Fantastic video, great to see a chisel made from start to finish.
@tommysther-ulveraker4025 Жыл бұрын
Yes please more of this !!!
@MrChickadee6 жыл бұрын
Great video John! I know youve got a list a mile long of things to show and requests im sure, but I for one would LOVE to see your take on forging a bostered tang chisel, such as seen on many old british firmers and paring chisels.
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
That is on the list.
@edgarbradford6 жыл бұрын
So glad you decided to include the handle making portion
@paulhedman7387 Жыл бұрын
This was good, I am a woodturner with an interest in blacksmithing. Thanks.
@wayne2519752 жыл бұрын
Some of the best handles I've ever made as far as toughness goes is actually from some privett that seems to be useless for everything except for tool handles. That is some tough stuff not only rock hard but as indestructible as anything I have ever come across
@johnjude26854 жыл бұрын
Love seeing the fitting of your nice handle,Sir. Always catch more information by watching over. Thanks
@79personalities6 жыл бұрын
❤ Thank you John! This right here is what got me started blacksmithing too! woodworking. Wanted to make a hewing ax to make a cabin. Still tooling and training up for the ax years later! lol. Thank you John for all your time and efforts!
@MarkATrombley6 жыл бұрын
You glossed over using aluminum foil to make a positive of the socket. That is a nice trick to know.
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
I actually thought all of that had been edited out due to sound issues.
@johnjude26854 жыл бұрын
Opss I miss that and rewind, Glad you called it, and nice method John. Thanks to both of you two
@MrDukaman6 жыл бұрын
Almost 25 thousand subs. Awesome
@garethbaus54715 жыл бұрын
Now he has almost 4 times that, even more awesome.
@liamculbertson93236 жыл бұрын
Another excellent informative video, and the quality of your work is astounding. I'm sure that quite a few of us got into blacksmithing to make woodworking tools as well, so I really appreciate you going into so much detail to show us how to do it to a high standard
@michaelhayes16783 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work!
@jackpardun28985 жыл бұрын
I never thought i could watch an instructional for 35 minutes and stay interested, but here i am. Well done!
@johnjude26854 жыл бұрын
Great teachings of several types. Thanks you Sir
@MrDukaman6 жыл бұрын
Another good one John. I enjoy watching you turn the handle. I guess being a blacksmith also means being a Carpenter/woodworker. That’s something I never got the hang of. Thx again for sharing.....Paul
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
I have much to learn. Handles take way more time than they should.
@robphone48956 жыл бұрын
Wood turning also looks very appealing, it looks elegant and is really complementary to the blacksmithing work. I definitely need a bigger shop 😬
@beni20946 жыл бұрын
Exactly why i started. Lol found more than i was looking for and loving it
@OuroborosArmory5 жыл бұрын
Revisiting this video, as I have plans to make a chisel set
@BlackBearForge5 жыл бұрын
I do hope it helps
@rickw.34365 жыл бұрын
thanks, from a carpenter who is just starting forging, this was a really inspiring video, you taught me a lot here.
@jerryking47346 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy watching your videos.
@firesafe84176 жыл бұрын
Great video Mr. John, as usual I enjoyed it, thank you Sir.
@MatthewBuntyn6 жыл бұрын
Nice paring chisel John 👍🏽
@wallyg95126 жыл бұрын
Very nice. I have wanted to make one of these for years!
@leperejoe15366 жыл бұрын
That is a nice chisel, and if it would be used as a paring chisel, it would be plenty strong. Nice forging project.
@lookcreations6 жыл бұрын
Nicely done. I enjoyed that, funny how we all want to make tools to use ourselves. All the best Mat
@philipdunn75386 жыл бұрын
Great video and very nice tool as well.
@jeffsandling59816 жыл бұрын
Same here, got started to make myself a draw knife when my daughter and I were building the kayak in my profile picture and completely fell in love with this craft. Grew up around all this and it's beats me as to why I waited 20yrs to get started. Another Awesome video! I compare your skill and passion to the likes of guys like Roy Underhill!!! Thank you Sir! Would 4140 or 5160 work well for the tool edge? I just acquired over 150lbs of raw billet stock of each a few days ago....PBS, Are y'all watching this guy. This is educational TV our youth needs!!!
