Forging a Blacksmithing Flatter | Blacksmith Tools

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I took a little adventure to Cyprussville Forge, where my buddy Curtis helped me forge out a Flatter for the blacksmith shop. After returning to the ship shop, we hardened and tempered the head, and threw it on a nice long handle. New treasures for the smithing setup!
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Tools Used:
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File: amzn.to/2RWeEYz
Draw Knife: amzn.to/2WyooxF
Double-Square: amzn.to/2OL9hcI
Stamp Set: amzn.to/2KbEhC7

[@loucasella5148]

Dude, you need a hair cut and a shave.

[@skullandspade]

I know that's you mom! Stop making fake accounts just to nag me!

[@lesliemcafee2957]

Thanks for fulfilling my “learn something new every day” goal. I’ve heard of a flatter stomach, but never just a flatter. That handle is gorgeous! Love, Mom

[@skullandspade]

Thanks mom 🖤

[@cliffdoes_stuff4012]

Wow... did I just see the best, most seamless advertisement in a KZbin video...? The flattener is a thing of beauty too!!🖖🔨

[@skullandspade]

Woohoooo!

[@ijessup]

excellent integration 🙆🏽‍♀️congratulations on a sponsored video, captain!!!

[@raymondraptorclaw2901]

2:57 like something straight out of fantasy. I love it.

[@skullandspade]

Poifect

[@jailer23044]

Thank you for taking the time to make the sponsor ad entertaining. Most times I just skip past them, this one I actually watched.

[@skullandspade]

I’d say that’s a win then

[@FigmentsMade]

You'll rot your eyes out! I think that's the best ad read I've seen on KZbin. Nicely done! And that music edit for the team squishing was highly excellent. Also, you know, nice flatter. One wonder what comes next...

[@skullandspade]

Aye, what’s next

[@GrahamDallas]

Really nice flatter and congrats on the sponsor, hopefully the first of many.

[@skullandspade]

Thank you brother!

[@gurvinderkau1e5w18]

Punching an eye on press is so fascinating to watch. Well made flatter👍👍👍👍👍

[@skullandspade]

Thank you!

[@shopfromscratch3271]

Always in awe. You always make making a story, and one I'm so glad to sit next to the fire and soak it in. Congrats, and Thank You!

[@TimGels]

Nice work as always! I appreciate the well-done integration of the sponsor's product. Painless!

[@skullandspade]

Thanks Tim. I’ll do my best to keep any and all integrations digestible

[@HandToolRescue]

I like when the stabby thing goes through the hot thing.

[@agrarianelectrictractorco.400]

Innuendo?

[@skullandspade]

You would

[@fishbonker8427]

Woo Hoo. Patreon swag and a new vid all on the same day. That's about the flattest flatter I've ever seen flattened.

[@skullandspade]

Woot!

[@TrevorHigginsDustysqueak]

Well done on the flatter. You know it’s true when it stands on its own. Congrats on the sponsor as well Cap.

[@skullandspade]

Thanks Trevor!

[@whazee]

But riddle me this! What came first, the flatter or the flatter? ... ...because I saw you needed a flatter to make the flatter and... mind hurts. 🤯

[@randomgoat2272]

The first flatter would have been ground flat.

[@theJonnymac]

i came here to make this comment 😂

[@pjamestx]

He used the flatter to make the flatter flatter!

[@brianewhiteguy]

Great to see the sponsorship...that means more amazing content! Awesome video as always!!

[@skullandspade]

I hope so!!!

[@tammastrongbear]

great video and build. i loved the way you integrated the sponsor it added to the video. im glad to see your back to forging. and using your new workbench.

[@skullandspade]

Thank you sir, glad to be back

[@shnepper]

Brother brett, the man who is making his dreams reality

[@skullandspade]

Cheers brother

[@JimDockrellWatertone]

Gorgeous piece of kit. I know little about forging, but your channel presents it so well.

