Fireplace Shovel

Three months of tool building and experimentation. A Fireplace Shovel for the hearth and home.
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John Rigoni
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[@bucketosudz]

I've watched a goodly many of your videos and have to say that your channel is highly underrated! No obnoxious music or banter, immaculate work space, and beautifully made ironworks. Thanks for sharing with others through KZbin.

[@rigoniironworks]

Thank you! It will be some months before I film another one, working on holiday items. The next video will be forging a drawknife.

[@homemadetools]

A rare tool build, and it came out great. Maybe next try a blowpoke? Those are very useful fireplace tools. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

[@pukinpaja1974]

You do a really accurate job. nice to watch your videos!

[@BernardSandler]

The precision is breathtaking as always. And the tooling is just unreasonably clever.

[@FantasyWeapons]

Well done!👍🏻

[@markgordon4368]

Some quality workmanship right there, I hope you get to put some serious wear on those dies and formers 👍

[@Alanbataar]

I've said it before in the comments -- I *really* admire your approach to fixtures and dies. Very nice work. I may have to have a crack at making your rivet header. That's very novel and looks to work remarkably well.

[@rigoniironworks]

Well thanks! Yeah try it out, I thought it was kinda clever. The rivets will stick, so I drive them out with a punch.

[@Alanbataar]

@@rigoniironworks Like every rivet header I've ever used. :)

[@stevesyncox9893]

Nail headers too.....

[@matthewt88]

That rivet tool is badass.

[@rigoniironworks]

well, thanks!

[@panedrop]

Love the use of dies, as always.

[@Vikingwerk]

Flawlessly clean work. Always amazing!

[@jeremygraham2805]

I love your work, and I love watching you work!

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Very beautiful design. I really like that. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Keep making. God bless.

[@bevanwilson5642]

Fantastic work, Always worth a close look just for the tooling

[@Tonioostendorp]

Great to see all the tooling used

[@SlowEarl1]

Outstanding craftsmanship and very clever tooling.

[@adelheidsnel5171]

Again impeccable!

[@Thejakegee]

Perfect as usual! 🎉

[@johnearhart8811]

Excellent

[@rigoniironworks]

thanks!

[@ziegenwilly]

exelente arbeit

[@matthewdev]

Beautiful work, as always

[@carlbarker2068]

Very good work!

[@MyMechaniker]

Großartig

[@bbrachman]

The tools and dies that you make are simply amazing. The absolute best way to duplicate an object consistently. I am so fascinated by the different shaped dies and tools and the results you get from them. Take the time to make a tool, correctly and you can use it a long time. Bravo. How does one keep mild steel from rusting? Hot wax coating?

[@rigoniironworks]

Thank you and yes, I use wax+acetylene to blacken most indoor projects. A clear coat would also be nice.

[@Alejandromundial.]

Es un placer verlo trabajar saludos 🇦🇷

[@masterskay_na_naberezhnoi]

👏👏

[@tropifiori]

Nice

[@equinoxproject2284]

You had better damn we’ll be selling these, because if you made all of this very specific tooling I’d be compelled to call you nuts.

[@rigoniironworks]

Certifiable :)

[@artiomsavchenko9656]

👍👍👍

[@barthanes1]

Excellent work, always top notch. I would round the corners on the tip of the shovel blade. I'd hate to stab myself in the leg with one of those corners.

[@rigoniironworks]

Yeah, I was even thinking of tapering the front/sides so it isn't so tall. I'll tweak the design in a few months.

[@williamwilliams7706]

Nice impressive work. Are you going to put these in your store?

[@rigoniironworks]

That was my plan, but the shovel die needs more work. I'm getting a press soon, will streamline in a few months.

[@poppadragon2006]

Beautiful as always. Why do you drill the hole in the end of the handle prior to drifting rather than hot punch? Thanks!

[@rigoniironworks]

If I can do a step cold, then it saves having to soak the part again at heat/oxidizing that area. Produces cleaner work.

[@poppadragon2006]

@@rigoniironworks makes sense. Thanks. Keep up the awesome work.

[@abuxmedia]

🔥🔥

[@salomao1971]

Quanta saudade . Não fique tanto tempo sem vídeos ; isso nos faz mal .

[@gerry343]

7:10 Why did you cut from the middle of the plate? You have many dies, tools and patterns, will you make this shovel in quantity?

[@rigoniironworks]

No, the tooling helps, but it still takes me a good while to shape.

[@HereticalBuilder]

Excellent work as usual. Did you make that fly press die on a mill? Good timing on the video as I'm in the middle of making a new andiron set for my home.

[@rigoniironworks]

lathe+mill to step cut

[@salihcak55]

👏👏👏🧿👍🙏

[@kylebracht]

Is that a SIMS tshirt?

[@rigoniironworks]

Yep. Visited them during the SOFA conference.

[@kylebracht]

@@rigoniironworks love that school

[@hzs-h6z]

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