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Sadly it sounds like Roy has lost his sponsorship and his show is coming to an end.
@kevinmclean62054 жыл бұрын
Great job
@alexkatsaros61804 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what I needed to see! Love your work! Cheers
@marcsenteney31606 жыл бұрын
That was a nice build. Well done sir!
@boonedalton62015 жыл бұрын
I like the way you teach, certain people learn better when taught by a certain person, im one of those people....if you give classes id sure like to know...thanks
@GWIRailroad6 жыл бұрын
Very nicely done, I am not ready for trying this yet, but as always learned a lot of other things needed to get there.
@20mcarroll026 жыл бұрын
Beautiful chisel!
@frodowiz6 жыл бұрын
Great video thank you
@tobyjo575 жыл бұрын
Great idea forge welding a piece of tool steel to the mild. I guess from one old worn out wood chisel you could forge quite a few bespoke chisels.
@bevelededgewoodworks2649 Жыл бұрын
Nice video, Ty
@texashermit19466 жыл бұрын
Great video.
@robertmartin76435 жыл бұрын
Awesome John!!
@krustysurfer5 жыл бұрын
Thank you John very much for the very instructional session, sparks many ideas.blessings and aloha td
@ironhead656 жыл бұрын
John, great video! I've been contemplating welding some O1 tool steel that I have on to the face of an engraving hammer I'm planning to make (mild steel). This was educational and I appreciated you showing everything, including the initial weld failure.
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
I have had some difficulty forge welding O1. it seems to be very red short. meaning it falls apart if you get it just a little to hot
@ironhead656 жыл бұрын
@@BlackBearForge thanks for the heads up on that. Using O1 as I have left over from a frame-back razor design. If this has issues, I'll look into procuring W2. Seems very easy to work with.
@jjppres6 жыл бұрын
Great video! I really enjoyed that. Wondered how you were going to make the socket and nw I know so I can try it some day soon I hope. Just took a break from being in the shop making the candle holders you made the other day. There looking good. Thanks as always John!
@glennwiebe51286 жыл бұрын
John, I've often wondered, after having watched your channel for some time, why your hardy tools are so very loose in the hole? It seems that, because the hardy bick was so loose, you lost much of your heat because you lost precious seconds in aligning the socket. The instructor that I have taken classes from advocates that hardy tools fit snugly. This can help reduce injury particularly on a hot cut. Some have argued for loose saying that it makes it easier to change. True, however, the number of times that I need to swap out one for another I can count on one hand. I simply make a slightly longer shank/stem and then tap it with the hammer to loosen it. The other reason for tight hardy tools is to reduce if not eliminate the clatter from them flopping around in the hole. Great video!
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
Mostly because it is an old worn odd shaped hole that isn’t a common size. A tool that fits perfectly only fits one way.
@voodoo87966 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@jacobpahl9726 жыл бұрын
I really like your camera setup very nice and professional. And I’m not sure if you got a new camera or not but I love the newer quality of the videos. Also love the work you do. Keep up the good job.
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
I have started using multiple cameras in many of the how to videos. The main camera is still the Sony video camera
@ThomasShue3 жыл бұрын
Man those turning tools are Amazing! Did you make all those gouges and such?
@BlackBearForge3 жыл бұрын
I made a few of them, but most are commercial
@Genxisthebest3 жыл бұрын
if it is crooked use it for going around corners lol ...thanks for the video
@PyroBoy-DC6 жыл бұрын
Figured a long video was coming with the absence of a blacksmithing video yesterday.
