Thanks for this! I just watched all three, and it was super helpful.
@clayandsteel3 ай бұрын
Awesome! It was my very first one. I've learned so much more since then. And now I'm sick of making railings! 😅
@VoidDWG5 ай бұрын
Really wished I lived closer.
@OrinyxRyder5 ай бұрын
I honestly thought you were making The Lament from Destiny 2.
@clayandsteel5 ай бұрын
That is one seriously cyberpunk weapon. 😎
@2CForge5 ай бұрын
I need to keep working on my leaves. I like using a fuller to put in the texture rather than a chisel. I'll see what I can come up with using one in the near future.
@jimmysblacksmithing4628 ай бұрын
👍👍🔥⚒️
@wookieecantina8 ай бұрын
Beautifully done. Thanks for creating and sharing, this helps a great deal.
@comancherocha70139 ай бұрын
I really like that anvil , I love french anvils , i have a Firminy my self its different than yours tough , and thats a very prety leaf btw
@mattwyeth31569 ай бұрын
Well done. We get such a thrill every time that a project is finished . it doesn't matter the size of the project but i find the most complex to be the most satisfying to complete . but I've got to practice my bacics regularly. And i fnd that i struggle with the easiest stuff hopefully with more practice ill get at better blacksmithing. Some tongs i find the most challenging tools to make at the moment I'm attempting to make my own . I've bought about 3 pairs .and completed one good pair .but it could use improvements . I'm attempting boxjaw tongs as well. I've also made some bolt jaw tongs not very good one's but the work and that's what matters until i get better at it .
@clayandsteel8 ай бұрын
Kirk McNeil says if you can make a pair of tongs you can make anything. (Meaning we'll made tongs with the proper offsets, alignments, grip etc) It's a great project to master. I was most at a class with Jake Trogden. He was talking about teaching the basics on a high level. Mastering the basics is how you become a great blacksmith. 😊
@stridera9 ай бұрын
Good work. :)
@clayandsteel9 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@sagebrushrepair10 ай бұрын
fIRST
@АрсенШидов-у2ы11 ай бұрын
👏👍
@foodananda Жыл бұрын
Super. I like your style. How did you come up to start forging and start a business
@treejerk1 Жыл бұрын
I was searching the internet bc 1. I need a substantial fire poker 2. I really want a coiled sword... Would you be willing to make one of these on commission?
@nancydavis604 Жыл бұрын
Way to go sister! Great job!!
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@NSMotorsportz Жыл бұрын
The perfect job if you have a lot of built up stress you want to get rid of
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Always good for releasing some stress!
@unbasedcontrarian Жыл бұрын
I wish I knew how to smith, looks so satisfying to have the final product after so much work. And the process is amazing
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
It is. I teach in CA but there are organizations all over. It's as satisfying as it looks. And much harder. 😄
@richpoolboy Жыл бұрын
Great info, did she have any actual recipes for wootz? I’d be curious if she’s tried to reproduce it.
@WatersIronworks Жыл бұрын
Great video. It is very informative in a space where a lot of people have very strong, uninformed opinions. Great interview with an expert.
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
I'm so grateful Ann was willing to share her knowledge
@slyhatjones Жыл бұрын
What an excellent interview. When I was learning about iron metallurgy and the production of pattern-welded steel a decade ago, online resources were often confused, there were arguments one way and another, and everyone seemed to have a strong opinion. It's great to see that there's an increased availability in the West of information that has been preserved and maintained for centuries in Asia and India, with a lot more clarity about these different steel production processes and where and why they were called what they were called.
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Yes! This is exactly why I did this interview. There were a lot of ideas and strong feelings but I wanted to know about the historical evidence. I hope more information continues to be shared by the people who continue the traditions of smelting
@DanielCauble Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the interview Celeste.
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@WilliamRenn Жыл бұрын
I never thought about how Damascus steel could have been more of a blanket term than a specific formula, but that makes a lot of sense!
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Me neither before talking with Ann
@y-notforge8913 Жыл бұрын
..Thanks for doing this Mz Celeste. i'm like you and have a passel of questions on this...
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Ann is happy to answer questions. I can connect you to her if you'd like
@mistyleo1757 Жыл бұрын
This would definitely be a fun class!
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Maybe next year. I think I need people nearby to build up experience. Then I'll offer it.
@y-notforge8913 Жыл бұрын
..Thanks for sharing. Angle grinder spark are like a cutting torch. i've burnt some holes in aprons and overalls. Now i keep water handy...
