Start forging TODAY in your own backyard - no special tools required

This video takes you step by step through the process of building a backyard forge TODAY--with no special tools--and making a knife with your new forge. The whole process should take about 4 hours, start to finish, and will cost only a few dollars for most people.
Have you ever wanted to forge metal, but couldn't figure out how or where to start. Look no further, this video is for you. I'll walk you through it and explain everything you need to know along the way. I'll give you alternative ways to do each of the things I show you, just in case you don't have some of the tools or materials I have. For example, I used old loos bricks to build up a little forge in my yard, but you could used stones or just dig a small trench with a shovel.
At the end, you'll have not only built a forge with common tools, buy you'll also be the proud owner of rebar knife you forged yourself! Oh, and if you want some GREAT knife sharpening tips check out OUTDOORS55...
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Follow along and become a smith, or just watch and enjoy the show. Either way, thanks for joining me and I hope you have a wonderful day. Cheers!
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[@sixpointforge5573]

I watched this video in late 2019 and it inspired me to become a blacksmith. Now it is 2021 and because of this video i built my own shop bought all my owns tools and am now making beautiful pieces of iron work. So thank you for inspiring me.

[@quartz6239]

How’s it going now

[@sixpointforge5573]

It’s going great I started making knives and i’m making quite a bit of money selling them.

[@iamshredder3587]

​@@sixpointforge5573 wow. Well done bro. Do any stock removal or just forging? I actually saw this guy and some his videos maybe 5 years ago when it first come out, I'd already been knifemaker a fair while at that time. Kinda nostalgic. Times gone fast haha. Any pics of your knives anywhere I can see?

[@sixpointforge5573]

I mostly do forging knives and then file in my exact profile afterwards. I don’t have an etsy page right now but i’m hoping to get it up and running within the next couple months.

[@damianmlamb]

Hahah I'm sitting here debating right now lol

[@Neoclassicalman]

"this is rebar sometimes you will find it laying on your property" i guess rebar grows naturally in rural areas

[@Thebasicmaker]

you can find them in construction sites i guess

[@dustinloyd3617]

if you have brick laying around, theres a good chance youll find rebar nearby,

[@johnsteel6008]

My grandad picks the stuff up wherever and whenever we can, I wouldn't be surprised to find out we have over a ton of rebar and old lawnmower blades and the like.

[@FargoFX]

🤣🤣🤣 Underrated comment 👌

[@skankhunt6066]

Here in Kentucky it does lol

[@kaviscryptic5772]

Step 1: have a backyard *Lives in an apartment* Damnit

[@Chris-si2tj]

Lol

[@dirtyboy601]

Just head down to the nearest river and set up shop under the bridge

[@shrapnel4213]

you could do it in a well ventilated(if not ventilated you will asphyxiate from the carbon dioxide build up) kitchen ...it is a shit idea though lol

[@TheRockinmac]

Go to a park with a fire ring

[@dacheetah]

@@shrapnel4213, I imagine that well before you asphyxiate, your friendly neighbours would ventilate you. Forging is not a quiet hobby.

[@patrickbateman3626]

Dude easier to get forgiveness than permission is an essential piece of information for any kid who wants to enjoy their childhood growing up!

[@leruetheday377]

Not *any* kid. If your parents don't forgive or will destroy your stuff as punishment, it's easier to ask permission

[@tahorodriguez7530]

Can confirm I spent my childhood indoors because my mother never let me go outside.

[@sasquatchadk]

Depends. I was lucky enough that my parents would advise, but let me suffer the consequences. That made me smart enough to bail on anything too sketchy.

[@daveslater9141]

I remember when my mum and dad finally let me out of our holding cell at area 51, I loved the freedom, the only other time i was let outside was when we crashed in the desert and mum n dad shouted "run, nanaril, run, use all 8 legs like we taught you"

[@braintennant69]

@@daveslater9141 XD

[@montlejohnbojangles8937]

Nice to see somebody cut through the bullshit and mythology and just say "Here, do this and just get started." Thanks for your video, this was really insightful.

[@FargoFX]

Adam Osborne Thanks! 👍

[@OrionGalaxies]

definitely. Nothing fancy, just simple stuff you can get at any hardware store.

[@SirMatthew]

Mythology? Like praying to Hephaestus?

[@jeremeysmelltoast7829]

Really appreciate your time , and for the video its giving me the gumption to use what I have instead of buying "proper forging tools " I have everything u used in this vid . And want to see if I can forge !

[@toonybrain]

Adam Osborne Well said. Agree.

[@themchamster7226]

“Like I said earlier, I’m a firm believer in using traditional hand tools and would never stoop so low as to use any power tools” *cuts to an angle grinder* that actually got a chuckle out of me. Great work man!

[@xaviercarpenter5662]

Mom in NH no mom Bc n n nhbb b bb like nun of yuh no

[@marksaile6419]

@@xaviercarpenter5662 R/ihadastroke

[@parthinaxe]

Xavier Carpenter me too man, me too.

[@ShiratoriIsOffline]

@@marksaile6419 me too

[@yvngtook4316]

It was the “after about 37 hours of filing” for me😂

[@countryboi.]

You just opened a door for the that I could’ve never gone through otherwise. I’d always watch a ton of diy black smithing videos, but I’d always get turned away from actually attempting to blacksmith myself when I would see the expensive forge setups people have. I happen to also have cinderblocks and rebar naturally appearing in my backyard so it took only about 15 minutes to set up my forge. Now I’m on my way to forging a Bowie knife thanks to you!

