Blacksmithing - Forging a C-spanner

I show how I forge a simple c-spanner/wrench that I was missing.
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[@kripke2670]

Hello Torbjörn, I love how creative you are. You need a tool that you do not have and you build one. Highest quality in filming and video editing. Your interaction with the family - cooking together and so on - is just great. I enjoy every moment;) I thank you sincerely that you invite us again and again. Regards, Jörg from Germany

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you so much Jörg!!

[@petruzzovichi]

A simple spanner wrench and yet something of beauty. Job very well done in a long line of wonderful creativity shared and appreciated.

[@tomsdreamshopworx]

Making tools is one of the things that separates us from other mammals. Going to see you in the forge again. Don’t get me wrong I look forward to lots of woodworking videos in the future too.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks Tom!

[@11h5p4]

Unbelievable how you can move metal Please keep them coming

[@TheRunereaper]

I'm really glad I watched this one. There are many deceptively complicated techniques and a great deal of skill needed in making what seems, on the face of it, to be a simple enough tool. I have a feeling that if I were to try and make a C-spanner it would emerge like a question mark in wingdings! Thanks for posting Torbjörn.

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thanks!

[@murrayanderson9411]

nice to see the blacksmithing again. I had forgotten you do that with all the time you have been in the woodwork shop!

[@torbjornahman]

Ha ha, me too....

[@joandar1]

It is a thing of beauty, craftsman made and will still be around long after we are all gone. Shanks for sharing, John, Australia.

[@augiezehner6059]

I can really appreciate this video you made because I work on forklifts and rebuild hydraulic cylinders. There are many times I don’t have the right size wrench to disassemble them.

[@clydebalcom8252]

The story is so relatable. I think we've all been there. I enjoy your humor and offbeat wit.

[@he5890]

you are one of my favorite channels, It always brings a smile to my face watching you work and your ideas that you come up with. If I had a tool for every time I've thought , "Is there anything this man can't make or do?" I could start a business.

[@torbjornahman]

Ha ha, thanks!!

[@jackfountain6634]

I really enjoy your file work. It is truly satisfying to watch. Such pride goes in to your work.

[@Jut3333]

I can't wait to see you combine wood working and blacksmithing. Thanks for sharing.

[@dogechannel9933]

Excellent work as always, Happy to see some blacksmithing videos again but not that I'm complaining about the shop ones!

[@BrianDaleNeeley]

I love seeing tools made by a blacksmith that would normally be made by a machinist, or commonly by some forge stamping machine. Hand forging tools that are used mostly *BY* machinists is fabulous! While this particular tool is being used on a woodworking lathe, it wouldn't look out of place sitting on a modern CNC lathe or milling machine.

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thanks! Luckily this tool doesn't need 100% accuracy to work.

[@WatcherintheDark69]

A good example of making the tool you need. Though it always seems the old tool is found once it is replaced. Great Video!

[@elliotsforge1433]

I really don’t understand why people dislike this video, it was well made and very creative! Happy forging! - Kolby

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!

[@SteveMSteel]

Great job! It's not often I see the entirety of the London pattern anvil used like this

[@MichaelBerthelsen]

I saw you skating with the kids and was wondering what the heck the c-spanner was for, haha. Thanks for showing us use of the final product. Looks like it works great! And looking forward to seeing your future woodworking projects! =)

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thanks!

[@pjhalchemy]

Videography is getting better ever time...a real joy to watch. Robert Heinlein once said; "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." If he was alive to day I think he would add create good video, forge metal tools and ice skate with kids... Thank You Torbjorn for 14 minutes that makes ones day. ~PJ

[@torbjornahman]

Ha ha, wise man that Heinlein! Thank you!

[@adamsloan9616]

So great to see some blacksmithing again and I was hoping to see some lathe work when you teased it earlier! Thanks!

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks. Hopefully there will be more.

[@Cremantus]

Always a pleasure to watch. Fortunately there is still some ice in the north ...

[@lenblacksmith8559]

Yeah good to see some blacksmithing again, and as always, meticulous work, such precision, it's a pleasure to see you at work, loved that ice skating, those kids will be experts in a few years. And the lathe, you amaze me mate all the things you can do....very well don.e

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you so much!

