Bro I found this video last night on Google watched it twice and made my first forge this afternoon! So incredibly simple after making a few tweaks to it I got it perfect and forged some tools to work the coals with! Thank you so much, now if my arms don’t fall off from all that hammering I think I’m gonna try to make myself a knife next.
@torbjornahman2 жыл бұрын
Ha ha, sweet! Good luck!
@kriticalkayd2 жыл бұрын
It's been 2 months, how far have you came along?
@lisamayuri2 жыл бұрын
Has your arms fallen off ? If not please type a reply ?
@wilfy8545 Жыл бұрын
@@lisamayuri i think his arms have fallen off
@jasonbarbee30036 ай бұрын
@@wilfy8545definitely arms fell off
@Mike-bm9ez4 жыл бұрын
Good tip don’t use river rocks or rocks that have been in water for a long period of time because the tent to explode when they get to hot
@thehomicidalduck68674 жыл бұрын
How did you get to the point they explode
@feelsman78374 жыл бұрын
@@thehomicidalduck6867 thermal expansion
@GVChannel4 жыл бұрын
👍 👍 👍!
@MrApxA4 жыл бұрын
U Can Use That Rocks That Have Been In Sun For Big Time
@clintonm23573 жыл бұрын
Wear eye protection. Pebbles to the face don't hurt much, but the eye is no fun.
@BrassLock6 жыл бұрын
I enjoy how all your stories have a start/middle/end clearly shown. It's easy to see you're enthusiastically encouraging us to experience the joy of shaping red hot metal into something useful or decorative. Thanks for the inspiration.
@torbjornahman6 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@adrianfdez41466 жыл бұрын
Nice videos. Is great that you dont use music. I love to hear the tools and nature songs. Thank you!
@bashirbutt14565 жыл бұрын
Adrián Fdez .i agree with you sir/madam
@lilsammich82525 жыл бұрын
The music is for when the sounds of nature include your kids screaming in the background.
@jakobwidh48514 жыл бұрын
I agree
@jakobwidh48514 жыл бұрын
Lots of videos play classical music at full blast
@brucecrampton43406 жыл бұрын
What I take away from all your videos is a relaxed, methodical approach with no screaming or wild antics just a pleasure to watch and learn. Thank you, it is a help to all of us who make.
@torbjornahman6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bruce!
@SkylerB173 жыл бұрын
i actually appreciate that there is no talking or music in this video. it allowed me to focus more on what you were actually doing. i wouldnt mind some more details about the size of the box, but i think i could figure it out. great video!! this might be what gets me into simple smithing. its winter and theres a global pandemic, after all.
@plalonde26 жыл бұрын
My first forge was a hibachi BBQ with holes drilled out the bottom, sitting in a trench in the garden, with a hair blower pointing down the trench. The old codger who turned the 18 year old on to how to improvise a forge has no idea what he started. He did promise that by the time I burned the bottom out of the hibachi, I'd know what to do for a real forge. He was very right. Thanks for the memories!
@Pondimus_Maximus5 жыл бұрын
Paul Lalonde Great story! 😀
@tylertyler41485 жыл бұрын
Please elaborate
@clintonm23573 жыл бұрын
I made my first forge out of the bottom half of my BBQ when the legs broke from too many Army moves. Not commercial quality, but my forging wasn't back then either!
@TheMedic19803 жыл бұрын
I really do enjoy videos like this one. No music, no talking, no show, no hectic! Just inspiration by watching the work. Thank you and greetings from Germany
@ouiilest Жыл бұрын
I think it's the easiest and most efficient method I've seen so far, and it's easy to maintain after that. I thought that the biggest obstacle to making a DIY fire bed was the treatment after making it, but I was impressed that this was a temporary installation and easy to remove. It's great to use sand or gravel for insulation or to hold hot coals. Your method does a great job of using a minimal amount of charcoal to get the desired effect. As others have pointed out, practitioners should beware of explosions due to water vapor expansion when gravel is soaked with water.
