Thanks!

@@LittleGreyWolfForge thanks!

@@LittleGreyWolfForge if you can find an 8” cheap enough I would opt for that, but you can usually find 5” post vises much cheaper and they should be fine for most smithing work

@ I found an 8 inch listed as a broken car part for 50 bucks. 🍀

@@LittleGreyWolfForge go for it! Purpleheart works great

@@juanboyd2895 hey Juan, what kind of things are you wanting to learn how to forge? My recommendation can vary depending on what projects you are wanting to try

@@handandhammer small knives , maybe later on to hatchets, thanks

@@juanboyd2895 I appreciate it, Juan!

Thank you!

@@AlisaLiang-z2x thank you!

@@popgrubbs I use a big pair of round coils to temper my hammers. Things like keychains, knives, tongs, and other small projects like that work great in the induction forge. For actually forging my bigger tools though I stick with the propane

You’ll really enjoy forging I’m sure

Nice!

I’m planning on getting back into axe making this winter

@@Ross_Dugan A local leatherworker bought it online and brought it to me to fix it up for him

@@need2smoke thank you!

Thanks!

I wouldn’t be able to sell one at that cost, but if you’d ever like to check out my shop you’re welcome to visit

It was definitely interesting. We got hit with some of the hurricane weather so there was 40-50mph winds and quite a bit of rain, but nothing like people in SC and NC are dealing with

@@fatherwallace6994 it’s just called an induction forge. It does make heating small stock much faster and it heats very selectively which is nice as well

@@coreykahlenbeck5325 thanks!

Using a converted log splitter sure beats doing it by hand! I appreciate it, I'm slowly trying to teach myself how to edit videos

I appreciate you reaching out! I’m glad to hear that the handle is comfortable, as you can see there’s a lot of steps to them but I think it’s worth it

Thanks, I agree!

Hey Mark, I’m glad that you’re enjoying the hammers! My wife and I really appreciate the kind words, and I hope that your business is doing well, too

Thanks!

Good luck with getting it all set up, if you’re ever in KC you’re welcome to check out my shop

@handandhammer I might have to take you up on that. There isn't as far as I know any blacksmith community around here. I got into it by watching alec steele but moved and haven't set it all up again.

@@benjaminfreeman2996 check out my website, handandhammer.us It’s got my contact info. Send me a message if you’d ever like to stop by and I can let you know when I’m in my shop. I like having people visit and if I can give you any advice I’m happy to help

Thanks, I appreciate it!

@@diegoribeiro7513 thanks! I’m planning on doing a video of forging flatters next

@@christophersherratt7299 if my press was broken I would fix it, I’ve done it many times. If you’d like to make a living forging 2” tool steel by hand you’re welcome to do that. That’s how I started, I made my first dozen or so tools with only the sledge hammer, but for it to be sustainable open die forging was a must since I work alone

Buddy it’s still blacksmithing, he just knows how to use tools. You have never worked like this before and I can tell. Edit- he obviously works without a striker, there is no way he could have a buisness selling hammers like that all alone. No one could, no matter how long they have been blacksmithing.

@@CMCustomKnifeWorks thanks so much, I really appreciate that. I love blacksmithing and I’m really glad it’s becoming more and more popular. I would definitely recommend getting plugged in with some local blacksmithing organizations in your area if you’ve got any, that can really help learning go much faster

@handandhammer I live out in the middle of nowhere in the desert of Arizona, I have learned everything from youtube, a few books and hands on experience.

@@ДальнобойвАмерике-ъ4т my website, handandhammer.us If you’re outside the US my Etsy shop is easiest to order from www.etsy.com/shop/HandandHammers?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=860153917&from_page=listing

@@stevegrillot nice, is it also 2hp? I’ll have to measure my drive wheel and see what diameter it is

@handandhammer yes, it'd an original bader b3, I think the original wheel is 5.5 inch, I got my 7 from housemade industrial, you have to make sure it's the larger shaft diameter as bader grinders are a beast of their own

Thanks, it’s been a long process of slowly building up my tooling and driving across states if needed when the right tool comes along. The inflatable drum sander is so underrated for smoothing out handles, it honestly saves me so much time. It came out of a carpenter’s union shop in the 90s

Also, yes it’s pure linseed oil thinned with turpentine. It’s great to swell the wood in the eye of the hammer and has a bonus of helping protect the steel against rust

@@handandhammer It's a beauty.

@@handandhammer Ok yeah good stuff, linseed is so good for wood.

Thanks man, you do some good work too, I really like what you did with your logo

@@handandhammer Thank you. I have been making knives for about 2 years. One of my goals is to make hammers and axes/hatchets as well as knives. I am going to purchase one of your straight peen hammers from Etsy in a few minutes. Well, my wife is, going to buy it for me, she just doesn't know it yet...LOL Question: What do you use for your punch lube?

Haha well I trust you’ll enjoy using your new straight peen. I’m going to do a video soon showcasing how I forge that style. I’m sure you’re going to like tool and axe forging. I got started in blacksmithing by making knives and I’ve done axes as well and obviously hammers and I really enjoy the process. The punch lube I’m using is Fuch’s forge ease, you can get it at Coal Ironwork’s website. I’ve punched thousands of eyes and I can’t recommend it enough. I used to make my own lube from beeswax and graphite and this stuff is so much better

@handandhammer thank you. You definitely have amazing talent. You make it look way easier than I know it is. I'm waiting on getting a swage block before I dive into hammers, but I think about making them everyday. Yours will be the first maker produced hammers I have purchased. I look forward to using them!!

Thanks, I appreciate it

That was an exterior job so the wood is cedar, but if it was interior we would have used pine

@@handandhammer It looks incredible! Thanks for the tip.