Blacksmithing - Forging A Scythe Peening Anvil

[@PetesCreativeRecycling]

You keep saying you aren't good, and the number of times you dropped things in this video would support that.... except you moved that much steel without a powerhammer and it came out great! My hats off to you, sir!

[@glennwiebe5128]

To re-centre the spike end, bring it up to a good heat and then clamp the spike in the vise making sure that the upper portion is right down on the top of the vise jaws. Then knock it to where you want it to be. Be careful not to overdo it! That was the lesson I learned the hard way. Keep forging!

[@torbjornahman]

Don't worry about putting a curve on your peening anvil. Just reduce it in width. You really only need a small hammers width, about an inch or so. That will work fine, at least for larger arcs. To make this tool work good you need to polish both the peening anvil and the hammer to a mirror finish. Good effort nonetheless!

[@malikeverdigm1586]

Great to see your comments after knowing your own skills

[@stevenlarsen1691]

Do you ever hear me say thank you under my breath in my shop of your great wisdom? Thank you...

[@SharpWorks]

Thank you Chandler for posting daily. I've been missing your videos, glad your back!

[@banjosambar]

I love the visual representation Of what happens when you Harden carbon steel and hit it with a hammer, great vid chandler!

[@GranTorino49]

It's so good to see you back on the tube and making all kinds of things.

[@paulorchard7960]

We are still watching your videos Chandler, in my case mostly repeats but still enjoy watching them. Hope you are well and looking forward to your return!

[@popnsplat]

huh, I had no idea how scythes were sharpened either. I fuckin love your videos chandler. Best thing ever while I do my homework or get ready for bed.

[@ianstradian]

Gotta love it when everyone learns a thing or six... thanks Chandler.

[@steelpennyforge5152]

Another great video! I watched Rowan Taylor's video on a scythe peening anvil and thought it was quite good. While he is a very technically skilled blacksmith I have to say I enjoyed your break down of "how/why it works". Very well done. Always learning!

[@JacobsCraftsman]

Would have been really cool to see a pivot point like a small post on one side of the anvil to help you hold the scythe in position while stretching the metal. Awesome work!

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Truck axle is my favorite steel for many things, looking forward to see the make of a Austrian Scythe in progress

[@briancullen9171]

Anvil Ringers Drinking game. we drink when you drop something.

[@workwithnature]

Hi really liked the way you did that peening anvil. I was lucky we had Alexander from scytheworks to teach us how to use it and we made a video you might be interested in. Hope you make a video soon again, watched a lot of them. In my mind you are pretty good at what you do and you know your stuff.

[@trentszeponski483]

It is a joy to watch you move steel.

[@LisaH_4]

Glad these videos r being pumped back out!!!! Can't wait til he gets a power hammer.

[@TheDroolpan]

Your seeming more alive Chandler. Glad to see you with a little glow these days.

[@stevesoutdoorworld2248]

looks pretty good. i paid $45 bucks for mine.got it from scythe supply.good show thanks.

[@paulorchard7960]

Ideas mate, and effort to achieve, love it!

[@jeredphillips8744]

cool video as always.way to expand your horizons.

[@davidwatsonii1558]

THEM IS THE PAWS OF A WORKIN MAN, FO SHO

[@apples9999100]

DAVID WATSON II wonder if he ever heard of that stuff you can use for them split fingers what's it called its like some kind of beeswax or something

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[@swampysoutdoors1561]

O Keef's is okay. but there's something called bag balm. it was originally sold for cattle but it's almost magical for hand cracks. remember as a blacksmith you'll have to touch a LOT of forging equipment but for some reason once your occupation is known you'll have to touch a LOT of naked ladies. and for whatever reason they aren't into the sandpaper accross fun parts. so I'd definitely invest.

[@apples9999100]

I didn't know about it I never used it but I seen a commercial once

[@thenextstepp]

apples9999 rotten O'Keeffe's and bag balm are both awesome products, I was thinking the same thing when I saw his hands.

[@jordanscoville9423]

who would have thunk it... well done very informative.

[@johnsabatka2978]

Awesome history lesson ,thanks again

[@Digger927]

I certainly never had a clue that's how to properly sharpen a scythe. How interesting.