[@The..Commenter]

Yeah, that's the great thing about blacksmithing/swordsmithing. You can make such amazing pieces of art with the simplest things

[@skubasteveskilla3316]

Have you made one?

[@deassassinwolf1156]

"it's easier to get forgiveness than permission " 🤣🤣🤣 first vid I've seen and I already love this guy

[@Veiger]

Having just made a knife for the first time ever, I offer two pieces of advice to others who may attempt as a result of this video. 1, When you think have enough coal in the forge, add more. 2, When you think the work piece is hot enough, leave it in there for a while longer. Please note that neither of these is a criticism of this video, he was obviously doing it right, just the two most glaring and continual mistakes I made.

[@lazynorwegian3604]

Bro, I did the same mistakes today, thank u for infrming

[@Grizzlox]

Yeah I learned I had to hammer softer and heat longer

[@zach1972]

It sounds about the same advice you'd use for any activity that requires patience, solid advice

[@christianseavoy7693]

I tried my hand at a forge like this today, kept adding charcoal and it was glowing orange hot with the air I was adding,, but it would turn to ash before my rebar ever got hot enough to work.

[@jhtsurvival]

@@christianseavoy7693 should probably use some hardwood too but at that point sounds like you need to add more

[@idoalittletrolling4867]

"it's easier to get forgiveness than permission" That is now my life motto

[@ziberteck]

It's the motto of a selfish person.

[@idoalittletrolling4867]

@@ziberteck Ok 👍

[@dready187]

For a married man lol

[@zragevii4705]

Just so ya know, since your name is Your F.B.I Agent..... there's a channel called The CIA with one video, that video is called the FBI sucks... you should just say hi on it

[@idoalittletrolling4867]

@@zragevii4705 Thank you for this information. We will be sure to speak with the pussy boys-oops I mean CIA.

[@clintonm2357]

I love videos like this! I started with a similar rig because I had always wanted to do it and learned how on KZbin. 12 years later, I'm running a non-profit teaching veterans to forge to get them back into working as a team on a potentially dangerous project. Little videos can sprout big things!

[@SecretSexSkeleton]

This shit warmed my heart so much I don't even need to build a forge anymore. Just shove some rebar in my chest til it gets white hot.

[@BaioWarioz]

Awesome, love that idea. Inspiring thx 4 sharing.

[@toecutter8002]

Oh how this brings back memories for me as a 14 year old. I had a collection of machetes and hatchets that i still have today. Building forts in the woods with other friends from the neighborhood. We built a forging system almost like the one you have setup. We cut down so so so so many trees but they were all put to great use. Damn that was 26 years ago and it only seems like just a couple of years ago.

[@JesusChrist_IsTruth-LoveForALL]

It's TRIPPY how time flies huh? Especially as we grow older! 🤯

[@timothyshaw5498]

“I would never stoop to using something like an angle-grinder to save time” (queue angle-grinder). I honestly laughed out loud-bravo!

[@bongshimedward7065]

😂😂😂😂

[@RadioRamen]

Only 37hrs filing lol

[@vysearcadia522]

"Again, we'll do this all by hand, with forging methods or with hacksaw. Because it would be just totally wrong for us to save time by using power tools." *proceeds to use angle-grinder a second time* _LEGEND_

[@jimmylarsson6472]

I love how laid back this is. Often these kind of videos are so specific: "you need a QR57 Specialist Hammer and a ball joint inverted blacksmithing high pressure anvil.." This makes me feel like this is something I can do.

[@user-ql2sb6dz6n]

Man. That's nothing impossible to do if you have urge for that. Just some people make it complicated

[@johnc6738]

Some people get payed by sponsors

[@haunter8o6]

You got that right. Don't overthink it. You can make a pretty good bow with just a stick, a string, and a knife. I've seen it, pretty impressive stuff. There's always a world without power tools, just throw yourself into it and let your brain work out a logical solution, it will make you feel more enthusiastic on the matter.

[@JarthenGreenmeadow]

"The hammer faces are not as hard and can explode and shoot shrapnel in all directions." Bro a claw hammer is plenty capable of hammering on steel without exploding what kinda drugs are you on? You're more likely to snap that wooden handle than you are to break the head...

[@jhtsurvival]

@Billy McCatty Powell obviously this is not a super forge bud. It's not getting the bricks hot enough to explode. I've never seen exploding bricks and I've used plenty for fire rings and places that have got pretty damn hot. Also never seen steel spontaneously explode by hitting shit. The only way that makes sense is an extreme change in temp from hot to cold and it probably wouldn't explode it would just crack

[@Mike_858]

This video gave me the courage to forge my own knife today. Didn't think you could heat steel up properly with such simply improvised forge, but it worked wonderfully and the knife turned out much better than I expected. Thanks for uploading this video, it was a huge help!

[@Toca_waffle843]

You just got to remember that it all started off before hairdryers were even invented. if they could do it, you can

[@elijahstinnett2429]

Lol yeah you would be suprised how easy it is to get a fire going up to extremely hot temps, hell with a bit of mud and know how you can quit easily even build your own smoke stack oven set up which you can get things even hotter, tho with that to get it hotter you may need to up the fuel intake and air feeder

[@ianfinrir8724]

I've used a flyswatter as a bellows before. Took maybe twenty minutes to get a piece of steel glowing hot.