@phoneix192 Жыл бұрын
I made my own forge with termite mud and normal bricks used for building houses unexpectedly it's very damn good using everyday for a month only the termite mid is cracked but it doesn't melt easily so does the brick and it provides a decent heat enough to heat up atleast upto 2 inches thick of metal it's superb
@petercowell20514 жыл бұрын
That video is poetry. I love the idea of a forge in a wooden box. It has made me realise that what I want to do is achievable. Thank you.
@blue_screen_20006 жыл бұрын
My forge is build in the same way, but with a metal baking dish instead of the wooden pallet. And a hair drier is my bellows. That is very lightweighted, and it needs just a little charcoal to run. It is good to know that you can go as big as you need :D
@yewwtooob2 жыл бұрын
Love how you get right to the point. No extra filler words. Fewer words were never spoken!!
@magicdaveable4 жыл бұрын
Really cool design. I would suggest to those planning to make any forge that there is no way to dispose of Coal Ash without environmental damage. It is incredibly toxic and will contaminate ground water with heavy metals. Use charcoal. It burns faster and not quite as hot as coal but much cleaner than coal. I like using black locust charcoal. It burns very hot
@ILuv2learn9 ай бұрын
I want to build a simple forge and this video is the perfect primer. It contains all the basic information and answers all my questions. Thanks!
@torbjornahman9 ай бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@777Thebear4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!!! Ive been racking my brain to try and build a forge, but I don’t have a welder nor know how to weld (at this point in my life). This is exactly what I needed.
@AsymptoteInverse3 жыл бұрын
This video came in very handy. I'm just getting started metalworking, and I'm trying not to spend a lot of money, but I keep finding myself needing a way to heat metal for bending and quenching and bluing. This is by far the cheapest and best solution I've run across. Thanks!
@torbjornahman3 жыл бұрын
Cool, I'm glad if I have sparked some ideas!
@southronjr15704 жыл бұрын
I have the boys in the merit badge class build a dirt box forge in much the same way but use a hair dryer for the air source. Never thought about using fire brick, I think I will carry some next week when I set up for class
@thatgopnik35154 жыл бұрын
I'm a beginner blacksmith and this type of forge will satisfy me... Thank you.
@ashleynelmes13134 жыл бұрын
Great video, this is ideal for someone that's getting into blacksmithing but doesn't need a permanent forge, someone like me for instance, these things are accessible to anyone. Thanks for the inspiration.
@billknight73316 жыл бұрын
Great video. I have seen other "box of dirt" style forges on other videos and they seem to work real good. This is how it was done for centuries. Don't listen to the blacksmithing snobs that say only 1000's of dollars worth of equipment will work.
@kriegdeathrider78055 жыл бұрын
I mean angle grinders and belt Sanders are pretty helpful and will save you lots of time
@gregory44ish2 жыл бұрын
Very neat. And very contagious! I am ready to jump on this project. There only one thing I will have a difficulty... The smith anvil and tongs
@torbjornahman2 жыл бұрын
Anvils can be hard to find... ask around and tell your friends what you're looking for. Suddenly one might show up. You make tongs, but there are people making and selling them also.
@rainmanobunga72014 жыл бұрын
Sir you have inspired this young soul indeed. Ive always wanted to do things like this for the longest time but never found a good source. Thank you
@torbjornahman4 жыл бұрын
Great, good luck!
@icarius13oo2 ай бұрын
Secrets of the forge, revealed! Thank you for sharing your experience with the world.
@PeopleAlreadyDidThis6 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait for the report on the first individual who forgets to move the vacuum hose from inlet to outlet. The video will be quite entertaining.
@torbjornahman6 жыл бұрын
Hmmm, yea. That goes under the "common sense" section I believe :)
@thugasaurusrex60046 жыл бұрын
Alan's Mistakin' Acres ohyea
@shipskepr15 жыл бұрын
@@torbjornahman ,I kinda wondered do yu suck or blow,lol
@tonimontana94115 жыл бұрын
In germany our vacuum cleaners sadly just work one way so i was pretty confused aswell xD
@parkinsonswellnesswithholl98455 жыл бұрын
montanaMontana miele vacuums do this and they are German!
