Every Shop needs a Blacksmiths Helper

[@TonyUrryMakes]

The added decoration reminds me of reading Eric Sloane in a museum of early American tools- he pointed out the fact they decorated the tools they made and used. It avoids the brutalist inclinations of the form follows function catechism and allows for joy in the work of making the tool and when using the tool.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Oh man! When that nut fit perfectly on the bottom and locked in…🎉. Nice work.

[@peterk5780]

Sponsored or not it was a true pleasure to watch Your video John! And it kinda warms my heart to see people can still support eachother in effort to keep the blacksmithing craft alive.

[@Boankofa]

The vice grip in the end broke my heart

[@ChristCenteredIronworks]

Great job on that stand John! Love the chiseled in accents 😊 thank you for the mention brother

[@BlackBearForge]

Any time!

[@joelkoonce8559]

I've always been a belt and suspenders Guy, never can be too safe, be prepared . I guess I'm just an old Boy scout. 😁

[@danbreyfogle8486]

That stand would be handy in a woodworking shop as well. That would replace the double 5-gallon bucket stand that never stays in place....

[@threeriversforge1997]

That radiant heat is exactly why I like doing my chiseling on cold steel! It takes me longer, but I feel like I get better control since I'm not thinking about scorching my hands! 😁

[@jdmcwteg]

You always put out the best videos and at the best times. You would be surprised how it helpful it was

[@richardsurber8226]

You betcha I like the belt and suspender.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Good morning John, that is one esensual tool EVERY SHOP needs. Actually two is better. Easily made and cost effective and so useful. Thanks to Ken's for sending you this item for review. Stay safe and keep up the excellent videos. Fred.

[@BlackBearForge]

Very true

[@richardsolomon8076]

Thank you Kens Custom Iron for supplying 3 videos worth of stock 🍺💪 cheers John for spreading it all out into workable sessions, the chisel work puts a nice finish 👍🏻 🍻 we have a similar stand in our shop, can be found at the saw or drill press or the Iron worker Oorr in line with the welding vice 😀 great content John 🍻👍

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Very nice video John. Hopefully you will get great use out of it for many years to come my friend. Can't wait to see more updates an projects and many more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Fab On. Weld On. Keep Making. God bless.

[@traildust55]

I've been doing all I can cold for 50 years. Costs less time and fuel... And as always, I enjoyed your video John...

[@Uncephalized]

I JUST made a pair of these for my new forge setup. Mine are just welded out of two sizes of square tube to accomplish the telescoping. Not as pretty but they sure do work!

[@BarrRunForge]

Great video, John. I love the personalized touches.

[@BlackBearForge]

Glad you like them!

[@The_Smith]

That schnitzel werk on the base sure takes that stand out of the mundane! I think every shop can use a stand or two. One of the first pieces of shop furniture I think I made was a crude stand, still have and use it, but it's nowhere near as handsome as that one.

[@madeinusa4253]

I have a couple of work holders which are used for woodworking saws. They're not as cool as a shop made one, but they work.

[@mattarseneau5392]

Thank you Uncle God.

[@thomashverring9484]

I love these videos from the small shop (yeah, yeah, and from the big shop!), because it makes it seem like it's something I could do some day. If I ever get to that point, though, I know that I will not keep it simple :^)

[@thomasgoodemoot]

I really liked what you did with the base very nice and elegant feature

[@robsonsantosOSO]

Awesome! I'm a fan of rivets and I think they value a forged piece a lot. Keep up this good work!

[@larserikengebretsen4399]

In norwegian blacksmith lore there is said that the devil will take 3 blacksmiths that cold forge on christmas eve😬

[@rbfcaf]

Thanks John. You just gave me several ideas.

[@johnjude2685]

Always a gift from you Sir,John, thanks for the teaching, Sir. And thanks for your safety tip ( if it helps one person, it's a great thing)

[@carlosortiz821]

That`s is a good fun project to work on... thanks for sharing! 👏👏👏👏

[@HisWayHomestead]

Very cool tool!!!

[@devilsanus3510]

The nice thing about stands like this is you can make a number of tops to in a 1/2" bar and make the stand more useful. I made one that holds a water can so it makes the water harder to spill. I made on so I can put a gas saver on it for my torches too. Although I thing the base of my stand is heavier than to one's from kens. But they can be extremely useful

[@JackPinesBlacksmithing]

I made one from scratch early in my blacksmithing career, scrolling the feet. The hardest part was getting 3 “identical” feet. I think I’ll buy one of KCI’s for my next one.

[@raammctavish2528]

Another excellent video. A great way to start my day. Thank you

[@webneko9842]

I bought one of these. I still need to customize it and assemble it but I am looking forward to it.

[@FarmsteadForge]

The base turned out very nice. Those are a very handy tool to have.

[@Bangalangs]

I may need to pick one of those up soon. I’ve forged a couple 3rd hands out of bent rebar and sunk them into big blocks of wood with wooden ‘feet’ crosspieces. Not adjustable, a tad wobbly, but suited to my current shop setup. It’d be nice to be able to adjust the height instead of keeping track of the one designated at the forge height, and the one for the anvil height. Another excellent video sir.