[@brianphilbrook5262]

Great job now you gotta make a scythe

[@alonzosanchez8577]

Great Job Chandler And You'll Never Learn If You Don't Try Good Job Brother

[@abittwisted]

The two sythes you have there are American style and hardened steel and you sharpen those like you sharpen a knife. The peen anvil and hammer are for the European style scythe that use a light weight blade and it is worked hardened edge via the anvil and hammer. They are designed to be peened. Any American style is meant to be ground sharp or file sharp. The American style holds an edge much longer than the other. That is why you have to dress the edge often. You can still dress an edge on the American style but you don't need to do it nearly as often. The European blade is a softer non hardened blade and needs that work hardened thin edge to work. They work great. I have one. Best damn weed eater ever. Quiet and quick.

[@StumpGreenwoodSC]

So it's like hammering in a hollow grind cold while upside down, then honing the edge. Nah, that ain't complicated at all.... lol ! Damn sure learned some new stuff on this video.

[@RFAM05]

Is that snow blowing around. Thanks for another educational video.

[@alf9956]

Great video as always and was thinking , If you took a blunt brick bolster and ground the handle end into a spike it would give you the same tool..... ;-)

[@DabearzGold]

Ahhh I look forward to these videos!

[@christopherneelyakagoattmo6078]

The old timers that I have seen doing this use a small, 8oz, then 4oz ball peen. they start with the 8 flat like you did. Then flip it over and work the edge holding the flat head of the hammer at the same angle as the bevel: striking with a side-to-side motion. Not trying to move more steel to the edge, but rather to work harden the last 32nd" of the cutting edge. then they would do the same with the tiny 4 oz.The guys that were really good did not need a sharpening stone after peening. It was shaving sharp. No joke. Mad skills.

[@billhacks]

Would a trailer ball hitch work for the anvil if anchored into a stump? The curved shape might help.

[@he-mansuncle7661]

billhacks that is a great suggestion. I could see it working!

[@JETWTF]

I would've started with a really long chunk of round stock or reclaimed steel and do the upset and basic shape of the top while it is still one rod then do the tapered base spike. After the spike I would use the cutoff tool several times to spate the base object from the handle then clean it up. That is If I started with round stock which I wouldn't, I would use square so tools can grab it easier and I would keep the square theme going halfway down the spikes taper where it transitions to round. Round is easier to drive into wood but square wont twist in the hole so the tool is set in the right orientation when needed.

[@PinoyBlacksmith]

Chandler, you are growing dragon scales on your fingers.

[@banjosambar]

Pinoy Blacksmith I think he has greyscale

[@nelschristopherson]

Yea he needs some Palmolive to soak his hands, where is mag when you need her. Then you need to apply coconut oil on them to make them soft.

[@kingfisher71]

Would you consider temporally welding a piece of rebar to the big end? Keep you from using tongs. cut it off when done.

[@АлиНекозов]

Привет из Калининграда ,Занимаешься любимым делом это и есть смысл бытия .

[@Everythingisdull]

At around 15:50...I recommend using the horn to correct the angle ^_^

[@cuban9splat]

I know it is contrary to "Old School" blacksmithing, but a power hammer would sure speed things up! How about a video on how to make a small power hammer? Good job on the peening anvil. Thank you for the entertainment and lessons!

[@84567297]

cuban9splat Idk what it's called but he could also make an xx pound hammer using just a foot pedal with a counter weight on it.

[@cuban9splat]

Madinventer, I like your idea even better.

[@politicalGRAFFITI]

Well peen my scythe... learn something new everyday.

[@chris.n.wales.2432]

Hi Chandler, about the name of the tool.Its called a 'sickle', the larger 2handed is a scythe.Try some 'pure lanolin' for your hands,that will eliminate the cracked skin in a matter of days. Love your vid's,been with you from the start.Regards, Chris,U.K.

[@lebommjohnson8101]

You call them "hand scythes", but I would call them sickles. Isn't there a diff, other than length ?

[@johnfitzgerald1498]

scythe has one syllable and two handles, sickle has two syllables and only one handle.

[@wedgy84]

Actually, a sickle (the green one in this video) is pulled back towards a bunch of grass you have in your hand. Scythes are swung at the grass you wish to cut. :)

[@taxodiumdistichum9678]

Nice work. I may be way off but for sharpening curved blades why not create a curved top? Perhaps close to the radius or arc of a blade? Seems contrary to use a straight edge for a curved surface.

[@AmateurForger721]

Check out Rowan Taylor's video and forging a peining anvil as well as a big scythe.

