Making A Bronze Cannon Replica, Start To Finish. FarmCraft101

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[@lithostheory]

No shooting?

[@FarmCraft101]

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[@remko1238]

.. i did wonder too,, by why not here on YT ? I watched the complete build ❤️

[@Hrafnhistorical]

@@FarmCraft101 Hooray!

[@phoenixrising4573]

@@remko1238 because KZbin and Google can suck it with their idiotic rules

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

@@remko1238 the demonetization

[@bubblehead78]

John, you've described yourself as a "jack of all trades", and you are indeed an exceptional jack! I love watching your stuff.

[@matthewbianco7417]

I love how this guy just doesn’t quit after so many failed attempts it proves that if you keep working you will succeed

[@Justwantahover]

Like trying to build your own hi fi speakers. Many failures before you make speakers that sound how you want them.

[@sodirtythedirty4120]

Proves if you have enough money you will succeed.

[@davidstadef6524]

same thing with roberies

[@wearytrader535]

You should see the last part of his series (he linked it to top comments). The trial and error there is pretty real.

[@prashantshukla9036]

A Muslim Sultan From Gajni Afganistan raid attack Somnath Temple Gujrat India 17times Due to 2reasons: 1continue to let that area open so that due to Religious Rituals gold etc be collected in temple, for his next raid, 2 he was under resources to maintain direct rule at that time, As royal hindu states were defited But Rural armed Groups continue guerrilla war fare

[@htimst1967]

I really enjoyed this. A highlight for me is how you went through NOT casting your canon until you came up with a way that was successful. Thanks for taking the time to produce and post this video!

[@wirenut003]

Dame great job, excellent lawn art for your house. Boy, I tell you that's some shop you have all the goodies for me to wish I had.

[@johnoler357]

I tried doing this years ago with my 14 year old son. I discovered, after doing a vertical pour like you did, that we had a tremendous amount of hydraulic pressure at the bottom of our green sand mold. So much so that the cavity at the bottom would enlarge beyond the intended size of the pattern. We solved the problem by baking the mold. The cope and drag were made of stainless steel plate, so it would not burn up during the baking process. To solve the outer surface being impregnated with sand, we pounced our pattern with twice baked charcoal dust. ( the red embers left when you are done grilling your steaks.) These embers are smothered and allowed to cool before being crushed into a fine powder. Put the dust into a sock for pouncing.

[@bravekany9252]

Mate, hats off to yours efforts... Your not quitting attitude is the most important lesson of the video

[@oscarmartinez5493]

Funny shit man props

[@wietzedekoning9801]

I didn't want to like it because now it is at 69 but here is my like for you

[@firmansyahwow2314]

Ok

[@Ham.rigs07]

Too right.

[@Islandia69]

Thank you for making this video. Love everything: the pace, the narrating, the keeping of failed ones, and the accelerating of manufacturing process. So nice to watch!

[@Islandia69]

Isn’t there some heat treatment needed if you want to fire it...?

[@chrisnlu]

When I was younger I would have loved to be your apprentice and gain some of the valuable knowledge that you process with all the equipment. Hope to see more of your work later on. Thanks.

[@NickToland]

This was the first farm craft video I watched. Immediately subbed and have been watching ever since

[@twestgard2]

I really appreciate putting all the errors and problems out front where I can learn from them. Super useful.

[@riderstrano783]

Sir, this is not just an artillery piece you’ve made, but a work of art

[@cocacolaaddict101]

Actually its just art, this isn't a shoot able cannon

[@philgiglio7922]

Some true artisans of bronze actually did make cannons. William James Hubbard cast 10 gun tubes for the state of Virginia in 1861. I've seen 1 of the only 3 known to exist...the surface grain looks like a bronze statue. Iff you've seen the statue of Washington@ the Smithsonian, then you've seen his work

[@malott442]

17 thumbs down, from 17 people that don't value hard work and craftsmanship. GREAT VIDEO!!!!

[@NormReitzel]

As a long time engineer, I have to tell you how useful it is to see all the ways things can go wrong. Great video!

[@staceysherman247]

I just love how you had to tell us that you’re a long time engineer thanks for telling us how great you are how special you must be I guess all of us needed to know that long as it makes you happy that’s all that counts I suppose.

[@ArmchairDeity]

Dude this was the series that led to me finding your channel!

