Great seeing you back brother.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

I'm back!! 😀 Hopefully for good this time around. Feels good to be back in the forge creating again! Hope you're well

Good to see you back man. I've learned so much from watching your videos. I've not been smithing very long and you certainly helped me develop my skills - especially in those early days. My favourite set of tongs were made after extensive watching and rewatching of your instructional lessons Every day is a school day ... many thanks. Richard.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated Richard, im glad i can help you in some way on this journey!

It’s good to know you’re back! I’ve missed your instructional style.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

It's good to be back Robert 🙂 a little rusty hence the practicing of forging to section to see if I can still do it. This is my go to practice piece.

I need to do more practice pieces like this and not worry about everything being a product or tool or something. Sometimes the piece can simply be for the practice. 👍 Thanks for the reminder.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

So true! Ive always loved process more than product myself but love being able to take what is in this video and apply it to every project i do. its fundamental for sure! Keep up the good work!

Just found your channel Nathan. I am a 73 year old beginner blacksmith, so I watch as many smithing videos as possible. I really like the quality of your channel…the videography, the soft spoken explanations, and of course, the beautiful craftsmanship of your work. Thank you!

Greatly appreciate the skill you demonstrate Nathan. Good to see another video!

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Garry, means a lot, hopefully you get sick of seeing them 😜 got a lot of stuff I wanna make and share pretty soon.

Fantastic work, as always!

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

i appreciate that, thank you!

Thank you very informative!

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Thanks for taking the time to watch!

Great video on an aspect of blacksmithing much overlooked by most YT presenters. You showed a number of subtle moves that will definitely improve my skills! Many thanks!

TBH, I've missed seeing your videos. Understand the why's n all behind the life process that kept you in a different place. Respect. Glad to watch n rewatch your work here . Super glad to see new content. Amongst the several other teaching Smith's here.... I owe you semesters of uni proceeds!!! 😂😂 Blessings Sir Crawford out 🙏🏻🔥⚒️🧙🏼‍♂️

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Ah man, crawford, thank you! yeh life is all over the place sometimes but this feels like home! Dont be daft, a view is more than enough, i appreciate every last one of them! Just glad i can help out in some way!

Great to see you back! Yours are some of the best videos out there for cleanliness and technique.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that rich, thank you!

Really enjoy all your videos. I like how you talk through the process. I have learned so much. Keep up the good work.

Thank you, I've just started out and it's been great to find such good advice and instruction on techniques and what to practice. Looking forward to more. All the best.

Simple practice skills are the basis of clean forgings. Great work, Thank you.

@workingwithiron, great video. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge, I found it very informative. Once I've put the last couple of welds on a prefabricated coal forge, the wife and kids bought me for my birthday, I know now know exactly what I'll be starting with on my journey in becoming a blacksmith/bladesmith. I also watched your video on forging a holdfast, so I'll definitely be working towards a similar project to that, as opposed to going out and spending what I would currently have to classify as an obscene amount of money on a vice I cannot presently afford 😀 🔥⚒️👍 Thanks again for the awesome video Brad

This is an awesome channel thank you for doing this, I'm already learning, I've been forging a little bit on and off for a couple years just learning on my own. and people like you taking the time to show how to do it is great I appreciate it keep up the good work

Absolutely! I've been making the same thing over and over again to sell and it has been a great test in forging. Thank you.

Great video. Will definitely be rewatching this for all the tips

I appreciate what you do in your videos. Your explanations are well thought out and your forging is excellent. Thanks for all you do.

Outstanding! Really appreciate your instructional videos!

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

you are more than welcome, i really like this format. especially with good feedback like this. i appreciate your time finney!

This is by far the best process I have found to help improve my hammer control which is poor at the moment but now thanks to you improving.

Nice one Nathan! Good to see you forging again!

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 its great to get back by the fire again!

Thanks for this, your clean forgings have always inspired me to get cleaner results

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! hope this one really helps out a little bit more.

You and Gary Houston have the best instructional blacksmithing videos on the plant .Glad you back at it

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks! I do enjoy Garys vids he seems like a humble guy!

Thank you for this...your patience to teach is appreciated

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Dave! Thank you!