@TodayTestfbsfbsfbs Жыл бұрын
That’s actually genius, probably I will try this. Sadly most people don’t have a place to forge without disturbing neighbours, I sadly life currently in the middle of the city and don’t have a garden, I would disturb a lot of people when I’m trying to begin blacksmithing, but anything has a time we say in Germany, I am currently building a workshop in the sides of my living room in a old brewery and will come back later to blacksmithing when the time is ready.
@ismailsimsek3324 жыл бұрын
it was a quick jump for me from watching sword forging videos to directly how to make a forge lol
@chevvvv4 жыл бұрын
same here lol
@radciff22814 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@zachariaswalden40824 жыл бұрын
Same 😂
@user-lg8ky6wu2c4 жыл бұрын
yürü be iso
@McGowanForge2 жыл бұрын
The blacksmith bug will bite you, but only a few stay with it
@petessite4 жыл бұрын
what a lovely thing to build , you clever ol chap , ,full of ideas , you dont have to spend lotsa money to get the result you want , well done , regards from UK
@a1oilsauce5 жыл бұрын
my favorite part was when you concealed the air feed pipe, i was not expecting that and it made it look so nice
@kcraig516 жыл бұрын
I can't get over how easy you make blacksmithing look. I'm a machinist and doing something like that leaf totally by hand amazes me!
@torbjornahman6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@gregwarner37534 жыл бұрын
I made one by digging a hole in the ground with a piece of iron pipe at the bottom and a Electrolux vacuum cleaner for the air supply. I used it to heat a 10ft long piece of 24 lb rail to make a turnout for a an amusement park railroad. Just heated the thing red hot and picked up the ends. It sagged sideways to the right bend. Then we set it upright and let it cool. Oh, i used anthricite coal as fuel.
@KingUnity223 жыл бұрын
My dad and I want to get into blacksmithing as a hobby, and I think we might use this video to build our forge. Thanks for sharing!
@torbjornahman3 жыл бұрын
Great, good luck!
@armouredco69356 жыл бұрын
This is a great video lad I like it when people show just how easy it is to start from nothing and the be able to make something useful that you get to say that you made with nothing but yourself .Keep up the good videos
@paolodecorato6516 жыл бұрын
Che bella pensata che hai avuto! Per costruirsi una forgia all'esterno è la soluzione migliore! Mitico davvero. Un forte abbraccio
@moorechains4 жыл бұрын
I'd avoid stone & modern regular brick due to the tendency to break or explode in the extreme heat of a forge. Local builders supply in most places will carry firebrick, and it's pretty cheap.
@moorechains4 жыл бұрын
@Ognjen Radojevic you're thinking of firebrick or refractory brick. Regular clay brick can explode, though it's not as common as stone or concrete-mostly due to it being less porous, and so it doesn't trap moisture as easily-however, any imperfections in the brick can allow water in, and regular clay brick will degrade much faster than firebrick
@kurtiscrawford79163 жыл бұрын
Pretty cheap? It's $40 per brick where I am at.
@KRAT0S_son_of_zeus5 ай бұрын
@@kurtiscrawford7916 thats crazy
@TheRunereaper5 жыл бұрын
This is a really good starter project. I would not have contemplated making the tray out of wood.... it's always obvious afterwards! I really admire your consistent accuracy and measured weight with a hammer. Here are a couple for your Q&A video: 1) What do you use the sharp point for on the end of the horn? If you DO round it off, how blunt can you make it? 2) What do YOU do to avoid skewering your leg on it ? :-)) Good post Torbjorn, thanks.
@torbjornahman5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I don't have a sharp point on my horns. It ends up at about 10mm thick. You can still hurt yourself on them though...
@arifakyuz76734 жыл бұрын
A man of few words, but a video of a thousand. It was a pleasure watching this video!
@chriscopeland14555 жыл бұрын
torbjorn tried mine out this weekend with wood coal worked out great buddy made a snake hook out of 3/8 re bar and it bent like clay it was awesome thanks for teaching us my friend
@torbjornahman5 жыл бұрын
Great!!
@chriscopeland14555 жыл бұрын
@@torbjornahman you great too my friend you taught us member lol lol
@Fighter78113 жыл бұрын
This is so incredibly helpful. i've always wanted to build myself a little forge, this video showed me i can get this on even tomorrow and so i will do. Thanks a lot from Germany!
