How to Forge Small Horse Head by Brian Brazeal
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- Master Blacksmith Brian Brazeal demonstrates his process of forging a horse head from flat stock.
Filmed by: Matt A. McGee and David A. Brown
Edited by: David A. Brown
Production Staff: Brian Brazeal, Ed Brazeal, and Claire Guy
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I can't stop watching this. Thank you sir and it was a pleasure to meet you and your brother at quad state 🤟 plus I got to watch you work live 😁
This is probably one of my most watched videos. It's really inspiring and incredible to see how deliberate each stroke is. I watch it in slow motion a lot so I can see how you take 3 strikes to do the diagonals, etc. People talk about planning out each heat, down to each stroke, and this has really illustrated it for me, thanks!
You are very welcome.
I never get tired of watching Brian move metal! Awesome!
Perfect demo!
Thanks.
Brian's tongs video is really good too.
New videos from Brian in HD quality! That's fantastic! :) Thank you!
Need more….
Alec Steele sent me...he was not wrong. you sir are an artist
Steven Short actually I'm a technician.
These were taken in Milledgeville, Georgia by Matt McGee and David.
i love to hammer just hammering :)
This is truly amazing! The filming skills are fantastic and The work is absolutely amazing!!!!! Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!
Always fascinated by blacksmithing. Your deliberate blows just make it more so.
Larry Perna I have to agree Larry. It's enjoyable to watch someone who moves confidently from step to step with no hesitation. Something I'm capable of in some things, but fall short on others :)
Alec Steele talks very highly of Brian Brazeal now I know why ,just watching his videos is like taking a full class.
Outstanding work thanks for the idea
Great to have a new video. We missed you Brian.
Thank you for sharing your amazing skills and priceless knowledge! I have always been incredibly impressed with your precise and effortless technique! Greetings from Sun Hills, Latvia!
very well shot video brian,also the first time ive seen you forge on your "vertical anvil".and good to see you uploading new vids.
Nice. I'd really like to see how you made the eye punch. That's a video that I need to see. I can't find one. All the best.
So nice to see new videos Brian! Thank you sir!
Good to see that you're back!
Going to try this today, great stuff
You make it look so easy Mr. Brazeal, your hammer strikes are with such precision & authority. I've tried with very little success, my attempts looks like a moose head, guess I need to try and forge antlers. I am about as new you one could be to blacksmithing. My anvil is an old hand me down and it has no edges to make the shape set downs like what you do. Any suggestions other then a better anvil... maybe a bottom set down hardy with sharp edges any suggestions would be a big help. I'm not sure you reply to posts this old, however I feel it's worth a shot.
Your video's are very motivating for me to want to learn such an art at my age of 70. I wish I would have discovered this 50 years ago.
Thanks for sharing your talent you are truly a master.
I've watch all of your videos, this video at least 20 plus times in slow motion, backwards everyway possible.
Warm Regards.
Thank you. Yes, good edges are important. I now use a mild steel anvil that I made that keys into my striking anvil. You can also use a block that fits in your hardy hole. It is best to key that in also. There are some pictures on my Facebook page.
Beautiful work, thanks for sharing
You're welcome, try it out.
@@BrianBrazealBlacksmith I absolutely will Brian. Thanks again
Amazing..... just amazing. So smooth and accurate with each movement. Does anyone know what weight the hammer is and where I could get one.
That hammer weighs 3 2/3 pounds. I have been showing people how to forge that style of hammer for over 10 years now. There are several of my former students making and selling them all over the world and others that learned from them or from the internet.
@@BrianBrazealBlacksmith thank you very much and keep up the forging videos, they are very inspiring.
Do you sell the hammers and what are they called so I can look at getting one.
@@Forging403 its called a rounding hammer. I will make one if you like, but I charge a bit more than most. I can also help you learn how to make your own for the same price. I charge $300 for a hammer and also charge $300/day for private classes.
@@BrianBrazealBlacksmith I'm in Canada and I would love to have a class from you. Where are you currently located and do you do a private class or would it be a group session?
@@Forging403 I only do private classes where I am at, but I will travel just about anywhere for private or group classes.
thank you very much for the new videos. hope to meet you in person some day. hope to see more videos!
Absolutely love watching you move metal in such an effortless manner.
What size of bar do you begin with for these?
Very good demo and nice video work!
Great to see a new a video, and that you are doing well.
I wish it was a little more defined on hammering out the head as to the measurements to look better than what I have done so far.
what anvil is used in this video? Great demonstration, I will be making one of these tomarrow.
Thumbs up if Alec Steele compelled you to seek out this master of metal...
cool!
Is this 3/4 x 1/4 steel? Thank you for the help and also for the wonderful video!
yes, that is 1/4 × 3/4.
Alright thank you very much. Now I have seen how to make one of these eye chisels, but just have 3 quick questions. The first is is about what size do you taper down the tip of the taper to before you start to punch the divot with a ball punch? Also, what size ball punch do you use? One last thing is do you keep the outside edges of the chisel square, or do you make them a bit oval. I couldn't really tell in this video. Sorry for the long list of questions, but I have been trying to figure this out for the longest time. Thank you so much for your help and time!
What kind of anvil is that,
That is one I had made a long time ago to explain forging to people. Those are the basic surfaces used to forge with open dies, top and bottom surfaces.
How do you get all the ring out of your anvil?
Jeff Wulfekuhl all my anvils are fastened down on a tripod stand with heavy walled square tubing filled with sand and oil with feet that have mounting holes. I'm on dirt in this video, so it is spiked down. On concrete I would anchor it down. When you take away vibration, you eliminate the ring.
Thanks. Mines currently on a wooden stand I made. I have it clamped down to the stand with chains. The stand is hollow. Just four sided heavy wood that is wider at the base and slants in towards the top. Maybe if I put something inside it to make it more dense that might help?