Blacksmith Forging A Fire Poker

[@stevesilverwood9363]

You’re forging is so clean 👍

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Thanks 👍

[@nopelindoputraperkasa5869]

Nice work.. God Bless You 🇮🇩🙏

[@jeffreyjones6409]

That is awesome. I've made fire pokers before and will do the standard curl/loop around the handle and maybe add a leaf at the end but that is way cooler than anything I do. You Sir, have serious skills, I need to work on mine.

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Thanks for saying so. Glad you enjoyed it, but really it's just practice. With practice comes confidence and consistency. I actually designed the handle of this product to be an opportunity to break away from standardisation that is so prevalent in my products, but over time I have realised that even these handles all turn out the same. So consistency can bring it's own challenges. Trust me though, all you need is practice.

[@jeffreyjones6409]

@@TomFellBlacksmith Thank you for the words of encouragement.

[@MASI_forging]

Nice work dude. Such a beautiful design ☺☺

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Thank you so much!

[@Samueltheblacksmith]

Great vid. What are you paintong on for the finish

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

It's my own blend of beeswax, linseed oil, and turpentine.

[@PMCAUTOS]

Are you willing to sell one of them anvils on the floor under the gas forge ?

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Afraid not. All being used for various lengths of upsetting.

[@janekroing842]

Nice video and poker.

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you

[@tesudarshan-indianforeigns936]

Tom you're right about flux when you said it makes look like forged and i understood that during firing any material the flux get evaporated at a higher temperature when metal is red hot in a yellow colour that is why it look like forged even if a material hasn't forged am I right

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Flux is sticky when it gets hot. It doesn't evaporate and will leave a residue, although a lot of that can be removed with a brush. The trouble with flux is that it can trick you into thinking two pieces are stuck together because they have been successfully welded, whereas they are actually just stuck together because of the flux being so sticky. If you can control the oxygen in the fire correctly, you don't need flux. They best way to test is the eye test; When heated to a cherry red, can you see any dark lines or difference in colour where the weld should be? If it is all one consistent colour then it has welded. Don't forget, you CAN use flux, and it can be a very useful addition to help molten metal flow, as well as reducing the amount of scale build up. My point is that you don't NEED flux to weld mild steel to mild steel if you have patience, skill and good fire control.

[@tesudarshan-indianforeigns936]

@@TomFellBlacksmith got it buddy 🤝🤝

[@jaa5580]

Who made the rounder you are using ? Looks sweet

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Jake Faram. It's the second I've had commissioned from him and it's absolutely brilliant.

[@reginabivona1282]

How many Anvils do you have????

[@TomFellBlacksmith]

Ha! 4 I think. One main one, two at different heights for upsetting different lengths, and one small brand new one that I reviewed for KZbin.