[@skullandspade]

Well thank you Jim

[@anthonywoodland1741]

Flatter looks awesome, Congrats again on the sponsor

[@skullandspade]

Thank you brother

[@gkkent]

Brett, awesome build! I am glad advertisers see your value!

[@skullandspade]

Thank you as always brother

[@csykesforge7220]

Nice seeing my tongs put to work ! I hope they are holding up well

[@skullandspade]

Darn right!

[@TwistedTwineWoodworking]

Great video!! Lots of squishy metal going on!! So cool to find a fellow blacksmith in your new area. Side note...most entertaining sponsorship ad! felt very natural to your normal interaction with the pair!

[@skullandspade]

Well good. Thank you as always m’lady

[@nicklbw2064]

A beaut of a flatter you got there. Good work Capt

[@skullandspade]

Thanks Nick!

[@VonWalther2]

In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them, In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie

[@randyrodriguez4643]

I had the same thought!

[@skullandspade]

One does not simply make rings

[@VonWalther2]

You did.

[@TheGrantAlexander]

It seems to make things flatter and fatter 🤣 cool tool Brett 🙌

[@skullandspade]

Yusssss

[@MaltandMake]

Exciting to see the shop growing!

[@skullandspade]

I’m enjoying ; )

[@brianhartfield8385]

Nice addition to the arsenal... Well done sir!

[@skullandspade]

Thank YOU

[@kjellski]

Awesome work as always Brett! I love that the head is so heave that the handle can float! :)

[@skullandspade]

Darn right.

[@dylanklemm5534]

Best ad I’ve seen here on you tube an I mean it in a nice way 😘

[@skullandspade]

Thank you Dylan.

[@w_m_jewelrydesigns]

Yo! Keep on doing what you guys love! Sweet shop you guys got

[@ambivalentambition9540]

Lovely work, as per usual, Captain. Thanks for the mighty fine entertainment!

[@agrarianelectrictractorco.400]

Great job! Good job on the sponsor spot! Entertaining!

[@skullandspade]

Thanks Andrew!

[@chuxmix65]

That was fun to watch! Thanks!

[@skullandspade]

Thank YOU

[@TheMessyStudio]

Nice flatter, Brett! Billy

[@theurbanforge3129]

A fine tool, and a great video. Congratulations on the sponsorship, well deserved

[@skullandspade]

Thank you sir

[@turgworks4138]

Great vid Brett, I like how you handled the game ad too, I watched it with my 3 and 5 year olds and they loved it

[@skullandspade]

Mission accomplished then

[@turgworks4138]

@@skullandspade all in a day's work....

[@Jurraqueando]

Una nueva aventura y como resultado un gran trabajo, preciosa herramienta nueva, un saludo

[@leiferickson3183]

That is super cool!

[@skullandspade]

Thanks!

[@nikond90ful1]

Thanks for the video Brett. Nice choice of music, went well with the action. You should not leave those two on their own. They will get up to all kinds of skulduggery. Keep safe and stay well.

[@skullandspade]

They sure do.

[@daddynutz024]

Great job. I'm going to look for one of these. Love the new set up.you got. Good luck keep up the great work. 👍

[@dereksstuff8395]

That's a beauty. Love that handle

[@skullandspade]

Thanks Derek

[@the_cheese]

Well of COURSE it flats things! Now, if'n the Cap'n could be makin' a stiffer... Great video!

[@skullandspade]

Lol

[@raynoladominguez4730]

Epic tool, great video.

[@skullandspade]

🖤 thank you Raynola

[@coreymcpherson5147]

👍🏼👍🏼Love this garage He got some of the best stuff I’ve ever seen👀😱

[@skullandspade]

He sure do

[@FredMcIntyre]

Turned out great Brett, awesome work! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@skullandspade]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@RichardMartin]

Beautiful work as ever Cap’n.

[@skullandspade]

Thank you Richard!

