Building two examples of quick and simple diy sideblast charcoal forges with found and reclaimed materials to demonstrate that lack of equipment and materials should not be a major obstacle. See more in-depth forge builds on the bladesmith forge building playlist: kzread.info/head/PLBJ5AOs7cMwCSinW7foaiHFZKbZDkasQL Ways to improve these concepts include: mixing copious amounts of chopped straw or charcoal powder into the clay to make it refractory, using high temperature kiln bricks, making the walls higher and longer, using the clay to narrow the tuyere to about 1sun/3cm right where it enters at the bottom side of the forge, putting a barrier up to protect the fuigo (and allowing a shorter pipe), allowing the clay to dry before lighting the forge, etc.. Note that if the pipe is galvanized best fit with another section of non-galvanized or at least file off the last 2 inches of zinc in case your tuyere accidentally gets heated to an orange yellow heat and burns off the zinc causing toxic fumes... Full traditional swordsmith forge build documentation here: islandblacksmith.ca/2017/01/building-traditional-swordsmith-forge/ Smaller tanto forge build here: islandblacksmith.ca/2017/04/building-a-charcoal-tanto-forge/ Fuigo box bellows: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZXmXx9agYaWdqZc.html&index=16&list=PLBJ5AOs7cMwCSinW7foaiHFZKbZDkasQL islandblacksmith.ca/tag/fuigo/

Interesting vids u show to us sir.. Instead of making a metal product.. u show us how to make the forge.. 👍

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

yes, there is a saying about, "...teach a man to fish..." ^____^

Thank you so much for these videos

Great video! It's important these days to remind folks of blacksmithing's deep, deep roots: heating metal up in a hole in a ground and forging it on something hard and flat works. We can get fancy with modern forges, alloys, and all the power tools we have access to but the heart and soul of blacksmithing is clearly evident in the demo you put together.

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

yep, that pretty much sums up the essence of blacksmithing right there! ^____^

I swear, every single video is absolute artistry. I finally got a chance to do a bit of blacksmithing (making my own fire poker) and I've gained a whole new respect for your art. Also, love the tabi, they look far more rugged than most pairs I've seen.

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

pretty standard futsu working ones, the extra waterproof rim gives me a tiny bit more clearance on wet days...very comfortable on natural surfaces though!

Nice to see a video from you again! Enjoy your work! Amazing skills

Yay ! Awesome design! I recently finished making the tanto forge. Just used red clay bricks for the walls and river clay for insulating the walls. I made some bricks made of clay and used them as the insulation on the walls. I am loving the design and how well it works. Also thinking of giving a try to this design as a portable forge.

This video was really helpful, I love your on the spot improvisation, even the way you rolled the earth up.

I am so happy to see new video from you :) Hope see a bit often :):) Greetings..

Nice...TQ...👍

What do you think about steel habaki over copper/brass one, steel is ligther and stronger so won't get damagaed so easily, are there any benefits to having brass habaki or it was just fashion choice or because it is easier to make?

It looks like the metal is only a dull red. Can you get up to welding heat with these forges?

Very nice, that clip at the end -- graphic demonstration that there was only a difference of degree, not kind, in what you were using. My very first anvil was a big sledge hammer head 3/4 buried in concrete. I rather wish I still had it... Btw, you shouldn't have edited out starting the fire with flint and steel :-) Clyde

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

you got it, always room to improve but the main thing is get started! ...yes, i should have added that additional "simple" equipment shot! ^____^

Where can i study under you

I realy like how simple you make blacksmithing awesome!! Have you made a video about making you "blower" (i guess there is a japanese name but i don't know it sorry)?

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

no, i didn't but you can study some authentically built ones on this playlist: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZXmXx9agYaWdqZc.html&index=16&list=PLBJ5AOs7cMwCSinW7foaiHFZKbZDkasQL

Other than tanto knives, do you make longer blades like katanas or wakizashis?

@Kurokubi

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't seen any on his site and it takes a slightly different forge set up than what he has.

Great video very encouraging to get your hands into smithing no matter what. Is it just me or the iron was cooling really fast in outdoors?

@islandblacksmith

3 жыл бұрын

it is more the light than the temperature/wind in this case...if it was dimmer the colour would look brighter/longer...thin stock does cool pretty fast though...

@alexzioek9680

3 жыл бұрын

@@islandblacksmith That explains a lot. Thank you you for yet another amazing video from yours which I hope to dive in asap.

Hi Dave ! Love your works ! Well I wanted to know what is the fastest way to remove material off a blade other than filing?

