Blacksmith Forging A Fire Poker
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So here we have what I call a Ribbon Poker. It's a product designed by me that I have been selling via my website for many years. I designed it as a stand alone poker, different to my two full ranges of fire tools, as a way to incorporate a free formed ribbon handle in an attempt to break away from the standardisation that I find with most of my products. The irony is that over the years I have made so many of them that even the ribbon handle has become a part of my muscle memory, and they all come out looking incredibly similar to one another.
In any case, it is a great example of a few different traditional blacksmithing techniques, including a branch fire weld (or forge weld, for all you americans) which is probably the easiest fire weld to acheive, and great for begginers, tapering both long and short, power hammer work, and free formed manipulation using the localised heat of an oxy-propane torch.
I hope you find it interesting, I have chosen to show the entirety of the free formed handle section process to give you an idea of both the time it takes, and the use of local heat manipulation that you need to learn in order to perfect a fairly organic looking result.
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I always love to see skilled people at their craft 💗
@TomFellBlacksmith
8 ай бұрын
Thanks! (You're talking about me, right?)
Nice work.. God Bless You 🇮🇩🙏
That is awesome. I've made fire pokers before and will do the standard curl/loop around the handle and maybe add a leaf at the end but that is way cooler than anything I do. You Sir, have serious skills, I need to work on mine.
@TomFellBlacksmith
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for saying so. Glad you enjoyed it, but really it's just practice. With practice comes confidence and consistency. I actually designed the handle of this product to be an opportunity to break away from standardisation that is so prevalent in my products, but over time I have realised that even these handles all turn out the same. So consistency can bring it's own challenges. Trust me though, all you need is practice.
@jeffreyjones6409
8 ай бұрын
@@TomFellBlacksmith Thank you for the words of encouragement.
Nice work dude. Such a beautiful design ☺☺
@TomFellBlacksmith
8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
Nice video and poker.
@TomFellBlacksmith
8 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you
Tom you're right about flux when you said it makes look like forged and i understood that during firing any material the flux get evaporated at a higher temperature when metal is red hot in a yellow colour that is why it look like forged even if a material hasn't forged am I right
@TomFellBlacksmith
8 ай бұрын
Flux is sticky when it gets hot. It doesn't evaporate and will leave a residue, although a lot of that can be removed with a brush. The trouble with flux is that it can trick you into thinking two pieces are stuck together because they have been successfully welded, whereas they are actually just stuck together because of the flux being so sticky. If you can control the oxygen in the fire correctly, you don't need flux. They best way to test is the eye test; When heated to a cherry red, can you see any dark lines or difference in colour where the weld should be? If it is all one consistent colour then it has welded. Don't forget, you CAN use flux, and it can be a very useful addition to help molten metal flow, as well as reducing the amount of scale build up. My point is that you don't NEED flux to weld mild steel to mild steel if you have patience, skill and good fire control.
@tesudarshan-indianforeigns936
8 ай бұрын
@@TomFellBlacksmith got it buddy 🤝🤝
Great vid. What are you paintong on for the finish
@TomFellBlacksmith
8 ай бұрын
It's my own blend of beeswax, linseed oil, and turpentine.
Who made the rounder you are using ? Looks sweet
@TomFellBlacksmith
8 ай бұрын
Jake Faram. It's the second I've had commissioned from him and it's absolutely brilliant.
Are you willing to sell one of them anvils on the floor under the gas forge ?
@TomFellBlacksmith
8 ай бұрын
Afraid not. All being used for various lengths of upsetting.
How many Anvils do you have????
@TomFellBlacksmith
Ай бұрын
Ha! 4 I think. One main one, two at different heights for upsetting different lengths, and one small brand new one that I reviewed for KZread.