The only thing better than seeing a Gridlessness video is seeing that it's a full clip and not just a short! Thanks for sharing your wonderful family with the world.

I actually saw Jeff swinging a hammer. Seeing Jeff actually do any work is a rare sight. I have to mark this date on my calendar.

I was so happy to see the brief clip of Dick Proenneke. A personal hero!

Put the metal deep in the coals at the heart of the fire. Also securely mount your anvil to the stump for better transfer of energy from hammer to metal. That will allow you to save strength and energy as you work essentially both sides of your material. Also if you are serious about forging more...make a flat on your anvil and use the round side for spreading material out and flat for flattening :D yall did great work! Also, contrary to some suggestions, i would not harden the steel for the fact you are using it on rocks. Hardened metal against rocks will be prone to chipping and breaking. Bent metal can be reshaped, broke metal, not as easy a fix.

2 episodes of the same show OOoops hehe .... Go dig Gold 😄

I think that you should call the one tool a cobra head. Reminds me of a cobra.

Safety glasses for Dave when he's hammering on hot metal. Love the video!,

It's DAVE!!!

We're, we're... enthusiastic

Great shoutout to Dan Hurd. He's a great one to follow.

Your fan from Malaysia ❤️🇲🇾

I like that you Chamfered the ends, now fire harden them and coat them with boiled linseed oil. My dad made stools when he was stationed in Alaska when I was a kid. They were made with leather, cut into a large triangle with pockets in each corner underneath that accepted wooden legs that were bolted together like a tripod. He did a bunch of scrollwork and such on the seat part with our initials in the center. I still have mine.

@edmartin875

2 жыл бұрын

I made a stool like you describe for my dad when I was in 7th grade Arts and craft class. Some big guy sat on it and broke one of the legs right where the three legs joined a few years later. Actually all I did was cut and decorate the leather seat then cut and sew on the pockets for the legs. The 3 way bolt and legs came in a kit.

I'd definitely secure that piece of railroad rail to the stump so that it does not move, that would help you hammer more efficiently

Living the dream Gang ❤ Regards from Australia 🦘🦘

Forging is a lot of fun. Limited only by your imagination. Fasten your anvil to get all the work from it, meaning it doesn't bounce away from the forging. Caution about galvanized scrap, don't forge it. It gives off deadly fumes, look it up. Mabey some safety glasses, I've had scale removed from an eye. Other than that, enjoy! Look up Black bear forge, John Schwitzer is a great place to learn.

Ask Dave if his second chair prototype was Stool sample number two.

@silvertreewoodworking2253

2 жыл бұрын

Poop jokes aren't my 1st choice for humour but they're definitely a solid number 2.

Wonderful

The gathering looks like a lot of fun. I'm sure you'll have a great group of folks. You might want to fashion something for a feral for you handle. Once you are working it hard, it may split. Try a piece of pipe perhaps, fitted tight and drive it on after shaping the wood. I have good luck with hornbeam for handles, locally called ironwood. Have fun!

@hansjansen7047

2 жыл бұрын

ferule, the thing around the wood to keep it from splitting

That there is a cricket bat @12:31 ... Dave just went 99.94 degrees up on my elite chart!

DAVE YOU ARE WORKING TO HAPPY. THANK YOU FOR MAKING EVERYTHING. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING. PLEASE KEEP IT UP. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH DAVE.

@silvertreewoodworking2253

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@edmartin875

2 жыл бұрын

I actually saw Jeff swinging a hammer. Seeing Jeff actually do any work is a rare sight.

I see you entering Dave's field of work there.

Another very good video!! Enjoy the girls involved in the new project👍.. spring is around the corner!! Beautiful property 👍 B Deacon Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦

Ilove your family ,,just iwant to play with you all games ,,proud of you 🕊️🏆👍

Great work

Princess Auto is now selling smithing equipment! Only means anything to Canadians.

@Gridlessness

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, I believe Dave's tongs came from Princess Auto.

well first problem ... either flip your rail tie over and secure it ... or flatten the rounded top so it is actually level ... rail tracks are rounded so the train stays on the top of the track and doesnt wander side to side scrubbing off speed with friction to the inside panel on the wheels

Keith says your hammer needs to be 'faced' polished. He is a blacksmith and has some easy videos. Maybe for the camp, invite a guest blacksmith. I tried talking him into going, too much is happening here.

8:24 That woman let the clutch out on that horse just right. 🙂 Nice to see how you actually bend that back loop of that stool you're making. Going to have to give that a try.

Dave, I find it difficult working around a distraction it's amazing, he does not seam bother you LOL

@silvertreewoodworking2253

2 жыл бұрын

We have a ton of mosquitoes in the spring so.......

