Forging leaves to make great presents

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Watch Joshua De lisle AWCB walk you through the creation process with his welded and hand forged works of Art and Luxury items.
In this sepisode I make forged and welded leaf coat hooks using blacksmithing and fabrication techniques.
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[@AfricanSouthernCross]

Came here to watch some blacksmithing,left seeing some art ….beautiful and enjoyable to watch,thank you for sharing your skills !

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Cheers J

[@terencebreve]

thanks for sharing man!🤟awesome work

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. Cheers J

[@Edgunsuk]

I gave a away a forge hammer file and 2lb block of beeswax away yesterday to a new smith just starting , makes me feel all warm inside lol

[@joshuadelisle]

Good man. Cheers J

[@philmenzies2477]

They turned out beautifully! Your skill in recreating nature so realistically is phenomenal! I think that board would make a great display at a market stall showing off what a customer could purchase/order.

[@joshuadelisle]

thank you so much. thats a great idea. cheers J

[@ChristCenteredIronworks]

My dude is a absolutely a master of what he does! Way to go Joshua!

[@joshuadelisle]

You're very Kind Roy. Thank you for your kind encouragement. Blessings to you and yours and happy New year. Cheers J

[@ThomasMcRaeCopland]

Excellent work Blacksmith, I will be back at wok in a couple of weeks, just got a stomach op. So 4 - 6 weeks rest and recoup... ta ta

[@joshuadelisle]

Get well soon. Cheers J

[@AndreLuiz-gk1mf]

you are a blacksmith craftsman forging .really you don't need gimmicks to hold attention and show exceptional service

[@dturner8019]

Great video

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you very much. Cheers J

[@nathancummings3339]

Very nice learned a lot I'm sure to watch again plus other videos keep up the good work

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you Nathan. Cheers J

[@georgegriffiths2235]

Very nice Josh 👍

[@joshuadelisle]

Thanks George. Cheers J

[@andycamm6317]

Very nice cool idea

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you Andy. Cheers J

[@thecorbies]

Beautiful.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Cheers J

[@iandonkin6762]

Very talented. Thanks for sharing as always 👍

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you for your support. Cheers J

[@CongRaoDepVlog]

Hướng dẫn cách rèn rất là tuyệt vời ❤

[@toddmiles1724]

Awesome work!

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you Todd. Cheers J

[@swordofthelord7104]

Wow, gorgeous work! Love to see homage being paid to the Creator....and to Joshua too!

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Yep we can only imitate the work of the original artist. Cheers J

[@EduardoSVA]

Beautiful job!

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Cheers J

[@nazlipuili2428]

I'm welder to Indonesian and i like to you expression

[@ivanwalker3391]

You just couldn't leave it could you? You're making me want to go out and hug a tree. Beautiful work maestro. Keep 'er lit Bro!

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much Ivan. Cheers J

[@sportflyer]

Excellent 😁

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Cheers J

[@larrystrayer8336]

From a metal sculpture artist to another. Fabulous fantastic. Enjoyed your detailed video.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much Larry, that means a lot to me. Cheers J

[@julesguerin7706]

On the way Happy new year To you and your familly Iwas learning forge last week i go home back for do same process

[@joshuadelisle]

Happy new year. All the very best. Cheers J

[@Smallathe]

LOVELY!

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. But what did you think of the leaves... ;) Cheers J

[@jacquelinepettit2962]

I loved what you created, you have inspired my next endeavor…

[@daveadams4128]

Fantastic detailed work as always, nothing hidden just pure good design & metal manipulation. ATB Dave

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you Dave. Cheers J

[@luckystar4779]

Hi Joshua, as usual ...VERY NICE JOB! They look as good as the real thing 👏

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Cheers J

[@burgulize]

You make it look easy - a true master!

[@joshuadelisle]

You're very kind. Cheers J

[@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740]

Very fulfilling to see your methods and steps to create a truely NICE end product! Thank you for sharing. Here's to many blessings your way Sir Crawford out 🙏🔥⚒️🧙🏼‍♂️

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much Daniel. Cheers J

[@springwoodcottage4248]

Wow! Those leaves look like they had somehow escaped fall and stayed on the trees. All of them were dead ringers for the leaves I have always admired since I first went into the woods, with the holly some how saying that it was a real leaf with a silver coat, the way you got the bend and the spikes was just perfect holly, one of my favourite shrubs. I planted 72 holly bushes that have made a super hedge and are a late autumn/early winter well visited free super market for the berry eating birds, 99%+ of the berries were gone before this last Christmas. Thank you for sharing!

