Blacksmithing For Beginners - Woking On The Horn Of The Anvil

Blacksmithing For Beginners - Woking On The Horn Of The Anvil. The video describes how to shape pieces on the horn of the anvil without causing the piece to twist out of shape.

[@TalRohan]

Sage advice Denis ...well demonstrated.

[@christopherbright1048]

Great video again

[@mwilson14]

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[@joehagerman2272]

Thank you for an excellent video for new people to blacksmithing.

[@PedalSteel-by2hx]

Very helpful. Have had some problems with this as I am a beginner. Thanks so much for the time you put in these videos. Can't send any $upport at this time but would like to in the future. God bless!

[@peehole82]

Thanks for all of these great videos, they have been really helpful and informative.

[@davidmcminn1843]

Very useful. Thanks DF!

[@berzerkerxking893]

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[@hotironforge1385]

Very helpful thanks for the videos!

[@Pax.YouTube]

I was wondered why do anvils have horns. Thanks.

[@df-intheshop330]

A horn is used any time you need to shape a piece that bends back under itself. The section would hit the body of anvil but will pass under the horn.

[@davidsailo4802]

What horn is that? Here,most of them are not made of pure iron...so,the upper flying edge is so delicate...

[@deanrantz1112]

That!...Or you can make/get O-jigs...Pipe whatever

[@TrenchForgeArmory]

Purgatory iron works has a crazy steeped mandrel cone based on this principle and more likely that he made it himself. With the stepped mandrel cone you get less then the infinite curves that you would get on a standard mandrel cone but you can more effectively make bends with deferent kinds of stock. Very interesting. Also could you not just hold the work to the anvil at the angle of your radius and work on it like that?

[@mossyhollow3732]

Trench Forge Armory If you approach the horn at an angle it will close or open the curve depending on the angle and if you have an English horn it will make the metal convex in the center. Use a turning fork or wrench to fine tune. Use a jig if you have to make lots of matching peices.

[@ChrisColeArcher]

Cant you also alternate hammering from opposite sides of the horn to keep your twist from really getting out of hand as well?

[@df-intheshop330]

The best way to restore a distorted piece is to first take it to the anvil face and bring the bar back in line and then take it to the horn to continue shaping. Trying to distort the other side of the bar by moving to the other side of the horn will waste a lot of time and it may not correct the bend that has been placed in the bar.

[@slaveNo-4028]

my first instinct would've been to still hammer over the whole flat bar and have it sit flat on the horn, but just hold it from a different direction to adjust for the curve that's not supposed to form. Is there a reason why this wouldn't work?

[@mme.veronica735]

the horn is not a cone so it would not be flat, but also even if it was a cone you would end up with an elipse and the flat bar would angle out from the center. It really needs to be along a circle and that is tough with 3D objects

[@jeffriwelsh]

Why haven’t you flipped the piece? This seems no different than forming a ring on a mandrill. You flip the piece to work with the taper, hammering until it’s level. I’ve only seen you hammer the same side…