@johnjude26854 жыл бұрын
I put a two piece knife type handle both have advantages Sir Thanks
@lsubslimed6 жыл бұрын
Very cool! Edged tools are always my favorite things to see being forged and finished, even better when only the edge is carbon steel. I was wondering if you also forged that little puukko knife at the end that you were using to adjust the cone that sets into the socket. If so, I'd love to see you make one of those sometime as well haha. Thanks for sharing and take care :)
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
That knife is a Swedish Mora knife with a handle carved by someone else
@elit36365 жыл бұрын
Great channel. Understand them, but can no longer tolerate the adds. Thank you for the great content.
@BlackBearForge5 жыл бұрын
Sorry you feel that way. I have a choice of working for customer making products and not making any videos or running ads on the videos to pay for the time lost making items for sale. If there are no ads on the videos, then I am working for free and I can't afford to work without being paid. So ads equal regular videos and nop ads equal no videos.
@binnicksforge93592 жыл бұрын
Love the videos. Can you give me some advice on how I can get my 210lb wrought iron anvil flat again on top? Too many dents.
@BlackBearForge2 жыл бұрын
If not too deep you might be able to grind them out, but you also don't want to make the steel top overly thin. Some people will use hard face rod to resurface an anvil. Its lots of work and requires pre heating and lots of grinding. I did that once and have no desire to mess with it again.
@rolliekelly67836 жыл бұрын
A treatment of Aqua Fortis and heat with an oil follow up would have that handle looking like a million dollars!
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
True. But I probably won't get to in depth with wood finishes for blacksmithng
@OldSneelock6 жыл бұрын
Beautifull chisel John. It's been 6 or 7 years since I did any forging. I really need to get the forge up and running. 😆 It was mentioned already about warming the bick. I noticed that it welded better the second time. How much time passed between the attempts? Could the first attempt have heated the bick?
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
It was probably 3 or 4 minutes, so nit long. That is a possibility
@mikepettengill27066 жыл бұрын
Mr. Switzer, have you done any guides on steel selection by implementation? Is there one that you know of, a book or website that will tell us what steel to choose for what tool or task?
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
The new edge of the anvil by Jack Andrews is one of the better books on the subject
@DavoShed6 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video. Entertaining as well as instructional. I notice some marks on the socket that look like centre punch marks. Are they like a crimp to help the handle hold in?
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
Nothing intentional, probably just stray hammer marks
@DavoShed6 жыл бұрын
I reviewed the end of the video and I see what you mean. They are character marks :)
@conradhusky97256 жыл бұрын
Great Video , really glad to see some woodworking tools being made (my main reason for straying into the blacksmithing realm) . Would you use the same method for making say a mortise chisel?
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
Yes, but it would need to be much heavier.
@demastust.22774 жыл бұрын
John, how in the world would I make a corner chisel? Would I need a top and bottom swage? What if I want to make my own little carving chisel set? How would I make one so small? would a modified dremel tool work? Or maybe a modified dremel tool in a dental lathe to act like a regular grinder?
@BlackBearForge4 жыл бұрын
I think many are actually made from a square bar then milled. But starting with a bar and bending then upsetting the corner could be done. Its the grinding thats hard. The only person I have seen make one was a professional tool grinder and he dressed grinding stones on an 8 or 10" grinder to the exact inside angle, a skill in itself.
@demastust.22774 жыл бұрын
@@BlackBearForge Darn.
@Genxisthebest3 жыл бұрын
would it be smart to heat up the mandrel a little when doing the socket for the chisel
@scottbryant22356 жыл бұрын
Not many videos on socket chisel. This may be number two. I have never understood and still don't - what secures the handle in. I thought possibly heating it up before install.
@ronbakerian41356 жыл бұрын
Hey John, Nice video! I too ended up in blacksmithing making tools for woodworking/timberframing. Quick side question, What are the specs on your electric blower under the coal forge? If you don't mind sharing. Cheers
@OuroborosArmory6 жыл бұрын
Could you heat the bick a bit to start?
