Can we pause a moment and appreciate that monster of a tree behind Scott? That thing's gorgeous

@3bnjo3

4 жыл бұрын

I'll bet there's some beautifully figured wood within that tree.

@robstephens

4 жыл бұрын

Maple?

@adamkendall997

4 жыл бұрын

She's a beaut!

@jacobblades4038

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like a Mulberry Tree

@SteelOfLegend

4 жыл бұрын

I noticed that thing almost immediately. Damn that thing is wonderful to look at.

Is it me or would anyone else kill to have this gentleman as their neighbor... A) He seems to be the kindest, politest person, a good human being B) He's a blacksmith.

@718jef

2 ай бұрын

No, you right.

@jerbear7952

2 ай бұрын

It would out weight the cost but you only think living next to a blacksmith would be good. Bang bang bang bang :)

Couple notes on hammers. 1) Only use a wooden handled hammer. Don't bother with weird composites and such as the vibration will hurt, a lot. 2) The cheap engineers hammer from harbor freight works great for a starter hammer if you don't have a wooden handled hammer. But you will need to grind the face smooth. Don't go for the 4 pounder, as the handle size is awkward. But the 2 pounder is perfect to start with. 3) a larger hammer used poorly will be less effective than a smaller hammer used well. 4) your muscles, tendons, and arm will hurt and could become seriously damaged if you jump straight into a larger hammer. Learn how to swing, how to hit, and how to control the metal with a 2 pound hammer first. Extra info: don't start forging rebar. It's weird stuff and is hard to move. Buy some small mild hot rolled steel from a local steel supplier (not a box store) and you'll find it moves like butter or clay under a 2 pound hammer. This is where it gets fun

@abdulelkhatib2674

4 жыл бұрын

I got a 4 lb cross peen hammer from dewalt at home depot with a fiber glass handle it works really good and vibrations aren't a problem

@abdulelkhatib2674

3 жыл бұрын

@Huginn Bodgaedir yeah it does depend on who is using it

@localeightironworker

3 жыл бұрын

honestly though given the free materials available in construction site dumpsters, you shouldn't have to buy much.

"If you're having to play the game to justify that sort of an outlay..." great insight, great line!

I know “Keep up the good work” has been the send off for several episodes now, but I just want to say how much I love it. It perfectly expresses the spirit of the channel.

Wooo paint remover job on the tailgate, brave man!!

@SethRLewis

4 жыл бұрын

I know, right?

@JDeWittDIY

4 жыл бұрын

That's someone who couldn't wait to see...

@tnt254254

4 жыл бұрын

Please excuse my ignorance, what could have gone wrong? I've never used paint remover before.

@beachboardfan9544

4 жыл бұрын

😐 I suspect you're trolling, but I'll bite anyway If you get the paint remover on the trucks paint... its going to remove the trucks paint

@tnt254254

4 жыл бұрын

@@beachboardfan9544 Oh, thanks

i just recently started learning about the art of blacksmithing a few weeks ago at the age of 16, and my setup is just an anvil, a 16 ounce hammer, and a cutting torch to heat up my metal at my school's shop. my friend and i are trying to make enough money where we can buy the materials to build a forge, it is a very old, very timely craft that im proud to be a part of

My grandfather was a blacksmith and i guess that's all i ever wanted to be after hearing so many stories my dad told me about the forge when he was in the mood. Thanks for making it so straight and simple. God bless you

Hey man I think what you're sharing here is just tremendous. You're doing a great public service posting on youtube and many of us really appreciate it, myself included. I've been a professional welder in the Alberta Oilfield for 15 years and your forge building video was the one that inspired me to dive in and dive deeply I have. Please keep producing content, and from one Craftsman to a Mentor, top respect and I can't wait to hear what you have to say next.

So much warmth, compassion and positivity in these videos. I want to say again how truly grateful I am for what you're providing here. It's almost hard to admit, but the moment the paint started shedding off the Trenton and the music swelled, it brought a tear to my eye. Nate you're staying sharp with the editing, keep it up! :)

Thanks for this info and for teaching us all so much!!

My 14 yr old son has taken a liking to blacksmithing and Duluth MN is fortunate to have a "Forging Community" where he has been taking lessons. Today is his birthday and he is being gifted more lessons and a small forge of his own here at home. So proud of him!

My first forge was a pile of dirt with a hole in the middle and pipe through the side. Build a fire and add a hair dryer.