@workingwithiron Good tutorial, you've set a very high standard in your videos so far; the general lack of distracting / annoying music is also good. I think you should carry on as you are, when you have the time, with a good mix of demonstrations on tool-making and forging general articles. Thanks. 👍

Just got my anvil and forge. Looking forward to trying this out!

Great video Nathan. You explained it the way I envisioned it when I saw other smiths do something similar to this, Thanks. I have been watching your channel for a few years, you tend to go away for awhile from time to time, but I'm glad you're posting videos again.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that Thank you! Yes consistency is a real struggle with my youtube stuff as im always asked to help others out and im a sucker for not saying NO but working on changing that. Id love to film everything i make but smetimes its permission isssues that stop it. And if i have time to film during making, its not always possible. I hope to change that soon though and show everything!

Thank you! I will try this exercise at home.

Welcome back!

Great to see you back!

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Glad to be back mate, hopefully get a few more out before long.

It's always a pleasure watching someone who knows how to swing a hammer.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, it was never always this way and im sure it can still improve. glad you are still enjoying the content

Missed your instructions glad to see you back 👍

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Me too george. hopefully i can keep this going. we shall see. really enjoyed getting back in the forge and making.

Good exercise and easy to turn into tongs!

Long time watcher/subscriber.. As always, thanks for the content. As you can tell, many of us really appreciate your skill and the way you convey your knowledge.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! thank you for your kind words!

It's great to see you again! Thank you for the video, it was very informative and entertaining. I love these videos that deal more with the material than with a procedure, which is something I really haven't seen anywhere else. I think it's very important to understand how metal moves, and you show it really well. Congrats!

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! this message has really inspired me for another video, would you mind if i use a screenshot of it in a video?

@martinbuenahora8124

Жыл бұрын

@@workingwithiron I'm glad to read it! I'd be honored to be on a screenshot on one of your videos, haha. I edited my comment to correct a typo. Greetings from Colombia

Loved the video! Thats an excellent practice and skill task. I have a couple guys that have been learning in the shop, I bet you can guess what they will be doing soon!! Lol. Planishing is a skill learned with lots of hammer time. I started metal work by making medieval armor, and have (in the last five years) just started smithing as a whole. Planishing your work takes times but what an amazing look it can bring. Thanks again, great video!

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Thats great to hear david! yes definately get them on this, they will benefit immensely, It can be a little boring as it has no real project value but for building skills of clean work up its definately valueable in the long run. I did this every day for 5 years as a warmup and its the best thing i ever did. You should give them like 20 minutes to see how quick they can smash it out with a little competitivness between the lads, get them to vote for the cleanest, thats what we did in college when learning this. the next time they do it it will be such a difference. keep us updated how it goes! Thanks again!

Thanks for the great video. While I've been blacksmithing for a few years now and have many of these principals down adequately well, I still find myself learning from your descriptions and the phenomenal well shot video of your technique.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate that Pete, thank you. Im so glad i can show you in a way that gets the teachings across well enough. I would love to have everyone here watching in person but this is the best i can do for now, thanks again!

Thank you from Ontario Canada. Very inspiring hammer discipline.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Hope you guys are keeping warm over there! would love to visit one day

Great, thank you!

I am Loving this video! You explain it so well, I learn alot from your videos.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad i can help you corey, it means a lot. Thank you!

Love it Nath. When you show us more? Cheers J

long time no see! glad to have ya back and at it again!

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

thanks Dave, im glad to be back doing what i love!

Thanks so much for this video! I took my first blacksmithing class a couple of years ago and first bladesmithing class last year. Because of my infrequency with forging, getting into the rhythm outside of the class structure is difficult. My hope is to get an anvil, forge, and tolls this summer, and this will be one of the techniques I focus on. Again, thanks a ton.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Get it done john, its very rewarding when you can just go forge whenever you have time! Hope you get it all sorted soon! good luck!

Thanks for your time. You've still got it, man.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Thank you too! haha im not sure about that but im definately not giving up on this!

@valsforge4318

Жыл бұрын

@@workingwithiron Thats awesome, cannot wait to see more.