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Nice work Mate, Lovely hammer ⚒️👍

[@DustyKorpse]

Excellent work Sir 👍🔥🔨

[@skullandspade]

Thank ye

[@jd000000001]

Nice work Brett +1

[@Brownstone31]

The Mad Flatter!

[@skullandspade]

Love it

[@NMBWoodworks]

Loved it. Great video and a great looking tool!

[@skullandspade]

Thank ye!

[@AndyCPugh]

So much excellence.

[@skullandspade]

No you

[@markweber8532]

Nice!!! Blacksmith skill Level up

[@skullandspade]

Aye

[@vonchef14]

Great work I really like your story telling on your vlogs. Looking forward to seeing your next adventure 👍🍺👍🍺

[@birdseyeview1543]

Most epic floor sweeping music ever, you made me clean the garage.

[@skullandspade]

Hahah! Perfect

[@Dfrantz87]

Very nice Captain! Getting ready to start on my own her soon!

[@skullandspade]

Thank you sir! Get to it!

[@r.s.creations4246]

Home depot quench bucket? Time to make a wooden one if I may suggest.

[@reforzar]

By far the best as read ever. Oh yeah, the video was awesome too. 😂

[@skullandspade]

Means a lot man.

[@EricMeyerMaker]

Superb👍

[@skullandspade]

Thank you Eric!

[@SteveC38]

Real Nice Bud👍

[@skullandspade]

Cheers Steve!

[@BulatsSchmiede]

Hi Brett !This is a nice flatter !Great job man !Nice work !😎👍👍Keep it up .Greeting #Bulatsschmiede from germany !

[@FrancoNoce]

New item acquired!

[@skullandspade]

Ding!

[@skullandspade]

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[@InsideAlan]

I finally secumbed and installed raid on my phone, my wife's phones and using my children's Gmail accounts. Hopefully it gets the captain some treasure 😉 🖤☠️

[@raymondraptorclaw2901]

5:50 I need to make one of these.

[@skullandspade]

Yes you do

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great video, nice story. Beautiful hammer, is a flatter a hammer? Gorgeous. Cyprussville Forge looks well equipped. Mahalo for sharing! : )

[@skullandspade]

He’s got an amazing shop

[@Dan_Kornfeld]

Awesome build, and cool upload. But dude, Frodo worked so hard to destroy that ring, what did you make another one?! ;) Keep doing what you do!

[@skullandspade]

I apologize for nothing

[@michaelmoore9789]

I love the new shop and the direction this adventure is going. Did you ever name your shop?

[@skullandspade]

Ship shop

[@craigfreeman2178]

Then blue scotch brite (however you spell it) belts are awesome, leaves a really nice finish. I was advised to spray a bit of wd40 on the belt 🤷‍♂️ so ever since I’ve owned one I’ve done it.

[@skullandspade]

Noted. I’ll have to check into that

[@nestorknoxs3795]

Was that 1045 written in blood.🤦🏻‍♂️..!? At 6:16 you missed a spot!!! 🤣🤣🤣 jk, great to have you all back in action Cap n.!!!! ♥️💪🏻👍🏻

[@skullandspade]

Cheers Nestor

[@wayneshirey6999]

Nice work. (Seems like a lot of trouble to go to to make a washer though.)

[@skullandspade]

You’re not wrong

[@MakeBrooklyn]

Nice! Using flatters to make more flatters flatter. Is that flatterception? flattery? flatterecursion??? Either way it turned out cool. Well done!!

[@GibClark]

👍👍👍👍oh yeah

[@CraftsWithEllen]

It flats things :D

[@skullandspade]

It sure do

[@owenandlibbygower8471]

No burnt handle? Either way another beauty for the collection.

[@skullandspade]

No need on that wood. Not even sure what it is, aside from smelling like cinnamon

[@MoonshineMetalworks]

I agree, you DO need a shave and a haircut. Also nice work on the flatter, the Cyprussville Forge shop looks great too!