[@elijahthomas8940]

Interesting project. I thought rhe bend would be complicated but quickly realized that's it is the same bend I use to forge my bolt tongs. Well done!

[@silkaverage]

Once again, sterling work sir and I'm also pleased to see you promote the use of safety helmets for certain outdoor activities, kudos to you sir! :)

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!!

[@FordFracture]

Nothing better than homemade tools ! And the best part is that you kids will hand these tools down to the next generation and they will say is that great grandpa's C SPANNER

[@torbjornahman]

Lets hope for that! Thanks

[@monkeyart813]

Was so excited to watch you walk from one shop to the other. You've done so much! Looking forward to what you have planned next! Keep doing you ;)

[@tropifiori]

Very nice tool. If I don’t spin the chuck on forcebily it usually comes off easily. It is amazing to me that we both have all the same hobbies. Best wishes FB

[@susanbarbier5053]

Helmets, well done! I was skiing once and I fell hard. I was wearing a helmet and still got rocked pretty bad. Seeing stars and I felt a little sick to my stomach the rest of the day. Glad I was wearing that helmet.

[@georgeraffield4466]

As always very well done and you had some time with the kids to. 👏👏👍

[@brucek6563]

Great job! Amazing how you crafted it to the perfect size you needed! You're awesome!

[@hans_.k]

I need exactly the same wrench and even though I have a hobby-blacksmithing workshop I didn't come up with the Idea of making it myself... Thank you for making this video, very educational and entertaining

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thank you! It's a project that doesn't need a huge amount of precision so it might be worth testing out!

[@hans_.k]

I'll definitely give it a try when I'm blacksmithing next weekend!

[@gregiep]

I like the story element of this video. Can't find the wrench you need? Make one.

[@ogi22]

The problem is that today, even if someone has access to tools, he will just say "i can't do that, i don't know how". It was a bit of a surprise to me, since i was raised in a house full of tools, where my dad would always fix something and for me it is normal. As a kid i would "help" my dad to fix a car, usually by giving him wrong tools for the job, but that's how i learned. He tought me also to make my own tools if i need them. And i appreciate this skill more and more every day, because it's a way of solving problems. It's the attitude - you see a problem, you find a solution. Maybe that's why i work as a service tech and i love my job ☺ And i just LOOOOOVE watching channels like Torbjorn's. Recently i started some fun with spoon carving and it seems like there is no good hook knife on the market in Poland. I guess i will have to get a couple of bricks, some charcoal, bring my dad's old anvil from the depths of the workshop and just give it a go at some blacksmithing :D

[@iSTAYuGO]

How playable looks the iron under your hammer, amazing video.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Surprised you have so much snow down there.Great video as usual.

[@glenralph5123]

Cheers for the video, mate. Great job on the spanner... thumbs up!

[@claes5336]

This is for real not a wimpy Discovery show.... Yeah there was a time when Discovery did't sucks Thanks Torbjörn!

[@alexthoren5685]

Good work you are talented. Would be cool if you forged a ragnar lodbrok axe.

[@MeekoSan]

Great video!!! Good to see some blacksmithing again. 🙂

[@dutchcourage7312]

If i wasn't such a summer person i would probably envy your beautiful frozen lake as a Dutch person ... personally i prefer the hot chocolat and the fireplace though as iceskating merely reminds me of cold everywhere, blistered feet and falling. But to each his own, i do like ice gliding (run then glide) but ice skating, meh ... Also, glad you showed the actual use of the end result, never even saw a tool like this, now i even saw it made and used. Very enjoyable to watch and learn, tnx for sharing :)

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thank you!

[@damyangrancharov8777]

I like the zen that surrounds your working (and presenting) style. :) And I like your shirt. :) Best, Damyan

[@alexandrepigozzibravo9108]

Amazing work, as always! It´s good to see you back to the forge, Torbjörn! Best regards!

[@ezequielleiva8171]

I like your videos a lot, I never tire of seeing them! regards!

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!

[@robertsonroa9617]

Buen trabajo amigó y tremendo taller. T felicitó bendiciones...👍

[@dagoonite]

"Oh, I can't do anything with this for a while, let's go play with the kids." You've got your priorities straight.