@lenblacksmith85596 жыл бұрын
Mate finished my little coke forge like in this video, after tweaking it a bit like with some fire brick, wow it works so good, was showing a neighbour with some 16mm round in it and the fire had only been lit for about 5 min, and while I was talking, I pulled the round bar out and the end had started to melt, he was blown away...quite frankly so was I. Thanks for showing us this project, I am very thrilled with my new forge.
@torbjornahman6 жыл бұрын
Cool! Thanks!
@inlikeflnt2 жыл бұрын
This was a very heartwarming lesson, now I know I don’t need a considerable cash outlay to get started
@rafaellondono18826 ай бұрын
El mejor video ...sin cháchara, sin ruidos musicales, solo realidad de poder hacer forja con elementos fáciles de conseguir...excelente por la funcionalidad...gracias maestro...
@niklar554 жыл бұрын
Very useful! I have a future project to make myself a 1''/25mm mortice chisel, and a 2''/50mm firmer chisel, from an old van flat suspension spring. This is just what I'll need to take out the curve, and temper it.
@dainius41686 жыл бұрын
4:33 what a coincidence, I use coke for fuel too. Never had much luck with charcoal - clogs the nostrils right up! :D jokes aside, love your work! Keep it up!
@torbjornahman6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@rodrigosanmartinulloa24466 жыл бұрын
You are an inspiring man. Thank you very much for sharing. Do not forget to show your landscape, your greenhouse. It is really nice. Greetings from Valparaíso, Chile.
@barriejones15 Жыл бұрын
If you can find them, use bricks from night storage heaters, they'll take over 1300C / 2400F without any problem.
@LairdErnst Жыл бұрын
Pretty cool! I know you only need a few things to start blacksmithing but that is some neat improvising. I might try that.
@bengunn36984 жыл бұрын
Now that is an idea,simple and effective.Thanks for passing the it on.
@davewilson15913 жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy. I was wondering why so much dirt then it dawned on me. To protect the wood. Nice simple forge. easy to set up, take it anywhere
@jamal69jackson774 жыл бұрын
Nice! Just goes to show that technology just makes things easier and more convenient, not impossible. People have been forging steel long before welding, propane tanks and electricity... although electricity did come in handy on this one, but there were once bellows.
@lancewhoha36592 жыл бұрын
If you have an air mattress pump, that makes a great bellow
@jamal69jackson772 жыл бұрын
@@lancewhoha3659I have one of those inflatable castle air pumps, I imagine that would work pretty well too.
@donaldmatthies6026 Жыл бұрын
Short, sweet and to the point. Thank you for taking time to film, edit and post this video.
@georgeb.wolffsohn304 жыл бұрын
So people CAN forge something other than a knife ! 👍😁👍
@clintonm23573 жыл бұрын
I like making tools. Seems like no one ever uploads a video of forging a wood gouge. Maybe I should fix that!
@samuelsneesby17713 жыл бұрын
@@clintonm2357 yeah, knives or tools appeal to different people, I personally enjoy the knifemaking aspect of it, but I do like both
@clintonm23573 жыл бұрын
@@samuelsneesby1771 I feel like knives are almost relaxing to forge. I love watching them take shape as you hammer the bevel into the belly.
@samuelsneesby17713 жыл бұрын
@@clintonm2357 I never start with a plan, I just start hammering in the tang and point, and just kinda let the knife take shape, and if I see good lines I work with them, and like you said, it’s one of the most surreal and and calming thing ever
@Zombieslag3 жыл бұрын
If you're in California, take my advice and just build or buy a propane forge. Using charcoal becomes too expensive and it's almost impossible to get actual coal out here in any quantity that makes it affordable. For everyone else, this is an excellent guide.
@pauldowding81856 жыл бұрын
At first I thought you were making a spear to protect yourself from your wife when she found out that you stole the vacuum.
@torbjornahman6 жыл бұрын
He he, better make something nice to give her :)
@Нур-с2ш6 жыл бұрын
Лайков с каждым разом все меньше.
