My lovely mother-in-law scored me about 80 pounds of wrought anchor chain at a garage sale, and my next knife project is to use it in a blade. I was going to do a san mai with 1084, but now that I've seen this video twice I'm inclined to whip together a billet of random pattern and use that as the cutting edge, as you demonstrated. Thanks for the inspiration!

@FireCreekForge

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome!

A Seax is one of my favorite blades

I watch forged and fire almost every night I've watched three of your videos and I've learned three things I've never even heard thank you very much new subscriber

@FireCreekForge

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks!

A old spare house on my property burnt flat today and when I was going through the rubble found a real big wrought iorn fire poker and about 14 feet worth of wrought iorn chain almost the same seen in this video was a blessing out of pretty stressful day going out again in the morning to check for any more super happy to find a good stock of it as its hard to come across for a young fella in my area

Bring on the next instalment, wrought can be a real PITA to use.

The seax word is still used in Norway but it now means scissor and is spelled saks

I think it's going to look awesome the contrast between the Wrought and pattern steel is going to be Dramatic. Takecare and keep safe

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but hidden tangs are preferred in cold places because handling is much more comfortable since no cold metal touches the hand. This is still true in modern puuko's and such.

@FireCreekForge

3 жыл бұрын

Good point

Watching you try to straighten that gave me an aneurism.

Excellent video, at first glance in the beginning I thought the wrought iron was looking a bit brittle but you managed to make it work. It's amazing how something that old can be forged together with something new and begin it's new purpose instead of just rusting away. Great work

Great brother.

Another terrific video! Super interesting, super informative, and a pleasure to watch. Also, the audio was really clear this time. Regards, David (Melbourne, Australia)

Looks amazing and love love love LOVE that don’t tread on me flag in the background there... 👊🏼 🇺🇸!

Great job. Thanks for sharing

I was thinking, Joey Van Der Steeg, in his French Cross Peen Hammer p.5 video, etched a bloomery steel/wrought iron hammer head in diluted Hydrochloric acid. The result was stunning! The ‘fibres’ and grooves of the wrought iron were accentuated and it really popped. It seems like the steel was relatively unaffected by the acid. Might be interesting to try this method before your Fe Chloride/coffee etch.

In history Most of these were made from broken swords. That's why there's so many different variations. There was no standard ad peoples swords varied. Eventually they ended up being made as a weapon in itself.

@garethbaus5471

2 жыл бұрын

Swords have never been common enough to be the main feedstock for anchor chains. Plus swords have been almost universally made from steel for over 1000 years and prior to the invention of the Bessemer process steel was far too valuable to waste on an application like anchor chain for which iron was perfectly adaquate.

@wacho4xj

Жыл бұрын

@@garethbaus5471 I'm sure he means that the seax was often made from old swords, not the chain made from old swords.

It likes the hammer because instead of sucking out the heat like the press does, the hammer compacts and actually heats the steel/wrought iron

Man, another great video full of useful information. I'm so intrigued by this combination of steel and iron. I can't wait to see the next part. This thing will be an epic beauty

Looking good! You got some very interesting patterns emerging there; can’t wait for part two.

The blade looks great! As does the bowie hanging below your heat treat oven..

Great video, really enjoyed it.

Looking good, keen to see the finished knife. Regards from down under.

The best and most thoughtful narration of any blade making videos I've seen. Thank you!

Very nice informative video.

Unintended (or perhaps intended) preview of a new 3-burner forge there near the end?

@FireCreekForge

3 жыл бұрын

Unintended, but yep it is destined to appear in future videos!

Good work! Love learning from your videos!

Very nice informative video. I've just recently acquired quite a bit of wrought anchor chain, and am excited to do something similar so really appreciate your information. Definitely looking forward to seeing the next video. Thank you!

Heey i think your wrought iron does not like the press so much because its sucking the heat out of it quite quickly. Your hammer on the anvil does not do that. In my experience its best to fore the wrought iron quite hot so that it does not seperate Btw. Cool project :)

My experience with wrought it to work it basically at a welding heat unless it is really good wrought.

