Angle iron feather hook hook of the week 11

Forging a feather from a piece of angle iron is a fun blacksmithing project. Using the forged feather to create an interesting wall hook adds even more interest.
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[@jameshubbell2000]

You are close to being the Bob Ross of blacksmithing.

[@thedixonway]

I made one of these yesterday! Thanks for the inspiration. I drilled my 1/16" holes through the V from the inside before I did anything. It gave me a great point to drill the screw holes once it was shaped. Keep them coming!

[@bobhumphries3998]

Beautiful piece, John! I love this series. Thank you for taking the time to share your skill with us.

[@chuckdavis7740]

i’ve made a dozen of these and still learned a bunch of ways to do them from this video. please keep up the basic vids. no one has done so much as to not be able to learn something new!!!

[@Puppybreth242]

I think the minimal commentary on simpler projects like this are great!

[@tonywilkey4369]

Nice feather I watch your videos often only just saw this one, the spine makes it hard to keep your drill centred but if you drill from the back you can most times get a better alignment. Tony Artistic Blacksmith South Australia

[@lostbuffalo196]

As usual, very good video. Excellent explanation of each step and the reason for it. THANKS

[@ga5743]

Feather in your cap John.......love it.

[@leontorkelson6246]

I like hook of the week and this hook is great as I have some small angle iron that needs a purpose. Thank You John.

[@aslob9321]

Yah, hook of the week. My fave!

[@stevenlarsen1691]

Even when you screw up the holes it looks pretty damn good. Thank you for sharing.

[@johnjude2685]

Long ago I might think that bucket was junk... Not in your hands Love that feather look... John you again show how much you know Thanks John

[@jjppres]

I really like that one John. Great work!

[@pb-xt5vg]

Thanks for the inspiration. Made a nice curled feather out of 30 cm long 5x5 cm angel iron.

[@InWithBothFeet]

Yep, pilot holes are the way to go to keep things where you want them.

[@NVArt001]

I just wanted to thank you for all the great videos. I almost have my forge up and running and your videos have been invaluable.

[@Smallathe]

Love the bucket series using what appears to be junk, rusty, useless steel. In a short while it is turned into a lovely and elegant item... Wonderful projects!!! Thanks for sharing!!! P.s this series reminds me of the scrapwood challange by pask makes. You guys should make something together. Whatever you do it will be a work of art!

[@BlackBearForge]

I'll have to take a look at his channel.

[@Smallathe]

@@BlackBearForge oh... and please check clickspring - an amazing clockmaking/machinning channel!

[@matthewbuckley5998]

That's a really nice hook. A thing of beauty, from a peice of scrap. Thanks John. :-)

[@nathanleaming448]

All my little scrap pieces are being thrown in the bucket already but now I can keep the angle iron scrap too...thanks John for the great ideas!

[@BlackBearForge]

Glad you liked it

[@deliaguzman1138]

Beautiful hook! I have often wondered how to make a feather; i would never have thought of angle iron! I appreciate the fact that you gave an alternative that would correct the drilling placement error. I often have my drill bit slide off to one side and I can’t tell you how many projects I’ve ruined that way-so frustrating! Now I know: start with a 1/16th inch pilot hole!

[@stevegriffiths8906]

I've run into that frustrating hole drilling situation too. I think in this case, with the rib or quill up the middle, I would drill from the back side to keep the drill from sliding off the centre of the arc. A gentle countersink afterword on the front side should eliminate any burring. Great video and a great usage of an old piece of scrap. Thanks.

[@TufStockdogs]

Thank John I watched this again I am doing healing very good. I really thank you buddy for all the sharing you do on here.

[@BadgerRobot]

My second Blacksmithing class I took at Pratt we made a set of these. It was cool to see your take on it.

[@robarcher3892]

That is very cool. Nicely done. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@stephenwilliams1364]

This is awesome

[@reneemills-mistretta790]

Love that little swedge block, amazing how simple a tool can be & has a great purpose.

[@codybourdeau2288]

Probably my favorite hook thus far. Thanks!

[@stephenwilliams1364]

I really really appreciate your authenticity.....my shop isn’t finished yet but I am mentally blacksmithing 😂

[@BlackBearForge]

Hopefully progress will be made in that direction

[@stephenwilliams1364]

@@BlackBearForge it is....and thanks for the encouragement sir 👍

[@Yaboyycrunch]

same 😂

[@dorothyjones1537]

That feather you do do is absolutely superb best of all your work that I've seen

[@BlackBearForge]

Thank you

[@jeffgrier8488]

That is a really neat hook!