@deatheater29366 жыл бұрын
Paul Dowding lol 😂
@odinallfather45606 жыл бұрын
good one lol
@chickenboi95296 жыл бұрын
Paul dowding me to
@johnnygeorge83856 жыл бұрын
I just hardened a large home made anvil with a 5.5 x 12 (140x305 mm) face using this method a shop vac aluminum tubing and about 12 refractory bricks as well as soil to cover up cracks. Worked great it was 55kg of 1080 steel. Thanks for your videos now that I’ve got the anvil done I can put to use some of what I’ve learned watching.
@torbjornahman6 жыл бұрын
Wow, that is cool. Thanks.
@Frommycoldeadfingers6 жыл бұрын
Well done 👍🏻 I'm looking into getting started with steel instead of silver ! This will help me develop a good coal forge ! Thank you.
@nickdadamo41335 жыл бұрын
Hi what a fantastic yet cost effective way to build a kiln. This video has inspired me to have a go with minimum out lay. Nick
@BarryIrwin6 жыл бұрын
Great demo of how to have one less excuse :)
@clintonm23573 жыл бұрын
I drug a metal two basin sink home for my neighbor to make his own. Even gave him firebrick. He still comes over and works with me everytime I spark mine up. I want to shake him and yell "just build one." (My current profile picture is the viking axe I forged for him recently).
@jonathanclark74443 жыл бұрын
@@clintonm2357 ah that would be a nice idea you could even probably use those upside down to build a gas forge with some kale wool
@catchesstripes3 жыл бұрын
I have a small gas forge that works very well and is super convenient,however I want to straighten some coil springs for tooling this is just what I need.
@ninjabothandyman60635 жыл бұрын
Like A Pimp !! Exceptional work you put out as well to equal the quality functional make shift forge !! Color me impressed sir! Thanks for sharing this information with all of us, and for also demonstrating such command of wonderful technique/skill/creativity/ingenuity and above all --- craftsmanship
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@YourOldDog6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful leaf and done with minimal tools! Very nice and great video that shows if you want to do something bad enough you can figure out how to do it simply
@stefflus086 жыл бұрын
A vacuum with exhaust and rheostat is convenient, but not a requirement. A cheapo hairdryer with the heater disabled will blow MORE than sufficiently if you're following along at home. Both noisy though. Making some sort of small bellows is easy. A mere bag in its simpler form.
@NoSoupForYouu5 жыл бұрын
Can you keep it blowing the whole time your working or do you need to sometimes turn it off and on to get certain temperatures?
@markfryer98805 жыл бұрын
Keep the blower on while working on the metal and turn it off to save fuel if you need to work on something else for a while. This advice also depends upon where you live and the time of year example Summer in Australia carries the risk of Bushfire so during the summer a gas forge is the best option and a coal or charcoal old school forge for Autumn Winter and Spring. If you are likely to be away from your forge for more than a few minutes then bedding down or extinguishing the fire is the best option.
@chriscopeland14555 жыл бұрын
love the forge my friend guys im from america in Tennessee to be exact ( be careful on heating those big rocks they can explode) i get around this by doing a slow heat first letting the cool and starting it up again a second time and it stops this from happening it releases the moisture from the rock much slower
@torbjornahman5 жыл бұрын
Yes, porous moist rocks are not ideal...
@chriscopeland14555 жыл бұрын
@@torbjornahman yeah we got what they call chirt rock here as long as you go slow on the first heat up and there has been no rain it fine
@Lucky_Red_Fish5 жыл бұрын
Another amazing video on creating home made workshop equipment, amazing stuff, thank you so much!
@goliathpark58675 жыл бұрын
I'm planning to start blacksmithing and this video will be a great guide for me. Thank you!
@torbjornahman5 жыл бұрын
Good luck and be careful!
@emilwestgaardhenriksen17156 жыл бұрын
Easiest way I've seen yet. I've got my weekend project for sure😁
@HOTSMOKE10011 ай бұрын
By far the best simple forge I’ve seen yet.