@5x535

4 жыл бұрын

Mine too Thunder Chicken---and my second forge also. It worked wonderfully---but I soon tired of bending over. Never did learn to squat like they do in the East

@jollyjiggler

4 жыл бұрын

@@5x535 for my second i cut the seat off of a metal chair to use as a tray on top of another metal chair. Cut a hole and added in a brake caliper for a fire pot. Actually prefered the hole in the ground. I now have a small propane forge i built similar to what Scott made in his video.

@5x535

4 жыл бұрын

@@jollyjiggler Where there is the will----we find a way. Good for you!

@the32712

Ай бұрын

Right now mine is 4ftx4ftx8in deep, filled with cob (clay/sand/straw) from my farm with a black steel pipe and a hand-crank blower haha

Judging from the excitement in your voice, it sounds like you are just as, if not more excited about your daughter in law giving it a try. Really cool. I plan on giving it a try after me and my wife buy our first house next year, unfortunately there's no where for me to do it at our apartment

@brandonogden3498

4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to get started too, but my apartment environs are so close-set there's no way I'd get away hammering at metal like that. I'd have a dozen noise complaints in about an hour, lol...

I know it's a small thing but it genuinely is nice and meaningful that you remind everyone that women can do this too. So lovely. Great video.

@roar40s

4 жыл бұрын

They just don't want to :-)

@carladelagnomes

4 жыл бұрын

@@roar40s Not true. Just your limited experience with craftswomen.

@adamkendall997

4 жыл бұрын

No they can't because they bears are attracted to their menstrual cycles. Are you trying to put the whole shop at risk!?

@Lazypackmule

4 жыл бұрын

It's part of the popular myth around blacksmiths that they're these super strong goliath men who can slam into a piece of metal with the force of a train But it really doesn't require massive strength at all, just persistence Well, persistence and good aim, can't do much if you're hitting the wrong place

@camd1177

4 жыл бұрын

@@adamkendall997 nice anchorman reference :p

Thanks for this Scott, I got started cause of you and the videos you put out back in the day. In my country anvils are hard to come by so I got a piece of railroad track back when we use to have sugarcane trains and that works well. What I've discovered is that once you want to do something, you will find a way.

@nihilisticmonkeydancing9806

4 жыл бұрын

We screwed a Steel plate on a wooden Log.

I have a niece that is taking "introduction to trades" at my local community college. She already built an electric guitar in high school and she is very interested in blacksmithing. I have connected her to your channel and am scrounging around for tools that I might be able to assemble for her. I'm also teaching my daughter to weld (flux-core wire) so she can make her own shelving unit for her new apartment!

@ecteam276

4 жыл бұрын

We love hearing stories like this!

I am currently a hobby woodworker, been wanting to start blacksmithing for a while but the noise is my biggest restriction, still I got a piece of railroad track and a nice torch, it is extremely handy to know how to shape metal in a basic form

Great advice. Today we (including me at times) think we need a tool store to do things. My dad built many houses in the 60s & 70s with a few hand tools and a old sidewinder skill saw.

Anything one would want to get into. The first thing to do is to get the tools. There's a heap of places to get information from very good people in their fields. You got me into some things. I never thought I'd be able to get into. Motivation tools and action. You are a wise man sir. Thanks for the videos and all that come with them.

As someone who recently started blacksmithing as my profession your videos have kept me going during the times I've fond myself doubting myself.

I truly enjoy and appreciate your sincere Love & Passion for the art of Blacksmithing! Thank you for sharing that with us & being a a true inspiration!

Scott, have you ever thought about teaching a high school carpentry class one day? I took the class when I was in school and after seeing your videos I would’ve been ecstatic to have a teacher like yourself.

I'm 18 and am a apprentice welder right now and I'm hoping to become the best welder I can possibly be someday good thing I have a great mentor with lots of knowledge love your channel btw I'm really interested in forging looks like lots of fun!

I've been blacksmithing for about 20 years, have no real shop of my own. Just set up in the driveway, backyard, the local blacksmith club. Hence the name of my forge Shadetree Forge! and I started with the crudest set up! BBQ grill, hair dryer, chunk of RR track vise grips and a claw hammer!

Yeahh, more blacksmithing videos! Last Saturday, I worked for the first time in the forge of the „home Museum“ in my hometown. There they have many workshops built up from a houndred years ago and I worked in this beautiful old Blacksmiths Workshop, it was wonderful. Greetings from Germany!

Thank you Scott. You are an inspiration. I’ve done woodworking for decades and make furniture. Learned (started) welding about 6 months ago. You have inspired me to take up the blacksmithing craft. I love to work with my hands and make something. Keep up the great work!

A good friend is a farrier. He works magic with metal. I've learned a lot too - who knew that a farrier can make orthopedic shoes for horses?! I'll stick to wood, but I always appreciate the workers of metal. To each their own art and an appreciation of it. Another great video!

