@stephenallen3274, Thank you so much for the feedback! I will work on addressing this in future videos. Thank you again! God bless! -Miles Forge

@Daddude101, Thank you so much! That drill press is incredibly helpful! I am very fortunate to be able to use it! -Miles Forge

@jessethefarriereastman9229, Thank you so much!! -Miles Forge

@AnneMiles-h7n, Thank you so much! -Miles Forge

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@AnneMiles-h7n, Thank you so much! I really Appreciate it! -Miles Forge

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@ InTheDarknessWhereIDwell, Thank you so much! You are correct. This project took around 6hrs. to complete. So, not to bad at all. Something important is that you get the rod centered through the blade. I had mine like 1/4 - 1/2 inches off center, so I needed to clean that up later, which was harder than it would have been if I just measured, marked, and got it right the first time. Another note on it is: to twist it I used tongs and then a monkey wrench. I switched as the sharp corners and slippage of the tongs was causing marking and scarring. If you have them I would recommend that you use a twisting or monkey wrench from the get-go. I hope that it goes well, and I would love to hear about it! If you have any questions please let me know! GOD bless! -Miles Forge

@@MilesForge I don't have a forge. I made a couple of fire pokers 30 odd years ago at a town fair where a Smithy had a demo forge and I shod a lot of horses in my day. I watch "Forged in Fire", Alex Steele, Shurap and a few others. I admire the craftmanship but it is all so far away and above me and other mere mortals. I don't want to be a "Bladesmith." I want to be a "Weaponsmith." I own a 4 hand forged knives, darn things are pricey. You forged a simple weapon that any aspiring smith could forge, with the most basic of tools. That is inspiring!

@InTheDarknessWhereIDwell, Having been a ferrier will help you so much! That means that you are probably already over the hump of learning the muscle memory of swinging a hammer (which is a very time consuming part of starting). I want to encourage you to pursue weapon-smithing, There is something so gratifying with forging (though one downside to making something yourself is that you see every little error). You can obtain a forge fairly easy online, and if you want to make one you can do so inexpensively. Though if you go with coal try and figure out where you are buying coal from ahead of time. For blacksmithing you want soft coal. There are some great DIY forge videos on KZbin. If you buy a propane forge I HIGHLY recommend that you get either cast refractory, or fire brick insulation. Ceramic fiber insulation (sometimes called Kao Wool) is common in inexpensive forges (because it is a cheap and amazing insulator). The problem is that the fibers break loose and are HIGHLY carcinogenic. My advice is just pay a little more. Alec Steele is a wonderful channel! He is one of my favorite channels to watch. I have learned so much from his videos. Black Bear Forge is another great channel. He shares a lot of knowledge concerning techniques. I hope this helps! Please reach out to me if you have any questions! I really appreciate that! Your comment means so much! GOD bless! -Miles Forge

@lorenbucko7815, Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! More to come, Lord willing and the creek don't rise. Thanks again! GOD bless! -Miles Forge

@MilesForge heck yeah man. You're on your way. You have good editing skills to go along with your forging

@lorenbucko7815, Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! -Miles Forge

@KSW3567, Thank you so much! I really appreciate the suggestions, and will keep that in mind for future videos! Thanks again! -Miles Forge

@pheenix42, Good to know. Thank you so much for recommending it! I appreciate that! -Miles Forge

@seregrian5675, Thank you so much! GOD bless! -Miles Forge

@nytsamlegt, I apologize. I did not use it much in the video. Thank you for pointing that out! The knife is a marking tool. The flat edge works good for making long lines against a straight edge. The pointed end acts as an awl or an etch. I use it very briefly at 4:05, but I didn't think about how without context that wouldn't be very clear. I will try and make a point of using it inside of a later video. My pleasure! Thank you for subscribing! It means a lot! Thanks again for your feedback! GOD bless! -Miles Forge

@@MilesForge thank you so much for the content and the reply.

@@nytsamlegt , My pleasure! If you have any requests for future content I would love to hear them! -Miles Forge

@Ry-bo9hi, Thank you so much! That is awesome! I can't tell you how excited I am that my video was able to help you! How long have you been blacksmithing for? Something that I never put in the video is that it is better to find something that has sharp 90 degree corners. You will use the corners often, and they wear down. If you do find say a block of steel with square corners, you may want to take a angle grinder and grind a graduated bevel on one or two of the edges. Meaning, say the right side of the selected edge is almost a sharp angle, and the left side is very rounded. Very often anvils will have similar bevels along the first 4-6" of there edge. I hope that all goes well for you, and I would love to hear how it turns out, and any improvements that you made! Please let me know if you have any questions! Thanks again! GOD bless! -Miles Forge

@@MilesForge I've been thinking about getting just a block of steel or a sledgehammer, the railroad options might be hard to find in my area because I'm not near any railways, maybe the question or problem I'm facing is that I want to reforge a sword I own in a pattern weld, it's in medium carbon steel and not ideal as a sword but I have sentimentality for it, what kind of common high carbon steel is ideal to combine with it? I'm thinking of cutting the sword up and finding old wood saws or tool steel from old wrenches and forge welding that and reshaping it to a sword Also, you're doing an awesome here in yt and I hope this video finds grinder blacksmitsh that wanna transition like myself or just beginners in general God bless