@tanner39926 жыл бұрын
I have used red bricks like those in my first 2 forge designs and both times they have melted and covered my air pipe with obsidean glass and now use a cast iron pan and plaster as a insulator and have much better luck
@muunii68013 жыл бұрын
did you keep the obby glass? i reckon that would be really cool
@tanner39923 жыл бұрын
@@muunii6801 ya i do have some of it the one that looks really nice is about a 1in square brink with a nice frosting looking layer of obsidian
@stevenschnepp576 Жыл бұрын
My takeaway from this is "use red brick, get free obsidian for use with Neolithic reenactment."
@therealirishmike2 жыл бұрын
very nice forge and simple, i use something similar, i am a volunteer at an archeological themed park where i spend Sundays as an iron age blacksmith / iron Melter. my forge is made from two ridges of clay mixed with sand and sawdust built straight on the surface with a tuyere almost level with the ground powered by two bellows made from leather and wood. lets say it gets hot enough to burn the metal so forging and welding are no problem. as fuel i use charcoal.
@torbjornahman2 жыл бұрын
Nice! Sounds like a japanese style forge almost.
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@dordiwesterlund25283 жыл бұрын
Very archaic, but it works. I made kilns using autoclaved aerated concrete. It is cheaper than firebrick, more sturdy, although it crumbles and easy to find. This works very well, especially if you coat the inside of the kiln with natrium silikat (glassvatten) and aluminium oxide. Other concrete will not work and is dangerous. I can use an electric kiln for what I am doing, but then it takes many hours or I can use a propane kiln, which takes ca. 30 minutes. I will certainly build a forge, I am sure I will like it.
@workwithnature6 жыл бұрын
Don't use stones found in a river they explode.
@eldsprutandedrake6 жыл бұрын
That makes no sense what so ever... a river itself does not dictate what type of stone that is found in it and if it's water that has some how gotten into the material, expanding due to heat, that you're worried about then it's all wet or moist places, not just rivers you should be talking about. Also, you did not take time into consideration, what if you found it in a river a couple year ago and it has been sitting in a dry place since? xD
@LazyLifeIFreak6 жыл бұрын
The only stone you don't want to put anywhere near fire is flint, which will explode if heated enough.
@workwithnature6 жыл бұрын
Actually it does, Many stones are porous. If you get a stone from a river, it will have water in it and will explode. If a stone is soaked long enough it will have time for water to penetrate deep into it. If you dry it for a longer time then yes of course it will be safe. It may appear dry on the surface though. Stones that just get a bit of rain on them are not a problem. Hope that makes more sense to you now.
@workwithnature6 жыл бұрын
Not the only stone but I think people used to put them in fire for flint flint knapping, but not sure.
@mrastleysghost6 жыл бұрын
LazyLife IFreak I've had sandstone found near a lake explode before in a campfire. If any water gets into any hairline fractures or pores, it will boil and explode the rock.
@BjornMoren6 жыл бұрын
Great idea, thanks for making the video Torbjörn. I'm stoked to get into blacksmithing myself. Perhaps a good idea to mention that the vacuum cleaner is blowing air, not sucking!
@torbjornahman6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Yea, probably should have made that more clear...
@sandrofiuzadealmeida98415 жыл бұрын
Simplesmente incrível! Agora já sei por onde começar. Muito obrigado Mestre! Sandro Fiuza, aqui de Itapeva, estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Um abraço!
@rubens.41164 жыл бұрын
Finally, someone who took it upon themselves to show a classic (close to it at least) home made forge! Maybe it's cause of the wording on the search results, but I don't regularly use "DIY" that's why I hadn't found something sooner. But yeah, awesome, thank you for showing how to make one.
@MrMZaccone6 жыл бұрын
If you expected to need a forge for just a single day of work, this would be a great way to build one.
@MonkeyWithAWrench7 ай бұрын
Ha! I love it. I did the same when I was a kid, though I did it just directly in the ground! Vacuum cleaner and all!
@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын
Simple!
@Jonasolsenwoodcraft6 жыл бұрын
Wow awesome Torbjörn! i might go ahead and make myself one of this when i get sick of woodcarving:D
@torbjornahman6 жыл бұрын
:)
@Jonasolsenwoodcraft4 жыл бұрын
@Mike Nolan That would actually be great! I still have to learn to sharpen the chissels i already have, so i have a long way to go
@benjaminoliver32043 жыл бұрын
@Cadeboy13 or use your metal working to create new tools for woodworking
@clintonm23573 жыл бұрын
I love this thread. I starting with smithing, because I love it, but my wife said, "it would be more useful around the house if you made things out of wood." So I smithed myself a fine (debatably) set of woodworking tools and dug into that. They complement each other well. By the way, I haven't heard her complain about that ice pick I made not being useful this winter...
