Smith and Striker -Blacksmith Essential Skills-

[@mikestanley8605]

I served my apprenticeship in a big Blacksmiths shop (10 fires) in Liverpool UK 1959-65. The smiths would have laughrd at me if I tried using a Sledge Hammer like that.

[@HuntsmanStrong]

No way, I was just looking into you guys on google and now you’re in my KZbin recommended.

[@IveysFamilyFactotum]

My wife is starting into forging with me now and getting the chance to have or be a striker on the constant is going to up our game. This was a great video and a great shop.

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Very nice video this week. Very helpful and definitely useful video. Thanks so much. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Keep Making. God bless.

[@erniecamhan]

I was a blacksmiths striker, and the hammer we used weighed 10lbs, was square/flat..slight rounded striking surface and the opposite face was a rounded wedge shape..but nothing like you have there,there was no marking hammer points, it was all skilled learned working together

[@brentonlyon6586]

Watched an Indonesian Smith make all sorts of things using 2 strikers with the same techniques.

[@armadilloforge]

Great video! I would like to see one on making hammer eye tongs.

[@c.b.7830]

Holy crap my guy. You do some great work, but this is garbage. As a smith myself I absolutely love to swing a sledge, and this is making a mountain of a mole hill. Why swing a hammer different just because it's bigger?

[@lordofgonzo]

That technique is ridiculous. Standing off to the side a bit and keeping everything compact is proper, but that business with your left hand and the pivot is too awkward. And your body just gets in the way, which if you're a fat bastard like me, is really annoying.