[@Tom-ok9zu]

“There are tongs and other tools just there to make life easier” Me sticks hand strait into burning hot coals

[@tensu5086]

same

[@badnobo8508]

He just like me fr 😎

[@parmesanchease480]

I too enjoy constant 3rd degree burns as i forge weapons

[@SecretSexSkeleton]

@@parmesanchease480 yeah, once you burn off those nerve endings, it's smooth sailing from there on out.

[@parmesanchease480]

@@SecretSexSkeleton just have to make sure you dont lose your whole arm during this process

[@spirimanea800]

I literally went outside in the backyard and found some rebar what sorcery is this?

[@rogerramiussergeialexander5541]

They use it in a lot of construction. They'll also use it for things like your house's electrical ground and for marking where your property actually physically is.

[@_LazyInk_]

ikr? i dont even have a backyard dude

[@xcentu8urtrypp]

Same!! On accident. I was amazed

[@ratiounkn3210]

Haha, when he said that i immediately remembered seeing a piece stucking out of some scrap concrete in my backyard.

[@SantiagoLopez-uu6uk]

I found a cat in my backyard... smells good now

[@FongLin153]

One week into covid19 lock down: "Oh cool a nice little hobby" 3 months after lockdown: *Travelers pass through my parts of town as I strike down with my hammer on hot steel* "Travelers I see, how may I be of service to you?"

[@someoneawesome6483]

@Longfin same here bro I'm tryin a new hobby cause im going crazy if i stay at home longer

[@jasonmeinhart8525]

I am in need of a sharp cutting instrument, and I only have this white rolled up softened paper and an alcohol gel substance for trade. Too bad...

[@YasseeOSRS]

glad to see im not the only one doing this now LOL

[@jamesw2386]

Hahaha best thing I've read all day!!!

[@Joesolo13]

"Looking to protect yourself, or deal some damage?"

[@GalokVonGreshnak]

That's pretty neat! I used Goddard's 50$ backyard smith book, but it's awesome seeing that people can cleverly do it for even less. Some tips I've learned that cost nothing but will make your life easier: 1) Find the heaviest flat surface you can hammer on. This allows most of your hammering to shape the steel instead of spending some of that energy moving the dirt underneath. A concrete patio is great for this. 2) When hammering out the bevel, the spine does like to bend backwards. If you rest your spine on the hammering surface, using a 2x4 to smack the blade edge will straighten out your spine without damaging the edge. 3) After quenching (I found motor oil to be the most forgiving), submerging your blade into a pile of dirt, sand, or even charcoal dust makes it easier to work with when you're filing the profile, either by hand or power tools. The slow cooling of the metal in a medium instead of air cooling will soften the steel enough to make it fileable. 4) Toaster ovens for heat treatment are a lot easier to explain to your wife/mother than the kitchen oven.

[@LlamaFredBTW]

I remember watching this video a couple years back, and it inspired me to start forging, and since then I've made over a dozen knives and I'm currently working on my second sword. Thank you so much for this great tutorial. Also I have that exact belt grinder lol

[@greenblight9316]

Thanks KZbin recommended, now I can arm the village before the goblins attack

[@redvelvet5374]

God speed brave soul

[@NoobSharkey]

Is this a reference to something

[@greenblight9316]

@@NoobSharkey not really, it's just sleep deprivation and fever ^^

[@nishaadihtisham3972]

Aragorn: you have my sword Legolas: and you have ny bow

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

Hey, my people need things, your people have lots of things - if you didn't want us there you should've done a better job hiding your things.

[@A.Campbell]

This will come in handy when society breaks down

[@davidvickers8425]

and fashion a blower like the old days.

[@zigzigzig]

aye

[@Kleinalrik]

A bazillion people (running panickly around): I need a gun, an axe, gasoline, a saw, a radio, gas lamp, crossbow, survival tent, jump boots... You: I need a hairdryer.

[@phantomsgarage3695]

It already has

[@diegotorres9866]

Yes

[@Moonshiner117]

Thanks, man. I've been wanting to forge for sometime but it seemed complex to me but you talked my kind of talk and did it the way I would prefer to do it, now am ready. Long live your channel.

[@BurntMushroomBlacksmithing]

It been almost three years since I first saw this video on my regular down time channel and man, thank you! Ive wanted to get into smithing for years, I mean 7th grade.(Colonial Williamsburg D.C.trip, great traditional demonstration)But I had other things going on at the time. Life rolled on by, and I had been at a foundry busting butt and such. I was bored one day at home, and like fate this vid got recommended, and I was off! Built me a forge similar to this but outta an old footed fire pit, and some bricks. Used black pipe and a mattress pump for air, got me the 55 lb from harbor freight, and haven't looked back since. Now as said, near my third year in and Im close to getting a small business up and running on the side, made so many projects, got this youtube channel going, two new forges, anvil,ect and filled the hole that was left in me due to my past bad decisions. Its truly been life changing, and you're to blame! Haha! Thank you again man! Check my stuff out if you'd like, I love being apart of this community of KZbin smiths. Take care🍻🍻

[@devilbunny2000]

being an old duffer I have to say … some drier areas, with trees around the root systems travel underground and on dry seasons I personally have seen fire travel underground thru root systems. so be careful digging trenches and blazing fires. carry on.

[@greenghost6691]

Hey Dave. Great advice, I would have never thought about that.

