Blacksmithing Project - Blacksmith Bellows 1

[@jamal69jackson77]

Very neat, I sure have learned a lot just in pt. 1.

[@gateway8833]

When I was a kid I was a Wheelwright apprentice, the old guy that was my master constructed Stagecoachs. I bet I laid a billion of these stitches in tack, and took half of them apart. He was an absolute stickler for stich accuracy and uniformity.

[@df-intheshop330]

Another fine example of a level of craftsmanship that nobody understands anymore. Thanks for sending that along

[@paulmathias1908]

Really good video with a great talk through the process. Thank you.

[@df-intheshop330]

Thanks

[@markburd9253]

Fhankyou! your walk through this project,so concise is wonderful to watch.

[@wincharter1]

Another great video, thanks for sharing with us.

[@garethbaus5471]

I have some pigskin that might be well suited to this, I certainly need a better blower I just hope I have enough leather.

[@Screen511]

Hey Dennis, what's the thickness of the leather that you used? Cheers

[@df-intheshop330]

I used an upholstery grade leather and it is only about 1/16 inch thick.

[@olivermilutinovic749]

Thanks for the information, love that clamp idea. I made an old bellows,, it was good, but I will be making improved version. I wanted to ask, what kind of thread should I use, linen or nylon, or is there something recommended for stitching leather for bellows ?

[@df-intheshop330]

I used a waxed linen thread.

[@olivermilutinovic749]

@@df-intheshop330 Thanks.

[@scottleft3672]

5:20 youll be tieing off your stich each time and can cause bunch up.

[@olivermilutinovic749]

I'm thinking of using some old leather cut offs for my project. It was vegetable cow side craft leather from a local leather merchant, and I may need to get more. The thickness is 2.2 mm. A quick question, what was the thickness of the leather that you used for your bellows project ?

[@df-intheshop330]

I used an upholstery leather. It was around 2mm thick.

[@olivermilutinovic749]

@@df-intheshop330 I also have some old vinyl fabric material, but will be sticking with the leather. Thanks for the reply.

[@df-intheshop330]

This is not vinyl, it is leather. The tanning process makes it more suitable for upholstery and clothing

[@skyrimfan1123]

I'm on a kind of budget, since it's only a hobby for me, so I wonder would it be sufficient to use fake leather instead of the real deal? it's much cheaper and I've wouldnt die if I did something wrong.

[@df-intheshop330]

I wouldn't use vinyl because it melts to easily but any kind of tightly woven canvas would work just fine. I have also seen some made with rubber pond liner. Another approach which is a lot cheeper and less complicated to build is the Japanese box bellows. It's a great design and very compact compared to the traditional bellows.

[@skyrimfan1123]

Thanks! I found some kind of cotton canvas that looks like it would work! Thanks again from saving me the trouble with fake leather, i assumed it was usable since I saw some guy use it for double forge bellows, but I just found a comment where he said he made them to use as leafblowers.

[@marioamor5982]

How to forging spanish spurs?

[@dr.lexwinter8604]

Interesting over complication with the stitch choice. But you don't say why you made that choice. In fact I'd submit that this video has over complicated what is fundamentally the easiest part of making bellows, it's turned skinning your bellows into ten minutes of drawn out shots that are mostly silent. No idea why this creative choice was made but I fear that most people won't go on to video 2 as a result.

[@df-intheshop330]

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