I'm beginning to begin smithing as a hobby. I've set it up to where I can roll the forge & anvil to the carport. Downside... it's usually quite windy. The moving air will be nice but 40 mph wind is not unusual. Anvil stand is four 6"x6" bolted together with 4 retractable casters. The forge is on a metal work cart.

I have a pair of 16# sledges with cross peins. We used them to dress drilling bits when my grandfather was drilling gas wells in Western PA. We had the forge and had to heat and dress 6" and 8" drilling bits many time a day.

I'm glad we aren't loosing this knowledge! When I was a kid I was given some instruction by an old feller in an apron at a great forge who still used BELLOWS! I would have hated to see his art lost...

Thank you so much for this video. I am assembling everything I need to begin blacksmithing, and have been stressing about how to make it all work with the space I have, and this really pulled the rug - in an exceptionally good way - out from underneath my expectations as to what I needed to make to get going. I was worrying about building an outdoor workbench while still keeping everything mobile (my tools and forge will need to be stored indoors after use, as I do not technically have a dedicated work space), and seeing those two saw horses with the plank was such a relief. I still need to build some shelving and a small workbench in the basement to store my tools and the belt grinder I will eventually be getting, but the fewer steps I have to take to start forging (while still remaining safe and sensible), the better. Again, you have been and continue to be such a wonderful source of encouragement as I inch closer to the day where I strike iron for the first time. Thank you so much, and may God bless and keep you always.

You are an amazing craftsman and a better teacher. Thank you sir!

You have a kind soul to go with your wealth of knowledge

i just made an outdoor work area next to the shop i built last year in my yard (roof with brick flooring under it) with the intention of getting into woodcraft and blacksmithing and i feel very inspired by your introductory videos like this. thank you for the direction.

Not going to lie, as a X-ray Pipewelder and metal worker, this is all facts, and a VERY GOOD VIDEO for a beginner or intermediate to watch. You do not have to spend thousands of dollars to make great metal products or Knives in my case. Great video as always.

I got my anvil at the thrift store where I work for about 65 USD a few years ago, 90lbs and made in 1911. It had some wear and tear but nothing a bit of elbow grease and patience couldn't take care of. The most costly bit of equipment I have forge-wise, is the forge itself. Charcoal burning forge about 14x14 inches (internal measurements) that my dad helped my put together, actually based of an old viking age design.

Scott, new subscriber here. I just wanted to say thank you for what you are doing. I'm a prior service USAF machinist/welder, and I've always been fascinated with ironworking. I'm just getting started putting together a modest home machine shop behind my house, but I'll be adding a forge and an anvil to my list of things to procure. Your positive attitude and the way you approach the craft is genuinely inspiring. Again, thank you!

I just want to thank you for your videos! You and a few others have gotten me interested in trying this out (which as of now I haven't yet due to being just swamped at work) and videos like this are such a big help in figuring out what I need to get started!

You Sir, are an inspiration! Thank you for what you do

The greatest thing I get out of this video is the perfect advise given. "You dont need the best tools to do this" .... this gets back to the days of start small and work your way up. The harbor freight vise is what it is, but it's enough to start. Great advise, thanks for sharing

a gentleman and a scholar. love your videos. wolf jaw it is...thats exactly what i needed to know.

I think I found a new favorite channel

Love the common sense down to earth approach.

My day always feels better watching a new video here. Thank you for what you do.

Always my favorite time of the week!

What an awesome video. Answered all my questions!

As always nothing but inspiration thank you for what you do.

This video answered a lot of questions. Thanks for making this video.

Thanks for the the info and the inspiration to continue and not to give up on getting started

Thanks for your videos and advice.

Your on camera skills and presentation abilities are quickly approaching absolutely superb. You've come a long way since the first few videos I saw you in a few years ago. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and charismatic attitude in doing so.

I am currently building you forge design and you have inspired me in ways unimagined thanks for sharing

This is exactly what I needed to see. Thanks!

Enjoyed this.

Thank you for this informative and passionate video Sr. You seem like a man of great character, you've certainly earned my subscription

So glad I found this channel! So much knowledge and information!

Thanks for your videos 👍 I've watched a handful of them and think your a very smart man and wanted to say thank you for educating me.

That looks a lot like my setup, which compresses into the space right in front of my car in the garage when not in use. I have a couple buckets for oil and rags too. I have to roll it all out to my backyard so I got a dolly for my anvil and the forge sits on top of a big rolling toolbox.