[@maurizioronchetti8025]

'yyyyyy' yiyyy il primo

[@lilleyandy]

Great job! Now you need a second channel for woodworking.

[@killerkane1957]

How satisfying is that! And time to do that ice thing that I know nothing about! Excellent Torbjörn!!

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thanks Brad!

[@harrycognard447]

an artist in every way

[@abdel-hadikaddourn2bricola725]

Franchement vs avez un don de manipuler le fer dans tout ce angle, bravo

[@abdel-hadikaddourn2bricola725]

Excellent travail et retouches, bravo, chapeau

[@BrassLock]

Really interesting story; and I love the way the spanner was busy normalising itself in the workshop while you and the family were normalising yourselves on the ice rink. After that you were both ready to do your wood turning tasks together in harmony 😅

[@torbjornahman]

Ha ha, right! Thanks

[@CaptainTwitchy]

Torbjorn, thanks for the video. I had to retire from the fire service, last year, but we also use spammers for our fire hose couplings. I had never thought to forge one, but I think I’ll give it a try. It would be cool to have it in a display case. Also, since your able to do anything, I expected you to do a triple lutz or something on the ice. Haha.

[@hendrikvanderstraeten7262]

Thanks another great of tool making

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you. Ha ha, I just do Salchows... :) :)

[@EverythingIsPhysics]

Very nice! I was hoping that the story would end up in the woodshop.

[@torbjornahman]

Great! Thanks

[@christianbaum1165]

Nicely done! You should have punched in the size for the next search ;) Looking forward to seeing you forging your own wood turning tools!

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks! Well this one will live near the lathe so no need to mark the size. Yes, I want to experiment with turning tools later on...

[@paolodecorato651]

Complimenti! Che meraviglia il posto dove vivi, da favola! La tua fucina è una meraviglia, dove tu trasformi ciò che è nella tua mente, in realtà. Un forte abbraccio!

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you Paolo!

[@jeff-lindawells7760]

Really great work as always. Thanks for sharing

[@denzub6897]

Как всегда: мастер класс! Желаю Вам вдохновения и творческих успехов! Спасибо за видео!

[@AdamBowler]

Thanks for showing what the tool is used for.

[@DreynHarry]

HUZZAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!! FINALLY WE SEE THE ONE TRUE MASTER OF ALL KZbin BLACKSMITHS BACK AT THE ANVIL!!!! HUZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! :)

[@torbjornahman]

Ha ha, far from but thank you anyway!

[@Romezview]

Alright you convinced me, I am heading out to the forge to make something. nice work as always.

[@torbjornahman]

Great! Thanks and good luck!

[@lapislignum]

I miss having a car with adjustable coil overs :( nice looking tool!

[@joaquinjosecastano5922]

I work with this tool everyday,great job !

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!

[@SuperPPMJ]

Finally forging video !!! hahaha But I'm still waiting for the next episode of wood working project :)

[@Tugmun11]

You make it look so easy, thanks for sharin I really enjoy your channel

[@stephencresswell4760]

Another great video. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@diondacosta9996]

Great life skills 🛠⚙️

[@antoniokp1631]

Amazing work and always so prolix. Great!

[@oneshotme]

Good job on the wrench

[@EganHomesteadApiary]

Great videos!! Keep them coming!!

[@erhan6095]

master of his own temple.

[@expatconn7242]

Nice tool torb ....

[@outbackladas]

Nice job on the c spanner, hows the New Years holidays going, enough snow about to build an igloo yet? Hope you and your family are having a good time, best wishes for the coming year, may it be a better deal than what we all suffered last year, Regards from down under.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks for asking! We had out first real snow yesterday...not enough for any construction work yet :)

[@angrydrummergirl2648]

I love the dissatisfied grunt, slamming the drawer in frustration. Cute but effective in conveying the message!

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thanks

[@StanislavG.]

In the good old times they used plasma cutters and punch presses big as your room to do these kind of things. It would take an entire crew of one people and the entire day to create mere thousand of these... Wait, I think I have my timeline wrong...