[@jenslieber5883]

Hallo John du liebe Grüße aus Deutschland. Ich habe immer oben noch eine Rolle eingearbeitet .sonst kippt das Werkzeug auf die Erde ganz tolle Arbeit ich schaue Dir seit Jahren zu . Liebe Grüße an alle Schmiede dieser Welt . Jens

[@bigredbeard65]

Very nice product from Ken's Custom Iron, i like the way you dressed it up, simple but effective. I like how you used the feet to secure the nut, easy to replace if you ever need to, that's what i call looking ahead. Thanks for another great video, i like the shots of the organizers from earlier videos, great product placement in a great series of videos. John V.

[@BlackBearForge]

Glad you liked it!

[@GypsyJvan]

nice, thanks.. ...Black Art Forge..

[@MASI_forging]

How awesome. Keep up the great work. 👍👍

[@mikelastname]

Love the video and the stand will go on my wish list. As others have said, it is great to hear you support other smiths and even watch some of the other channels I watch. That chiseled base reminded me of something from Batman,

[@classywhiteguy]

I use gutter stands as my " blacksmith helper" works great and is fully adjustable! either works great i suppose lol

[@danceswithaardvarks3284]

Seeing that induction forge made me think no wonder people used to think blacksmiths were like of wizards. I had no idea they existed so now need to do some research. Thanks.

[@BlackBearForge]

Its a pretty amazing tool. I find myself using it more and more. Here is a video I did a few years ago when I first got it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpC2haWkhcSSepY

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Nice stand John, well done. I picked up the wall racks they are very nice also.

[@aaronkokesch3593]

Its amazing how the chisel work dresses up the base so much!! It is gorgeous. On doing beveled edges, is it faster with a hammer then a hand file? Or is it a look you prefer? Thank you as always

[@ShaminMike]

my wife listening to his voice. "is that nick offermen?" haha well kind of...

[@madeinsweden7776]

Good afternoon.

[@BlackBearForge]

Morning!

[@frankgaletzka8477]

Hello John Thank you for this Video. A very usefull ithem in the Shop. I see you working at the anvil and i think the anvil is to low. Your back is bend forward and that means pain in the long run. But that is my view. I wish you a good week Yours Frank Galetzka

[@BlackBearForge]

Thanks 👍

[@BurntMushroomBlacksmithing]

Ken has great stuff. I'm currently saving up for the kz100 or the mz75 power hammer he offers. Haven't decided which I'm gonna get. They look great, and will do everything I need an then some. Nice coverage Mr bear!

[@xoxo2008oxox]

Roy ? Could you post the link to the video about the induction forging you watched? I'm thinking to go that route as safer in my garage than a open fired-forge for little work I need to do. Thanks for the Helper!

[@BlackBearForge]

Roys video was about production blacksmithing kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHzSdmqkj7h5ras Here is a video I did on my industion forge kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpC2haWkhcSSepY

[@angelopedretti83]

Good morning!

[@BlackBearForge]

Morning!

[@Vikingwerk]

12:55 I have the same rivet heading tool, and have been trying to imagine a good way to add a shank to it to make it into a hardy tool, so i’ll stay still and not have me chasing it across the anvil.

[@steamy3874]

How about a bit of pipe on a shank that you can drop the tool into?

[@BlackBearForge]

I'll probably just weld a stem on

[@bigredbeard65]

Make a square shank that'll fit into your hardy hole and weld it to the bottom of your tool, of course if you either want to keep it to where you can use it loose or if you have several tools near the same you can weld on a ring or pipe that the tool will fit into then you can change them out as needed, side note, you could make a strap that goes across your anvil with legs bent down to hold it and the ring welded to the strap so it could be more versatile.

[@Vikingwerk]

@@steamy3874 smart idea! I was trying to think of how to not weld directly onto the die, partly because I’m a mediocre welder, and partly because I didn’t want to spend 3 years with files making my weld not interfere and get wedged in the hardy hole. A ring of pipe with a shank I can weld from the inside, and everything will sit nicely.

[@bentoombs]

Too easy. You know i do. 😂 Great tool

[@thebabylon2933]

عمل رائع وجميل- شكرا

[@deryiousbarzee627]

Good morning

[@BlackBearForge]

Morning

[@billssmithy7352]

In a previous video you mentioned Kevlar gloves. I've managed to burn through the 1st layer of mine and can't remember where I bought them. Could you let me know where you get yours?

[@BlackBearForge]

They should be available here www.blacksmithsupply.com/Kevlar-Hot-Mill-Glove_p_126.html

[@onkelhenning]

In danish we call it " en dovn dreng" In english " a lazy boy"

[@eisenstahlbrenner3516]

Here is an old blacksmith. History is important. I felt heart warmed to see this old blacksmith. He reminded me of my Dad: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWXbn2mems5mqbcsi=OOa9DnNx6cfFjUfS

[@ivanintra5953]

Que paso con Bertram?

[@moonknight5993]

Morning

[@BlackBearForge]

Good morning

[@JeffSearust]

Ken's just sold another couple stands...

[@woodcutter4670]

More forging, less product promotions or as I was told by another blacksmith, "you call yourself a blacksmith, then make it yourself"

[@ronthacker211]

Maybe it's me but it seems like, in the last few videos, that your content has changed. I find myself skipping around to the end more and more. Kind of like "more yakking and less whacking". Was this on purpose?