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

yes: hammering...5 minutes of good forging is equal to 15-30 minutes of filing...practice hammering until the whole surface of the blade is less than 1mm from where you want it to be...

@MaxC_1

5 жыл бұрын

@@islandblacksmith Thanks sir for the help ! Love your work. Waiting for a new video soon !

@MaxC_1

5 жыл бұрын

@@islandblacksmith Also another question, how do ypu ensure you always get a perfect 50-50 grind on both sides of the blade? Also what angle do you usually grind at ?

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

i guess it just takes years of eye training and lots of checking...there is no number as a sword/tanto has a very slightly compound/convex form that flows from spine to edge...and different geometry for different types of sword/tanto...

What would be a good size for a kodachi?

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

you could probably do hizukuri (forge to shape) in a forge this small, but yaki-ire (hardening) would take a bigger pile of charcoal to do a blade that size reliably...

@velazquezarmouries

5 жыл бұрын

@@islandblacksmith ok thanks

That's a weird spade

What about that block of metal in the second forge? What is it?

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

there's only brick and natural clay from the ground making the second forge...or do you mean the anvil? it is just a piece of machinery that works as a simple anvil...

@dblackpillespanol1255

5 жыл бұрын

@@islandblacksmith I meant the anvil. Keep the good job, thanks.

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

almost anything heavy with a flat spot can work as an anvil...keep it simple!

nice but, do you use an asbestos concreet tube?

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

no, a rusty steel pipe is best!

@KryoNaut

5 жыл бұрын

Do you want to have cancer using asbestos?

@thisis-Greg

5 жыл бұрын

​@@KryoNaut of cours not but some peoples don t know about risks of using thoses kind of stuff. i was just woried

@thisis-Greg

5 жыл бұрын

@@islandblacksmith for sure!!

@KryoNaut

5 жыл бұрын

@@thisis-Greg Then that's all well.

Sledge hammer for an anvil OMG

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

i have seen a guy in zambia making his whole living on a sledge anvil...keep it simple!

@theone614

5 жыл бұрын

@@islandblacksmith what a boss

Who said it takes seven years to make a forge?!

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

haha, 3 minutes to lighting, didn't even wait for the clay to dry...perhaps it only takes us about an hour to build a forge but seven years to choose the bricks and the correct order and direction to place each one (^_____^)

Why is he wearing ninja toe shoes and a head wrap? Is he a ninjasmith?

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

they are only "ninja boots" in north america, and in the 1980s...in japan they are everyday work boots for farmers, foresters, gardeners, carpenters, and scaffold workers, available at every hardware store...very comfortable on natural surfaces...but yes, he is a ninjasmith... ^_____^

@NordicEdge

5 жыл бұрын

@@islandblacksmith Fair enough. Reading my comment now, I apologise for coming across as being disrespectful.

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

no worries! ...and i guess i should have said, "in north america and oz too"... ^_____^ #toesockposse

You can build them but they don't look very effective. And thats with a very efficient bellows.

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

what's not effective about forging heat only a few minutes from starting the build? most of history was forged with less effective forges than this...if you want better designs check out this playlist: kzread.info/head/PLBJ5AOs7cMwCSinW7foaiHFZKbZDkasQL

@olivermilutinovic749

5 жыл бұрын

Actually very effective. I have built and used them and they put out a lot of air for the forge, not to mention the benefit of manually controlling the airflow. Don't forget that hand operated bellows ( leather bellows and box bellows ) connected to well built hearths have been used for centuries to produce the famed Viking and Japanese swords.

stp, fais de bonnes vidéos. ne fais pas des vidéos à l'arrache comme celle là juste pour montrer que t'es encore actif

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

i have been planning this video for a long time but this is the first chance to use the fuigo out of the workshop...i deal with questions on simple forges almost every week so this is a valuable video for those people, now they cannot complain! ^___^

The poor axe at the beginning :/

@islandblacksmith

5 жыл бұрын

it has seen worse and one day may get restored...until then it works great for saving the field grass!

oh dear god please tell me that is mud

@LUCKYB.

5 жыл бұрын

I.am not God , Yes that is Mud . Red fireclay will do nicely as well ..check with hardware stores. And pearlite or vermiculite as well .

@bogdantomic9453

4 жыл бұрын

Same, it was hard to watch!

Why are you dressed up as a nerd pirate.

@islandblacksmith

4 жыл бұрын

why not? (...and technically it's "nerd pirate ninja")

@eskimoassasin6764

4 жыл бұрын

@@islandblacksmith fair enough