Hi Nath, good to see u again. Loved that exercise, I'm not forging at the moment, I moved in 21 and can' set up my smithy where I am but hope one day I can get back into it. Take care my friend.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Ah man thats a shame, is there anywhere you can go rent some shop space from with another smith? Hope you get yourself back in the forge soon!

@lencecchetto

Жыл бұрын

@@workingwithiron Not really don't know any around where I live. Thanks mate hopefylly one day befoe I get any older.

Great instruction there and another top video. Thanks.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks a lot finarfin. whats the meaning of your name? ive always wanted to ask

@WG1807

Жыл бұрын

@@workingwithiron Finarfin is a character in the Tolkien legendarium. A high elf and one of the earliest characters in the history. He was half brother to Feanor who was perhaps the greatest elven smith and craftsman of all time. I initially tried to select the name Feanor as a YT username but alas it was already in use by someone else. It was Feanor who made the 3 Silmarils, mighty jewels that became the source of much history (and a lot of strife) in the entire work of Tolkien and it was Finarfin who was father of the mighty she-elf, Galadriel. Bit of a Tolkien geek as you can see, lol.

Thanks!

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Taitius thank you very very much for the support, i really appreciate it. whats the background of the name? its great!

Браво!😊👍

Beautiful work Nathan! And your anvil is also beautiful, what is the make and weight?

Very nice and very helpful and definitely useful video explaining this. Thanks so much. Forge On. God Bless.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! Thank you Jared!

@SchysCraftCo.

Жыл бұрын

@@workingwithiron you're welcome. Can't wait to see more videos soon.

I really like your videos! Im doing tongs for the moment but i am working up to make me a rounding hammer next from 60mm round 1045 steel. If you could do a video on one i would really like to watch that. My heart is in toolmaking for the moment. Greetings from Sweden!

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Sounds great! I would really like to make one also but im in that limbo and laziness of, i got to make other tools to make the tool mentality. something i struggle with when i am not forging, but working on the motivation side of life. Love sweden, would really like to visit one day. Ive always wanted to make a stainless steel hammer and have some 60mm round, i might have a go soon. if you see me making hammer making tooling you know whats coming! Thaks for the kind words and suggestions. much appreciated

thanks man!

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

its all you, thank you!

I have a question. I found two forged (I'm quite certain they are) items I kept from my dad. One is a set of metal snippers made in England the other a set of small pliers. The latter is pivoting invisibly and is joined in a mortice and tenon manner. It looks impossible. Any idea how the toolmakers of old did this?

Could you do a video in the bird head you have for your logo?

Teaching skills are on par with the smithing skills.

Beautiful camera work to show what the blows are doing to the piece, and the chalk drawings mid-forging are always excellent to assist with learning. I frequently recommend your videos to others and think you do a wonderful job teaching.

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much jack, i really appreciate it. thanks for watching im glad you enjoyed the angles shown.

Good demonstration as usual. Good teacher. When I made my first spring fuller I used your demonstration. It's a little rusted, but still works great, chose to use coil spring for it. I make alot of mjölnir pendants with that one, great size for the initial set downs. 🍻

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

thats what i love to hear Jackson! im glad you are getting use out of the vids. i still need to make one out of spring steel, might have to do that soon! Thanks for the kind words.

I may have missed this in the video, but did you mention the weight of your hammer? Great Video and great information. Thanks!

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

ahhhh man i did not, completely forgot. I use a 1 3/4lb shoe turning hammer. thank you very much for your membership, its greatly appreciated. Im gonna add it to the description as im getting a fair few questions on this. Its more about the heat of the work though rather than hammer size.

👍

Thank you for suggesting that this could be turned into tongs because I was thinking that as good an exercise this is it seemed like a waste of fuel to me until you said that. A video of making tongs from this would be helpful.

@workingwithiron

6 ай бұрын

It's literally just process, can be broken up into it's own demonstrations, square to rectangle, square to round, rectangle to round set down, how to work bars, it's just the method. For tongs all you would need to do is on the first isolation, go at a 45degree and create a boss then forge that isolation to section. It's the basics of forging broken down is all. It's a great exercise to do to get good fast. I agree a waste of fuel with that size bar but could do a 3inch piece of 3/8 stock in maybe 5 heats maximum even 2 or 3. Just as a warm up exercise. Aiming for clean tight and straight edges and corners. Will make a hell of a difference to anybodys forge work. It's also to show working temperature, and to work it colourful rather than hot to cold. Back in at orange etc.

