Blacksmithing for Beginners - Basic Hammering Techniques

Blacksmithing for Beginners - Basic Hammering Techniques. This video covers all the basic hammering techniques needed to forge metal in the blacksmith shop

[@bming2]

I'm really grateful for your precise, clear, articulate teaching style. Many know their subject and can "do" , but not teach. I really appreciate the instruction in step by step format, without repeating the same things over and over, or saying "um" every three words. You make it clearly understandable, it all relates, and it's not condescending or shouting or filled with ego. How refreshing! Your video has helped me incredibly. Thank you so much!

[@Cratercitysmith]

love the closeup it really helps clarify a lot of things

[@danielhendy8169]

This is the most informative video I have ever watched!!!! Great Job

[@stevedovel]

Thanks Dennis. You are like having a shop teacher here at home. I am still in the information gathering stage, but hope to be putting together all the elements together soon to start blacksmithing as a hobby. I live in the Bahamas and there are no local resources to draw from. Your videos are great in the way you not only show what you're doing, but also the how and why.

[@christophercrahen9302]

Thanks for making this so much easier to understand than the books I've been studying. So much clearer!

[@joergwiesmann4261]

....thank YOU sooooo much for all this very interessting instructions !! YOU are such e friendli instructor !!! Kinde regards from a totali befinner !!!

[@minnesotaoutdoorsnorth]

best video that I have seen for a beginner blacksmith such as me...63 years young... you explain things very well... thanks so much... Gary

[@deniaxdeniax]

Simple, clear and to the point, thank you for sharing your skills !

[@rdkumarj]

HI, Thanks for this Video, For anyone who is interested to start with " Blacksmithing " this is One of the first videos to be in his list and practice. I've seen many many videos and they simply show making blades, not many of them go into techniques and tips. Respect and Thanks Dennis.

[@chrislosso5683]

Thank you for the time you take speaking to the theory of what you doing, for me, that is an immense help. I like to know the 'why', as that sticks for me. Thank you again!

[@kenklein9119]

He explains it great. His lessons are easy to follow and the results are remarkable. Thank you Dennis

[@NeillWylie]

Thanks for uploading this and sharing your knowledge with us for free. You're a good fella.

[@jkaljkal2798]

I've just started forging and welding as a part of a basic metalworking class. From my limited experience I've got to say your hammer strikes are incredibly precise and I can only hope to reach that level of control.

[@bdgackle]

You make this look so easy. I have never tried hammering metal (plan to very soon -- just got my first forge), and I imagine I will appreciate this even more once I do, but even with no experience it's amazing what you do with that hammer. It's almost magical watching a carefully curved and shaped piece appear.

[@ImKauky]

Great videos, they take it slow enough to keep up but fast enough to keep it interesting. I wish I could support, love the work

[@andrewbolay1517]

thank you for taking the time to help others. I am just learning the basics , this showed me my mistakes. Keep them coming Dennis.

[@DonSchenck]

This is fantastic. I'm learning right now and hope to get into this as a hobby this autumn (2020). Thanks.

[@sharxbyte]

This is an AMAZING tutorial for beginning smiths and even experienced smiths, because it can help us to better articulate the ideas to apprentices. Thank you so much!

[@nietztsuki]

Best blacksmithing videos on KZbin! Thank you, sir, for your contributions! Forrest

[@lohikarhu734]

a very nicely done video, with excellent voice, and none of that do-irritating music; indeed, the sound of forging is its own music! I took a blackmithinh course in Sweden (Gränsfors Bruk, the well-known axe makers), 2x4-day sessions, and learned a lot, even made some "keepers", and you have done a great job of compressing the core techniques into a clear and amazingly-short video.

[@TzeentchLordofChange]

im gonna head out to the anvil and try this stuff tomorrow..pretty excited

[@fabricelemay3533]

Thank you very much I want to start the forge this summer it will serve me

[@carlyburgess5196]

Excellent video and detailed descriptions! Thank you!

[@aktrapper6126]

Some of the best if not the very best instruction I've found on youtube right here. Thanks Dennis.

[@sammyspaniel6054]

Fantastic video. This is exactly what I was looking for and I happened to find it on the first try.

