My dad’s dad, my grandpa had a small blacksmith shop behind his rent house. I used to crank his blower. Mainly, I was jn the way. He was a man of few words. I went by there years ago. I am not young. The old frame house is gone. The shop is gone. In fact, you would never imagine anything being there before. I remember. I miss him terribly.
@wolfparty42348 ай бұрын
I know the feeling!🤦🏻♂️😔
@Cratercitysmith8 ай бұрын
i’m sorry for your loss, something similar happened to me where my grandpa had a woodworking shop in the backyard, i would sometimes see what he was up too in there and i have vague memories of playing with his drill press handles. he passed a few years ago and all of the tools were sold. Me and my brother started to turn it into a shop again and there’s a good feeling we get from being in there, unfortunately we will have to move out this summer but his legacy will definitely carry on
@ryanvsiler8 ай бұрын
Would you be kind enough to share a few more memories, a few more words?
@TalRohan8 ай бұрын
such a shame..I was taught by an old gentleman who was a blacksmith on the yorkshire coal fields. He taught me because I asked him how to make the different types of fire to work the steel..(I was about 6) I went back a couple of years after I was forced to move away and his shop was gone, the walls and roof were there but everything else was gone including his beautiful polished clay floor. I'd love to be able to find some of his tools...jeepers that guy knew how to make tools.
@MrFerski8 ай бұрын
My grandpa died two months ago. He was a metalworker at the glider factory in my home town, a master metalworker. He left a lot of his tools in the garage, the drills, angle grinders, welders, files, all that. He taught me to weld and to solder before he left this world, and he promised me that he'd teach me to use the large stationary drill. This, sadly, is a promise that went unfulfilled. I'd love to learn some of this stuff, just as the way of honoring him. On some days the prospect of getting to learn that is the only thing that keeps me going. I miss him, and terribly.
@charlie-charles8 ай бұрын
That is something else! Outstanding piece of art those crafted chisels! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Hats off!
@TigerCarpenter8 ай бұрын
Mr Chickadee, you truly inspire me. I'm 53 and I am going to learn the blacksmithing from scratch. you are a true Master
@jackbabiloni8 ай бұрын
In this XXI century full of (worldwide) shoddy companies and individuals who just seek for fast money (except, of course, in Japan and South Korea) and full of no respect for hand-work as an active meditation, it's always mind-blowing to watch you, Mr. Chickadee, working as honest and smashing craftsmen worked in centuries XVIII and XIX, where handmade tools were (and still they are) the best ones ever constructed. Thanks so much, gentleman, for your enormous generosity while sharing your unbeatable skills! Each video of you is a gilded homage to self-demanding work.
@sydneyevans26378 ай бұрын
To anyone who is new to this channel, you should see him use chisels in previous videos. He is a master and the shavings are paper thin or thinner. For me it is something truly beautiful to witness. Glad to see you Mr. Chickadee!
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
thank you
@jace23448 ай бұрын
Hi Mr. Chickadee. You were my inspiration to start getting into hand tool woodworking (and associated interests like blacksmithing, scythe use etc.) back in 2019 when I was on the cusp of graduating college and figuring out adult life. This craft has been my source of peace in the most chaotic times since then, and has filled my house with furniture and my garage with tools. Thank you for doing this and always being dynamic with the videos you create :^)
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
Im honored to have helped
@Maxid18 ай бұрын
5:03 Simultaneously forging and rinsing your brush. Very impressive.
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
lol
@RolandForest8 ай бұрын
I’ve been watching a channel for years I watch with admiration with your skill you draw us all in. I’m modest wood crafter and I felt compelled to purchase one of your chisels just placed the order. It would be an honor to have something that you actually crafted. Something I hope to hand down to my grandchildren someday.
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@torque98898 ай бұрын
Would love an update video to see how the Korean floor has held up and how it’s aged and some other past projects. Amazing chisels though! They look a delight to use.
@techmarine838 ай бұрын
I like how the metal texture looks like wood.
@hatedcritic80665 ай бұрын
When I was a kid, in the early 80's, my dad got into blacksmithing. I got to spend my summer wandering the railroad tracks looking for abandoned cars (or other sources of quality steel) that had salvageable leaf springs since they are made of spring steel. We would make them into knives with a bellows made from a vacuum and a forge fashioned from a tire rim. A piece of rail was our anvil. Though your setup is nicer, you have the same spirit of creativity. Your videos remind me of those times, thank you.
@Rufio19758 ай бұрын
Yea! Been too long Mr. Chickadee.
@mountainwolf14 ай бұрын
These are beautifully crafted and you sold them for a very good price great work.
@СергиоМаркин8 ай бұрын
Ну наконец то долгожданное видео ,как я рад 😊Я посмотрю с удовольствием ваше видео,вы очень хороший мастер ,я беру с вас пример и учусь , спасибо вам большое.У вас не подрожаемый стиль !