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
Probably, although I never have
@jimc47314 жыл бұрын
Wondering, why did you lap weld the tool steel tip and not butt weld it. Seems there is mild steel in the sharp and working area of the finished tool? Thanks, JIM
@BlackBearForge4 жыл бұрын
The lap weld is much stronger an it places the tool steel along the back of the tool where there will always be steel right at the cutting edge. The softer mild steel is on the bevel side where it is always ground back away from the edge
@tkjazzer6 жыл бұрын
Your forearm looked mighty close to lathe in the burning lines section
@christianbaum11656 жыл бұрын
'... 800°C for those of you who are in that world... " I thought the most part of the world uses SI-Unit-System ;)
@bc659256 жыл бұрын
Have you ever tried any of the belt grease on your belt sander John?
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
I have, it runs cooler, but I also feel it reduces the efficiency a bit.
@billy194615 жыл бұрын
I have a couple of real old chisels made like this. The small one has been used without a handle in it and is flared out. Could it be fixed? The only way I know of fixing it is to grind the flare off and turn a new handle.
@BlackBearForge5 жыл бұрын
If it hasn't cracked where it's damaged you could reforge it. But you would also then need to re harden and temper.
@billy194615 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@GibClark6 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍
@kevind76172 жыл бұрын
Did you make that knife?
@tkjazzer6 жыл бұрын
When was tool steel invented? How long of a piece of tool steel are on vintage chisels? And how do I know when I've run out? Some chisels on ebay look quite short... Like they have been ground down a lot over the years. Did anyone ever make a whole chisel out of tool steel?
@alexkatsaros61804 жыл бұрын
Can I ask about the base of the socket. Has the return forge welded to the body of the chisel when the socket joint was welded?
@BlackBearForge4 жыл бұрын
With a one piece socket and blade there is always a bit of an opening at the transition.
@markgoggin20143 жыл бұрын
Why not pre-heat the mandrel? Would it cause fusion issues?
@BlackBearForge3 жыл бұрын
You could, but it doesn't make a big difference
@markgoggin20143 жыл бұрын
@@BlackBearForge ok. Most of my metal working experience comes from high end gold and platinum smithing. I’m just starting to get into blacksmithing.
@johnwaw63636 жыл бұрын
Do you think one could drill and drift a socket without splitting ?
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
Modern chisels a drilled. But to drill and drift a dead end hole is quite dificult
@kam701114 жыл бұрын
Wow! I wish you would show us some of your wood lathe work. Not even a hint of a catch.
@kam701114 жыл бұрын
Except, at the tail end. :)
@BlackBearForge4 жыл бұрын
And the stuff I edit out 😁
@nealfigary32886 жыл бұрын
You need to re-tape that handle that tape tail would drive me nuts .
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
I need to find time to replace the handle
6 жыл бұрын
I know this sounds silly but why not make it all out of tool steel?
@bryanrobinson19806 жыл бұрын
I guess you could, but John makes other tools with a mild steel body and only uses tool steel for the working edge. I guess thats why he approached this tool the same, because it was what he is used to doing. Makes sense too, as it saves on the more expensive tool steel. Plus, quality tools last forever and unless you heavily use and sharpen it a lot, the small bit of tool steel used should last forever. Think about some antique tools that are still used today, they were more inclined to approach tools in the same manner, because tool steel was even more expensive and harder to come by back then.
@MrChickadee6 жыл бұрын
Id also point out mild steel is much easier to forge weld for the socket
@shortfuse436 жыл бұрын
In the "old days", tool steel was very expensive and hard to come by, so the smiths tried to make their edged tools with the body of wrought iron (later mild steel) and the cutting edge from a smaller piece of tool, or higher carbon, steel. Still a very prudent way if one cares to do it that way, as John showed us.
@ThomasShue3 жыл бұрын
Who’s 2x72 grinder is that?
@BlackBearForge3 жыл бұрын
One is a Wilton the other is shop built
@bigDbigDbigD6 жыл бұрын
would it have helped to have heated the bic?
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
Maybe a little.
@shanemccauley83546 жыл бұрын
I say send that sucker to a WVa woodworker and let him try it out
@BlackBearForge6 жыл бұрын
I’m afraid it just sold at a blacksmithing fund raiser auction.