Thanks for showing me how to hold their planishing ball on my vise! I bought their 3 D printed hardie shank for $25 and it broke after 3 hits on my anvil! Complete junk! Do not buy!

If you have a giant bench vise this might work with the tape. I almost broke my post vise doing this! I don’t recommend unless you have a hefty vise!

Thanks John, I ordered this kit also and had a lot of problems with it! I agree the swage was probably worth it. The kit is not! The 1/4 copper is way too thick to to do by hand and Housemade was not very helpful when I had a question. They are machinists and not blacksmiths. I did the same thing and welded a ball bearing onto a shank. Not everyone has a flypress or hydraulic press. I was disappointed with the kit and couldn’t get a scoop I would sell. Thinner copper is the key and rolling your own holes. I’ve done much better spoons without their tools. Thanks for your video

Ok, so now I'll go and try it out. The little gas forge is getting just too expensive. Hope it works for me!

3:20 I was literally watching the tongs/technique as John started forging this heat.

I come back to your channel frequently. Your insightful comments are absolute gold. Nice work, thanks for sharing. 👍

which dril bit for hard leaf spring 8 mm , HSS unuseable, HSS + cobalt after three hole is britle . Nice video.

Even now, I love this challenge. It's a way to hone or learn a skill that I personally never thought I could. As a hobbyist wood carver, I have adjusted the measurements to 1" by 4". And just asked myself "what can I make out of this?" Thank you for such inspiration. Truly thank you.

I am macking some andirons i think see what some angel iron scrolls on the top sides woth a look.thanks for the idea john.

You are the bob ross of blacksmiths,bob taught when he was with us and he continues to teach new generations even tho hes gone. YOU will be teaching new generations of blacksmiths long after we are all gone. you have forged your spot in our shops and in the craft of beating on hot metal. Thank You John.

I think i might have annealled the copper before shaping. It would harden back up with the tapping on the outside.

Great video on how to make some of the most useful tools. Thank you

Long shot. I've moved across the country too many times to establish anything. Mayhaps I'll be here a while. Any recommendations for a mentor in the Nashville /Clarksville TN area?

Hey buddy. I’m like you. I make due with what I have. Not a blacksmith by any stretch, but I’ve made a few things just by sticking the metal in a vent hole of a burn barrel. A Dutch oven lid lifter, some pokers. Even a railroad spike tomahawk. Just took a long long time between heats. Thank you for sharing with us.

I love that swing out tray, do you have a build video on it? I’m going to have to make one. I’ve learned so much off your channel, thanks

I love to hear my anvil ring when I'm shoeing my horses or doing a small metal working project !

Fascinating machine. Seems to make metal forging much more accessible. I mean, it looks easy. I've never forged a thing in my life, but watching this, yeah, I think I could manage. And clearly, this machine saves a lot of energy. In ways, it's probably a lot safer too.

Solid grounded info thank you for this series I'm learning a lot. I am new to the channel so have only heard the voice over but I like that I'm able to hear what your saying.

I just got this same anvil today and this video is exactly what I was hoping to find, dressing it and mounting it AND THEN SOME!

How are you not viral? I just started and am building a forge with my pop! We are using this video as direct and reference! Love from Tennessee!

Cami use rebar for tongs?

I got a question would rebar be good for a handle to?

Love the bosch grinder my favorite tool company

Love your work.

Is this a gate for you or a commission piece? It is beautiful either way. Thanks for sharing the process.

I know what you mean! Those six dollar dogs are expensive!

Or Blacksmith Club members who have donated materials as is my case!

I always find what you have to say useful.

I've gotten 15 dollars for those John( the key chains)

Since I've learned so much from you John I'd like to extend an invitation to you to see my new Forge here in Kansas. I'm south of KC by about 55 miles. I'm a FSBC ( Free State Blacksmith club member) so kinda on your way to or from Iowa. Kansas Prairie Forge.

Is there a downside to making the long grooves with a grinder vs a chisel?

I try to brush the scale off after twisting before going to the torch. The scale tends to flake off in chunks but some flakes stay attached to the twist and will either melt and stick to the twist, which can be a pain to remove, or the flakes pop off into the torch flame and can make the torch extinguish. Maybe depends on the tip you like using too, I tend to use a #6 welding tip for most of my corrective heats.

awesome video, truly

Impressive

Awesome. Thankyou

Maybe its too late to ask, but how does it compare to h13 in a matter of performance? Because it looks much easier to forge, h13 is a pain in the rear to hand forge.

Ok, I should have watched a little bit longer.. But you got 2 comments....

Would putting the square tubing in a piece of pipe help keep it from going all wonky?

Bought the file vice from cloverdale forge while they demonstrated at our local Blacksmith Conference. Absolute game changer.

Good project! Are you comfortable saying how many hours you have invested and if selling the gate, the ballpark cost to a client? I am always curious about costs and maybe a little too nosy too. If it were my gate, I would definitely consider powder coating the finished product, even though that is not keeping with the style. Painting and keeping rust at bay would be time-consuming. But then again, a good rust coat might be the way to go. It would still outlive a young owner. Thanks.

Is John Switzer a historically significant blacksmith? 🤔

Your work is always great

Thanks for taking us along on this project John, we really appreciate it.

Wondering if you could do another lock video, I would love to make a love lock for my girlfriend, if not a lock could you do an annealing/ hardening process for a blade. Love you your videos you’re inspiring and gifted never stop making these

20:54 ah yes, “persefiddlance”

Is the gate for a residential or commercial client, and is a project of this complexity more or less profitable than a less complex project?

Thanks John. I always learn something when watching you! Keep up the work

Hello John, Just wondering if putting that initial line in with an angle grinder and cutoff wheel would be problematic?

John, the idea to look down the length against a white background is genius and so simple. Thanks for the tip, added this to my set up. Merry Christmas.

That’s a heavy gate John, where are you hanging it?