How To Forge Better Socketed Arrowheads - GS Tongs

[@tomw6162]

Glen. Your still popular with the guys I know. Your scooter tours are great !

[@steve_wa]

KZbin algorithm doesn’t work for viewer or you. Thanks for the video, appreciate your content.

[@gstongs]

Yeah, Al Gorithm isn't my friend! 😁 Thanks for watching.

[@StanErvin-yo9vl]

@@gstongs elgooG at your service. Their whole family of Rithm is greedy and corrupt and have no Rhythm I would want to dance to, that's for sure. ♪⁠┌⁠|⁠∵⁠|⁠┘⁠♪└⁠|⁠∵⁠|⁠┐⁠♪

[@robertsimmons3556]

Always something new! I like your field expedient knee tongs..LOL Good post Glen!

[@gstongs]

My motto should be when in doubt, just do something. I like this one though I need to scale it down a bit. Thanks robert.

[@ronthacker211]

Love that Brass patina on those tongs... and, a very nice arrow head... good work.

[@gstongs]

A lot of folks have pointed out that this is more akin to a crossbow point or spear point. Anyway, it can be scaled down and I may do that soon. Thanks Ron.

[@StanErvin-yo9vl]

@@gstongs A bit heavier and a couple centimeters longer and you might see it in the Summer Olympic Games as the javelin point! Wouldn't THAT be an honor to beat all others‽ 🙋😊🎊🏅🥇🥈🥉🎖️

[@tyler9043]

Glen It's always a pleasure. Bane

[@gstongs]

Hello Bane, Thanks for continuing to watch. Hope all is well in your part of the world.

[@jonandersen3347]

Fun project. Now to make a bow and arrow.

[@gstongs]

That would be something better left those who are more capable. I'd wind up shooting myself some how some way. 😁

[@waxnmoon8604]

I guess the Thigh Master exercises have come in handy 😁

[@gstongs]

No doubt about it - Pilates directly affects outside the box blacksmithing. 😁

[@48vdcwrld]

Wow! nicely done, I am an Archery nut also, I've made several tips by hand, this way looks way easier, Thanks Glen...

[@gstongs]

I don't know if it's easier but I think it's more accurate. I should have used an even smaller diameter rod - give it a go. Thanks John.

[@alanspeert8351]

Beautiful work your hammer control is outstanding

[@gstongs]

These days, that's about the only thing I can control! Thanks Alan.

[@StanErvin-yo9vl]

@@gstongs You're a riot, Glen. You are one of the most laid back, In control, and inventive blacksmiths that I have been graced and blessed with watching work. I have done this hobby far longer than I care to admit, and yet still learn from you every time I watch you demonstrate. Has the weather been at the extremes there as it has back here? In Southern Arizona it's been sweltering above 90°f for the past month. In the last week we have seen over 100°f several times, and the nights dropping to a barely tolerable 80°f. 🥵♨️🔥 Even the cat is panting and sweating! 😿 The season affectionately known as the 'desert monsoon' supposedly begins in a couple weeks. Then there's the dust storm called haboob. Google videos of that. 🍃🌂⛈️🌩️⛈️🌧️🌂🌦️ (⁠｡⁠☬⁠０⁠☬⁠｡⁠)

[@alanspeert8351]

@@StanErvin-yo9vl i also live in Southern Arizona It's hard to stand by the forge in this weather

[@StanErvin-yo9vl]

@@alanspeert8351 Tell me bout it. Can no longer do it. Lung cancer, congestive heart failure, on O2 @2lpm, moved here from Buxton NC. To get away from hurricanes. "Oh it's great in Arizona. No hurricanes or tornadoes. And it's a dry heat." Which is great. Love my sister. This old man is plain and simply worn out. Loved ornamental iron work. Scrolls, tapers, twists, Fleur d'lis, jump welding leaves to a stem. My favorite was pattern welding blades for knives such as for a chef to actually use. My paying job was in a factory as a maintenance mechanic on HUGE machines. Hydraulic, pneumatic, compressed air, 500 ton shears and brakes. 5000 ton forming press with 72 inch by 40 inch bed and full stroke of six feet daylight. Had the biggest bearings (52100) you can imagine we changed out 133 taper rolls from a race once that were a bit over 2 inches diameter and 4 inches long. I got a scrap pass from the engineering honcho and had enough to make thousands of knives. The plants tool and die repair shop always saved me the off cuts of the stuff that they used. D2, D3, S2, S5, S7, O1, O2, O6, H13, 1045, 1075, 1095, AND a stray piece of ⅛x6x3 ft. L6 that was delivered by accident two years earlier! We had a rep from our raw steel supplier practically on call. From Carpenter Steel. He heard from someone in the shop about me and GAVE me a ten pound pail of cpm1095™ powdered metal. And an 80 inch by 2 inch by fifteen thou roll of 95% nickel foil. Had it made till my lungs quit.

[@stevemoore5053]

Very clean work!👍👍👍

[@gstongs]

Thanks Steve.

[@verndahl3848]

another way would be to drill the hole first and then taper it from the outside. Torbjorn Ahman Does it that way with chisel socket.

