Blacksmithing for Beginners - Hand Forged Rivets

[@christopherbright1048]

Very good very informative thanks

[@michaelbradley8508]

Several years ago, in my misinformed youth I used an electric grind stone to sharpen a couple of axes. In doing so, I took the temper out of the corner of one of the axes and turned it blue. Do you know if this can be reversed? Please keep up the great videos. Michael Bradley

[@df-intheshop330]

Tempering can't be reversed but on an axe you may be in luck because most of them are tempered quite soft anyway ( around a purple to blue color ) so that part of the axe will probably be only a little softer than the rest of the blade. The only part that will be affected is the actual area that turned blue so if that is only at short section of the edge it would be better to just leave it because you will soon be removing that damaged section the next time you sharpen it. Unless the damage is extensive it wouldn't be worth rehardening and tempering.

[@thealicemonster9217]

Very nice. I learned a lot in this video, however I have come to expect that with your videos ;)

[@fleastomper]

Informative video, thanks!

[@vamsterr]

Thanks for this video mate, this was really helpful for a project I'm working on :)

[@danielrobbins2668]

An absolutely riveting video.

[@christopherneelyakagoattmo6078]

As usual, the how and the why. Excellent stuff. Never measured, just eyeballed: probably why I occasionally have one get squirrelly on me and wind up cutting/drilling it out. Then going shorter.

[@tonyennis3008]

A piece of the same round stock under the workpiece should do the trick - it has the right thickness.

[@hermanswartbooi1850]

A very good teacher you are very informative keep up sir

[@shanek6582]

I ordered two pounds of blacksmith rivets several years ago and they sent me brass ones. I didn't make the project anyway so they're still in my garage.

[@JJJere]

Why didn't you use the original flat head of the nail as it was?

[@alanbutler7712]

Is the metal of the nails not made of an inferior metal?

[@chonradtyrsun6292]

I have used mass produced rivits in the past and found that they have no carictor to them a hand maid peas tells about the maker. It is very true that finding a provider that is close in most states is very hard.

[@fnafplayer6447]

Great video too bad I suck at math.

[@plusdier]

toujours de bonnes vidéos merci ( FRANCE )

[@NK-ne9uf]

Damn, that looked welded

[@miteeoak]

Another awesome video. Thanks.

[@edgarderschmied4497]

Very well explained, thanks!

[@bigoldgrizzly]

Easy enough to resize an oversize drill bit for a custom size. I set up the drill in a vise, insert the drill bit and use a flat plate diamond stone a bit like a file to grind down the drill to the correct diameter while it is revolving at slow speed. True, It's a bit rough and ready, but quickly gets you in the right ball park Make it so the required diameter is achieved at the tip and grind a little more clearance off behind this for about an inch, to prevent the drill snagging as you drill through the workpiece. . Mark up the new diameter on the drill, then store it with the nails they are designed to be used with..

[@willerama]

thank you for this

[@shaggyrumplenutz1610]

Thank you

[@hotironforge1385]

Great video

[@TheeManWIthNoLife]

Damn. This is much easier than I thought it was going to be!

[@potatohamlin5242]

Can you make a video on how to make hot rivet

[@barkleyburker7849]

Dennis love the videos...how do I contact you with questions thanks

[@df-intheshop330]

[e-mail]

[@reneemills-mistretta790]

Wouldn't it be better to heat up the rivet before trying to hammer it cold?

[@df-intheshop330]

Plain bar stock that has never been stresses by cold hammering or bending is soft enough to form into a rivet. If you have forged a tenon on the end of a bar it is a good idea to anneal it before riveting.

[@potatohamlin5242]

neat and thx for the info

[@wilcooley]

Thanks for this helpful and informative video. For the flush rivets, what if you used a countersink instead of a counterbore? I would expect that the tapered sides would fill more naturally than the square sides.

[@df-intheshop330]

With a counterbore the sides of the rivet head are pushing against the walls of the counterbore making a very tight seam. This is what allows you to file the rivet head flush with the surface to make it invisible. The edges of a rivet head in a counterbore are paper thin and sitting on the surface. These outside edges break away very easily because there is no mechanical bond with the surface.

[@df-intheshop330]

correction ..... the edges of a rivet head in a countersink are paper thin......

[@wilcooley]

@@df-intheshop330 Thanks; that make sense!

[@Liz-bw1pq]

damn i kinda...

[@achudakhinkudachin2048]

No need to heat rivets to make them more malleable?

[@df-intheshop330]

Not for rivets this small

[@franciskisaen2946]

muy bueno

[@СеменКовалев-й1з]

thanks

[@PatheticPeasant]

Will this work with 3/8" rod?

[@df-intheshop330]

Yes it will. Just use a heater hammer.

[@Warnerad]

Do you ever use a rivet header for larger projects? Do you ever use hot rivets?

[@df-intheshop330]

I do use a rivet header if I am concerned about getting the maximum holding power out of the rivet or I'm working on a piece that would have originally used rivets of a specific shape. I mainly do decorative work so that is rarely an issue and I prefer the look of a hand hammered rivet. I hot rivet mainly when the riveting is part of the forging process and it is just easier to rivet hot than to cool the work and then rivet. Making tongs for example.

[@Warnerad]

Thank you, sir!