[@StanislavG.]

Well, my timeline doesn't have "How It's Made", so i didn't knew that

[@abdelbakimansour9629]

Nice work

[@gunterschone8402]

Nice video, Torbjörn. The hook key / nose key looks great, nice if you can do the things yourself. Since I'll see if I can use something like that with me too. Although, if you put a piece of cardboard between the holder and the chuck. Something I have currently and need in places no key if I want to solve it. The cardboard ring I have inner diameter as large as the shaft is recording and the outer diameter is as large as the size of the receiving ring from the chuck.

[@torbjornahman]

Something to try, with the cardboard in between! Thank you!!

[@henrikostling804]

Intressant att se ett sådant modernt verktyg framställas med ett så gammalt hantverk.

[@Sanja_76]

Бесконечно можно смотреть на три вещи:на огонь,на воду,и на то,как работает другой человек.Причём делает это умело.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!

[@JASON-BEAZLEY]

Love your videos there amazing

[@anonymousgeorge4321]

Nice work. Thanks for sharing.

[@manazari1]

Another masterpiece again. 👍

[@jambajuice8750]

Such a wonderful video. Thank you so much. Really.

[@mothman.industries]

That's a pretty cool spin on the project. Certainly wasn't a lathey way to approach the problem.

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thanks

[@xyz15668]

Great job👍🏻

[@bradthayer6782]

Silly me, I would never consider blacksmithing as a method to make a precision instrument. Guess I was wrong. Whats next, a vernier caliper? Well done!

[@brechtpatrickrossaert6593]

hey Torbjörn how calculate you how much material you need. can you tell how you meusurement with the devider. thanks Brecht

[@adamslater4592]

Have you tried forging tools like pliers, crescent wrench, wrench set, channel locks?

[@torbjornahman]

No! I might add them to my list! :)

[@adamslater4592]

Torbjörn Åhman sweet, ill stay tuned.

[@РоманКарцев-к2ь]

Отлично! Как всегда!👍

[@alejandrodiaz6025]

Happy Valentinos day enjoy for the day greetings from Alejandro .

[@starforged]

Thank you for sharing.

[@Jim-Wade]

Great project. I'd consider stamping the size on it. I'm old enough to forget things like that.

[@torbjornahman]

Good point! Thanks

[@hirtenkase2037]

good job

[@dany.b6801]

Hi ! Nice work! 😊👍👍👍

[@haemaidal-falahei9878]

Very nice

[@charleebunch6637]

As always great vid

[@otomietel1768]

Nice job! Maybe now you should forge chisel for lathe ? Greeting from Poland

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks. Yes that is a project for sure!

[@theOriginalskillr]

like a glove

[@TheHandyAndy]

I need a Spanner to tone my lathe in well I was going to buy one but now I do not need to. I have all the blacksmith tools so now to make one.

[@torbjornahman]

Great! Good luck!

[@Sykotix420]

So this may be a rather Elementary question, but the bits of metal that flake off whenever you are hammering out something, are those specs of whatever kinds of metals were mixed together or does metal just flake like that from being superheated and beaten?

[@torbjornahman]

The raw steel oxidizes in contact with air (oxygen) at high temps. Iron oxide (II) is a brittle and hard material, so any deformation will make it break off. We call it scale.

[@Sykotix420]

Torbjörn Åhman okay that makes sense, I was thinking more it was like impurities in the steel breaking away like the opposite of a forge weld.

[@GAIS414]

Tjusigt Torbjörn! Dina videos blir bara bättre och bättre. Hade varit kul att se dig smida ett par ålderdomliga skridskor. vad tror du?

[@torbjornahman]

Tack. Ha ha, det hade varit nått... hmmm

[@charcar78]

Är det inte så att Pippi böjer till några med händerna i en gammal film?

[@torbjornahman]

Låter bekant!

[@garybirtwistle4520]

What a great idea why it never occurred to me I’ll never know🙈 need one almost identical for my mill Thanks

[@torbjornahman]

It doesn't require super accuracy so a quite easy project!

[@garybirtwistle4520]

Torbjörn Åhman yeah looks straight forward enough but don’t let that detract from the excellent clean job you did!