Mark, It was a privilege meeting you at ABANA last week! You are truly a treasure to the community!

"When I say short I mean not long" 😄 Looking forward to getting to know you in person! Is there a chance that you will appear at some European blacksmith meeting?

going to give this a go but with the induction forge. If works out I have lots of use for a gate latch on my own property here.

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Hi Mark, thanks for the Educational Videos, I now have 3 very good sources, Dave Engles Engle's Coach Shop in Joliet Montana, Dave doe Wheels and Hors drawn Vehicle of with I am mostly interested In as a Hores Lover Farmer Rancher type, John Switzer at Black Bear forge. I will be adding your Books to my Hom Library Collection. A top of the Day to you

I know it doesn’t pertain to this particular video, but your basket twist video was the only way I could get my Christmas ornaments to work. Thank you! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKead4CIf8yWqq8

I followed your video on the guillotine tool you were using in this demonstration and came here to see what other dies you use for the tenon. This was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much.

Great step by step, thanks.

This is an excellent video, thank you for posting. The John McLellan drawing on the calsmith site calls for 5/16" stock, where you are using 3/8". Both are fine, I'm just noting the difference.

Question on measuring for the staple length. First you made a mark at 5". Then you tapered 1.75". Then you measured from the top of the taper back to the original punch mark which was 4". 5 - 4 = 1 so it took 1" to make the 1.75" taper. And then you add that inch back in with the 2.75 calculated bits from the curve to figure out the length of 3.75 from the top of the taper. I get that. The math makes sense. But it's easier to notch the piece into a hook ruler for measurements so I'm wondering if there a reason you don't just measure from the tip of the taper to the punch mark and then subtract the original marked length to get the excess used? (So: 5.75 - 5 = 0.75. Start calculation by adding all the original figures (1.75*2)+2.75 = 6.25. (this could already be done before starting any actual forging) Then subtract the excess of 0.75 that will be created with the new taper. 6.25 - 0.75 = 5.5" from taper tip to cut mark. If there's a reason, then by all means - I'll make the effort to line up the ruler. But if it's just a difference in preference, then I'd rather use the hook ruler. I did a few practice runs tonight with the calculation method from this video and I kept getting tripped up with math and fiddling with the ruler to line up with the start of the taper and whatnot.

Just ordered your 3 books. Am excited to receive them. And, already looking forward to the 4th in the series! Be well.

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Thank you for three excellent videos. Your calm, helpful, descriptive style improves my confidence, and my forging too.! And yes, I have all three of your excellent books. I thoroughly recommend them.

Mark, are your swages and guillotine tools made from mild steel or tool steel?

Don't take this negatively, because it isn't intended to be. I was happy to see your lighter anvil walking around the shop as you worked. That is the current dilemma I am attempting to alleviate in my own beginner's workspace. Looking forward to taking the ABANA Level 1 course by Zoom over the next few months. Thank you for all you are doing to encourage others to begin the journey into your craft!

Some of the best stuff is Just Mark giving little tips in-between hammering that he just kind of tosses out there but will cut months off your production time over the course of your life.

Mark, do you still plan to write a 4th textbook? These are very useful videos!

I like the video but had trouble hearing the commentary on my tablet. I'll watch it again on my pc. Lucky I am primarily a visual learner

Very nice work sir. Very well done. Can’t wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. Fab on. Weld on. Keep Making. God bless.

Always like watching your videos. I hope they inspire someone to take up the hammer

Just an awesome video Mark. The same level of detail as in your books.

Best instructional videos on KZbin! Thank you.

Brilliant. I'm a novice, but your tutorials really do show, you don't have to belt the crap out of it to get where you want to go! Cheers

Another very good video Mark, Thanks

Thank you for making videos which help with earning the Level 1 certification.

Отлично сделанно!

Thanks

How did you find the Amazon propane forge worked for welding? Really appreciate the videos!

Another amazing tutorial! Thank you Mark!!!

Nice take on the gap filler Mark!!!

very cool. thanks.Forge On. God Bless.

Cant wait to see part 2. Forge On. God Bless.

You can practice things professionnaly for years and sometimes never think of a little thing like puting the square taper on the diagonal willfully to help with the finishing touches. Thank you for your attention to the detail, applied in the world of blacksmithing, a true treasure

Now thats a brilliant technique there on that weld.

Fortuitous this comes out now... I was just thinking about starting the work for this, thanks Mark!

Is there a link on your video to buy that anvil?🙏 And if I could, is this a Steel or cast iron anvil

You are an amazing blacksmith. I love watching your videos. Thank you for making them.😃😊🙏✌️🖖

You are a wealth of knowledge, sir. Thank you for sharing!

Your instruction is greatly appreciated.

That was more informative than watching a forging demo, thank you

Can't wait to try this, I have been needing a pair of scrolling tongs. Excellent video, great information! Thankyou for providing these videos Mark!

Mark you did a great job with this one. I'm enjoying your books as well.

Glad you forgot to disable comments ;-) lol

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience!

Pictures are OK but video of the actual work is 1000x better

Thanks for a wonderful video! I like that you've included a section on what can go wrong. So many "watch an expert" type videos only show the perfectly executed examples. Even better, you could describe how to recover from having done it wrong. I very much appreciate your efforts.

Really appreciate these abana curriculum videos

Is it worth the time or effort to chase the finished bosses with a hot rasp or flatter to make the 2 surfaces as flat as possible before riveting?

Nice video agin man

Very good. Love the explanations.