[@ponkkaa]

You have quite the amount of patience. I was worried that your straps would burn through and dump the bronze again. very impressed with the quality of your work sir.

[@BushcraftBuilder]

Beautifully done. A pleasure to watch such a craftsman at work.

[@speedygamer3328]

Who else watched to the end waiting for him to fire it😂

[@gomezadams9900]

for sure! what good is going through all that trouble and not fire it off?

[@MrNight-dg1ug]

@@gomezadams9900 Check the "No shooting?" comment, which is pinned to the top - He links the vid in a reply

[@evanlol723]

Speedygamer 33 I want him to shoot it so bad

[@virenfluss3668]

Tya

[@baileyhobson9375]

He couldn’t shoot it anyway, he didn’t drill a vent hole at the back of the barrel 😂

[@opa8582]

Simply great. I am a mechanical technical engineer...slightly drunk but also i appreciate when people are figuring Out how to solve Problems to complete their Goals....!!! I'll read my comment when my Mind ist clear again and May i am ashamed of my english and what i wrote... but...WHO dies mit Honor that Video has No Idea how important, fun and what what amount of disciplin IT affords for "learning by doing"

[@alanbauldree7735]

From someone who has been involved in building a revolutionary war cannon for historic recreations and it fired a 3 pound shot. I have enjoyed your efforts and not giving up. Now you need to forge the tools that go with it.

[@slipperyfish]

Not sure if you've figured this yet, but... To prevent shrinkage on later projects, use a "reservoir". Leave a cavity above the thickest area so that as it cools the reservoir empties into the actual desired item, thus filling it in and preventing defects. Then when it's set just cut off and grind down the reservoir.

[@jlaguilar369]

He did mentioned that in an earlier video, but that it would take more metal and it would be too heavy for one person.

[@piotrr5439]

OK, this explains why we did not use lost foam in the middle ages quite well. Thumbs up.

[@hamhawk4027]

This was a great summation. I forgot how much I learned from this series. Thanks!

[@teddysmitht2220]

As a fellow caster, I've got to agree with everything you said and will be watching the rest of your shows

[@13612]

Wow, what a learning curve. Challenge+frustration+persistence = reward. I would say whoever made cannons back in the day....followed in your learning curve. Persistence being the most important ingredient.

[@Black_Kakari]

WOW. So imagine how much hard work went into the original cannon.

[@personnamedwd7735]

bigger doesn’t mean harder

[@Black_Kakari]

@@personnamedwd7735 lol.

[@jek__]

It's amazing how the speed of production changes when you swutch from metal to wood

[@Del350K4]

Congratulations - this summary of the series must have entailed hours and hours of editing. Those of us who watched the full series won´t be surprised not to see the cannon being fired as you explained your reasons for abstaining, but people watching this for the first time must feel a little taken aback to see the video end with the barrel still a virgin. Still, you took the trouble to transport your baby to meet its big brother, which I think was above and beyond the call of duty, and a great way to end the video.

[@ChaohsiangChen]

I don't know how to describe my admiration to you. You have so much to teach to the younger generation!

[@roncaster2804]

And some of us old farts !

[@docbrown6610]

I'm a university-trained metalsmith. The outcome was exquisite. 👏

[@johnakridge2916]

You know He was so Happy when the mold finally came out correctly

[@douglascox9996]

Traditionally, cannons, along with bells and hollow bronze portrait busts, were cast with the bore roughed in, to be finished by machine-boring after the pour. The core for casting the void for the bore was often made using “family recipes” handed down as trade secrets, but could use such ingredients as clay, mixed with manure, straw, and pieces of broken brick or crockery. Once the cast cannon had cooled, the inner core that had created the void for the bore was picked apart with slim hooked probes to leave the rough cast bore. That not only saved on the initial amount of metal needed, but reduced the effort of machining the bore to accept the charge, wadding, and ball. Granted, the effort of making an effective core on the reduced scale in the video could be a problem, but the metal saved by using a core for the bore void could have gone into making a larger cannon barrel.

[@demonsluger]

yeah that would have saved so much time and work why he didnt do that is a conundrum maybe didnt knew about it.

[@drummer0864]

How would you suspend the core for the bore in the mold and keep it centered? At the top I could see a steel bar and rod or bolt, but how do you keep it centered in the bottom where the chamber will be? There is a lot of pressure and the molten metal may fill unevenly, at first, causing a shift. Just wondering.