[@josefklicka4179]

Many thanks for really good explanation. Love this channel

[@matthhood]

This video taught me more than 4 years of books, self training etc. In just 30 minutes

[@kaldjmillard]

This channel is wonderful I’ve been wanting to learn how to blacksmith, you give out the most precise information thank you.

[@paulorchard7960]

Wow, I have just learnt so much in 13 minutes! Thank you!

[@andresmedina9967]

Nice video, you always do a wonderful job explaining the process's of forging. Good luck with the full time working shift (change).

[@supaF]

Better than the intro of my own college class. Thanks DF

[@liljafamilyaccount7306]

This answered so many questions

[@lenblacksmith8559]

Great video Dennis, love your work and skills and instruction, thanks for helping us all.

[@johndenny8100]

Thank you for you videos. I'm am learning by leaps and bounds.

[@dpedro9150]

You make it look easy.

[@ericmorgan6057]

Great video! Thank you so much for the I depth description, it has been a big help! Keep up the good work!

[@johnnywalker2609]

Nicely done, you make it look so easy and effortless. I’m working towards that goal. Thanks for your videos.

[@linkedsince9175]

Awesome man, really enjoyed the teaching, just getting into the info stages. Your the man.

[@BadgerRobot]

So much knowledge in a short video. Fantastic work.

[@AnonYmous-ii4tc]

Fantastic, simple explanations. Thank you for your time and contributions.

[@kensmapleleafretirement]

Thank you for the lesson, I will surely be referring back to this.

[@aussieanvil9187]

very discriptive once again you have taught me alot over the time cheers from aus

[@starfieldofviolet]

Fantastically helpful and well-presented! Thank you so much!

[@webneko9842]

This is very detailed and clear. The explanations are helping me a lot as I get started in this art. Thank you!

[@StrayWolfForge]

Awsome video very informative and easy to understand.

[@mossyhollow3732]

Great video and explaination.

[@gravytrain8041]

Thank you. This was really helpful info

[@joehagerman2272]

Another excellent video. thanks.

[@JCP1152P]

Thanks, very helpful.

[@mikestewartakastewie5685]

This video was awesome!!!!

[@coffeebref]

Thanks for this, been interested in starting blacksmithing and this has given me a good insight into the techniques

[@rlm98253]

Excellent instruction. Thank you.

[@kensmapleleafretirement]

Thank-you for sharing this information.

[@dennisw7350]

A lot of info fast. Thanks.

[@NordicEdge]

Really enjoy watching your videos. Signed up as patron today

[@paulorchard7960]

Thanks Dennis, invaluable information!

[@KitMason3]

Thanks for the video. Watching it showed me where I was making an amateur mistake yesterday.

[@imKenyo]

nice video, im going to begin to blacksmithing door handles, very helpful thank you so much, greetings from Peru

[@TheOldaz1]

Thanks Dennis, well explained.

[@DjeehBear]

Thank you very much. So comprehensive. I am gonna make tens of those loops just because it is soooooo fun!!!

[@parkersburgslawnranger3720]

You make this look so stinkin easy 🤣. This took me three tries before I even got it 🤣. I figured it out. Slowly. Haha

[@df-intheshop330]

You're doing good - took me a lot longer than that when I got started.

[@chimpswag3492]

Thank you so much. Im 13 and im trying to start up blacksmithing as a hobby and maybe one day nake a bit of money off of it. This video is really helping me in the learning stage.

[@parkersburgslawnranger3720]

But i got the information i desperately needed. So i thank you good Sir

[@inlandwhaler13]

Awesome! Thanks Dennis

[@pelassancho24]

Great video Sir, i hope to start sponsoring you here shortly. Thx

[@matticusbond3975]

Ya, I am interested in learning blacksmithing, this is the best info I have seen. Thanks

[@christopherbright1048]

Quite informative really enjoy your videos

[@bebbcorpharpery7331]

This is fantastic.

[@buckzillakiller]

Excellent instructions

[@JackieTheVampire]

awesome. i hope to start forging soon.

[@gorazdrichter4379]

thank you very much for your videos! It is great.

[@oddjobbob8742]

So informative and helpful. Thank you for taking the time to produce this KZbin.

[@ChrisColeArcher]

great vid as usual Dman

[@miketxs3150]

Excellent ! I enjoy a lot your videos. I always wanted to blacksmithing, thanks for all the great info you provide!