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. It's actually a present for a friend of mine who also loves trees and so they needed to look as close to the real ones as I could within reason. All the very best. Cheers J

[@brianknudsen1466]

You are an amazing Craftsman that with top notch filming made this look simple. Please continue these inspiring videos to encourage more young people to take up valuable skills and preserve an art form.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you Brian. I'll do my best. Cheers J

[@tomthompson7400]

Fine work . You couldn't get a better template .

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Yep nothing like an actual leaf to imitate. Cheers J

[@vext001]

Give the person you gift with this beautiful work also the link to this video to make her proud to be gifted!!!

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Yep they'll get a link as they open it up. Cheers J

[@alanspeert8351]

Great work seeing the different techniques for the leaves was eye opening Thanks

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you Alan. Cheers J

[@luizalberico-en2bu]

Very Good, so happy meet you

[@codycushman2738]

A beautiful piece!

[@trevorjarvis3021]

That is very clever work Joshua - a stunning creation. Total respect to you. 👏👍✊

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much Trevor, I always appreciate your support. Cheers J

[@israeltorres8603]

first timer... your work is beautiful

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. Cheers J

[@danielbible9079]

Your leaf work is awesome. Just last week I was asked to make a Holly bush leaf as a pendant for a necklace. I need to make it small but you gave me some good ideas.

[@joshuadelisle]

Fantastic. All the very best. Cheers J

[@justinwilsoncustoms6520]

Straight out of the top draw that Josh 👍

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you Justin. Cheers J

[@marcosgarcia705]

really great job, and i love to see the power hammer working so well, have somtime that i didn´t fallow the chanel, since you upgrade your powerhammer, but here we are again. Conrgats from Sonora, MEXICO

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. I'm generally only able to make what I've been commissioned which hasn't been much forge work unfortunately. Hopefully I'll do lots more soon. Cheers J

[@PJTForging]

Me seeing another video of a blacksmith forging leaves popping up: 😑 Me watching said video: 🥲😍 Stunning work! So simple and beautiful.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you I'll check out yours too. Cheers J

[@pak612]

Nice

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Cheers J

[@SmallSeeds]

Beautifully done! Watching the whole process was fascinating and the camera work/editing is great as well. Can't wait to check out more of your work!

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much your very kind. I got lots of plant supports and flower sculptures to do at some point. I'll have to include self-heal, plantain, wound-wort and ground ivy in the list. All the very best. Cheers J

[@John-gv9iz]

Beautiful & Inspiring. Thank you for sharing your work.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you John. Cheers J

[@toddellner5283]

I'd been thinking of getting a cheap plasma cutter to help speed up leaf work. Thanks for helping with that decision!

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. I seriously rate this one for cost and performance. I've yet to post a review video yet but I can tell you it cuts 20mm steel and I'll be converting it to CNC very soon. Cheers J

[@toddellner5283]

@@joshuadelisle Out of curiosity, which one is it. Also, what do you think of the Chinese induction forges that seem to be everywhere? The only space I have to work right now is the basement and wouldn't feel comfortable with coal or propane there.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@toddellner5283 Hi. There is a link in the description for both UK and USA for the plasma. I'm looking at doing a review video on a Chinese induction forge so we'll see how it goes. They're currently low in stock so I'm just waiting until they have more before they send me one to look at. Cheers J

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Wow that's very elagent work. This project turned out very well and definitely beautiful. Great job. Can't wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. Keep making. God bless.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much Jared. Blessings to you too. Cheers J

[@SchysCraftCo.]

@@joshuadelisle your very welcome.

[@stevesilverwood9363]

Wow

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Cheers J

[@ericwhitmire4610]

Beautiful work!

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you Eric. Cheers J

[@jayeff3196]

Stunning Joshua....🙂

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. Cheers J

[@richardbradley961]

THANK YOU, LOVLEY TO WATCH , REGARDS R.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so Richard. Cheers J

[@waltercoronel8489]

Excelente trabajo de forja y calda !!!

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Cheers J

[@evertonmartins5143]

ótimo,muito bom....tento fazer dentro das minhas limitações, me falta ferramentas, tenho o aparelho de solda e a prensa ...não fica tão bom mas já e algo😊

[@joshuadelisle]

Well done. You can do a lot with just those. Cheers J

[@CockatoobirdmanBill]

Thank you for all your great vid. Happy New Year hope 2022 is your best year to date. Be well and be safe..................

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Blessings to you also, have a good year. Cheers J

[@qshed]

I love the Ash leaf. I would be scared of burning the small stems. Great job all round.👍

[@joshuadelisle]

Very similar to ash it's actually meant to be a rowen leaf. Cheers J

[@nofunclub]

Thanxalot Love it Gotta try it Greetz from the Netherlands Jim de Smed

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you Jim. Cheers J

[@_bodgie]

Nice piece.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you Jason. Cheers J

[@danofsteel9873]

Awesome as always, I'd love to see someone commissioning some garden gates and rails in a similar style

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you Dan. That would be nice to do again one day. Cheers J

[@brysonalden5414]

Delightful work! It almost seems like you must have forge welded in the center stem on the first batch of leaves, but I guess there was enough material from the previous forge welds to make it work. Thanks for sharing your work and processes!