@Grandpa_in_California8 ай бұрын
Hurrah!!🌟 Mr. Chickadee decided to fly home (KZbin) and pay us a visit. Its been many moons, Sir!! I'm a 🤔 when it comes to handmade tools. The Expertise.Time. Patience. Dedication put forth to create and XLNT piece of work is not everybody's cup of tea. The end result is to be admired and you should be Proud.🏆 Truth be told ~ We are in the presence of a Master. With that said ~ 👍👍👍👍👍💚🙏 ...
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
thank you
@robertketcham95768 ай бұрын
One of my absolute favorite Makers on the Tube. Chisels are beautiful to look at. I am sure they perform as good as they look. Always a pleasure to watch you work.
@watchful11688 ай бұрын
Wow! They are amazing!! Some day I will buy some. BTW...I receive my Scythe tomorrow. My weedeater went out and I decided to try and switch to a Scythe for weedeating. Your channel has always been so wonderful and inspiring!
@debluetailfly8 ай бұрын
You will like a scythe once you get used to it. I still use a weedeater for some hard to reach places, and on a friends lot that is rocky. I was lucky enough to have several corded weedeaters and one battery powered unit given to me, so will probably have enough to last the rest of my life.
@harkbelial4 ай бұрын
I like the twist it's really nice
@KnowArt8 ай бұрын
wow, just wow
@terryrobinson14168 ай бұрын
A thing of beauty. Not in the market for chisels but they would be worth every penny
@andyc9728 ай бұрын
That's a real labour of love, and a highly individual tool !
@wyattbussard95588 ай бұрын
Glad to see your content again! Blacksmith tip, you can stop a lot of vibration by putting a big magnet on the side of your anvil. Hope I could help you like your videos have helped me
@shawbaan82217 ай бұрын
Nice hand forging Mr. 🙏 🌸🌺
@k9six1858 ай бұрын
Been missing me some Chickadee time for a while now…..glad to see you again…each time is an experience
@MCsCreations8 ай бұрын
Amazing, man... Really stunning chisels! Fantastic work! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
@lil-data8 ай бұрын
Wouldn’t be surprised if these sell out quickly. Nice work.
@bernardbazaud82948 ай бұрын
Hey Mr. Chickadee, Now you are a fine blacksmith, as well as a fine carpenter ! 🙂
@leslienelson70163 ай бұрын
Semper Fi, Marine.
@EdwinBautista-pi3zb8 ай бұрын
Every time I see your videos they make my day
@marshallcole94688 ай бұрын
Whatever you post is absolutely amazing. Thank you for the lesson on how to build a chisel!
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@miguelvegas44178 ай бұрын
You are going to be so busy making chisels. Spectacular tools with a very unique finish.
@Vikingwerk8 ай бұрын
Beautiful work, that wrought iron looks so interesting etched.
@steveogle36798 ай бұрын
Absolute works of art. An item to be cherished and used.
@capslock90318 ай бұрын
The most specifically made to purpose tongs I've come across. Very nice :-D My grandpa was a blacksmith in The Netherlands so videos like this remind me of the family heritage. Thanks for sharing great work - again.
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@kittonsmitton8 ай бұрын
Beautifully crafted hand tools that will last a lifetime and be handed down.
@BiplovRai-pg3bs8 ай бұрын
Glad to see you after a while.
@matthewfurlani86477 ай бұрын
I've never seen someone make a tool that looks like wood but is in fact metal. they're like a work of art
@bobclapper26728 ай бұрын
Glad Your Back ! Amazing Chiisels!
@annabellaarizabal97398 ай бұрын
Querido Josh, soy tu fans por que admiro todos tus trabajos y ka dedicación que le pones. Un abrazo qye te vaya súper bien.
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
Muchas gracias mamá. Me alegro de que tengamos youtube para compartir nuestras vidas con familiares que están lejos.
@54mgtf228 ай бұрын
Beautiful craftsmanship as always
@user-ed9re5yd7c8 ай бұрын
wonderful As stated in the overview section, the manufacturing method is based on the Japanese method of making chisels, but the shape is similar to American chisels, which was interesting.
@thistledownwoodcraft34268 ай бұрын
I have been watching you since you bucked out the poplar. This, though, is a whole other level of craftmanship. Wow, but wow.
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
thanks!
@carlogle62078 ай бұрын
Man, what a Craftsman!
@viracocha038 ай бұрын
Those are something beautiful. I wish I could afford a chisel that expensive. Maybe one day.
@محمدمطاوع-ج5ج8 ай бұрын
عوده حميده وارجو الا تتأخر علينا بأعمالك التي أسعد برؤيتها ولك تحياتي وتقديري لكل ما تقدمه لنا
@eo72717 ай бұрын
Nice work Mr. C 👍
@willierants58808 ай бұрын
Stunning. Not surprising they are out of stock with a wait list a mile long.
@canoflage8 ай бұрын
Good to see you back at it
@kalrandom73878 ай бұрын
This is so strange because this past week, I was telling my son who is getting into woodworking about your channel. Those are beautiful. Thank you, Mr. Chickadee.
@Cleveland_Rocks5 ай бұрын
very cool
@ShortlineInsider-vu5pr8 ай бұрын
Good to see you again, Mr. Chickadee! Semper Fi, brother.
