lol. I had to think about it a second, I had forgotten saying that. And I hope you're right!

I have a hard time making myself use the ladles, too pretty. I enjoy using pretty much every other item I make. Thanks for the compliment. bboy

I'm in south Louisiana so most times my roll up doors are open and it gives adequate air flow. My shop is also fairly large with 6 roll up doors. If you are using any forge in a small enclosed area a vent system should be considered. And make sure you have a carbon monoxide detector.

Thanks for getting back to me. I asked the question because I got carbon monoxide years back and all most died just wanted you to be careful!

Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed, Brent

I enjoy making tools to make tools. 😀Thanks for watching, Brent

Thanks for the compliment. I'm finding these videos to be good reference for me too. Thanks for watching, Brent

Thanks. I have really enjoyed using this shear. If you don't have one, you should make it a mission. Thanks, Brent

Thanks for the great compliment. Hope to create more content soon. And you are quite welcome, Brent

Thank you so much. Hammer on, Brent

Thanks for the compliment. I hope you have the opportunity to hammer out some of your own. Thanks, Brent

Thanks so much. I hope you make one of your own. Thanks, Brent

I've now made several of those ladles. I haven't brought myself to use one, they are too pretty. :) I'm suffering the same thing with a garden set I forged. Thanks for watching, Brent

@@brentboykin9493 I I I I make fire place, camp and BBQ tools Just can’t make money at it. I think marketing is my problem You do beautiful work

Thanks for the compliment. I hoped you enjoyed the video, Brent

Thank you! Hope you enjoyed the video, Brent

Thanks for adding me to your favorites and good luck on your forging. Glad you enjoyed the video, Brent

I'm glad you enjoyed. I enjoy making them, should have time for more soon. Thanks, Brent

Well great to meet you Brent. I hope you enjoy the videos. Thanks for stopping by, Brent

I do enjoy the videos! Really loved your technique in the box jaw tongs video

I've actually tried that, I haven't been successful in getting it to look right. I'll make another run at it. Thanks for watching, Brent

Our works often turn out a bit different than those of righties. We twist opposite most times and the boss on our tongs are always backwards according to them. Hammer on! Thanks, Brent

Thank you. I hope to do more soon. Brent

Glad you are enjoying the videos. Sometimes you stumble across a tool that you do not realize how bad you need it. The Beverly shear fits that description. Thanks, Brent

Glad you liked it! Thanks, Brent

Thanks. Hoping to do more soon as the weather cools. Brent

Randy, the ladles have been my first time working in copper. Challenging but fun. Thanks, Brent

Glad you liked it. Hoping for time to do more soon. Thanks, Brent

Thanks for the info. I will put it to good use. Thanks, Brent

Thank you kindly, Brent

Thanks for the input. Finding more uses for the shear. thanks, Brent

I really like it. I’m finding more uses for the turning cams all the time. I wish the horn was a little more round but it’s a great anvil. I bought it directly from the manufacturer in Bossier City, La.

Glad you enjoyed. I'm hoping to find time for more videos soon. Thanks, Brent

Thank you. I've found that if I strike a littler harder than necessary on the last pass the hammer marks show up on the inside as well. Thanks for watching, Brent

I'm glad you enjoyed. Making tongs is a favorite of mine. And yes the right tongs for our projects make all the difference. Thanks for watching, Brent

Doug, Thanks for watching and Thank you kindly. Unfortunately I don't sell my projects, I've already ruined a couple good hobbies like that :). Brent

@@brentboykin9493 I very much understand that. Keep up the good work

Check out some of my newer videos, I’ve moved from a stump to a 3 legged stand. Much more stable. Thanks for watching, Brent

Thank you! I hope to do more soon. Thanks for watching, Brent

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching, Brent

Thank you kind Sir. You are certainly welcome but trust me, it's all about the camera angle 😃. Thanks, Brent

Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed. Brent

Thank you. I’m making yet another style of bolt jaw tongs, I will try to post a video soon. Thanks for watching, Brent

I’m glad you enjoyed. Yes very little material, but labor intensive. Start to finish this took 4 hours but the video process slows it down a lot. Thanks for watching, Brent

Thank you for the kind compliment. I hope to keep at it, I love the projects, I’m ok with the video recording, dread the editing. Glad you are enjoying. Thanks for watching, Brent

Thanks for the input. Yes I have fought a few what I now know are tucks. This copper is a whole new thing for me. Thanks for watching, Brent

If you sink your bowls/ladles starting at the edge and working inward toward the center you can avoid creating tucks completely. Once you have the general shape and depth you want you can switch to center out if you prefer.

@@Taitius Thanks for the guidance, I will give it a try. Thanks for watching, Brent

​@@Taitius Yes, that's true. The method shown in the video is a "shrink" method. The method you describe, is a "stretch" method. When you hammer tucks in on themselves (down into a cavity) the metal gets thicker, and takes up less surface area, thus *pulls* up the edges into a dome or bowl. When you hammer on the rim (over a hard stake or buck), it gets thinner and expands, and needs somewhere to go, so it *pushes* up a dome or bowl. It's difficult to imagine why they're different, but they are. It would be very interesting to try both methods starting with the same size disk. I expect that the shrink method will result in a smaller, stouter bowl, and the stretch method will result in a thinner, larger bowl. I guess we'll never know unless someone tries that out on camera, for science. :)

@@Alanbataar I'm still talking about sinking using a depression though. Instead of sinking from the center out, you sink little by little starting along the rim. It works best if you start with a more shallow depression than the final one. It is not a technique I have used often and I never paid attention to the effect on thickness along the rim, so I can't speak to that part.