[@macjustcallme5725]

great video , make me appreciate files

[@dancrampton]

You need to make a guillotine tool in a video. It was the tool you needed in this video to get the spike started. Make a great video if you're looking for one. Thx for the video!

[@emptywalletchevyowner5449]

wow idk that, i bought a bunch of them from yard sales and flea markets , locally but from different counties some have nearly no blade left ( like they then sharpen so much) just figured they been filed and they might have been, but done wrong apparently, but never pay much , 2.00 dollars usually

[@workwithnature]

@ 43:11 you would peen it from the other side if it was a full sized Scythe. Wow it is very thick, was great you even got it to move that much.

[@pecnorthernvalley4892]

Chandler... good job and workout, but you really need a power hammer/drop hammer...

[@jamesolivier3192]

Are those scuba tanks over by your big swage block?

[@Eddie-bv4gr]

someone send this poor boy some hand moisturizer.

[@americanpatriot2979]

Cornhuskers lotion

[@bobrees4363]

Could peening the edge also work harden the scythe? From what I remember working for old farmers when I was a kid, the stone that is almost leaf shaped with a sight twist at the base is meant for sharpening scythes in the field. No idea how often they were peened.

[@tonywalker8030]

A thought just came to me, perhaps if you put a nail next to the ping you can use it as a guide so the edge won't move away or off the ping.

[@johnsabatka2978]

Jeez your a freakin animal with that hammer,awesome work

[@jamesdumer8975]

Ya learn something new every day!

[@jowwi54321]

i see chandler has caught greyscale

[@alexgriggs7917]

Did you lube your punch? That would help somewhat I imagine.

[@geoffhayes905]

I have an old leaf spring I want to use to a knife. my question is there a way to soften the hardness so I can cut it to size to work the metal. I'm going thru a lot of band saw blades

[@philipnauman7340]

yes you can anneal the steel. to anneal the steel put it in a hot fire like an oven or a firepit/bowl and then crank it up. after some time just let the fire die without any intervening so the steel cools slowly. then the steel should be soft(-er, since its steel :D). did that with an old file, since those are specificly hardened, worked like a charm.

[@gfodale]

heat the leaf spring to critical temperature, which is where a magnet will no longer attract to it, then cool it slowly by placing in a bucket of DRY sand, or as P Nauman said, let it cool in the dying fire.

[@BigCyaPlug]

How bad do your hands hurt? Id like to see what your finger prints look like.

[@2001DestructionofLies]

I think maybe your rite to put a curve into it to match the curve of the scythe, I don't know for sure but it would seem to make it easier but then again it would only be used with scythes with the same radius.

[@he-mansuncle7661]

Matt Dodaro could he possibly take some round stock and bend the desired radius and weld it to square stock? Then make the spike from the square stock. I don't remember where I saw it but it was something similar to bending the round stock

[@2001DestructionofLies]

that can work too I think, but then again he would need different radius for different scythes.

[@he-mansuncle7661]

Matt Dodaro ya, he talked about two different versions of the bevel as well. He does have a bending jig that can do different radius, I just don't know how many different radius scythes are made lol. My thinking was just the time involved would be a lot less than hammering everything.

[@TwistedMetalsOfTexas]

Fun as always thanks chandler

[@trollforge]

Around here, we pronounce the TH in Scythe, as opposed to Electra's weapon the Sai a Japanese traditional piercing weapon. Where as the "hand scythes", we call sickles.

[@LisaH_4]

I wish Chandler had his knives on EBay!

[@windigowhispers]

9:20 ish not to sound like a orick but will Chandler never learn hot high carbon doesn't get quenched until you want it hardend and didn't he snap the piece he was making the sword from doing that

[@chandlerdickinson]

i know, i know... sometimes you just need to get kicked... well let's hope only two times....lol

[@windigowhispers]

Chandler Dickinson keep up the good work man its great to see these videos and learn from some mistakes without making them

[@OldHickoryForge]

I was worried that might happen water quenching spring steel

[@spoplehughes]

before the invention of mowers with adjustable cutting heights the "sythesmen" would have wooden blocks strapped to the bottom of their boots to adjust the height of their swing

[@stilltlrforlife]

How many people :o when the leaf spring piece broke?

[@i2aspire]

are those diving tanks I see, if so do you dive.