I use files and rasps to shape hardwood. A file gives you better control then a knife for what you're doing. You can even use different files to shape the metal. Fine tuning and smoothing out the shape to make it look more like an art piece. You can also use a file on the metal to create a sharp edge and a sharp point that will make the tool more useful to you. I use rasps and files to make different things out of hardwoods like Coco Bolo. Remember to take the file with you out in the field so you can keep the tool sharpened on the fly. Take care. sincerely, Dean O. :-I

You should do a fall event as well. 😎 I'D come. Shay from Cleveland but really from Idaho 😎

I teach a beginner blacksmith class here on the east coast. I tell my students there are many ways to get to a finished project how you get there is your journey! Practice is most of the challenge! A couple pointers get that rr track fastened down might want to raise it a touch! That hammer is to big my go to is a 2 lb sledge with about a 16 inch handle! Cross peens and strait peens are good when drawing out metal fast but i don't use one very often! To bad your on the other side of the country or i would come teach at your campout!

When you forget and you put the metal in the coals make sure you get it inside the coals and not just on top. Shoving it down into the coals makes it more fire efficient to get the metal up to forging temp. The metal will move better the more yellow to white hot it is. You also may want to heat treat it so it's harder especially because your using it in rocks. But it looks good.

@Gridlessness

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the intel!

You all are proof that anything can be done if you set your mind to it🙌🐦. JO JO IN VT 💕😄🇺🇸

I wish I could make It To Canada this year But I can't Maybe next year I wish you put out more videos It makes my day

I own my own fabrication business and ran the day-to-day a little over 30 years. You said the best thing, learn as you go, learn from others and find what works best for you. I suggest having your anvil fastened to the log for safety and stability. The two stroke bellows is a great piece of equipment. Hope you take an interest in forging and look forward to seeing what you make and learn.

Start learning...yeah! Get a bigger hammer...7-8lbs is adequate. It will make a surprising difference. Remember,you are RECYCLING scrap metal and you need to recognise certain aspects or you will be wasting your time. Very entertaining video...

I love your channel. Wish I could attend in may.

Hey hey guys 😊 Just binge watching ur channel . My husband n I r hooked . What a beautiful family, thanks for the laughs 💫🎉🙏🏼😊

So much fun made for a great video!

Really amazing and awesome. Hot Dave really got it going. Pumping those bellows gave rise to those right hand biceps 💪🏼. Cheers to you all.

3 videos in 3 weeks! Keep em coming

Rose, im almost positive that it's impossible for you to make an intimidating face lol! We all know Jeff was like "ok Rose, act like your gonna use the "claw" to claw the viewers"! Thanks for the video, God bless!

@gold-diggersanonymous1085

2 жыл бұрын

You couldn't not be more wrong... watch the video about the encounter with a grizzly mommy & 2 cubs!! Worth it :-) kzread.info/dash/bejne/gaWrrZOgca2daZM.html

great video

You guys are like the bush people stuff makers that weapon oh I mean tool is awesome now Dan will want one too you should give it a name maybe Claim Jumper Thumper.

@Gridlessness

2 жыл бұрын

Oooooh, I like that!

Rub some bees wax on the dowel rods on the bellows it may slide easier when rubbing threw the holes. You should show a video on making the forge blower.

I worked on a project built like a old castle 13 stories high . We steam bent so much wood on it

Love you guys!!! I am on my way to being as gridless as you guys!

While ya got the forge all set up, knock out a couple Hold Fast(s) for the wood bench. Sell them. Be Blessed

good job, hope you find lots of gold

Something that will help you a lot is the piece that you’re using for your anvil fasten it down so it is not moving and bouncing you’ll get a lot better movement out of your metal that way if you have some old railroad spikes use them that’ll make a big difference and like one of the other people said get the piece of metal down in yourcoals more but you do want to watch getting it too hot which will probably be hard to do with charcoal I do not know I have never used charcoal my forges are propane and coal but l think it can be done you don’t want to get it too hot that you burn your metal hopefully this helps God bless

Great job keeping up the great work love watching always makes me smile. I would love to attend meeting in the woods someday.

great sharing engr. nicely done

Hey guys, try putting a handle on the tools down somewhere comfortable positioned to put downward force on the tools. Good Luck! Jeff Britton

nice work

Great video and full of information and humor God's Blessings

Gotta give you a thumbs up guys (and subscribed!) ... A+ for effort and love that your kids are engaged. In an age where the world has gone crazy ... really enjoying your efforts and making all things fun again!!

That’s so awesome! I can’t believe how you just made that seems crazy. We have one that we use at home and we called it the hooker! Never new it’s real name but we used it to learn better paving slabs!

Hot Dave working hot steel.

"We can make stuff". "Anyone can do this". Today's lesson from this ch.