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Water would have been great to have nearby
@cdavie5 Жыл бұрын
I hadn't thought about the fact that you'd of course be on strong pain meds. At the time you came across as very lucid and reasonable, and it struck me as very generous of you to be online educating people about risk so soon afterwards.
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Yeah. I tried to correct what I said over the years. I made an assumption that probably wasn't logically when searching for an explanation
@Yungn.cashn13 Жыл бұрын
Awesome 👏🏾
@zubbyzubi7793 Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤👏👏👏
@mistyleo1757 Жыл бұрын
I wish I was closer!!
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
I've got plans for some online content
@norse-hunter Жыл бұрын
Damn
@mistyleo1757 Жыл бұрын
Hello from Reddit 😅 love your work!!
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Oh thanks so much! I think my husband was posting about this while we were installing.
@smidjepeter Жыл бұрын
why a to havvy hammer ??
@mathieudube1183 Жыл бұрын
I love your videos. Thank you so much, they're so helpful. I'm trying to make a railing for my outside stairs and this is exactly what I needed.
@mathieudube1183 Жыл бұрын
They’re gorgeous btw!
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@mathieudube1183 Жыл бұрын
😢 I don’t have access to any of these big hammering machines. Can they be made with a hammer and anvil only?
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Sorry for the delayed reply. I need to fix my notifications. You could make them with a v-block in the hardy hole and a fuller. For the texture you'd probably need a second person hitting a fuller with a sledge hammer. It would take some time.
@joakimfrostblacksmithing7127 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful! I really like those Scrolls.
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
I love a good beveled scroll. Mark Aspery has some great how to videos on them
@joakimfrostblacksmithing7127 Жыл бұрын
@@clayandsteel Great! Yes i saw those videos a couple of years ago. I will watch them again and give it a try. Best regards Joakim
@joakimfrostblacksmithing7127 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@DGH550 Жыл бұрын
Looks very familiar … maybe attach them to drawer pulls😊
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
They are just bigger and a little bit wider
@wayneparris3439 Жыл бұрын
Nicely done :D
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Thanks Wayne!
@KassieKaloidavis Жыл бұрын
It would be really cool if someone made the silver knight sword from dark souls. It's details make it a challenging make for sure in my opinion while not being ungodly big or having much mass for a dark souls blade.
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Oh that's beautiful, very classic. I wish I could. I literally only have time to make things that people pay me for.
@KassieKaloidavis Жыл бұрын
@@clayandsteel I'd pay for a blade this fine! Without question
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
@@KassieKaloidavis that's awesome! Here's the further truth. I do railings because I need to bring in a lot of money to have a shop in SF Bay Area. I rarely do blades. That blade would probably have to cost at least a few thousands for me to be worth it. And it still wouldn't be as good as a professional bladesmith. You should contact Barret Knives. He's not cheap but he's surprisingly reasonable and makes a lot of video content. If you, I want to see it!
@FGFG-yh3ig Жыл бұрын
KZbin coming in clutch with these gem channels
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Aww, thanks. Strangely, it stopped sending me notifications of comments. I wasn't sure anyone was watching
@RedSkyYT64 Жыл бұрын
Ah, the coiled sword has been on my project list for a while now. Nicely done. Considering your comment about how the forged iron looks like wood grain, now I'm thinking about the implications that might have in souls lore since trees are such a major through line in those games
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
I don't know about the lore. I have not played that game actually. It was for a friend. I think it was just meant to look very old, but I could be wrong.
@RedSkyYT64 Жыл бұрын
@@clayandsteel oh yeah no i just can't help being a lore nerd lmao don't mind me
@mrvector257 Жыл бұрын
Lol wow, that is super cool! Keep up the great work.
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@james_2483 Жыл бұрын
Great work!
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@davidhuerta788 Жыл бұрын
Great job! 👍🍻
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@NorristopianKnifeGuy Жыл бұрын
2 hours that amazing. And Yea that hot brush looks good. What did you do with them after.
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
It's on the wall where my husband works. I didn't know where to put them. He framed them. :)
@dima-vesel Жыл бұрын
Шикарная женщина! Люблю и уважаю таких!
@wayneparris3439 Жыл бұрын
Very nice :D No half round available? WOW, supply issues are only getting worse and worse.
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
I used to get it from Bayshore Metals. They moved to Redding and have an $800 minimum. I still tried ordering from them and they said it will be 4 months.
@bryanpoole47492 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful. The knives too.
@clayandsteel Жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly. Looks like I tried to respond to this two years ago and never hit reply! :D
@JamesChurchill32 жыл бұрын
Neat trick about wire brushing while the blades are still red hot, great costume too.