Hi ! I really like your videos, because their pedagogic and effective. But i think there is an aspect sometimes forgotten by the blacksmiths videos, is the fire management, the deepness of the burning coal, oxygen and the differents burning zones (even in books) etc etc. Because as myself a beginners, i try to get the piece hot well but i make a lot of mistakes. And a lot of us newbys doesnt have a well designed pot forge, but some diy stuff. I think someone as pedagogic as you could do a very good video about the fire gestion in blacksmithing. I hope i made myself clear enough, english is not my nativ language ^^, but again thank you for your very good content ! ;)

Brilliant 😂😂

I’ve booked to do making a Damascus blade knife 2 day course, I know it’s a bit up from a shovel but would love to have an idea of what to do.

Thank you, your voice helped calm me down from my panic. Love the video ❤

great video ,easy to follow and a nice project essential for working a coal forge. (good advice on the rivets too) Thanks for sharing

Don’t let your tool completely cool between quench and temper. It should not be allowed to get below 250 degrees. Let completely cool between second temper and third temper only. IF you choose to temper a third time

The only thing I'd note is that if you have short pipe in the fire convection and flame will travel up and heat that pipe more than solid stock so don't get burnt people notice the flame spurt under his elbow at 1:13 you dont want that on your face

Like your style - thumbs up. However, I cannot help but look and notice how tall you are in relation to your anvil. Its well below what is "recommended". That is, your knuckle height with a relaxed arm at the anvil face. Or close to it. At any rate, I understand that S7 steel is far superior to coil spring for impact tools such as punches et al. Nonetheless, I too remain a fan of using this spring steel. Cheers!

I have had the pleasure of going to this forge and making tools knives and a viking short sword with these gents. it was my sons stag weekend and we had a great time . highly recommended. Well worth it. While we were there they had a couple from Hawaii making damascus wedding rings for each other it was the only place in the world they could find where they could actually make the rings for each other. Blacksmiths want a tool make a tool. great stuff guys. The sword was great and cut the wedding cake very effectively now it has pride of place on my sons wall. Search instead for I have had the pleasure of going to this forge and making tools knifes and a viking short sword with these gents. it was my sons stag weekend and we had a great time . highly recommended. Well worth it. Whilst we were there they had a couple from Hawaii making damascus wedding rings for each other it was the only place in the world they could find where they could actually make the rings for each other. Blacksmiths want a tool make a tool. great stuff guys. The sword was great and cut the wedding cake very effectively now it has pride of place on my sons wall.

I could have used this video ten years ago, turns out no one in my generation seems to know how to use an ax let alone haft one. This would have saved me some serious time, glad it exists for future generations, even more glad I subscribed.

What´s type of coal are you using in your forge?

Well done. Thank you for sharing.

Do you think he realises how often he says "kind of thing"? 😅 Nice concise demo of hanging an axe, thanks very much. 👍🏻

Just discovered your channel, and its very suitable to my way of thinking, so I subbed and look forward to learning some more!

Very beautiful blade!

Great Thank you

I love your setup, please invest in a microphone so I don't have to turn up the volume all the way to hear you.

Very well done step by step video!

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cool stuff

Hahaha the commentary is brilliant!😂😂😂😂😂😂

Well strangely I think I like the file better lol ....but does it work?

can i really use engine oil to cool my metal down??? because im a mechanic ...i can have old engine oil for free.

Wonderful video! What else might you call that tool you are using to twist the hot bar on the vise. I like how you need to use two hands to turn it which seems to offer greater control in keeping everything level (and better leverage for those of us that are not quite as strong as others might be). :)

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I have to say I really enjoy your voice and great video

Well done, great tips.

I hope you fixed the hardy on the helper thats a little too wobbly even for me lol The spear points and you guys performed well...but the shaft not so good ....am I right thinking those were broom handles ...a lot of people think spears were always long heavy things but throwing spears like yours were mostly quite short to aid the throw and were more useful to stick hard and weigh down shields making the user more accessible...they often made a lever "handle" to push shields out of the way too Thanks for sharing

Youre style of teaching reminds me of a CDT teacher I had, who was arguably the best teacher I had in school (the other was my blacksmith mentor several years before) Your filming highlights exactly what you want to show and we need to see, so keep going as you are and I think you will carry on building a great teaching channel. Thanks for sharing

Congrats to all competitors! Great vids - had a lot of fun! But this time no one "Stigs" around... Thanks a lot sir! 😃👍👍👍👍

Really brilliant, I laughed a lot - great challenge and a great vid! Thank you VERY much! 😃👍👍👍

The commentary is fantastic, had me rolling.

Great sports. Spot on commentary as always.

Merry Christmas from Tasmania 🇦🇺 . See you in April.

Best Christmas song this year but don't give up the day job.

I’m glad to have finally discovered your channel. Your voice is captivating, cheekiness entertaining, and skill informative. I’ll definitely give your channel a shout out during my next livestream. Cheers!

I'm 68 and have been smithing since about age 13 or 14. You've made a really excellent video!!! If anybody were to take their time and watch this over and over and then imitate -- follow your instructions and try to understand how and why it works -- they'd be pretty far ahead in the scheme of things when heating iron and bending it to your will and then hardening it for the intended job.

When it comes to color differentiation what tips do you have for would be smiths who aren’t fully blown colorblind but have some problems with telling the difference between some colors.

..Very Good instruction and demonstration sir. a big shout out to that mysterious unmasked man...!

Nicely done.

..it's got to be Truth, everything on the internet is...

That is a beautiful weathered file, well done for all the hard work on it 👏

I think your Viking facts are spot on. I know nothing of Viking facts and I believe everything I hear on You Tube. Keep up your fine fact finding and your fun filled videos.

Very cool idea and design. Can’t wait to see more updates and projects and many more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Fab on Weld On. Keep forge lit . Keep Making. God bless.

Exactly what I needed to see. Thanks very much! Very excited to start tempering and making some hard tools ;)

Awesome video Ben!

Just found your channel and I love it ! I'm in the very beginning stages of blacksmithing , the obsessed know nothing , have nothing , noobie. You are so helpful , calm and informative as another comment mention you answer a lot of the small questions. Please keep the videos coming thick and fast. My question would be this. I don't have a work shop,bench, or anything. Should I build an outdoor coalforge ,Irish style , or buy a propane burner and go that route ?

I can’t believe I’ve been blacksmithing for 6 years and I never thought of using a belt based hammer holder. I spend a lot of time setting down my hammer in weird places then searching for them. 😅

1:10 and a thing to hit the thing with :P

Thank you so much. I’ve decided to take up Smithing as a hobby for retirement. So many videos out there that show an expert being an expert. Great stuff mind you but discouraging at times. Plus the length of the video is a very appealing aspect as well. Well done!👍