@skitzochik8 ай бұрын
9:15 this is a beautiful shot, how the iron goes from cherry red to yellow.
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
it is pretty!
@mw-wc4vw8 ай бұрын
I wish you good luck with this new business!
@jonart91608 ай бұрын
As someone who grew up in the last century watching the craftsmen on PBS, I think you are the 21st century's Roy Underhill.
@DovetailTimberworks8 ай бұрын
Beautiful, work of art but functional tools. Thank you for the video.
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@olddawgdreaming57158 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing with us Josh, those are mighty fine looking chisels and Slicks that you forged. Stay safe and keep up the great works that you do. I hope they are big sellers for you. Fred.
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@awldune8 ай бұрын
They look amazing
@TalRohan8 ай бұрын
beautiful work and a joy to watch the process. love the handles for your touch marks , thats brilliant Your use of old hand tools makes me think of my shop too thankyou for sharing and taking me down memory lane to my early learning days
@markcassidy14288 ай бұрын
Awesome love your content, was a great surprise to see a new video after so long👍👍
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
More to come!
@jamesdeery53778 ай бұрын
Beautiful work as always. I have certainly missed your videos. I would love one of your chisels, but maybe someday.
@wolfparty42348 ай бұрын
Wish I could buy a whole set!! Absolutely beautiful, Sir!!!
@Katzztar8 ай бұрын
Always nice to see one of your videos.
@mathometer8 ай бұрын
Awesome craft and as some have pointed out the price is actually a steal. The amount of work going into these is staggering.
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
thanks for noticing, there are many small steps and pieces in the process, most can go wrong too along the way.
@Maxid18 ай бұрын
I've been using the same set of Stanley chisels for over 40 years. Good stuff lasts so you never really waste any money on it. I have no idea if the ones they make today are any good. If I was to build a log cabin or a post and beam, these you've made would be my first purchase.
What a lovely work. Congratulation for the highest level of craftsmanship!
@domading27598 ай бұрын
I miss your video's.. Keep em coming
@Vincent-S8 ай бұрын
Really makes me want to attempt forge welding again Beautiful work
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
Go for it!
@j.r.millstone8 ай бұрын
Gorgeous work, man.
@hammeredanvil73778 ай бұрын
MR CHICKADEEEEE !!! 🤓 Beautiful work as always
@SheriffofYouTube8 ай бұрын
great idea . your new equipment is cool nice glasses
@gus4738 ай бұрын
Your "Mr. C" mark on these is terrific!!! 😎✌️
@jonlocke16248 ай бұрын
Beautiful work!
@bobbbababobo8 ай бұрын
Beautiful work Sir! Thank you for sharing it.
@AusterEngineer8 ай бұрын
My favorite KZbinr
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
thank you
@GrantSchartz-jn2wy7 ай бұрын
Hello @Mr. Chickadee, I have a question on how you keep your hewn timbers from splitting?
@emy11118 ай бұрын
thats insane, all by hand.
@w967256 ай бұрын
Great job.
@torsi108 ай бұрын
Great looking chisels! I only wish they shipped outside the US. Fingers crossed
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
We can with a custom quote and shipping paid. Free to ship within USA
@bluesalamander83518 ай бұрын
Beautiful!!!
@dougziglar84898 ай бұрын
Beautiful work.
@zfotoguy718 ай бұрын
wow! those look amazing!!!
@thornhedge96398 ай бұрын
That's impressive work!
@stihl8888 ай бұрын
Beautiful, worth every penny!
@memo383h8 ай бұрын
that was awesome man! thankyou for the new video
@JoylessMonkey868 ай бұрын
Awesome work man. Very impressive.
@marcsenteney31608 ай бұрын
Well done sir!
@stingray427man8 ай бұрын
Set of 🐣 chisels, very nice. Stay the course, I 👀 your passion. 🤙
@anonony90818 ай бұрын
You're a blacksmith too?! Wow!
@gennadiyprokhorov43898 ай бұрын
Нет слов. ты мастер на все руки. И оператор у тебя классный .
@carvalho15128 ай бұрын
Good work. Design fantastic...😂❤
@kunlegrant3698 ай бұрын
HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A WHILE.....HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL ,EXCELLENT WORK 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👊🏾
@MrChickadee8 ай бұрын
Thanks 💯
@Majoofi8 ай бұрын
Stunning.
@Clark42EoC8 ай бұрын
To anyone who thinks these are expensive I'd like to point out that good Japanese chisels cost thousands of dollars.
@anonony90818 ай бұрын
Also someone like him will always have demand above supply. Making them expensive makes it worth his time and means he doesn't have to try to satisfy crazy demand
@BigIrishLug8 ай бұрын
Actually a great set goes for about ¥90,000 ($600 US). His work is always impressive to watch.
@SWATDRUMMUH8 ай бұрын
That's still expensive to me
@kedrickswain65098 ай бұрын
On the one hand, this gentleman is a skilled tradesjack, whereas the Japanese are master craftsmen, but on the other, these are art pieces as well as tools.
@ridethroughlifertl8 ай бұрын
Exactly. You want cheap? Go to Harbor Freight. You want excellence, you're going to pay for it.