[@davebauerart]

It's great you can make the tools to make stuff! Is it a flatter your used to make the flatter flat?

[@skullandspade]

How meta

[@CrudeButEfficient]

Great build, and impressively smooth commercial break! With this distraction, does this mean that Mr. Scully will stay out of trouble this summer?

[@skullandspade]

I sure hope so

[@DanGamble]

Another very excellent video sir! Lovely tool. I was surprised that you didn't scorch the handle on this one. Any particular reason? Also gotta say that; Yes, the RAID integration was very nicely done.

[@skullandspade]

Mostly just due to whatever that wood is. I don’t know, and I loved the color.

[@DanGamble]

@@skullandspade three very excellent reasons!

[@cwaldrip]

Is there any benefit to layering the material in tools? Nothing like 1000 layer Damascus, but maybe cross layering (90° to each other)?

[@skullandspade]

Not particularly. What the internet has popularized as “damascus” or pattern welded steel is mostly for looks. Typically, mixing steels was done for specific purpose, like katanas, where mild steel was used for the spine, while higher carbon was used for the cutting edge.

[@chuxmix65]

Wicked nice doinkerator. (Thumb detecting is for amateurs...)

[@skullandspade]

Perfect

[@WayofWood]

That's a nice hammer. I noticed you are sometimes pressing and sometimes hammering the stock. Just our of curiosity: When do you press and when do you power hammer?

[@nestorknoxs3795]

That's not a hammer!! It's a FLATTER... it's for flattening hot things!!

[@skullandspade]

They both serve the same purpose, moving and shaping. They both have advantages and disadvantages, but what you've seen me do revolves around tools at hand. Presses are consistent and good for shaping, hammers are for moving.

[@WayofWood]

Brett McAfee That makes sense - thanks.

[@dinobuddy]

Is that handle mahogany? At first I was thinking that would be too weak for a hammer handle, but i guess a flattener isn't for swinging, is it? Mahogany would be strong enough if it's just for holding in place. And the wedge is osage orange? Strong enough to get whacked into place...

[@skullandspade]

I honestly have no idea what species it is. Just a leftover hunk of something that smells like cinnamon

[@edgarmontoya3831]

what does the M 13 stand for?

[@skullandspade]

Just a lucky number and the stamp of the gentleman who helped me make it

[@secretaltruism4174]

I have a question, since I'm not a smith. When the cylinder was first heated up, what were those pieces coming off it? Were they from the forge, or impurities of the metal, or pieces of metal that cooled faster than others?

[@ssskids123]

I think that might be the flux they are using to keep the steel from oxidizing too much while being heated.. you see it sometimes being sprinkled on the steel/iron before it goes back in the forge. That said, not a blacksmith either. :)

[@skullandspade]

Just general oxidized scale/impurity.

[@SciPunk215]

Great job, as usual ! I know the 13 is Brett's brand, but what's the "M" ?

[@nathanjohansen7169]

I'm guessing McAfee.

[@skullandspade]

That’s the gentleman you saw at the beginning. He was kind enough to invite me into his shop

[@mortenhenningsen940]

Noise!!!! 67 points

[@skullandspade]

Woot

[@XtraKargo]

It would have been cute to have your friends look up from the phone at the end and be like "Huh, did you hear something?"

[@skullandspade]

Lol

[@XTremeCaffeine]

T'is flat, but I've seen Oh Well played

[@skullandspade]

Hahahahah

[@girunit1387]

8:30 in and i discover you three have learned telepathy

[@skullandspade]

Aye

[@geraldbrooks2763]

Good ad read. Still not as great as jimmy awkwardly trying to explain what mobile games are.

[@skullandspade]

Hahahahahah

[@dfbess]

I find this video a little flat... Sorry couldn't resist..

[@skullandspade]

he went there

[@bdaddyjames011976]

You didn’t burn the handle. I am offended and can no longer abide your insensitive ways.

[@skullandspade]

No apologies