[@Thebasicmaker]

There's a video of a guy he want to burn some ants in his garden, he pour some gasoline and then light a match.. an other piece of video shows he at night, he has a tree and a portion of his house on fire!

[@ddon1797]

Old topic but some kids set some grass on fire in Scotland last year, it had a coal vein under the ground ... it's still on fire under the ground and we had like 3 months of the rain this winter ... sound advice especially if you live in a dry climate

[@TheRoadhammer379]

Thanks Karen

[@Luminsoldier]

I better stay away from forging then since Summer is approaching soon in Australia lol, AKA bushfire season

[@4n4rch1st7]

Every other video: BUY EXPENSIVE STUFF OR ITS IMPOSSIBLE your video: get some bricks and some fire.

[@blueix9]

DJ ARSENAL that goes for literally anything. I call it “going down the rabbit hole.” If you wanna do something as simple as walking someone will tell you you’re doing it wrong, and you need expensive equipment to do it.

[@ariat3381]

@@blueix9 there are exceptions to this, example: fotography Or generally any hobby that requires highly technological equipment

[@c.g.5250]

I cannot think of any exception to your statement.. including photography as one mentioned. It's called "the power of limitation". If you learn to do something well with as little as possible, you will gain much more skill and knowledge than someone relying on high tech tools.

[@LaurusHG]

@Duck Soup No, maybe 6-7000 years, but not 150,000. Humans, as we know us, have only been around for 10,000 years.

[@justagerman140]

@@LaurusHG humans as we know us have been around for 120 years max

[@RedBareN]

Fantastic example of how simple it is to get started. I plan to learn the basics of smithing this year and this video is now in my playlists so I can use it for inspiration. Thanks!

[@ashadieeyahsultana1062]

Touch my blow dryer and SOMEONE will be SLEEPING in their forge 😡😡😡

[@FargoFX]

😂🙌

[@jesuschristiskingandsavior461]

😂😂😂

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

It's probably easier to just buy another cheap one for this purpose... But it's just a hair dryer, why the violence over something so trivial?

[@zaimdjinn9518]

@@DoremiFasolatido1979 women *sip coffee*

[@telefellavision]

"Happy wife, happy life" -Confucius

[@zipporaid7]

"It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission" lmao sons and mothers everywhere know this truth.

[@crusader2338]

Trust me, I know!

[@miraak542]

@@sleazyp36 Since you know this, you must be an expert in being one, otherwise you would not be so sure what makes him one.

[@jimwright2795]

The phrase you were looking for is "Easier to ask for forgiveness than to beg for permission." Fixed.

[@a7ebech7ayati]

Hahaha.. yes it is.. well said..

[@chuckles8519]

“It’s easier to get forgiveness than permission” haha brilliant!

[@vysearcadia522]

But was it for "borrowing" a hair dryer from your wife or was it from digging a trench in your yard without talking to the neighborhood first? 😂

[@seymourbutts8752]

That was a famous saying in the army

[@MegaPierzak]

I think my little son practices this rule quite often.

[@georgemuli4900]

Opposite

[@thetruescientist1788]

I can personally say that is my life struggle in terms of forging. I'm 17 yrs old and I know how to not burn myself. I also am watching the fire intently to make sure it doesn't spread, yet I will always be turned down when I ask...

[@Capn-Coin]

Love this video. People often like to over complicate things when starting a hobby, thinking they need all the tools and gadgets... and while they definitely do make life easier i think its better to just get started. And i think alot more is learned the basic way. Thanks for the video, ill be making a similar setup soon

[@PottersClay21]

Great video! I have been wanting to get into blacksmithing for a while, but had no idea it was so simple!

[@rond6058]

Starts making little brick forge outside our house... wife asked what are you doing. I'm making a forge like this guy on youtube...she says no...just no.

[@sixfootdworf9545]

Lol man, like the dude in the video said, forgivness is easyer to ask for than permission... lol

[@TheSign2020]

LMAO.. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@FargoFX]

😂😂😂😂👍

[@ericblair5365]

And that’s why I’m not married.....yet

[@KamiSilver]

All the more reason to just do it anyways since it's your house too and no feminist matriarch should rule over your life as if she owned it. Beta.

[@jessicajohnson6002]

I feel like I've failed as a woman, because I don't have a blow dryer. Now I want to get one, but not for my hair....🤷‍♀️🙆‍♀️

[@breakingboardrooms1778]

You and me both, sister!

[@sarahgraves7107]

DANG! you're my kind of woman 😉

[@moliboplolipop164]

Lol 🤣 🤣

[@hyperion3145]

juSTIn Turner But is she a blacksmithing goddess?

[@mikkykyluc5804]

Saaame :D

[@kriticalkayd]

I showed my mom this video and she said this summer we'll make a forge in our backyard, thanks!

[@OldMysticFantasist]

Very much appreciate your common sense approach to what is necessary versus what is traditional versus what is nice to have to get the job done!

[@tonywalker8030]

Quick, dirty and straight to the point, I be honored to join you.

[@FargoFX]

Tony Walker So glad you enjoyed this video. Always love your comments, thanks for all the support!

[@TP123KING]

Its worth mentioning if you use bricks make sure they ARE NOT concrete they can explode if exposed to enough heat.