I do a fair bit of blacksmithing and I really don’t see much wrong. I started out the same way y’all are and the only thing I would say is to really plan out every heat and think ahead. Other than that keep it up.

WOW YOU GUYS .. Have just found your channel and can't wait to go back and watch all your video vlogs thro. Amazed at one of your hunting vlogs that I watched, you, your family are blessed to do what your doing and the landscape you get out into to explore / hunt. ( Watching from England )

@Gridlessness

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, so glad you found us!

@mikeduda3173

2 жыл бұрын

You're gonna love them! So cute and funny. Been watching them for 2 years

Great stuff, you guys! Dave, to get more airflow out of your AWESOME bellows, radius the outside of the air intake holes, by using a round-over bit in a router. The larger the radius, the better, but even if you just used a router bit with a radius the same size as the thickness of the plywood, that would help a lot. You could also just countersink the holes using a jigsaw, but a radius is better. A parabolic arc is ideal, but I doubt anyone makes router bits like that. Of course, you could forge your own router bit... 😄 You could do the same where the airflow exits the box, to improve flow there as well.

has to be red red hot to hammer. otherwise gunna get cracks. have to weld it together with the heat. if you had a cover to forge would save a lot of your energy

the cool thing is your having a go LOL

Careful the Bear is hiding behind the bushes waiting to get a big bite of juicy flesh

I will send you my ashes so long as you fix the composting toilet for Rose .

Cowabunga mate.!

Great video If I ever go off grid I want Dave next door, he’s a master craftsman . What’s the type of ax head on Dave’s hatchet?

@silvertreewoodworking2253

2 жыл бұрын

It's a Gransfor carving axe.

Try heating some iron or steel channel first and setting it onto the anvil to pre-heat it and the cold anvil will not leach the heat out so soon.

Jeff, Nice tool you made there. You may need to give it a name. Something like "rock flosser" or "crack scrapper" or some other crazy tool name. just sayin"

nice stool sample

You guys should forge a dagger andd a katana ousing the same method. That would be amazing. I hope you would consider my recommendation.

Dave put on your darn safety glasses a piece of hot steel in the eye could make for a very bad day!!

Rose, how do you just keep looking younger and younger? Keep it up and you're going to get your man in trouble cause they'll think he's taking a teenager out!

i would use sander to get that shaved down to size

Ya didn’t yell timber😂😂😂

That's locally sourced artisinal charcoal.

Hot Dave's Hot Steel.

I love your channel so much 🤗...don't get me wrong, but if you keep on smashing metal on metal like that without hearing protection you guys may not be able to hear the call of an Elk in future years, or even what your children are saying...trust me...that aside...brilliant video, thanks for sharing 😊

Curious why ya'll have not hardened the tip after forging. it is soft and malleable left like that.

When is the Campout event ? More info if you please .

Okay so I found a parking lot of cars. Which ones have torsion bars? :P

why do you choose alder over birch? Thanks for the videos, Billy in Ladysmith??

What was that little saw you used? Worked well!

@Gridlessness

2 жыл бұрын

It was a bahco saw. We love it!

What about the gold , never give up never give in

@richardallen9310

2 жыл бұрын

I was sent a message to me just like a scam, I won a prize , was not thinking it was you guys , Be aware

L O V E IT

Dave where's your eye protection coming from a guy with one eye

@silvertreewoodworking2253

2 жыл бұрын

Good point. I need to be more vigilant about that.

If you anchor your anvil better you can move your steel faster, you are losing workforce in the bounce. Use a bigger stump and cleat in that rail with lag screws.

You are going commercial and no longer off grid. That is fine you gotta pay the bills.

your wife has a beautiful smile

Is Daves workshop made of Cob or Straw Bales

@Gridlessness

2 жыл бұрын

Straw bale

Hey Guys, When does the 24 sun start? I was up in Alaska back in 1998 from (2) days before Solstice until January X 1999. Difficult to transition to the sunlight length initially but your body adjusts. Can you please respond back about your store web page trying to order Julia's key chain. The page charged me (3-6) times at less than $50 some oddball amount but said my card hadn't gone through. I had to report the error to my bank of course and I still haven't heard back from either of you. Sorry Julia for the confusion. Good Day,

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Electric leaf blower, but child labour is brilliant

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You need an anvil Dave needs safety glasses

why the reupload?

@Gridlessness

2 жыл бұрын

I accidentally uploaded a SD version. This is the HD version:)

Whuuda thunkkit? Way kuul lessons

hello

@AlanRuuska

2 жыл бұрын

Turn that piece of rail vertical to get the most mass under your hammering spot. Make a sturdy base that keeps it from jumping around. You'll get more metal moved per hammer blow.