[@wild_mike2906]

Great video, thanks, Dennis :)

[@marcferretti]

Awesome video

[@BigNicky77]

Fantastic!!

[@benwarren2559]

I learned a lot thank you

[@sirdanielsmalley9657]

This was perfect!

[@beammeupscotty1955]

HI Dennis, another very informative video. One thing you might want to clarify is that although you clearly show it in the video, you should also emphasize in the voiceover that forging a point is done at the far edge of the anvil, not in the middle. This is a pretty common mistake that beginners make and probably accounts as many divots in the anvil surface as misses do. You might also want to discuss the shape of the cross pein because, as you know, most commercially made hammers have too narrow and too rounded of a pein. It is also worth mentioning that drawing out can also be done using just the edge of the anvil and the face of the hammer, assuming a proper radius on the edge. That is the way I usually do it.

[@df-intheshop330]

Thanks Scott. I know I made it sound like I wasn't going any further with this subject ( so I really appreciate your concern) but that isn't the case. This video was just meant to quickly explain the techniques that I use in my videos and the way the hammer and anvil work together. That way people will hopefully be able to better understand the process as there watching me work. I will be expanding and reinforcing this information in latter project videos because I feel it is very important but I just wanted something to act as a foundation that can be referred back to. I think I covered the cross peen shape in the hammer reshaping video - did I not? As for hammering over the edge to draw out - I don't like doing that because it is real easy to loose track of what you are doing and forge too thin. You can see when I created the offset that I was checking the depth with every hammer blow to make sure I wasn't going too far. Good to hear from you again

[@beammeupscotty1955]

Always a pleasure to see someone battling (peacefully) against the plethora of bad blacksmithing information on youtube, Dennis. Even thought I am probably more advanced than many of those watching your videos (I've been a hobbiest for 25 years) I still watch pretty much every one of your videos because I still pick up info that I had not been exposed to before. Keep up the good work.

[@benjaminwixon571]

Simple explinations with great camera angles.. Loved the video dude, keep em coming ^_^

[@johnjude2685]

You are a master Thanks for teaching Sir

[@gypsymothgillis3537]

Denis loving it !

[@EmilDragonul]

great video!

[@outsidescrewball]

On my channel I just did a sponsored product review on a forge and attempted to forge a part…NO EXPERIENCE…sure wish I had seen this video….just subscribed

[@johnjude2677]

Thanking you again Sir;

[@sanjaysajan6703]

Your video is great, I'm learning so many activities since this lockdown, one month and I got to play piano and guitar and now blacksmith but I don't have the tools though......

[@jonkwilloughby]

Thank you!!

[@amberhesamisogynistheard2653]

genius, thanks man. ive just subscribed

[@CharisWilliams]

Great!

[@BigWillSD]

an other great video!!

[@sauceless6666]

I know this is an old video but tips are helpful regardless. A small note is to try not to upset by just holding it and hitting it towards yourself, really hard on your body in the long run and not super efficient. Use you thigh as a brace for smaller stuff, and something more solid (and preferably not attached to yourself) for heavier stuff.

[@SaintHanger]

Thanks

[@Korpiks]

Thanks a lot it helped me a lot getting started. Also great job on the sound, it's not like a lot of smithing vidéo where you can barely hear the guy talking because of the hammering and the fan of the forge.

[@hunters36forgingwoodworkin73]

You should upload a video of your forge.

[@netoortega]

Can you do a video on all the different hammer patterns?

[@JohnDoeRando]

Years ago I took a blacksmithing class. The master Smith told us all that blacksmithing isn't about raw strength, it's about controlling yourself.

[@flybyscy]

Thank you for all the information. If you were to make a mandrill similar to the one you showed in this video how would you go about doing it?

[@parkersburgslawnranger3720]

Gained a sub, and I clicked the bell my friend.

[@stephenkohl2452]

00:35 you have been reading my mail.

[@michaelsanchez8519]

Hello Dennis, great video sir. I have a question. When it comes to making square bar into round bar, I tend to get “valleys”, or cold shuts along my stock, caused by my hammer blows to the corners as I’m attempting to round them out. After a while these valleys appear and I usually have to lay down some power in order to correct them, but unfortunately they just seem to shift to another surface area. Any thoughts or tricks to help me correct this issue? Thank you sir.