[@demonsluger]

​@@drummer0864 well you have a mold that contains the fuze hole and core i would guess

[@douglascox9996]

@@drummer0864 Just spitballing here, but the breech end of the central core could have a sturdy rod of the the same metal as intended for the rest of the barrel to act as a steadying support between the core and the outer mould. When the barrel is cast, that rod of same metal then becomes an integral part of the casting.

[@drummer0864]

@@douglascox9996 Thanks for the reply. I can see how that would work, but you would have a cold joint in the casting where it needs the most strength. Perhaps if it came straight up from the bottom that would work.

[@ProjectWolve]

Hobbyist he calls himself? He has more equipment than some of the shops in my town xD

[@davidmorgan7586]

He must have a good job the cost of that equipment

[@bellelise.]

@@davidmorgan7586 I think he must. He seemed to know quite a bit about strength testing, that says something right there.

[@Gachalifeluver_1122]

Meanwhile :: Every small forging and machine shop are subscribers. Lol... Tryna peek in on his "hobby"....

[@brazidas58]

When I was 14 I make a cannon just like this but only 5 inches long, with wheels and everything. It actuality worked using matches. Give it to my grandmother. It brings back memories. I am 64 now.

[@shelton507]

You my Friend are a mechanical genius ! Perseverance is a Virtue.

[@rolandchardon676]

And now you will have a lot of respect towards the artisants gunsmiths, founders, carpenters who did better than you with less powerful tools! But your achievement is beautiful I subscribe, I like and I activate the alarms.

[@JasperJanssen]

Their tools were at least as powerful as his. The 1860s aren’t that long ago.

[@ЕвгенийМихайлов-я6н9е]

7:14 - very nice example of modern art - liked it

[@wm005]

I enjoyed the whole process, especially the wheels and axle. I would love to be able to make that part of the project...

[@mr.smileyken6364]

Thanks for showing the failures, it makes it real and helps novices like me when I'm melting brass, casting bells and having my own failures.

[@heathwise9240]

SIR YOU ARE TRULY A GREAT WOOD WORKER “CRAFTSMAN” and METAL WORKER. I ENVY YOUR WORKMANSHIP

[@DalkSarraroZerkulin]

I love how you put on proper protective gear. I usually just have shorts and sandals with or without socks. One time my sock was about to catch fire and I felt something hot so I had a piece of burning something think it was wood. In my sock melting through and burning my toe. Lol I took it out before anything serious happened to me but my sock had a hole. Yes I worked with hot metals too. Lol. Meh. My dad is a great pyro so it's in my nature. My dad grabs pieces of woods and coals on fire and tosses them back in the flame I can't too. But not that durability.

[@Dillon-bl3dz]

I have some pretty bad scars on my feet from bring burnt while blacksmithing without proper shoes

[@thewilddinkus8026]

I would have kept that bronze that landed on the floor as wall art, it was pretty neet

[@bashkillszombies]

You're a NEET.

[@jamesblanton9364]

@@bashkillszombies NO, he's really neat bro...

[@georgeh9967]

just what i thought.

[@jamesgoodwin2450]

Just lucky they didn’t have a abrahams tank parked by the side of the road hahahahaha great work

[@JohnDoe-iw7zc]

Well they do near my house

[@noahschmartz2354]

its only now i see how much inconsequential knowledge is taught in school. Amazing project m8 !

[@igorsvacic217]

I envy SO MUCH ppl who have their own garages and all the tools and machines NEVER bored

[@Karlosman15]

7:15 modern art masterpiece :D

[@dr.diggle5157]

All jokes aside, that molten copper spill was one of the scariest things to happen in a workshop by far.

[@nativewarrior5052]

My father used to work in a copper smelting plant. He would regularly bring home small splashes of copper that came from the convertor. It's always interesting to me, to see the color variations within each splash.

[@ryanfoley8035]

To imagine they had a build The full-size Canon by hand

[@JasperJanssen]

Uhh... this is civil war era artillery. 1860s. Those guys had more experience and better equipment for this sort of thing than pro shops do today. Even medieval cannons weren’t built “by hand”.

[@jacobgoodrich6984]

@@JasperJanssen they also prolly had teams of people working on it to.