[@maxdecphoenix]

Better to say make sure they are DRY. Like put up in a dry spot with a lot of ventilation totally out of the rain for a few weeks or months. Cinderblocks are likely to just crack and will be rendered useless (for anything). Natural stones however can and will explode if they are not bone dry. Clay bricks are probably good even if they are wet they're just liable to crack.

[@brianshissler3263]

@@maxdecphoenix thanks i was looking for this info

[@brendonmoore3505]

Cinder blocks will just crack and turn into powdered ash over time. Concrete can explode Wet clay can explode River rocks will explode

[@Paid2Win]

Psh amateurs I use hand worked & leveled basalt blocks the size of my truck, get real losers ;)

[@brianshissler3263]

@@Paid2Win you are a modern Mayan

[@hardstylelife5749]

Brilliantly explained....as you said there are many channels and hundreds of techniques, but you made it practical, time effective and straight to the point for beginner, thank you!

[@TON-vz3pe]

I was a mechanical engineering student. I had a good time with blow torches, acetylene, making gears, using lathe and power hacksaw. I used to be an expert in filing. I enjoyed all of it a lot. Now I am working as a IT guy working 10 hours a day. This video just made my Day. Thanks a lot!

[@blahblahsen1142]

i like how this actually shows what is advertised. its "basic backyard garbage...and if you can find this its a bonus but this caveman thing here works. i see so many videos that are like "How to start blacksmithing for 20 dollars...we start with this here propane forge i built for 200, probably need a forge, and this here anvil, hand made tongs you cant find, some expensive pre-ground bar-stock 1095 and a power hammer. just basic tools we all have in the shed. (rolls eyes) ive been smithing for 16 years and i remember (vaguely) when i started out with a flat chunk of steel for an anvil, claw-hammer i found somewhere and some vice-grips. i jammed a cast iron pipe in a wood-stove and connected it to an old junky air compressor and threw some logs in there. made the shittiest knife you ever seen, basically a rustic butter-knife, thinner (like stupid thin) and more warped than the one in this video. terrible friggin junk-ass knife. i was so proud. worked in that wood stove for years. upgraded to a ten-inch chunk of railroad track someone gave me for an anvil. got an angle grinder eventually ground that track to a horn. just kept adding better tools. now i have a Swedish steel 210 pound anvil, propane forge, hollow grinder (that blew something yesterday i need to fix) and i got a wall covered in Damascus knives and swords and axes. you gotta start somewhere kids, and i learned a lot on garbage tools. even now on a budget, i use garage sale files, scavenged steel, quench in used transmission oil, and get handle wood from the log-pile out back. nothing wrong rustic means and elbow grease.

[@ericromano4028]

So honest question. I see a lot of people talk about old railroad track as an anvil, but how do you get them? The only way I can think of would be stealing it but that's not an option I'm willing to consider.

[@FargoFX]

Well said 👍

[@FargoFX]

Eric Romano Same problem here. I have yet to “find” these supposed pieces of rail. Though I’ve seen quite a few being sold on line for ~$50-100 plus shipping

[@dawnbrown127]

Wow. thanks for this comment. Always wanted to give this a shot, and finally spent the whole day researching. Was kinda on the edge of starting and this really inspires me to go ahead with this.

[@dirtyshizno8512]

I literally just bought one about 45 minutes ago. These guys know of dead tracks out in the country and they chop off 12" hunks of them. I just got a 40 pound chunk for $20. They sold it online in Facebook Marketplace.

[@ahsuser]

My son (14) and I hit up Harbor Freight today for an anvil - created your basic in-ground forge with my wife's hair dryer (oops) and banged out some pretty sweet knives from rebar we had laying around. I really can't express our gratitude for this super-simple intro to forging. Keep up the awesome work, many thanks! We found that wood scraps and kindling worked as well if not better than charcoal (we heat the house with firewood, so we've GOT some wood around) ... such a good time. You Rule, keep up the inspiring videos!

[@kbvids223]

16 now?

[@charlescossel7948]

But, 37 hours of filing???

[@martinferezin5598]

how much did the hair dryer last?

[@ahsuser]

@@martinferezin5598 Still crankin' - between my wife & daughter, a dryer lasts a few years, so I expect this one to hang on a while longer :) Second hand stores have 'em all day long for a few bucks ...

[@KB-2222]

What kind of hammer do you use? Carbon steel?

[@Dustrout]

Love this video watched it about 4 years ago and I havent forgotten it and 4 years later I'm still making stuff and modifying I'm 15 now and I'm setting up my first actual forge so thank you

[@hishamdaoulearning8222]

Idk if it's too late to comment this, but you embody the true essence of blacksmithing. Your resourcefulness and straightforward, clear explanations are supreme!

[@plsno420]

"I would never stoop to the level of using an angle grinder or something like that to save time" *chops off a chunk of the blade with an angle grinder*

[@EternalAnkh]

"So after you've spent about 37 hours filing and you have exactly the shape you want..."

[@FargoFX]

😂😂😂

[@prpunk187]

"Because it would be just totally wrong for us to save time by using power tools" As he uses an angle grinder AGAIN

[@draxusdemos8266]

I think it's a joke

[@vincivedivicilextalionas4036]

@@draxusdemos8266 you THINK its a joke?