[@rexrutherford8608]

i2aspire in his review intro there's a shot of him in the water. So at least once. whether he still does or not...dunno

[@vincenttrigg4521]

6:03 looks like an eclipse where the metal was hit from the other side

[@acfeinman]

Dumb Q, could a trailer hitch ball work for this? seems like the length of your peening anvil is working against you given the curve of the sickle blade...

[@geoffhayes905]

I'm wondering why you have a chain wrapped around the base of your anvil?

[@RikuIshmaru]

increasing the lose mass around the waist of your anvil reduces vibration... in other words, it makes it MUCH quieter.

[@gfodale]

I would venture to say, if you could look lower on the stump, the chain is anchored to the stump, and keeps the anvil from "walking" off the stump. Weight alone does not keep them in place.

[@brianr8581]

lol Chandler, your swage block gets used as a flat surface to collect junk just like mine.

[@christopherneelyakagoattmo6078]

Chandler drinking game: when he drops something or curses; obliterated.

[@guiltyspark7933]

why do you habe a chain around your anvil? i See it in many vids and ask me why ?

[@he-mansuncle7661]

Guilty Spark some reasons for the chain that I have heard are noise reduction from hitting the anvil. It lowers the high pitch "bell" noise that some anvils can make, magnets can also be used as well. It's also an added safety measure, as it's a thick heavy chain.

[@PetesCreativeRecycling]

I put a magnet on my anvil for the same reason people add a heavy chain - noise reduction. It makes a small difference in person, but a huge difference on camera.

[@guiltyspark7933]

thx

[@zhookeeper]

Had no idea! Thanks!

[@johnj.baranski6553]

Interesting video. l learned alot.

[@radoczi94]

Lol, I was thinking: 'that leaf spring will shatter if you just harden it' next moment: 'the leaf spring just shattered'

[@usaflagwaver]

iI guess it's better to pein it cold than to heat it? Certainly more field ecpedient.

[@sunnyminhas30]

get some hydroderm or betaderm from the pharmacy for those hands!

[@Hillman105]

Nice tongs Chandler. Oh wait.

[@Spacetrucker138]

great job!!!

[@tylerstrothkamp425]

I think I would call it a sholdering tool

[@purplealice]

Good grief, Chandler, go get some Bag Balm or something! Your hands are rougher than my feet! ;-)

[@omarriv1984]

dang, a chandler vid........might miss the walking dead finale.......oh well lol

[@Everythingisdull]

Sometimes I don't actually watch...I just listen.

[@Everythingisdull]

Love ya man!

[@RonRay]

I know NOTHING about scythe anvils, but if I were using one, I think I would want a "ball" or "mushroom" shaped one. That way, it would follow the curve of the blade; also, the blade wouldn't jump out away from the peen so easily... ?? I don't know.

[@canaan5337]

RonRay might as well use a flat anvil and a ball peen hammer if you are going to do that

[@jwints]

Hands of a working man!

[@Swordmkr]

Always, always need another pair of tongs.

[@craignicholson505]

chandler for your fingers and hands check this cream out on amazon neutogeana Norwegian formula it's for hard working hands like yours

[@dirtybird4528]

Craig Nicholson gojo makes a hand cream that I love. it's not girly smelling (in fact almost no smell at all) and not at all greasy

[@craignicholson505]

Thru the winter my hands take a betting and that's what I use to take the cracks out my hands and take some of the pain out too

[@scienceaddict77]

I hear a train - give away?

[@BH-rx3ue]

i know you get it a lot but damn your hands are close to ruin. they must hurt having such cracking. repair your damn hands as theyre the thing that make you a living!

[@pierreswanepoel8561]

Chandler, you've got to get some earplugs or earmuffs. Those hammering decibels are not good for the ears.

[@stovolbelinche3178]

A reap hock and a sickle

[@Keith_the_knife_freak]

nice

[@62forged]

Cool!

[@JackRobin86]

+ChandlerDickinson, have you thought of making yourself a REAL rounding hammer, from start to finish? Punching, drifting, fullering, the whole nine yards? I think that three pounds would be an ideal size. You've advanced enough in your blacksmithing skills that I think this project wouldn't be too much of a problem for you. Wouldn't be too schnabby, either.

[@Juiceontheloose76]

He's turning into a stoneman from Game of thrones

[@KowboyUSA]

Quality peening anvil, nice n meaty.

[@lenorelestrange]

they are sickles not scythes...