@luisapaza3172 жыл бұрын
Oh the wood 😍
@cantonripfist4625 жыл бұрын
I actually built one of these of my own design, using your video as a guide, and it works amazingly! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and craft with the world!
@torbjornahman5 жыл бұрын
That's great! Thanks!
@rsr19955 жыл бұрын
So I tried this out today and didn't get very good result. The forge wouldn't keep heat. Any advice?
@torbjornahman5 жыл бұрын
@@rsr1995 hard to tell without pics. Maybe limiting your air supply. I often see people blast air like crazy, which actually cools the middle of the fire... Fuel?
@rsr19955 жыл бұрын
Is there anyway I could email you pictures of my set up? Also I used lump charcoal
@FordFracture6 жыл бұрын
When ever I'm feeling bad and thinking I'm useless I watch one of your videos and it makes me feel even worse because I can't do any of the stuff you do !
@torbjornahman6 жыл бұрын
This is simple to do! I promise you can do it!
@tombrown8796 жыл бұрын
Once again, another epic video. I also have BOROWED the family rug sucker a few times, and now she just leaves her old hair dyers in my shop when she buys a new one.:) Then I use them at demo's when I don't want to take my big blower apart.
@downfromkentuckeh6 жыл бұрын
This is so Friggin awesome. I want to learn blacksmithing so bad.
@evo94675 жыл бұрын
I love it! Back to basics. My way of thinking! All the fancy tools and equipment are cool, but it is good to understand the way things work fundamentally. First, the best of technology can cost a fortune. Second, when you understand the basics, you can get things done with much less, and keep costs to a minimum. Thank you for this video.
@torbjornahman5 жыл бұрын
Indeed! The basic stuff does not need to cost that much. Thanks!
@tor-bjornadelgren35176 жыл бұрын
Tack Torbjörn det var ett fint tips, så enkelt kan man starta med smide.
@CH-gq8es3 жыл бұрын
Very satisfying video I've had a fire going for several hours and was thinking about throwing a peace of steal in and just see what I could come up with as far as creating an object. And the hole thought was all I have is several different kinds of hammers from doing carpentry and mechanical work .I can't help myself but to try it with what I have and no anvil lol.
@torbjornahman3 жыл бұрын
Get yourself a large chunk of steel as an anvil. A piece of railroad track is pretty good to start with. Heck, even a large flat stone will do it, but be careful if you chip the stone - eye protection on!
@peteryoung90446 жыл бұрын
This is just one of those videos that you ABSOLUTELY have to like. Cool tutorial, awesome art project, and mistakes / corrections shown. You sir, and your craftsmanship, have unfettered potential. Thank you for sharing!
@torbjornahman6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Peter!!
@comatose18189 ай бұрын
Thank you for this, for the longest time I was wondering how to build a gas forge, however this seems Just as effective and significantly cheaper too,
@LucasMagriniRigo5 жыл бұрын
The sound of this video is just amazing.
@solidlecciones3 жыл бұрын
i know uhh u can hear almost every sound, thats really cool.
@joeyrivera53683 жыл бұрын
Great video...simple and efective. No music messing up the video..i wish other youtubers lern this...some times good videos don't quite get aceptance because loud noises or just stupid music.
@thomasarussellsr6 жыл бұрын
Well that ain't so hard, is it? Thanks for the how to build a fridge "on the cheap". Really is a quite nice bit of kit for those of us with funding that is a bit more limited than most. Thanks
@blooeagle5118Ай бұрын
I like this too because you can build it longer if you wish. Thanks for the idea
@dasstackenblochen92506 жыл бұрын
Only now I realised why the airflow in my Miele vacuum is like that. It never occured to me you could connect the hose to the exhaust filter!