[@dannelson8556]

@@JasperJanssen You forgot to mention that they were all built using slave labor.

[@johnlockesghost5592]

@@dannelson8556 the ones built in the north too? Moron.

[@royallan3717]

And make the gunpowder at one time

[@princetikki]

You need to make a video of you shooting this cannon, that's why we watched the whole process!

[@wirenut003]

3-rd time is always the charm, nice metal and woodworking done with the project.

[@lupuszzz]

I liked the failed attempts best because they give an impression of how complicated the casting process is. You really are showing endurance! ;-)

[@lakewoodsteve5028]

That wasn't a frailer, it was a step on the road to completion!

[@LuizFernando-lv5up]

esse é um grande artesão em todas às área na arte de marceneiro e de ferreiro parabéns.

[@sumguy01]

“I know this isn’t the traditional way to make wheels,” he says after using propane torches and electric lathes.

[@wearytrader535]

He could have used black paint and wooden lathes but it's a lot more work...the comment was less about what's available and more about the method that made it modern (granted, a method based on what's available -- i.e. glue).

[@patman0250]

For all the people saying you can do this to you just got to put your mind to it and never give up like this guy. Like yeah I think you're forgetting about the thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of tools.

[@flatlander523]

I am very envious of your talent and shop. Metal working has always fascinated me since Metal Working in high school. We actually did sand casting and I still have the drill press vise I bade back in 1964. Never got it finished but I still use it a lot. You are an inspiration and pleasure to watch.

[@iforce2d]

Imagine having to do all this without modern tools, and with the added pressure of knowing it might actually need to kill people, or save your buddies lives...

[@bemabulldog3790]

Try learning how to be patient enough to use Solar power for electricity and rechargeable power tools.

[@wetlettuce4768]

It's actually quite amazing what tools they had, large industrial lathe machines had been around since the turn of the century. Here's a picture of a lathe built in 1810 quite an impressive bit of engineering if you ask me. www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/2/21/JD_1810_Deutsches01.jpg

[@bobsaturday4273]

7:15 thats actually a work of art ! you missed it ! coulda buffed it up and sold it to a gallery for $10,000

[@Reactiontime6000]

Bob Saturday Haha 😆

[@iforce2d]

I asked this guy for tips on metal casting and he told me to pound sand, how rude!

[@sgt4204]

That’s shitty

[@angelocariaga6380]

I'd do it

[@grego8731]

iforce2d That IS a legitimate tip.

[@JohnDoe-iw7zc]

@@grego8731 thats the joke my guy

[@gusbey7723]

Is that what he said literally? If so he might have been telling to make sure the to pack the sand tight enough to get a proper casting made.

[@conductorcammon]

LOVE that you show the failures!!

[@pankajmakwana2300]

Thank you, your casting has turned out to be incredible, you did not get a single blowhole or tear which is amazing, I love it as I used to work in a foundry before.

[@muguapanda9416]

Great series! I've enjoyed watching through this on my day off :D Thanks for being a content creator!

[@nothingofimportance6806]

Very nice job! Looks great

[@JulianMakes]

brilliant, i really enjoyed this. Once i get my license i'll be having a go too.

[@davidmorgan7586]

what license

[@brianregan1787]

What skill this man has aquired.

[@BJtheInquisitive1]

love the cannon, job well done. Also you took me back to my dad, he was a wood pattern maker for 40+ years, and some of the mold halves, shrink rules and different metals they poured at the foundry. Those were good memories. Also the problem with glues are they will be waterproof, but they will not bond and permeate the wood. there remains a barrier from epoxy and wood. So the best way is to build the wood wheel and put a hot steel strap around it, let it shrink to hold everything together. Then use it for the next20 to 30 years. Thank you I enjoyed it.

[@audacyspectrum3612]

17:20 that canon's got some "Phimosis" issues 😁 Great job! Takes a lot of patience to undertake a project like that.

[@mymechanics]

Awesome video 👍👍👍

[@FarmCraft101]

Thanks! You have many awesome videos on your channel. I’m definitely a fan. Cheers.

[@CrunchyWizard]

This canon is too big; I make a new one!

[@taiyoctopus2958]

7:13 dang a spectacular failure :) battle scars for the garage floor lol

[@russell7852]

This is called confidence in your skills right here

[@no_handle_required]

That was one of the most satisfying maker type videos I've seen. Beautiful work.