I have to say you were spot on with your suggestion to keep your eyes out for different equipment. I recently decided to take up blacksmithing thanks to your videos. I have been doing all the research I can and even found a great mentor with a huge shop and equipment here local to get started. I decided to run by my local pawn shop in Granbury, Texas on Saturday (2-22-20) to see if there was anything worth while. Low and behold, leaning in the corner in the tool section was standing a used post vice in great condition. I had to do a double take on label with the price. $40...are you kidding me! I grabbed that along with a 4 inch table vice for $20. A worker there said they were just brought in that morning and pawned. I would include a picture of the vice and receipt if I could. Too good to be true...but you just have to take the time to look.

It was awesome to get the start blacksmithing emails these last couple weeks and now to have a video going over it all!

Good stuff as always Sir. Thank you

Love it. Keep up the good work and wise words.

As always you treat all with respect Sir as I feel you intend to Sir . Lots of information on your art of Blacksmith Thanks for the video and help

Great video as always. Thank you

Inspirational. Thank you. ♥️

It really comes down to, like every thing in life ... how much do you want to do it ! Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍

Thanks for sharing as always! I've seen some excellent videos on making tongs without tongs. One of them involves making a really long punch as well (really long because you don't have tongs to make a short one) I like the idea of starting with a hammer, forge, and anvil and making everything from there! I'll let you know how it goes. I got an anvil. Going to build a forge next time I have an afternoon free! Almost everything. Can't forge an angle grinder!

Thank you I enjoy everything thing you do on Essential Craftman. Yes I did get in on the blacksmith class. I have not looked to hard for the anvil yet I will.

The videos you guys make are a fantastic break after a tough day!

....YOU are a sooooo good man !!!! Thank You soooo much !!! kinde regards from Switzerland !!!!

Best videos on the internet. Thank you, Scott.

Thanks for this video! I don’t have a garage and was want to build a spot to practice forging. I think this is a great set up for a beginner like my self.

Thanks so much Scott and Nate. I've always wanted to get into blacksmithing but it always seemed like the up front cost would be too much. I appreciate y'all putting this together and all the effort y'all put into your videos. Have a great day!

Another great helpful video, thanks!

Thanks man, I’m ready!

I love this man 💙

THANK YOU...for sharing.

Kudos to your daughter-in-law for having the courage to display her first attempt at blacksmithing on a camera! I, myself, despite this day and age, do not like being in front of cameras. It took a looong time to get comfortable for the videos I upload.

A series with you teaching your daughter-in-law how to do blacksmithing be awesome!

@brawldawg8729

4 жыл бұрын

That may encourage other young ladies. Great idea!

Thanks for the video.

Great video Essential craftsman

Always wonderful.We all at tipper love this

this man is delightful, subscribing immediately

Brilliantl as ever!

Wow. My 1923 145lb arm & hammer anvil was the exact color and shape as that anvil. I got mine for free. Was in a shop used and in perfect shape. so I asked about it. The guy said I can have it. I cleaned the paint off and oiled it up. Made a stand out of 9-6x6’s and loving it.

I started with a bucket forge burning charcoal and wood, borrowed anvil then made my first ASO . Outside for 2 years but now in a 10x10 gravel floored shed

Good job

One of my favorite channels

GOD I LOVE THAT TREEEEE !!!!

I started with a very small hobby vise a brake drum hair dryer and a hard peace of steel from the scrape yard. 3yrs later I have a old time rivet forge a gas forge a ok anvil 2 leg vise all from flea market rummages and just talking to people. Oh yeah some money.😄

I’ve got my tools including a homemade anvil. Love ur vids. Gonna keep makin them knives.

i have the yost 750-D vise from amazon for $189 and i love it the head spins both ways and has pipe jaws i recommend you pick one up just dont use the spot on the back as an anvil it will bend the casting of the body a little just use it for very very light stuff

THANK YOU !

Beautiful tree :) and video, cheers!

Love your videos, long-time viewer, way before the house was even an idea... Love the house series for real... Making comment to help with the whole KZread engagement deal... best of luck!

I bought the recommnded the devil forge for 300$ can and it's working like a charm, bought a few hammer and some steel and modified a railroad track piece. Tahnk you I got started for 400 $

Thank you sir.

I like the anvil stand!

Definitely peaked my interest! I’m keeping my eye open for an anvil now.

@matthewrydl7209

4 жыл бұрын

I wholesomely suggest a piece of rail track or a harbor freight anvil if you are just starting cheap and effective, and if it turns out it isn't for you or you lose interest, you wont be out potentially hundreds of dollars. I highly encourage smithing, but with caution. I wish you luck and hope you pick it up