[@charliefrost7485]

Finally a REAL no special tools needed. I've seen vids where some ppl just assume that you have 10000 dollar workshop at your disposal

[@lorrinatrent869]

IKR

[@CraftedFractal]

This is excellent! 🤘I really appreciate your no-nonsense approach. I’ve been intimidated by all the TikTok videos of professional blacksmiths making intricate works of art in 30 seconds (ah, the beauties of timelapse). I so respect the craftsmanship of professional metal workers… and also it’s great to remember that ultimately you’re just sticking a piece of metal in a hot fire, banging it, and grinding it. Very helpful to see how approachable getting started can be!

[@TC-px7jj]

I love every part of this video! I'm doing this tomorrow! And yes, I do have pieces of rebar around the yard for some reason

[@atomichorizen3987]

Instructions unclear, house appears to be on fire now

[@XREVXNGE-dd7ie]

I think the instructions are very clear and if you do it properly it WILL be achievable. Good luck forging!👍

[@miraak542]

You should probably fix that.

[@FargoFX]

😂 insurance?

[@steve27awesome59]

wow did you start in your basement or are you just a stupid person

[@ericromano4028]

That should get the steel hot enough, but you can probably achieve that with much less expensive fuel next time.

[@peteslonka7328]

I found 20' of 1/2" rebar on my property like you said including some bricks. My wife won't miss the hairdryer. Haha. Thanks!!!!

[@nicolecrystal6765]

I was just thinking about this yesterday- I need to bend a .333 steel round rod into a cauldron handle and now I see this ! Thanks !

[@JoelGrant-ie4ly]

I've several videos like this one before,but they all seen to leave out some simple but important information. Your video finally helped me understand the forge process. Thank you.

[@Nick_308]

This guy: I would never stoop to using an angle grinder Me: *sweats nervously*

[@NicholleWillisLoves]

Nick Miller -he then goes on to using an angle grinder-

[@kylercantrell8127]

@@NicholleWillisLoves he was being sarcastic ....

[@LethalByChoice]

@@kylercantrell8127 That's the joke ....

[@sigventures1824]

"Dum-brrrrum!" My forging skills just leveled up, to level 2. Only need some fire salts now, the forge knows the difference.

[@craigyoung2261]

heh

[@jasminetea1174]

Ah, a fellow skyrim player

[@williamshelton5209]

"Looking to protect yourself? Or deal some damage.."

[@natestathes]

The finest weapons and armor!

[@orowizard1369]

Great facetious narrative. Love it. I have been putting off starting blacksmithing. I am going out today and start. Thanks for your inspiration.

[@youngbuckforge1956]

Fargofx I can not begin to explain how much of a help i found this video when i first got into blacksmithing. Thank you so much.

[@OUTDOORS55]

Thanks for the shoutout my friend !😀 I don't know what it is, but I always liked the uneven bevel look. Perfect knives look nice but sometimes they look too nice. A knife needs character. I think that's why I like old axes so much lol. Again thanks man!😀

[@FargoFX]

Thanks! yep, I know exactly what you mean about a knife needing character. I've spent a couple months trying to perfect my "pretty" knife making skills--which is good, it forces me to really work on the craft--but sometimes it feels good to just forge out a crude blade and grind an edge onto it.

[@nikolastheo5459]

OUTDOORS55 i

[@HarmonHeat]

I've watched tons of OUTDOORS55 vids, he makes scary sharp edges

[@deanarogers9848]

Going to check out Outdoors55. I am just learning to sharpen knives and axes sense we bought our 8 acres of forest land I call it on top of a mountain in Arkansas. Husband is gone a lot so teaching myself as much I can to help him out as well.

[@kingrulez3584]

This is how i got started about a year and a half ago. Brings back memories

[@kreso_s_hr]

My great-grandfather and grandfather were a blacksmith so I have a forge, an anvil, hammers, pliers, tongs and bunch of metals laying around. I wanna try blacksmithing and I am gonna start from your video. Sorry for bad English. Greetings from Croatia✌🇭🇷

[@user-mc5jn4kh1t]

Go fuck your self Croatia. 🧌

[@doublefin6088]

thanks for this I thought id have to wait years to start forging but you've given me the option to do it today so thank you

[@jeffjackson6965]

Finally, a great video showing how a total beginner, who may not have many tools or a budget can be active and creating.

[@FargoFX]

Jeff Jackson Exactly! And thanks for the feedback.

[@TheLonewolf1991]

I've been smithing off and on for 15 years and of all the stuff I watch on youtube it was very refreshing to see someone break things down to the bare bones so that anyone interested in getting started can. Thank you for being a great starting point and showing anyone willing can do it

[@rootkit4865]

Were you pleased that he used regular iron instead of steel, and then he began to harden it, and then began to file it?

[@slaveknightgael4189]

Thanks, I’ve been interested in forging for a long time, and seeing this video, I can finally get started. Thanks.

[@chonkuswaffle]

Quiet kid: interesting, can I do it in a school’s bathroom stall

[@StrangerDanger3279]

I was thinking more of doing it in front of the school during lunch or if you have a free period find an area nearby to rent so you can quickly travel between them to work on forgery during the free period allowing access to more tools (mostly because bringing a backpack to the bathroom is kinda not an easy thing to do in school so getting the required tools to the bathroom might be a challenge)

[@kyubbii2]

Thank you FargoFX, this video inspired me to get out of my "If only I had/could afford this" rut and finally build a scrap forge. I sunk a few broken concrete blocks in a pit out back, set up some scrap steel piping(not galvanized) and used aluminum tape to affix a $10 hair dryer to the end. Heats metal to forging temp effectively on pretty much anything more flammable than wet leaves. Again, thank you immensely for this kickstart.