[@johnlastname2397]

yeah I'd like to see the cannon fire

[@phonotical]

Does the second ammendment cover making a cannon in your garden? 😂

[@bashkillszombies]

Of course.

[@IndigowarriorMKII]

yes.

[@ja-vg2fh]

100%

[@ruskixe]

Me: ... KZbin: ... Me: ... KZbin: ...Soo, you wanna watch a guy make a cannon?

[@chickennugget1498]

Ruski yes

[@nathancottenoir-doucet5062]

Yeaaaa

[@ColonizerChan]

Yes. I live on near a lot of civil war battlefields and don’t want to be arrested for buying one without proving a bill of sale in the middle of the night when I got it

[@jjb1974]

Whether it fires or not, you got my full attention on this video. I have loved cannons since I was a kid and made them on the lathe starting in 7th grade. I'm 52 now and still dream of making something like that.

[@freedtmg16]

Watching you move from from casting to modern machining, then to blacksmithing.. I know that must have been one satisfying project!

[@andytacker4599]

In Russia, for the manufacture of such a gun - a prison.

[@Anon14_88]

Путинский режим :(

[@digitform2832]

7:14 some people would call that modern art

[@Ratkill]

literally what i was just about to comment lol

[@hothhansolo7500]

Ahh... Comedy.

[@CharIie83]

I was hoping to see it fire

[@Travelinmatt1976]

He hosted those videos on full30.com www.full30.com/watch/MDIxNTI5 www.full30.com/watch/MDIxNTM3

[@1joshjosh1]

This is incredible but what is more incredible is somebody who has time to do these things. I really wish I did.

[@MichaudDaniel]

Wow that's a beauty. Without mistakes, there is no learning. Well done Sir !!!

[@jmc0075]

What watched all that and you didn’t fire it wtf.

[@keithbrown2458]

I had no idea that there was another man on this planet that wanted to make a bronze cannon marvelous thank you for making this video I enjoyed it immensely

[@madpatriot7464]

Nice job man! This is why we are a great nation. Ingenuity, and determination.

[@rwg727]

Thanks! That’s an awesome job! So excellent! Love the shine!

[@richeystewart2660]

I am in awe over what this man did. Something so simple you think turns out to be a testament to one man's knowledge and talent. I know there are people out there thinking "Oh I could build that if I had all the tools he has" ! I say to you keep dreaming. The knowledge he has obtained over a life time. I just wish he would have fired the canon using canister shot! Some called it grape shot. I liKe to see him make a Colt peacemaker but in a bigger caliber like a fifty caliber

[@aryanrajsingh3058]

Respect the number of times you didn't quite after the failed attempts till you reached success.

[@gsp911]

That is beautiful craftsmanship. 👌 Nice work. 👍

[@graff324]

Godfather.... you are the God of brass cannons (and balls during the second pouring incident) Respect!

[@hinduukush]

Brother I really appreciate the way you put away with the failures and then come up with good stuff

[@dog11222]

Fantastic workmanship..

[@mikef.1000]

Great work, perseverance produced a lovely replica indeed. Love how you have a forge on the ready... what a great workshop!

[@iannebraska1250]

You deserve nothing but a like for your efforts

[@tomservo5347]

Civil War Yankees are smiling down upon you at your ingenuity and jack-of-all-trades talent. I've read about Union regiments taking over abandoned mills and forges and getting them up and running to put a dazzling polish on their musket barrels, a creek where bored Union pickets had made waterwheels, sluice gates, and water powered contraptions out of old fruit cans.

[@removechan10298]

Fifth time watching this - this is still one of the best builds on youtube!!

[@VDsnorkel]

Very nice -Your very talented

[@husqv5147]

Give this man the project dedication trophy!!!

[@RexH00ligan]

I made a 1/2 scale 1865 Mt Howitzer in 1997 at college in the foundry. What are you experienced was hydraulic pressure at the bottom. My results were very much like yours. It look like coral at the bottom of the sea. I finally got 5 good cannons poured. Congrats and thanks for the flash backs.

[@astroknott5877]

Beautiful job! I also liked how you showed your failures along the way.

[@Collidedatoms]

I LOVED the woodburning. I was shocked how gorgeous the result was after you were finished.

[@k.d.grissett7937]

Not only did you do an excellent job building the cannon, you also did well on producing your video !