@FireCreekForge

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds right!

goog job bro .

so cool

17:20 I thought you were gonna skip the normalizing and go straight for the quench! Gave me a heart attack 😂

@FireCreekForge

3 жыл бұрын

Never! :) I don't show all the thermo cycles, either...

@Paralius

3 жыл бұрын

@@FireCreekForge lol nice man. Btw big fan of your work! I often use your videos as references when I make my own knives

Great forge work combined with great videography result in me feeling like I could do this. Thanks for the instruction and the encouragement!

I've sub! Good job sir, good narration. Can't wait!!

@14:37 looks like a Kukri until 14:59, then it looks more like a Seax...

Where did you aquire the iron chain?

"My little wife" lol. If I called my wife that she would go nonlinear.

how do you decide how large the tang should be, length and width?

Where do you find your anchor chain? I cant find any locally i'd like to find a supplier for old wrought iron

Straight tang is the key.

Pot 🥧 is the way to go.

I have a good feeling it's going to be very cool looking. I have a question, What does a belt sander like your cost? and who makes them? cant seem to find one anyplace. Have a great weekend and it looks to be another sweet project. stay safe my friend!

@FireCreekForge

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve! My belt grinder is a KMG from Beaumont Metal Works. I don't know the current cost, there are quite a few different makes available these days though.

Dropping it is a necessity to the operation....😂

one question whats historce, I hope you can tell it

Why u out diesel on the metal? Just curiouse

@FireCreekForge

3 жыл бұрын

It helps protect the steel while bringing it up to welding heat, and leaves some carbon, which aids a bit in the weld.

I still can’t find anymore wrought iron. Had some a while back but can’t seem to get ahold of anymore anywhere. I love the stuff although it’s very outdated and (I don’t want to call it garbage cuz it’s not but in a way it is.)

@FireCreekForge

3 жыл бұрын

Hightemptools dot com is where I got the chain link. Yeah, it's a different material for sure, in my view the eccentric qualities are part of the appeal; it's what thousands of smiths used for millennia for many things..

@erikcourtney1834

3 жыл бұрын

Fire Creek Forge thanks for the distributor. I agree with you completely, it’s been used for a very very long time. It’s good for what we use it for in this age. Replicated Antiques and show pieces of work. It looks beautiful etched and moves so easy under the hammer.

@brysonalden5414

3 жыл бұрын

@@erikcourtney1834 Thanks for asking my question! I've also had trouble finding wrought here in the Northwest; with all the shipping you'd think anchor chain would be everywhere.

@erikcourtney1834

3 жыл бұрын

Bryson Alden my anchor chain came in the day. Man that stuff is course. But it’s a nice big chunk. Wish I knew that place had them sooner.

@brysonalden5414

3 жыл бұрын

@@erikcourtney1834 Thanks for letting me know! I am going to order a hunk tomorrow; I have a dog's head hammer with a tool steel face in mind.

I saw a vidio you made awhile ago where I think you plugged a guy name brad caldwell? If so, he's making me a hammer, thanks. I get it this weekend.

@FireCreekForge

3 жыл бұрын

No, wasn't me, but that sounds fun, getting a new hammer!

Awesome video. Is that a flag of Poland hanging on your wall.?

@FireCreekForge

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! no, that's the Texas flag

Dunno why my dumbass though that said viking steak

Where r u located I see the tx flag

@FireCreekForge

3 жыл бұрын

west Texas

@robertobregon1455

3 жыл бұрын

@@FireCreekForge what the hell.!!! I was in Odessa/midland for the longest time.

@robertobregon1455

3 жыл бұрын

I think I sent u a email the other day inquiring about a commission I dk if you got it I’m lookin for a set of twins for bbq cutting and carving something sharp n manly made from some cable

@FireCreekForge

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertobregon1455 I just emailed you back, sorry I got side tracked earlier. Thanks!

@FireCreekForge

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertobregon1455 Cool!

Looking good, keen to see the finished knife. Regards from down under.