[@martinferezin5598]

how much did the $10 hair dryer last? At least a year?

[@spartanwar1185]

When you put it this way I can more easily understand how this technology was done back then when forging was new

[@TheSpectatorProject0]

Thanks a million, I've been wanting to get into forging for years now, but i always thought it'd take thousands of dollars to get into

[@EarthenExplorer]

literally was about to look this up how to make a forge and hike off into the woods to do so. I don't have a yard since i am in apartments and am going off into the woods nearby to start a little forge. Cool vid thanks for all the info you are awesome dude!

[@jordanbradley6001]

I wouldn’t use a power tool *as he grinds away. 10/10 favourite part great tutorial video I have everything stockpiled and this just makes me want to go ahead and finally do it

[@PinetreeLine]

Awesome video!! "It's easier to get forgiveness than permission" lmao!! Very informative, easy to understand and some added humour along the way! Thanks!!

[@FargoFX]

Much thanks, my friend. It's good to get that kind of feedback, sometimes I think my sense of humor is too dry...but it's the only one I've got. Lol! Have a great day!

[@dillonrouse1835]

@csknives2140 No...well....maybe....no

[@dillonrouse1835]

My dad sais it all the time. So i subscribed

[@Elddreki]

I LEGIT USE THE SAME BLOW DRYER ON MY BRAKE DRUM FORGE!

[@RoadRunner-ih4rq]

@@FargoFX what do you use for quenching oil?

[@itzfrenzy6838]

This video got me started off blacksmithing. I have been making knives for 2 years now (I am 14 years old) The first knife I made was a double edged dagger 🗡

[@jimjones6960]

Six months and already able to make this excellent beginner's instructional? Very well done sir. THIS is why I like KZbin, content creators like this.

[@NavJordaan]

"It's easier to get forgiveness than permission" ~FargoFX

[@theentirestateofalaska.4983]

Than*

[@NavJordaan]

@@theentirestateofalaska.4983 forgive me for I have sinned. I shall look down upon myself, pitying the mere fool I have made of me with this unforgettable mistake. Cry, I shall. For I have lowered my ways to the dark side of communication, where there exists no such thing as grammar. My sincere apologies for the outstanding abomination I have created with my unfortunate lack of attention, I wish you a good day nevertheless.

[@theentirestateofalaska.4983]

@@NavJordaan Dang dude no need to make a whole essay.

[@NavJordaan]

@@theentirestateofalaska.4983 Says the lord of grammar...

[@Cris_Formage]

@@NavJordaan Fr like anyone gives anything about grammar in the lowest of depth called the KZbin comment section

[@the.mr.beacher]

Father: I can't find the property marker. Son: Do like your knife? Father: I'm looking for the property marker son, not my knife! Son: That is the property marker!!

[@potatoboy549]

Father: Ok son, let’s test this on your mother

[@brandonfoley7519]

We just have huge boulder as our property marker

[@Nosleep8558]

I’ve been mulling over learning to forge for years but always thought there was a huge barrier to entry, this blew my perspective out of the water.

[@memeconmemesrule2806]

Awesome. Going to try on weekends. Update: Way easier than I thought. Could get orange hot easy. Recommend uses coal or charcoal, wood scraps burn out. P.S. Power tools make it way easier. P.P.S. If your using a blow dryer, put it on full, and if you don't have protection keep it a relatively away from the flame, and pointing to the flame.

[@joewidger7954]

Are you still forging?

[@DarthVader-ch4um]

Awesome, advice helps. Good luck in life!

[@SecretSexSkeleton]

@@DarthVader-ch4um Lord Vader.. bruh.. your fucking castle is built on a goddamn LAVA PLANET and you have a fuckmothering LIGHTSABER. A forge built in a cave with a box of scraps is useless to you. Dafuq...

[@pasviking]

Wanted to start up blacksmithing. Learned more in this single video than all the seventy other videos I saw this year. Thank you! 🔨🔪🔥

[@retropenguin9019]

Thanks to the algoritm for bringing me to this video. I've always been interested in forging and never knew the reason. A little while ago I just got to know that my grandpa was a blacksmith, he used to repair wheels and sabers. I never got to know any of my granparents since they were already gone by the time I was born. Watching this video kind of rekindled the spark of interest inside of me. I loved how you made it so simple and practical. Thank you so much!

[@guarancho]

Thanks for this video... now I know all you need is to start, then you will be making adjustments down the road! I will start having fun today.

[@dongadder8073]

this really works, i started with this, now i have upgraded to a leafblower as my forge blower, a 55 pound anvil, 2 pound hammer. If you want to start forging this is perfect for you!

[@asmrwithliam3186]

U being sarcastic or not it just sounds funny that u use a leaf blower for forging

[@JustinTopp]

asmr with liam leaf blowers work good for forge blowers. Loud ambit possible. I typically use one if I’m making / heat treating long items.

[@driver694]

Now i'll have to convince my parents that it will be totally a great idea to build a forge lol

[@TheToneBender]

0:57

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

My parents wouldn't let me toy around with fire :-D

[@Thicbladi]

xyzzy51273 my parents do lol I have fires outside every day spend most of my free time sitting next to a fire

[@carmengogeidnas9670]

I actually thought the title of this video was 'foraging in your backyard', but I was not disappointed. I've read about how ancient peoples carved and smelted tools but have never seen it in action. Proper air circulation seems to be the key to getting the fire hot enough, something that took humans thousands of years to figure out

[@GilFavor101]

This video is motivating to say the least. Thanks for sharing it :)

[@tennerondackbassman5271]

Excellent ! People have lost their self sufficiency, and need to re- learn basic skills.