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you Bryson. I actually Tig welded a little extra on the stem to get more length but if I thought about it I could have left a bit more material when forge welding and that would have given enough length in the end. Cheers J

[@dragonwaterforge]

Flicking awsome

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. Cheers J

[@vicmiddleton236]

Impressive!!!

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Cheers J

[@AlmightyRem]

Awesome!

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Cheers J

[@danielpearce1059]

You need that cnc plasma .... sooooooo much easier

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Yep coming soon. Cheers J

[@Edgunsuk]

Happy new year sir and hope the sheds coming along well !

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Yep doors going on very soon and looking for more free paving slabs to go on the floor. Cheers J

[@Edgunsuk]

@@joshuadelisle paving slabs you say .... think i have a m8 in merthyr that has 100 or so he offered me last year but i decided not to bother , may still be available if you want me to find out and its not to far ? typical b and q patio slabs though not big pavement ones.

[@joshuadelisle]

@@Edgunsuk sounds interesting. Are they free?

[@Stabalot88]

Now those are some plants that i could take care of. And not have them die on me! :D

[@joshuadelisle]

Yes and hopefully they last longer than I will. Cheers J

[@dudley5658]

Would love to have a steel tree in my yard to mess with woodpeckers.

[@TERRYB0688]

Wow Joshua, love watching you manipulating metal, what a lot of work goes into your pieces, makes me want to build a forge. 👴🏻👍

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you Terry. I've been looking into induction forges so that maybe a video for the future. Cheers J

[@ianbottom7396]

Awesome work Josh. I’ve seen some nice small leaves (keyring size) that were forged from wood screws if you want another idea

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you Ian. I can see that idea working well. Especially for a fern design. Cheers J

[@johnnynephrite6147]

6:27 Bro like you gotta tell us when you're gonna spark the arc. Now Im like totally blind.

[@damianmcneely7884]

Wow... that's savage...super great idea. Odd Q...I have some tong blanks and they are super heavy. Should I just grind the reins down to lighten them?

[@joshuadelisle]

Personally I prefer the strength that a thick pair of tongs have. Too thin and they just bend. So instead I would recommend extra protein in your diet. Or if you don't mind spending extra cash a set of titanium tongs are nice to use just very expensive. Cheers J

[@damianmcneely7884]

@@joshuadelisle 😂😂 right more liver and beef for me so..and I was farty before!

[@thijs3514]

Work of a master!

[@joshuadelisle]

You're very kind. Thank you. Cheers J

[@flpmlks5181]

don´t wear gloves with grinder :D or with anything what rotates. i have seen horrible injuries in my work when tool grabs your glove. nice work btw :D stay safe

[@nblythin]

Beautifully done! I love the technique you used with the paper cutouts and magnets, will have to borrow that idea. The 2nd stem from the left on the finished project - are they holly leaves?

[@joshuadelisle]

Hi yes they are. I decided not to do berries in the end otherwise it's a bit much I thought and enjoyed the minimal design. Cheers J

[@sedulousdabbler5468]

Wow, another beautiful piece, especially the holly. May I ask what finish you applied, it suits the work perfectly? Take care.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you so much. I used renessance wax, there should be a link in the description for it. It's great stuff. Cheers J

[@oficinadofurtado]

Muito bom

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you. Cheers J

[@kyombik]

What kind of metal is this?

[@HereticalBuilder]

Very nicely done. I use a longer V swage to bend the leaves in the middle, but I like the V fork you have. Are you still using the micro-controller on the hammer? The stems are fairly easy to forge out on the hammer if you want a seemless connection to the leaf.

[@joshuadelisle]

Hammer is still going well with the Arduino. You see I used it a little in this video. You're right about about forging out the stems but I liked to give extra thickness to make them more robust on this project as they may get a lot of abuse over the years with lots of heavy coats tugging on them. Cheers J

[@evanjones5410]

Any chance you would know where to find one of those cross peen hammers you were forging with for the majority of the video i’ve been looking for on like it for ages

[@joshuadelisle]

This is a similar one I found: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362607939050?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28

[@evanjones5410]

@@joshuadelisle really appreciate you taking the time to find that for me thank you

[@joshuadelisle]

@@evanjones5410 you're welcome. Cheers J

[@tdruce66]

Beautiful.

[@joshuadelisle]

Thank you Toby. Cheers J