[@gstongs]

That's a good idea and I'm not surprised that Torbjorn does it that way. Thanks vern.

[@BrianDaleNeeley]

It's always cool when you hear your name mentioned as an inspiration for a video. I think this method works better than I expected, although the socket does look exceptionally stout in comparison to a wrapped one. Or perhaps I'm just used to seeing the scrawny wrapped sockets? As usual, a great video with a different take from the typical style. Keep up the good work.

[@gstongs]

Hi Brian, As soon as I read your comment here I realized I said McNeeley - sorry about that. Yeah, this arrowhead is extra stout. I was looking for a piece of 10mm round but only had 8mm and 13mm. I think a piece of 10mm would have been just right... You definitely don't want these being overly heavy unless you're using some sort of heavier than normal bow / crossbow. Thanks for lending me this idea. I may make a woodworking chisel in this manner. 😬

[@BrianDaleNeeley]

@Glen GS Tongs Yeah, I noticed the name. And I think it was McNeeley at one point, but some distant ancestor dropped before they left Ireland. That was back in the late 16 or 1700s...

[@gstongs]

I guess I wasn't wrong assuming I can time travel back to the 1600's! Thanks Brian.

[@shy1509]

This actually could be a great way of forging sockets for a socketwrench

[@lmnop463]

always a fan.... thanks

[@gstongs]

Thanks for watching.

[@FarmsteadForge]

Nice job Glen, clean work as always.

[@gstongs]

I appreciate your kind comment.

[@brysonalden5414]

Clearly this technique is applicable to other projects, thank goodness. Not going to be making any arrowheads, and least not until a paying customer wants some.

[@Mountainmonths]

turned out great

[@gstongs]

Thanks.

[@ozlozano9470]

Another great video content. I like the socketed arrow heads new method.

[@Bill-m2e]

Very nice!

[@gstongs]

Thanks.

[@mahmooad8798]

مبدع فنان ممتاز جدا جدا ❤❤

[@gstongs]

Thanks for your continuing support.

[@StanErvin-yo9vl]

Beautiful, man!

[@gstongs]

Much appreciated.

[@rockingeforge]

New subscriber! I found you on my own channel's dashboard (brand new channel, very small). Haha. Your tongs are BEAUTIFUL! I've made a couple pairs and videos of them, obviously nowhere near the level of craftsmanship since I'm just a beginner, but you've given me something to aspire to! Also, this way of forging a socket looks so useful! I fully intend to try this out soon. Forging knife/ sword pommels would be another great application of this method.

[@ulfhedtyrsson]

Awesome

[@gstongs]

Thanks.

[@dragonwaterforge]

So cool man

[@gstongs]

Thanks so much.

[@messylaura]

its great when you only have a few to make, but when you need to make 100+ you can see why the other ones are used, esp when the recovery rate after use is less than 25% great vid and a beautiful arrow head btw do you have any plans to produce offer your funky anvils again, i think a while back you had them on offer, maybe for the initial run etc?

[@gstongs]

You make a good point. I don't have any current intention to produce my small, block style anvils. I did sell two versions way back when but it was only for a very short period. Thanks.

[@سرحانالذيب-غ7ظ]

احسنت صنعأ

[@gstongs]

Hello and thanks.

[@farmerboy916]

I have to wonder about forging sockets for chisels this way, rather than the more complicated traditional way.

[@gstongs]

I think this would work well for chisel sockets and plan to try it out. Thanks.

[@beowulf848]

That head looks like it would be way too large and heavy to be practical on an arrow (maybe be a good crossbow bolt head?). Also, arrowheads were traditionally made the way you described at the beginning b/c it was significantly faster and much more practical when making thousands and thousands of them for the military at the time.

[@gstongs]

Yeah, it probably is too large unless you're an Uruk Hai from Middle Earth. I wanted to use a smaller 10mm piece but didn't have any on hand. Next time... Thanks.

[@foggy7595]

Glenn will come up with a 200 lbs knee bow next, arrowhead no problem.

[@honeycuttracing]

Heard you say that your channel had became stagnated, you are GS Tongs, a new tong building video could stir things up, every single time watch one of your tong videos see/learn different, maybe it could make a difference for you, plus just like seeing tongs built from scratch 😉

[@gstongs]

Ask and ye shall receive. The next video I will post is a tong making video. Thanks for your support.

[@johndrogden897]

Need to say like your video and where did u get that anvil u are working on thanks

[@foggy7595]

Sucks to hear about the channel problems, most of the other channels I watch mentioned it too.

[@paulorchard7960]

👍🇦🇺

[@gstongs]

Thanks Paul.

[@shy1509]

I would if you could modify this for a shotgun flechete slug round

[@ohiovalleyforge5383]

I'd love to see this on a larger scale, like a spear head or something

[@greasydot]

Could you imagine back in the day when hundreds of those were shot at opposing armys and the sky was darkend from the amount being fired.

[@gstongs]

Hard to imagine plus we can think how valuable points like this must have been. Thanks.

[@Lmr6973]

Who have thought that 2 inches would have been more than enough?