[@FargoFX]

Tennerondack Bassman Agreed. 👍

[@theta_clips]

FargoFX you are such a hypocrite. You make a video explaining how to create a forge, yet agree when someone says that the people that watched it are stupid because they forgot a "basic skill" Good job.

[@elysius660]

he never said they were stupid though

[@DoesItMatterAtAll]

The ArcticWolfGaming821 You most likely misunderstood everything. The commenter was not saying that people are stupid for not knowing already what this video taught, he was thankful that this video now exists, so that people may learn that it's not necessary to have all of our modern fancy power tools and such to do things like forging. And Fargo probably agreed that this is something that people should really know. But I might be wrong, you never know. ^_^

[@jeremiahfyan]

Dbz4theFuture I know how to do both...

[@asvilesgmailacct5091]

I've never been more excited from a single video. I just bought a house with a beautiful back yard and I had already planned on building a brick rocket stove back there, now I'm thrilled to start thinking of how to make it into a forge as well! You've got me so pumped to start making rebar knives for all my friends.

[@deanarogers9848]

I know how you feel, my husband and I just bout 8 acres of forest land along side a lake and the first things I want to get built is an out door rocket or cob stove and a forger sense I have just gotten into carving spoons and I really could use a draw knife. Seen on You tube that I could make my own. Always have loved the old way of doing things on the home stead. Now that I am finally able to have the land to do it, I want to do as much as I can the old way.

[@SW-ii5gg]

Make sure to use firebrick so they don't shatter from the heat, hot pieces of brick hurt and can be dangerous.

[@genradiata1723]

I have no interest in forging but this video was so well made, I watched it all. Great job!

[@strongestgamer2501]

Cringe non-knife maker

[@OutlawKnuckleHead361]

I just watched this and in the morning I'm going to try it out, I hope it goes well, also thanks to this guy for making the video, really simple and explains basic things

[@MaliciousMollusc]

I'm inclined to try smithing blades, but my biggest concern is the noise, especially on an urban environment. I wish I had a sizable patch of land away from anybody.

[@zjaeriqsanders1731]

Finding a good rooftop might work. If you have a friend with a private part of a roof ore something. I’m in New York so I’m in the same boat

[@vinceemery5943]

TheSchmeiste I say just do it. Screw the neighbors and have some fun. They would tolerate more than you think, barely even notice.

[@MaliciousMollusc]

@@vinceemery5943 I was thinking of lining up the walls with egg cartons for sound insulation lol. Better to cover all my bases first

[@baileymakemeasandwich5452]

@@MaliciousMollusc egg cartons can burn.

[@michaelwood5519]

Buy your neighbors headsets to muffle the great work going on.

[@shotgunsam23]

If you’re going to go this route also make a stand so your back survives

[@Vexmus_]

I've always had an interest in smithing, but thought i'd never actually be able to do it. This video's changed that idea. I really ought to try it!

[@Preacher26]

Hey man 4 yrs later I found this video helpful even the $15 anvil from harbor freight is now $24 I never thought of HF I looked on Amazon and cheapest was like $125 or so but thanks 4 that tip and 👍 on the rest but that's my take away lol but useful tips and this is the 1st video I've watched and still watching and mater fact quenching yeah ok I'm done gotta watch this part lol cause yeah I don't understand all the Temps and hardening quenching yet still studying so n e way 👍

[@Ravencos]

5:20 You might consider partially burying your anvil, to prevent it from moving around?

[@evanbarrows6427]

Small pile of sand works well.

[@LethalByChoice]

Good idea

[@PhoenixIronworksNS]

It helps a lot if it weighs more than 5lbs too ;)

[@deanarogers9848]

Great tip. I have lots of rocks on my property might try that too.

[@calvinvandermespel3548]

I love how you explained things right from the basics. some of the more technical videos skip that

[@jujuking6079]

I'm 20 so I am kinda new to the blacksmithing game. I was interested in your video because my art school dosen't have a forge so I was trying to see a easy way to make an affordable forge. I love this video just on how simple you broke everything down.

[@rollymarasiganreyes4950]

Thanks for sharing my friend. I'm also Forging, using the barbeque grill as the furnace.

[@robertjohnredrupp2405]

FFS .... The guy is JOKING about not using power tools 😂..... great video mate 😉👍

[@kevinlogiudice5458]

Wife: honey I’m making salads for lunch, have you seen my oil? Him: got it right here baby. Her: why is it all black?

[@ethanstorrier9960]

Lmao 🤣

[@xxivancraftxxtutorialesyma7709]

Dr. Krieger no

[@relik9953]

and where is the fkin blow dryer?

[@marveldudelikewowamazing1000]

I’ve always wanted to be a blacksmith but I do not have the tools and I can’t let a fire because I’m only 10 lol

[@RenoHaydenNo1]

Yay! I’ve been looking whole quarantine to find a video this easy on how to start blacksmithing. It’s been my dream my whole life to do this and thanks to you I can start! Also to some people who have a vise. There are usually anvils on the vises too.

[@KingSargaroth]

"It’s easier to get forgiveness than permission." This guy is a legend.