kinds of folks. Tell him I sent you!
Anne of All Trades will do, thanks Anne!
Anne Where do you get your sweaters?
They used to be on amazon but the company went out of business.
Hey Anne, great video!
Just curious, do you have someone filming you? If so, whoever it is does a great job.
Cheers
Bruce
Hey Bruce! It’s split pretty evenly. Sean Connelly shoot and edited this video for me, some others I shoot with a tripod and edit myself but whenever I can afford to have someone help out, it makes for a much, much better product ;)
Thanks Anne. Your videos always look great. Not sure where you are in the moving process but I hope it's all going well and a very Merry Christmas to you and your family and all the best for a healthy and happy New Year.
Cheers
Does anyone make these for sale? I'm currently building dutch tool chest and would love to put some hand forge hardware.
I linked Dave Tutthill and Caleb nolen's pages in the description, contact them :)
vos sos la amiga de la otra depredadora de arboles, esa que inclina la mano?
Where did u get your safety glasses? 😋
Linked in the description!
Ooooh thank u!! ☺️
😊💛💚❤
great work!
what you need with the hammer is rythm.
you take single blows. its much easier bouncing the hammer like a basketball.
try with little force on the bare anvil. same with the hot steel. if you need time to reposition the steel do bounces on the anvil. safes tons of power!
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best part: 10:50
cheers, have fun
what a fun video! Thanks for sharing!
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Ouch! That like button was still pretty hot!
Hahahaha!
Cool! Forging is one of those skills way out of reach, for me...
Not everyone needs to tackle all tasks. One of the main goals of my channel is not necessarily to master each and every skill, but rather, to show the various processes behind many of the tasks it's easy in our modern world to take for granted. It really is incredible the amount of work that goes on behind the scenes to make even the simplest houshold object without modern techniques and machinery.
I think it'd be cool to see Anne and Alec Steele do a collab.
We will sometime after Adam and I get moved and settled in at the new place.
"That can be fixed by just being better at punching" That's lazy thinking. :)
hahaha God forbid we actually get good at this ;)
Aww.. Shoot, you're a lefty.... Unsubscribe.... Lol
I'm ambidextrous if that changes things ;)