[@jimdunkle4823]

John that was great! I like making thing from drops. At work I ran a laser and plasma cutting machine and they let me have any drops I wanted!!!! blacksmiths heaven (and the broken saw blades too) By the way when I drill angle like that I do it from the back side it helps keep the bit in center.

[@wayneshirey6999]

To my eye we have a new best junk bucket project. So far.

[@nhm86]

its called a bucket of fun, not junk

[@grandadz_forge]

My favorite so far!!!

[@andrej2989]

I Love yore videos even if i dont know enething aboute blacksmithing .but it is somthing aboute just whatching yore vidios that is so relaxig..

[@BlackBearForge]

Thanks

[@soundmindtv2911]

Love this design

[@robwatson7766]

Fantastic John ! I'm going to have a go myself

[@chrisdiaz5166]

Yet another beautiful hook. Loving hook of the week.

[@georgegriffiths2235]

Another great hook and another great video

[@dumbluck6180]

So cool! You inspire me to get out to my shop and make something!

[@rockdog2584]

Very nice. I'm gonna have to try this (when I get myself something of a workshop happening again). I'm thinkin' that a slight curve to the feather would add a touch of reality to it as well.

[@rockdog2584]

Like Jason H said...I'd never thought of using angle iron for something like this. I would have been starting with flat steel and wracking my brain trying to figure out how to make the spline! This is just a beautifully simple solution.

[@davidstevens5908]

I really like this one

[@heathworsley8347]

Excellent video John I have never seen a feather made from angle iron. Don't worry about slight imperfections the nature of handmade ensures that it doesn't have to be perfectly symmetrical

[@turkeylegtv2757]

Great video 👍👍👍

[@lenblacksmith8559]

Nice and different, well done John.

[@danojames8329]

Totally awesome saweet

[@ajsironworks3937]

Sir that was awesome

[@matthewhegstrom8478]

This is great, I’m excited to make a few of these! Thanks for the vid!

[@ИванКовалев-г8к]

Замечательный проект!!! Спасибо, Джон!!!

[@rickyburton4642]

That’s awesome!😊👍👍

[@josephmaschari1073]

Another fun Sunday hook Thanks

[@paulwilliams5800]

That looks like a very fun project

[@Fernando-qg1zv]

Really nice ! thank you JHON

[@jarlove]

Beautiful

[@marty01957]

Great feather, John! I like it!

[@mikehodges6598]

Nice! I've got some scrap 1/2" angle this is perfect for.

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

I really like that 1, tjat was very creative!

[@danhunik7949]

Nice to see a blacksmith video making something besides a knife.

[@billy19461]

DAN HUNIK I have never seen him make a knife. That is just one of the reasons I watch. He is also a great teacher.

[@johnburke5087]

Oddly, I would like to see him make a knife. I would learn a lot. Saw him make a fork lol

[@billy19461]

John Burke Me too. He is a lot better teacher than most.

[@johnburke5087]

A knife is a tool, not a weapon. I think he avoids them because there are hundreds of blade Smith's on KZbin and he is a blacksmith. While he might make a knife as needed (like the draw knife) there are guys who only make knifes. I am glad to learn hooks and bottle openers

[@ictsoeasy7830]

I really like this and I have a crap-load of angle waiting to be used! I was pondering some sort of multi-bladed chisel-tipped tool for the pattern - but the regularity may cause problems I guess.

[@Bestcabinetmaker]

Very nice! I like this the best yet! Will have to give this a try.

[@williamcunha9136]

Thank You John!

[@prestonfunkhouser1301]

Very nice.

[@andywright2606]

Nice one John. I must have thrown away enough offcuts of angle to make a small flock over the years 😉

[@sbjennings99]

Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls

[@stanervin6108]

Woke me up early, John. 🐾🔥⚒

[@excavationkings1269]

Love you videos

[@theurbanforge3129]

Another excellent hook. When doing the temperature colors could you have also cooled it off in the water to get the colors to stop and then apart it with a clear lacquer?

[@BlackBearForge]

You certainly could

[@ro8v28]

Best hook video by far. Peace my brother!

[@killerkane1957]

File sounds like a turkey call. Fitting as it is a feather.

[@markbroussard1961]

How about drilling from the backside?

[@steelpennyforge5152]

Great hook! I never knew you could use angle iron like this. If you cut the end off at an angle for the top of the feather does that work? I am thinking for mass production. Still loving the series!

[@thomasarussellsr]

That is quite the beautifully done feather. Love the tempering colors under the wax finish. I'll have to put this one in my "Tool Builds" list so I can come back to it once I build a forge and find an anvil. (All I have at the moment is a railroad anvil and a weed burner. Saving up for KO-wool, bricks, and forge "mud" to build a proper forge.) Do you think a weed burner would work for a burner in a propane forge?

