Very nice! I love copper,brass and bronze. Thanks for the video. I will have to give this a try.

Loving the videos, you and your wife are an inspiration. God bless

Very well explained you are a good blacksmithing instructor keep up the good work !

Nice finish hook. I like that rawhide hammer too.

Beautiful piece Roy! My compliments.

WOW what a great looking hook, good job done, thanks for your time.

Love it mate, bless u too for showing and sharing this with people.

Awesome Job and Demo!

Great video Roy I have been wanting to try forge copper. Good tips, Don’t let it too hot it will crumble.

Very nice project, appreciate your teaching style!

That helps me with my current project. Thank you

very instructional, thanks!

Love the Patina

Great Job .

Cool hook... man I gotta finish my new forge so I can get to work...

Nice starter project, gotta get me some copper!

Reference for non-ferrous metals: SEATTLE COPPER & BRASS. They're in the book or online. They carry just about anything one could want.

Same with stainless welding wire, it gets hot quick.

thanks for my daily CCI fix!

@ChristCenteredIronworks

6 жыл бұрын

+Charles May better watch it it could be addicting lol but then again Knowing Me Maybe not :-)

I'm surprised just how tough the hot copper is to work. I thought it would be incredibly easy to forge.

Nice work and appreciated. I have som copper bar, reclaimed from an industrial size transformer, that I may have to try this with. Approximately 12 feet long, and 1/4 X1/2 inch...probably 9 of them this size. Got them for FREE. One question on the final forging though. Wouldn't it be better to work harden the copper a bit (cold) for increased strength? Thanks

Thanks, think you may have saved me form getting cold shuts in my stem in the future, I will neck down the stem on the horn. The nearside of my anvil is too sharp, even after 150 years or more, and I'm not going to round it.

Great video, have you tried to clean your copper in a hot pickle? And have you tried liver of sulfur yet? Leaves an awesome patina.

I love your manual hand blower. I guess that is hard to find, Antique?

Love it.

@ChristCenteredIronworks

6 жыл бұрын

+BoilerRoomRadio awesome I'm glad you like the hook!

something i didn't hear him say was that copper work hardens when worked cold. it is annealed by getting it red hot and quenching.

@ChristCenteredIronworks

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, Allen that is correct.

@standaffern6595

4 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing that you heat and quench to soften when you are working cold.

I have learned so much from your videos! Keepem coming! Have a blessed day in Jesus name!

Its a shame not more people leave likes

@ChristCenteredIronworks

6 жыл бұрын

+Cheshire Grin well there's always next video :-) I still have a lot to learn and a lot more videos that I want to make God bless you for the great comments

@cheshiregrin9921

6 жыл бұрын

Christ Centered Ironworks god bless me for the great? Ive never heard that phrase

If you used the edge of the anvil instead of the horn would it speed up the process being slightly more aggressive?

Is there a specific reason that you drew everything out on the horn? Is it quicker to do it that way as opposed to using the face of the anvil?

Do you get the reaction when hot-working copper too, or just mostly while in contact or grinding?

Roy did you use a chisel or just the cross-peen for the leaf When i did my first copper rose for Mother's Day found a bit of complexity in producing veins that were pleasing to the eye

Question! When you order online, what is the number of the copper you order? Like 320; or 442, or other, which has to do with consistency and workability. Some of them say may solder etc, but not heat treatable. So? I guess heat treatable means not forgable? So what is your copper Makeup, maybe this is too picky or intricate and don’t worry about it. But, I hate to spend good money on copper and foul it up.

I find that copper gets soft when heated and stay that way when cold and hammering it hardens it

Love the hook. You are lucky, around here they wont let me shop around in the scrap yards. "Insurance"

thanks for a great video! What is the correct name for the hammer you used while cutting on the Hardie tool?

@standaffern6595

4 жыл бұрын

Soft hammer, made from mild steel. Come on Roy, start answering questions.

Nice! I never really thought about forging copper. I will be adding it to my repatuer. Question... (video answer maybe?) Anvil placement in relation to the forges and horn left or right? I know personal preferance plays into it.. your thoughts? I personally stand between the forge and anvil (180 degrees to each other) with the horn to my right. I am right handed. Thanks for the video..

@standaffern6595

4 жыл бұрын

My opinion is I want my hardy hole opposite my hammerhand. Others prefer their horn near their tong hand. The German style seems to accomplish both.

@standaffern6595

4 жыл бұрын

I prefer my hardy hole away from my hammer hand. Some prefer their horn near their tong hand. The German style anvil seems to accomplish both.

you mentioned adding black spray paint at the end....what is the point of using copper if you're going to paint it black?

Wow I thought copper was soft. Not too soft, right? 5/8 round stock, is it really expensive?

Nice. How long before a guy can start making money? What kind of store app? Thanks

what sort of weight can that hook hold? very nice piece what sort of price would the copper be worth or just give me a weight of copper so i can work it out please God bless

@ChristCenteredIronworks

6 жыл бұрын

+grayem pepper at my local scrap yard it cost $4 a pound. brand new you can expect double of this comparatively. Approximate weight of the hook is about 1 lb or maybe 18 Oz. As far as what weight this hook can hold if the hook was forged and work hardened this will be able to hold a load of 50 lb or better. Although copper does not have a high tensile strength it does when it is hardened. Hope this helps you God bless you and thank you for always taking the time to comment

@grayem76

6 жыл бұрын

that is impressive thank you for your time

@ChristCenteredIronworks

6 жыл бұрын

+grayem pepper you're very welcome anytime for you buddy :-)

@TheRealBigSwede

6 жыл бұрын

Ok thanks for your answer, I was wonder the same. Ok on that note how do you harden copper?

@vincesmith4857

6 жыл бұрын

Copper is work hardening. It will get hard as you forge on it. You'd have to put it back in the fire to anneal it.

Drill press the holes?

@ChristCenteredIronworks

6 жыл бұрын

Yes ma'am :-) or punched whatever you prefer

Who buys these hooks?