@Ry-bo9hi, That sounds like it would be a very cool project! Unfortunately I don't have much advice I can give you as I have never pattern welded, but I do what I can. The high carbon steel that I will typically use in a knife is leaf spring steel. It can be incredibly hard, but also has the ability to flex when tempered right. While it is a pain to sharpen it holds a good edge for a considerable amount of time. I have a kitchen knife I made from it that I use near daily and it only requires occasional touch ups. Coil springs are another option. Depending on the size, you may be able to heat the entire spring up, secure one end. then you can pull on the other end and straiten out the coils. Typically coil spring steel is lower carbon the leaf, but still hardens. That being said, I think wood saws would likely also work well. I have been hoping to make a knife from one and see how it behaves, but as of now can't speak to how well they hold an edge. Files may also work; however, at least with some farriers rasps I have seen they are actually high carbon steel laminated on to a different steel. Wrenches should work as well. Often they are a stainless steel. I would do some research prior to heating stainless up. I think that some stainless can give off toxic fumes, but I don't really know. Also make sure that they are not chrome plated. It would probably interfere with the weld, but would also give off toxic fumes. This is a really cool project you are doing, and I would love to hear how it turns out!! I really appreciate that! Thank you so much for your comments! I hope to chat with you again! Happy hammering! GOD bless! -Miles Forge

@@MilesForge oooh I've never considered files, i think other than leaf springs or old tool steel, this is a great suggestion thank you I probably won't be able to execute my plans in awhile tho, whenever I do tho, I'll see if I can update on you on this particular project, thank you again

@Ry-bo9hi, No problem! Glad I could help! -Miles Forge

@bucketfox3502, Thank you so much! I will definitely put some thought to that! It was good hearing from you! -Miles Forge

I am very glad to hear that! Thank you for the comment! -Miles Forge

@KSW3567 Thank you! I am so glad to hear that!

Thank you so much!

@jmstudio6873, A matching set would be beautiful! That is so satisfying to do! Will you be uploading a video of it to your channel? Thank you so much for the comment! I really appreciate it! GOD bless! -Miles Forge

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Thank you so much! GOD bless! -Miles Forge

Much appreciated! -Miles Forge

@Saadldir-u2i, It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance! GOD bless! -Miles Forge

@AirBearForge, That is a great question! The simple answer is: My own stupidity : ) The first break was me making the knife too hard and brittle, and then straightening too aggressively. Fortunately, I was able to grind a blade out of what was left. It was unique, but not impracticable. The second was due to me cooling the blade in water after tempering. The blade was only about 350 F, but it still was to much for it. My stupidity taught me several lessons. Thank you so much for the question! Please reach out with any more you may have! Happy hammering! GOD bless! -Miles Forge

@AirBearForge, You are absolutely correct! With blacksmithing there will be a lot failure (and maybe a some tears), but it is very worth it if you keep working in spite of it! Happy hammering! GOD bless! -Miles Forge

@causticsimon1283, Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! GOD bless! -Miles Forge

Thank you so much! : )

Thank you so much @KSW3567!

Thank you!

@WildBORProductions, Thank you so much! GOD bless! -Miles Forge

@mastigt, That does sound frustrating. Is there a way that you could mount it at an angle to compensate? -Miles Forge

@mastigt, Thank you so much! That is correct! The chef knife was made from a piece of leaf spring. If you are interested here is the link to the video of me making the chefs knife: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYDOg2p3i6-CkLs That is awesome! Making what you need out of what you have is about as blacksmith as it comes. Sometimes you never heat it up. It's not cheating. It's improvising. If you can get sufficient air to it, you can actually forge in a campfire. You can also use that to heat your knife for heat treating. I hope that it goes well for you! Thank you so much for the comment! I would love to hear how it turns out! GOD bless! -Miles Forge

@@MilesForge Thanks! I will definently check out the video later. My abition is to make a burnt wood then epoxy covered handle. Will send over a picture if I remember! The blade is already heat treated but might do it again because of heating from grinding.

@@mastigt , I would love to see it! -Miles Forge

@zachdidow2441, Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! GOD bless! -Miles Forge

That's the perfect grill accessory...from a fellow maker...WELL DONE!!!!!

Thank you so much @jeffreymiller9706! I really appreciate it! -Miles Forge

@butterontoast7, Thank you so much for the recommendation, and the complement! I really appreciate it! I would be interested to experiment with that. Particularly at a lower heat, as should it get to hot it will lose magnetism. I have heard that a large magnet will dampen ring, so, this might take out two birds with one stone. Thank you so much for this suggestion @butterontoast7! I am so glad that you enjoyed the video! GOD bless, and have a wonderful day! -Miles Forge

Thank you so much! -Miles Forge

I made this hair pin in around an hour. However, with practice you could definitely make them faster. Thank you so much for the comment! -Miles Forge

Thanks so much!

That is awesome! Twisting the stem around itself is a great idea! I should try it sometime. I really appreciate your comment! GOD Bless! -Miles Forge

@@MilesForge if you do I’d love to see a video of it! Thanks for the response ^-^ I also do Gold Silver Copper and tried Brass

@LORDCRIMSONANUBIANFOX, Wow! That is impressive! Out of all the metals that you have worked with, which it your favorite? -Miles Forge