@claudiohase2964 жыл бұрын
VERY VERY SIMPLE !!!!! AND GOOD !!!!!!! EXCELENT IDEA !!!!!
@Krlkke6 жыл бұрын
So you broke up the terrace, ruined the umbrella stand , dug up the backyard and commandeered the vacuum cleaner. You must live alone are dont care anymore. Lol
@torbjornahman6 жыл бұрын
Ha ha, you're right... shit I'm in trouble now....
@reigninoel6 жыл бұрын
I suspect Mrs Åhman has long since gotten used to various household items going "missing" and insisting on buying duplicates of everything, haha.
@gerardokenzp6 жыл бұрын
old umbrella, old vacuum, an old palet and a easy maked box... dirt and refractal bricks. easy forge :D
@Mike-pr8hx6 жыл бұрын
Ignore the troll
@Siggi-Bear6 жыл бұрын
he lives in sweden after all
@simonschuster7103 жыл бұрын
great video. my first forge was a shopping cart, a pipe, big cooking pot,heating gun and bricks :)
@joakimlaine34595 жыл бұрын
Very interesting project. I have been thinking about doing a outside forge for the summer. I have this portable coal forge, but it would be interesting to build something like this too! Great video, as always!
@historicaltrekking Жыл бұрын
Many thanks for making this video. I wanted to construct a Viking era table sand forge, but could not find a decent schematic. This is basically what you have constructed, so now I can see how to make one myself. Great work, thank you again. Regards, Keith. (Subscribed).
@torbjornahman Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@simondm966 жыл бұрын
A hole in the ground would also be an option right? I might try it just for fun :-P Who knows, maybe I end up as a blacksmith...
@torbjornahman6 жыл бұрын
Yes! Exactly my point. :)
@todayonthebench6 жыл бұрын
A simple hole in the ground is a way to do it. It is though recommended to make sure that there isn't any roots and other easily burnable stuff in the ground, since that could lead to a fire spreading under one's feet. (If one is working with loose soil) But a some sand/gravel or just some compacted dirt is a good measure of protection, just like in the video.
@MAlgol6 жыл бұрын
Might be an uncomfortable position to work in with everything at ground level but no reason it wouldn't work. =)
@lapislignum6 жыл бұрын
MAlgol just dig a hole to stand in, then you don't need an anvil stand either.
@matthewmarting36236 жыл бұрын
As mentioned above, you can set fire to a root system. I’ve done it. But holes in the ground work just fine. Be mindful of your environment and the way the wind is blowing.
@Rx_Bluegrass2 жыл бұрын
Even when using refractory block, you want to make sure they stay dry...don't leave them outdoors in the rain and then try to use them. The moisture inside expands with heat and that's what causes the bricks to explode. Also, start your fire out small and let the bricks come up to temp. slowely....it' helps to dry out any moisture before you get a hot fire going. Also, if you don't have a vaccum with adjustable motor speed as he did. Build yourself an extension cord with a double-gang box on one end. Inside the box wire up one female receptical to a light dimmer switch. Plug a shop vac in reverse to the receptical or a hairdryer and then adjust the dimmer to the proper motor speed for the flame you want. Same extension cord can be used to control the heat on a soldering iron if you like to do stain glass work and need to regulate the heat of the iron so as not to melt the lead. No need to go buy a special soldering iron tempurature control. One last thing...if you don't want to tear apart your furnace each time... Build yourself an outdoor pizza oven out of refractory block....when not hungary for pizza, you can easily build a small fire in a corner and won't harm a thing. I used a few pieces of plumbing pipe and 90 degree angles to get the air blower to just hang on the oven floor and keep the vaccum hose well away from the fire. With the right adapters on the cold end, I was able to find the right size to just slip the vaccum hose right into the pipe with no need for tape and support.
@Cremantus6 жыл бұрын
That was a great show, man. Grounded and archaic... that's the way I like it. Thumbs up. Give me 5 more of these and it probably makes me start swinging the hammer... ;-)
@jojomama47875 жыл бұрын
Watched this a number of times as I'm considering making a side blast forge,not like this one but just seeing how simply one can be put together IS inspiring to me.Think you did a very good job of showing folks an alternate way of looking at things,thanks!