@cydrych

6 ай бұрын

@@workingwithiron I apologize if my comment came off as criticism, I am grateful for the exercise and the idea of turning that exercise into something functional. Thanks for the explanation of creating the tongs. I will have to give this a go sometime after the holidays. ✌🏻

@workingwithiron

6 ай бұрын

Oh not at all. It's a great comment I'm glad you mentioned it. Hopefully my reply answers a lot of questions other people have also.

Great video! Just a question on your tongs, do you prefer the reigns that far apart and why? I am making my own tongs and looking for some more info...

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

I don't and good observations. These tongs were made to fit 16mm and the bar was 20mm but I didn't want to adjust them. You have made me want to make more tongs now 🤣 thank you!

@WildHeartForge

Жыл бұрын

I am going to be greedy and ask if you will make a video of the tongs you make? I have watched your other video a bunch of times, and I still struggle getting the transitions right with a very basic setup. Effectively I work with a hammer, anvil, chisel and one hand held fuller (for now).

@MrBakkerBolletje

Жыл бұрын

thats were thong clamps are made for 😅

Nice clean forging good instruction how heavy is your hammer? Do you reduce the shaft to suit to reduce vibrations 😊

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

thanks colin. its only 1 3/4lb hammer and the shaft came as it is. i didnt do anything to it. i havent ever noticed vibrations from it as i dont grip it very tightly it kind of just floats there and i grip it on the downswing. hope that helps

@col925

Жыл бұрын

I honestly thought it was a heavier hammer but you can certainly swing it ,I might try a lighter hammer to see if I can improve my swing

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

@@col925 it's just the temperature rather than the hammer size, if I'm just moving material then I'm as close to welding temperatures as I can be, it's so much easier. When you get used to working in that temperature range you can move a lot of material. What size hammer do you use at the moment?

@col925

Жыл бұрын

3lb cross pein at moment , but shaft is a bit bulky and solid feel

@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740

Жыл бұрын

@@workingwithiron very valuable information in this comment. Lots of new folks really need to know n understand this concept. Saves wrists n elbows metric tons of abuse! Hope I said that correctly 🙏🏻🔥⚒️🧙🏼‍♂️

Man I hope you are BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Me too! im working on it for sure, have a few filmed just gotta spend time editing and get them uploaded. Fingers crossed

@sugardust8443

Жыл бұрын

The community is a better place with you in it. Welcome back

Hi Nathan can you still obtain coal in uk for your forging due to the green agenda ?.....love the videos !

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Yes, can still buy coke and Welsh steam coal. Everything is available but the quality is shocking and the price has the agenda inflation on it 🙄🕵️ luckily I bought a load before all this fear took hold. I appreciate it, thank you.

how much weights that hammer?

@workingwithiron

7 ай бұрын

1 3/4 lb hammer

Пятой точкой на наковальню кузнецы не садятся! Это всё равно что себе на лицо сесть! У наковальни есть лицо и это лицо кузнеца!

Where's the turtle?

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

He's gone. I didn't really have enough footage for a full video and didn't have the time to film during the build. I will see if I can make a short video on the build to show you. If you go to my Instagram there is a finished pic of it. Click my profiles about page and there is a link to my Instagram there.

Садится на наковальню то зачем??; (

Theres your problem-the rounding hammer!

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

Problem? please explain as i dont understand what you are referring to

@singlended

Жыл бұрын

@@workingwithiron rounding hammer=dimples in steel - flatish forging hammer = flatish finish.

Nathen do you have a discord chat, or a place we can send pictures and discuss our work and possibly get advice from you on how to improve it?

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

id be more than happy to do that. I do have a discord account but ive not been in there in a while so will have to figure out the login details this week sometime. i will let you know when i get in and send a link over. i will add it to a members only post for you guys.

@ilee3544

Жыл бұрын

I would be interested as well

@workingwithiron

Жыл бұрын

hiya mate. check the latest members only community post. let me know if the link works