If last month's table-top blacksmithing project whetted your appetite for a bit of forgework, here is another handy project you can make for the home.
Showing posts with label blacksmithing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blacksmithing. Show all posts
The table-top blacksmith
This will probably make a real blacksmith laugh, but if you want to make some metal glow and beat it into new shapes, you don't need a full scale forge.
This lady likes her new torches that turn on and off with the flick of a switch. Judging by how quickly the metal looses its heat, I think it would be better to use a more traditional torch that could be left burning all the time. This would allow you to quickly reheat the work without having to put your tools down, change hands or wave a burning torch around, and generally work a lot safer.
Whatever you choose, be careful!
This lady likes her new torches that turn on and off with the flick of a switch. Judging by how quickly the metal looses its heat, I think it would be better to use a more traditional torch that could be left burning all the time. This would allow you to quickly reheat the work without having to put your tools down, change hands or wave a burning torch around, and generally work a lot safer.
Whatever you choose, be careful!
Forging iron roses
Helmut Hillenkamp tells us that making a rose from iron was part of a journeyman's test in medieval times.
See more of his work at iron-to-live-with.
See more of his work at iron-to-live-with.
Forging Blacksmith Tongs
Blacksmith David Robertson demonstrates how to make bolt head tongs. The curved jaws of these tongs are handy for holding curved shapes that can stick out the side of the jaws. He uses a variety of tools and techniques, including bending forks, swage block, riveting and twisting.
Knifemaking Unplugged
This is the trailer to the 2 hour DVD Knifemaking Unplugged.
In this 2 hour DVD you will learn how to make knives with techniques from the days of old in a charcoal burning forge. See why charcoal is the best fuel for bladesmithing. Without the use of expensive machinery and large shop space a handmade knife is forged to finish with only muscle powered tools. Since the most important part of finishing a blade is the heat treatment, it is shown and explained in great detail.
In this 2 hour DVD you will learn how to make knives with techniques from the days of old in a charcoal burning forge. See why charcoal is the best fuel for bladesmithing. Without the use of expensive machinery and large shop space a handmade knife is forged to finish with only muscle powered tools. Since the most important part of finishing a blade is the heat treatment, it is shown and explained in great detail.
Industrial blacksmithing, 1904
This video is a blast from the past. It shows a group of industrial blacksmiths forge-weld a large ring for Westinghouse. It may seem a little boring to start with, but it's worth watching to the end to see these guys get a good work out.
Forging Ahead
Busted Tire Films presents Forging Ahead, a documentary that asks "Where does blacksmithing fit in today's world?" Featuring Philadelphia blacksmith Warren Holzman.
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