I'm glad I watched this until the end! I see I am not alone looking at the last comment below. I agree, it now makes sense. I learned something.

Seems very effective. My forge is outside, but this gave me some ideas on how to continue.

Because you are accomplished at forge welding, I'm often curious why you draw out the reins in making tongs rather than forge welding a smaller bar for the reins. Just curious! Thanks :)

I found your channel through the original fabricated anvil videos, and have been enjoying your content since. This is a nice resource for anyone looking to get into the craft on a budget. Thanks!

nice video! am working on my workshop , it is getting there slowly, your videos have been an inspiration to my journey.

So I tend to play KZbin tutorials and do other work. Dishes or house cleaning. I mostly listen to the words, but when something piques my interest I’ll stop and watch. So when commercials play for more than a minute I will leave the channel and find content that plays 5-10 second commercials instead. I can’t babysit the phone like this, and I don’t like listening to long commercials. This probably hurts your bottom line in the long run. I don’t know how some creators don’t have these long commercials like this, but they get my views.

A must see video for anyone starting out, wish I’d had this 40 years ago when I started! Wonderful and instructional resource. Well done, sir!

Cool, i remember watching those videos originally! My own skills have progressed a lot since then, so will be interesting to see how much more i get out of the videos.

Thank you, this is very useful knowledge.

Incredible!

I am still very grateful for all of these. Thanks to you, I had a nice starting point and still come back to these for reference. Godbless, you denis and keep on forging strong.

Amazing video

Hi Dennis. I was wondering why you would need to cut the jaws shorter if you decided to keep them as flat tongs. Is it because of strength or something else? Thanks.

I really like the way you explained things in this. In my time as a woodworker, I worked for a number of years as a carpenter, then I transitioned to cabinetry. Much of what you said resonated with me.

THANK YOU! I'm 68 years old and am setting up a shop to do blacksmithing.. It's something I always wanted to try. I was worried about my ability to swing a hammer for any extended amount of time. At least I was a carpenter for a good part of my life so I have swung a hammer quite a bit. But, that was many years ago now. I spent the day today hammering 16 penny nails while building my new shop. If I can move tomorrow I think I will be able to work my way up to doing what I want.

Well put! It's all about the process 💪

I like a gap in mine so i can slip them over the reins sideways, instead of having to come in over the back. Mostly because i like nice big ball ends on my reins!

I've been watching your videos for years now. This is my first comment. Thank you for your excellent instruction and camera work. Thank you and please keep making more videos

Well, gee... I should have watched this BEFORE I went to the shop this morning.... I was working on some Christmas projects and had been procrastinating making a forge clamp.... Now back to the shop I go to revise my ring.... I like yours better

Some people can do things very easily: for example, I work with foundries and I can take several things from paper and transform them into parts, but this guy forging, his work is really easy! 👏👏👏

Still have to wait quite a while the building for my forge is built. Meanwhile : learning, learning, learning. And you're a fine teacher :)

Very nice work. The little details are very valuable to beginners, like you said. I typically use chain links for tong clips, but it would be nice to make specific sizes. I am glad you are doing well godbless and good health.

Thank you for sharing the why, I think this was a good video to help us with specific skills we can transfer to other projects!

Awesome information! I'm just starting out and this showing up in my youtube feed couldnt' have been better timed. Thank you!

called normizling not annealling

Safety is good, and avoiding galvanized is good advice. However I doubt galvanized is "off-gassing" at 400F. When dealing with zink, what you describe as a gas is in fact very small particles of zink oxide; the white smoke. There is no other gas to be afraid of in this case. Galvanized steel is just zink coated steel, very different from most paints that contain several chemicals, with or without metals, which no doubt could start gassing off at pretty low temperatures. What can be confusing is that some zink paints can be marketed as cold galvanization or something similar. Zink paints could probably be hazardous at lower temperatures since they contain zink in powdered form which I assume will oxidize much easier. Anyway, for proper galvanized steel to become dangerous it needs to be heated to a temperature that makes the zink start precipitate the white oxide, and to my knowledge that is happening around at least 900F. No criticism, just a small clarification. I'm not here to judge or preach....

I remember burning hazardous metal once upon a time out of pure ignorance. I noticed a yellow residue when the metal was hot, white residue when the metal was cool, which looked very strange, so I looked it up and found out that the yellow and white residue was a common occurrence when burning materials containing zinc. Watching this video reminded me of that moment. And I want to thank you for this video because this is a good reminder to never make that same mistake again.

Great video. The peen on my cross peen is way too narrow and it makes it hard to get the marks out after spreading. After seeing your video I bought a 3 pound Harbor Freight hammer and I'm gong to give it a go. I will love having a thicker peen for spreading.

What about stove pipe on hot stove inside a wall tent? Will that off gas?

Ever been to Tractor Supply or somewhere else that sells those galvanized "fire rings"? Not a warning anywhere.

Fascinating video. Nicely done! :)

zinc poisoning can be ameliorated by taking large amounts of calcium. zinc isn't really a poison, it just competes with other minerals for specific receptors. taking 0.8g calcium can saturate these receptors. obviously doesn't do anything for other stuff - beryllium, cadmium and burn products from complex petrochemicals are a way bigger issue than zinc. you need preexisting conditions or insane amounts of zinc aerosol to do much harm, other chemicals will just hurt you steadily over time, you won't necessarily even smell them.

I’m told galvanized gas can seep into your skin because your body recognizes the zinc as a good thing and will soak it up

excellent sage advice Denis...Ive had this once, and only once, I certainly won't be letting it happen again because its horrible..even a mild case makes you feel horrendous. Its not worth messing around. thanks for sharing

Exactly, yes Dennis! Thanks for this important safety information. This information saves lives.

Very interesting video! Thank you! After "setting" it it looks like the side float from hell! In the end it's actually a quite impressive tool. I may have to talk to one of my blacksmith friends ...

It's amazing that you can work such a small thing! I wish you would have completed the hinge however. I've tried drilling thin metal before so I can only guess you would punch holes in it to attach it. It would have been good if you showed that process.

1st mästermyr. (meh-stehr-mure) 2nd it is from sweden. jeez. americans. d'oh.

That is interesting, the way it cuts also reminds me of those saw rasps

Tbh I never realized the wave in hacksaw blades was intentional and not just n artifact of their production but it made perfect sense as soon as you mentioned it.

That saw looks like it works really well because it's thick and rigid.

Funny coincident: i was considering to get a copy of the mastrmyr cataloq and rebuilding some of the tools :) And here you are showing off with the saw :D From the sound the saw cuts it is like a rasp. And i beliefe for some small woodwork like on armchairs and stuff were a knife is under- and an axe overkill this would be the just perfect.

Very nice!Thankyou DF

I would call that a pretty good success!

Kinda looks like a hybrid between a saw and a float.

Cool!

If you are reproducing a piece for the first time always try to make exactly like the original, this way you might be able to rediscover some lost knowledges. For exemple, the tang being in the bottom might have been very useful, or maybe not. But we wont be able to find the answer now. Great work by the way

Очень круто!!!🎉

That was a great demonstration, thanks Denis

Very interesting and great work another illustration that blacksmithing is the king of all trades.