Learning How To Forge Weld Made Easy

[@veteranironoutdoors8320]

I find it sad that I have to say this, but too many out there cannot tell the difference, or just want to throw in their 2c without watching the whole video. (Seriously if you can’t be bothered to watch the whole thing, watch the last 3 minutes) I AM NOT TEACHING “HOW TO FORGE WELD” - I AM TEACHING “HOW TO LEARN TO FORGE WELD” If you cannot understand the difference, I cannot help you.

[@joshuakasper9319]

The f***ing most helpful video i've seen. Thank you, this makes more sense for learning to forgeweld than any tutorial with straight forward instructions that are missing the matter of experience. I had a couple of successfull forgewelds, but more than twice as much that failed and never knew why and how I could improve that. But your video is simply great advice.

[@veteranironoutdoors8320]

Good to see it is helping people out.

[@MooseMultimedia]

Excellent demo, probably the best I've seen.

[@jamieofalltrades536]

Thanks brother, God bless!

[@holler8594]

Thanks for showing and explaining the process

[@kensmapleleafretirement]

I have has successful weld just recently. I made some of those Blacksmith diamonds JLP had the video on. Welds were good. I actually did them in my gas forge. I am going to try this in my coal forge, now.. Great explanation, Sarge. Thank you.

[@veteranironoutdoors8320]

Ken's Maple Leaf Forge there’s one thing I need to learn. Welding in a gas forge. Mine dosent get hot enough to weld.

[@GWIRailroad]

Awesome demonstration and instruction Jared. Thank You Wayne

[@grandadz_forge]

Very insightful demonstration. well executed.

[@mjonesjr75]

Great explanation Jared Great reference video

[@danielcrawford7315]

Thanks for sharing this. It will be a good reference material for me. 🙏blessed days sirSir Crawford out 🧙‍♂️

[@marshal.o.perera7039]

Nice video.subscribed 👍

[@00_negative]

Awsome instruction

[@veteranironoutdoors8320]

Hope it helps!

[@blacksmithindonesiakreatif9151]

Great job broo 👍🔥🔥👌

[@jamieofalltrades536]

Do you think it's possible to weld layers of steel together and then get them hot enough in a charcoal forge to beat the steel into stock usable for a damascus style blade, or will this require more heat than you can achieve with charcoal ?

[@veteranironoutdoors8320]

Absolutely. I used charcoal for the first two years of my forging career, and got bit by the Damascus bug early on. Edit: Charcoal was the main forge fuel for centuries before someone figured out you could burn those black rocks.

[@jamieofalltrades536]

@@veteranironoutdoors8320 I've played around with my map gas forge beating steel, making some knives, tongs, etc. We've moved recently and all of my stuff is in storage. I can't bring it here, but I do have an old grill out back that I was thinking about repurposing into a charcoal forge with the help of a battery operated leaf blower lol. I've been wanting to try my hand at the Damascus thing for a while. Thanks again!

[@hannemannironworks1651]

Thanks for showing I can forge weld kinda but need to use the coal I know my gas forge can but really burns a lot of propane so I prefer not to

[@branni6538]

I've found scale the biggest problem. If I can't get it to stick its usually due to scale and not cleaning it off.

[@veteranironoutdoors8320]

That means you are not getting the metal heated thoroughly. At forge welding temperatures (for mild steel and wrought iron) scale actually melts and becomes a ferrous liquid. (If you want to get technical, the atmosphere in the forge has chemically converted the scale to liquid iron-if you use flux the chemical reaction makes this happen at a lower temperature) When you hear people say “the steel must look wet to weld” that is exactly what they are talking about. They have an even heat throughout the piece and the scale on the outside has liquefied, and welding is achieved easily thanks to the liquid iron surface and the long working time granted by having a hot core that is feeding heat to the weld rather than sucking it away.

[@tropifiori]

You got it too hot

[@veteranironoutdoors8320]

Frank B You should listen to the last 3 minutes of the video, it explains everything. I am NOT teaching you “how to forge weld”. I am teaching you “How to learn to forge weld”.