Forging a Fullered Door Handle

[@christophercraft957]

I'm glad you gave us a look at some of your old tools, glen. I'm in the process of putting together some tooling for my hardy and you gave me some ideas I haven't thought of. it would be great if you pulled out some more of your early tooling adventures from time to time. you look like you sweat like I do, lol. great job, glen! thanks for sharing. Never said this before, but I think I'm....first!!!

[@gstongs]

Christopher, I sweat so easily that lying in Taiwan can be pretty uncomfortable at times. After all my years here, my body has adjusted some but never completely. I'll dig through my old stuff and see if there might be anything else interesting to show... Thanks. Glen

[@toddschmitt6631]

Nice piece ,,I hope and pray you get to feeling better

[@gstongs]

Todd, I often bounce back fairly quickly. Thanks for your kind thoughts. Glen

[@АндрейВинничук-в3у]

Perfectly!!!

[@gstongs]

Thanks for watching. Glen

[@renegadebt1374]

Great video, Depending on the door, A little Brass brush rub down would work to.. Awesome door pull.. Thank's for all your sweat Glen...

[@gstongs]

I thought about that - using the brass brush. But I think I will wire wheel this piece and show it again after doing so. I'm happy to sweat for my loyal viewers. Thanks. Glen

[@ffcrick9144]

thanks again for your hard work and time great job the off set technique you used helped me a lot on a idea I have been working on.Keep it up Glen always learn a ton!!!!!!

[@gstongs]

Rick, I'm happy to have loyal viewers like yourself. It makes me glad if anyone can take away even something small that might help... Thanks. Glen

[@ron2382]

I hope your health problems are behind you Glen. I hate that my problems limit my hobby time in the shop. I enjoyed that handle and there's nothing wrong with making your own tools and jigs. I've looked at some things I made in the past and laugh. Then I realized how they served the purpose, and I didn't have to pay someone to do it. Take care and best wishes to you

[@gstongs]

Ron, Most folks don't know what health is until it's taken away; take being able to do whatever they want when they want for granted. Anyway, I'm not planning to stop hammering any time soon but need to slow things down and take it easy more. Thanks again for the donation and best wishes to you as well. Glen

[@JeffreyVastine]

Nice work on the door handle! Glen, sweating like that can cause your electrolytes to be thrown out of balance, plus you also lose a lot of the trace elements our bodies require to function properly. It may be a good idea to look into how to maintain balance with the electrolytes and ways to replenish your trace elements. I know from experience that some strange things can happen when these things get out of wack. I hope you get this sorted out quickly. Be well brother. Peace!

[@gstongs]

Jeffrey, Thanks for your concern. I think what you mention about electrolytes is certainly one of the issues. And I also feel that while my body has adjusted some to the sweating on a daily basis, this profuse sweating puts a strain on my system since it basically has to work so hard to regulate (lower) my temperature which I guess is the basic function of sweating in the first place. I'm going in for tests next week and next month, I'm taking a break and heading Stateside for a few weeks, which should help. Thanks brother. Glen

[@JeffreyVastine]

Also drinking a lot of water to replenish your fluids also rinses out some things and creates an imbalance too. I hope the tests show that t is nothing serious and you just need some good supplements to restore and maintain the body's natural balance. The return to the States should be beneficial, so enjoy your break and have a great trip. Be well brother. Peace!

[@TheBear6135]

Love your videos, always learn a lot from watching you! In contrast to most forging videos on youtube you always keep your workspace clean and organized. I really like that! Just as an idea, why don't you add two coil springs around the posts of your fuller tool to bring it back to the open position after each blow. I could imagine this to be a quite useful.

[@gstongs]

Andreas, That's actually an excellent idea which I never thought of. And depending on the strength of the coil springs, I might have to put some sort of stop at the top of the vertical rods to keep the top round (fuller) from springing back too high and coming off. Definitely something to experiment with... Thanks for watching and sharing your idea. Glen

[@jackdawg4579]

Nice work Glenn - You need a nice big pedestal fan blowing across you! (and not the anvil / forge obviously!) Or you could make a hole in the door slightly larger than the forge opening to shove the metal through to heat it up and sit inside in air conditioned comfort :)

[@gstongs]

Jack, I have a fan blowing on me but you're right, it needs to be a bigger, pedestal style fan, something to really circulate the air and cool me off some. Thanks. Glen

[@boediethebuilder918]

I know you bought your forge a long time ago and you said you can't forge weld in it because the flux and heat just destroys the refractory inside the forge but the 1 burner diamondback ironworks forge that you can buy today in the name it say forge welding forge so are the new ones more durable so you can forge weld in them or do you know

[@darbypereira1980]

Flux is an acid. Anything that comes in contact with will break down. That said some materials will hold up better than others. If you plan to use a gas forge you should plan on relining them from time to time anyway. If you weld you will reline more often. Some guys will have a dedicated forge for welding, a beater, and one for heating. Forge welding also subjects your forge to higher heat cycles that will breakdown the forge faster as well. Hope this helps.

[@boediethebuilder918]

Darby Pereira yes I know that's why I said more durable I was just wandering about his specific forge because he forge welded in his one time and it was pretty messed up I was wandering if the refractory has been upgraded since he bought his forge

[@darbypereira1980]

Obviously that is a question for him, but he did a video on relining his for 10 months ago and a video on welding 11 months ago so...

[@boediethebuilder918]

Darby Pereira that's why I commented on his video and yes I know I've watched them

[@JeffreyVastine]

Refractory materials are pretty much the same and are rated to perform up to a specific temperature. It is possible to use higher rated refractory under much less extreme temperatures and t would last longer, but whatever extended life would not justify the extra cost. Regardless of the refractory used the flux will destroy it. However, Alex Steele uses a dual burner gas forge that he forge welds in rather frequently, but I have no idea how the bed of the forge is designed and how often he has to reline it.

[@philipprigmore8723]

Very impressive. BTW, drink more water. With the amount you are sweating, you really need to be drinking a lot of water between heats on the metal.Have a great day.

[@gstongs]

Philip, I'll make sure to drink water more often. I often lose close to 4 pounds (water weight) from a day's forging which is a big amount for a small guy like myself. And after finishing up and re-hydrating, the weight comes right back. That much down and up in weight each day can't be good and the health issue I'm having might be related to that. Thanks. Glen

[@philipprigmore8723]

You're welcome. I feel this is a possibility since it happened to me. I now drink about a gallon of water daily. I don't get sick so often now.

[@dougfranklin6338]

You may not be an artist but your drawing cam be made out what it is. Mine would look more like a turd.

[@gstongs]

Doug, That gives me encouragement. There may be hope yet... Thanks.