[@BlackBearForge]

I have heard of people using them, but the only one I ever saw never got very hot

[@peterist]

Is he the Paul Sellers of blacksmithing?

[@BlackBearForge]

Now that is truly a complement.

[@malcolmbeecher8378]

I heat the metal up and melt some copper wire on the work just like solder and that makes it cool 😎

[@BlackBearForge]

Do you need to flux the work for the copper to flow properly?

[@mikepettengill2706]

Really cool, have you done any bird sculptures?

[@BlackBearForge]

I haven't

[@mattwyeth3156]

I use all the same measurements for each hook and still cant get them close to matching

[@GolanvIgvyi]

What is the material on your swedge block and where can I get it?

[@alexandretillmann7495]

Belíssimo👏👏👏

[@idilesom]

доброго времени суток!не могли бы Вы показать,Ваш молот,которым работали при помощи педали.Интересно на него взглянуть.Если можно сделайте,пожалуйста на него обзор

[@Big222Dog]

Nice inspiring project John. I have a heat colouring question for you. I own some black powder guns. Some of them have a really beautiful colour case hardening on them (I think that's correct). Blue, black, bronze, gold etc. How is that done & could the blacksmith do it??? It's a class look that I have only ever seen on guns. What you think.

[@BlackBearForge]

I have never done any of what they call color case hardening. The name implies the need for a compound of some sort.

[@kennymiller4428]

John, have you done anything on Andirons yet?

[@BlackBearForge]

Not yet

[@richardconnor2871]

What is the soft lower die in you treadle hammer made of? It looks like wood, but isn't burning... so... Copper? Aluminum?

[@BlackBearForge]

Its brass

[@NaturallySelected]

Strange, i always thought metal heated up as you worked it and so you would increase the longevity of the heat by working the material... yet it seems to do the opposite... wonder why

[@BlackBearForge]

At the extreme end this is true. But most of us can't work that hard and fast. Plus tools steal heat away from the material.

[@rom15051980]

хороший крючок! а куда макал после нагрева? что в жёлтой банке? ну и конечно лайкк!!!

[@BlackBearForge]

The can is paste wax to prevent rust. bees wax or paraffin wax will also work

[@stihl-xi2cw]

Would it had been better to drill from the back in the channel to get better alignment for the holes?

[@BlackBearForge]

By the time the holes were drilled there was no channel to line up with

[@Boankofa]

That's my favorite one.

[@jakepippen3340]

Can you forge a spike anvil

[@BlackBearForge]

Have you been watching the recent series I have done on Viking age anvils?

[@jakepippen3340]

Yes that’s what made me think about a spike anvil thanks for replying

[@stevethomas7463]

🤠👍

[@bentoombs]

My favorite yet. Thank you john Maybe drill it from the back side. It might self center 🤔

[@currajeperm8418]

Bonofurtuna bravo profesore of albania

[@gregorybowen6162]

Making the gears turn in my head.....best one yet!

[@kensmapleleafretirement]

That is beautiful. I am still working on week 1 hooks. I am just practicing using the tongs I made last week and shorter pieces of steel. There is a lot of practice to be done... Thanks for the video and inspiration...

[@danielchandler15]

Really excellent a new idea for angle iron. Thank ya sir!! Im gonna make one for myself now 😂

[@paultavres9830]

People tend to forget nature is not perfect Art work is the same its the product of a moment of someones time

[@jackdawg4579]

Very effective - I really like the final look, which of course means I am off to find some small angle iron!

[@richardsolomon8076]

Great video John, that's the first angle iron father I've seen. Very cool thanks 4 sheering

[@hrmresident7268]

Thanks for this, John. I discovered your channel after several years of “brute force and ignorance” blacksmithing. Wow! I just finished making this feather hook. You certainly know your stuff and inspire beginners and intermediate smiths. Thank you.

[@BlackBearForge]

I'm glad the videos are helping

[@brianadamsjr2664]

​@BlackBearForge They sure are! I found your channel about 6 months ago and boy would I love to shake your hand and say thank you. You inspired me to take an interesting dream of mine and start making it a reality. Your videos have already taught me so much. Thank you, Jon.

[@anthonycook9764]

very very nice indeed thank you for sharing

[@alanbutler7712]

I am going to try this one very soon! Thank you!

[@MPWorkshop]

I never thought to make feathers from angle iron. THANK YOU!! Great Video

[@stantilton3339]

I like it. Really good use of scrap angle and different. Thank you for the demo.