Blacksmithing - Closed Die Forging Experiment

In this video I experiment with closed die forging, making a pair of discus shaped tealight holders. A quite demanding shape, it turned out, since the surface area is quite large, at least for my (small) air hammer. Closed die forging is usually done in much much larger hammers.
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[@it-kater4412]

The manufacturing process is very interesting. It took a lot of effort to make these beautiful tealight holders. No wind will blow them off the table. But they are definitely the most expensive tealight holders in the world!

[@mattsadventureswithart5764]

The most expensive so far. I'm sure somebody will decide to make from another material that takes even longer to make them.

[@torbjornahman]

Ha ha, yes indeed!

[@PeregrineBF]

@@mattsadventureswithart5764 Inconel! With Rhodium inlay, of course.

[@pufthemajicdragon]

@@mattsadventureswithart5764 I have zero doubt that if Alec Steele saw this video he'd immediately make tea light holders out of "damascus" or even titanium just for the meme views.

[@ste9112]

​@@pufthemajicdragoni hope it!

[@MagiRaz]

This man put more engineering, care, and effort into candle holders than there is in the vehicle I trust with my life when I drive to work.

[@erikcourtney1834]

Torbjorn the…. blacksmith, woodworker, carpenter, fabricator, machinist, gardener, home maker, father, creator, editor, artist…. Someone help me out, I’m missing something. His videos and lifestyle never disappoints.

[@soulextracter]

Picker of grapes, lighter of candles, mother of dragons?

[@nobuckle40]

Don't forget that he is also a Chemist.

[@andersjjensen]

Videographer and comedian too. Granted his comedy skits are very subtle.

[@eliprice138]

You nailed it !!!! He is a master at his craft !

[@foxbatmotorsports]

I believe you might have forgotten inspirational role model?

[@marlonunyeri7766]

It is a pleasure to see you practicing the craft of blacksmithing again, even if we haven't seen you in your workshop very often lately. After all, you are the one who got us used to it, please excuse my naive complaint. Our longing for beautiful things is increasing. Beautiful crafts, beautiful nature, analog emotions, natural people. In the past, there was a penpal friendship with one person, now there are lonely people with hundreds of digital friends. While people are watching you, they are also watching nature, love for animals, and naturalness. Keep it up! I wish you beautiful and healthy days with your loved ones.

[@BlackBearForge]

Always great to watch. I liked the idea of using a small plug inside the disc while working the edges of the pre form under the power hammer.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks! Yes, it worked much better than I first anticipated!

[@MRmarian009]

I love watching Torbjorn blacksmithing without reading anything of the description, trying to figure out what is he making. Awesome piece of art man! Love to watch your videos with my dad!

[@torbjornahman]

Great, thanks!!

[@bmgeyer]

Outstanding tonal music shift as you came inside from the “shed”. That simple thing made my day.

[@TalRohan]

I like the transition from forged to turned in one piece very cool. The nitre blue really adds a special something too Thankyou for sharing

[@DarioushAryan]

professional Awesome… Good storytelling, love the different camera angles, the image processing... everything is perfect! Hope to see more and more.

[@einufo]

This is Torbjörn! I also love the way he makes videos; story, camera settings, editing, effects, sound - everything is perfect. And he can forge too! Greetings, Tino

[@MM7782]

Wonderful work and the suspense of not knowing what use they will serve until the last minute was nice. Good work done very nice. Always great to watch.

[@robertoswalt319]

It is always a treat to watch your videos. They are relaxing to watch, and I tend to learn something every time.

[@bjorncarlsson6295]

That pair of beautiful candle holders would make a fitting gift for a discus thrower!

[@torbjornahman]

Indeed! :)

[@thecreativecraftingtable8658]

Very nice and interesting process!😊 It is fascinating to see ancient and newer crafts; blacksmithing, metallurgy, and chemistry, blending together to create such artworks! Thank you Torbjörn for your great content! Tack! Already looking forward to your next projekt!😄

[@mattrich680]

Every one of your videos inspires me not just to make something, but to make something up to your standards. I have a long way to go, but I have hope.

[@dimanemalzev6165]

Jag visste inte vad det skulle bli förrän i sista stund! Elegant!

[@ianallen2]

Kept me guessing (and getting it wrong) until the end. Very smart pieces. At first, I thought it was a clay pigeon mould, then a discus, then steel wheels for something. lol. Never thought of the final use.

[@pjamestx]

What a great journey on making those tealight holders! Every video you share with us is a gift, thank you so much. And happy to see the decorative platter again, I think that turned out to be pretty fantastic!

[@gilgarcia3008]

I worked in a heavy industrial forge, and all closed die forging was done with pre-forged materials. Except the big closed die hammer forging.

[@torbjornahman]

Yes and there are good reasons for it!

[@marcerivest6204]

You sure know how to take it to the next level. Absolutely love it 😊

[@electricAB]

Stunning result! Always so good to watch your process, and thanks for sharing the blue salt recipe..

[@DouglasLambert]

these are the most elaborate candle holders I've ever seen. Beautiful work.

[@MichaelBerthelsen]

Hey Torbjørn! If you ever need to do the volume measurement again, just hang the wax on a piece of thin string, and lower it into the water. That will create a displacement the same as the volume of the wax, as long as it's completely suspended in water, not touching the bottom.😉👍 Way easier than physically displacing the water out of the beaker and measuring that water.😊 So basically, when the wax is fully submerged and not touching the bottom, the scale will read the volume of the wax, rather than the weight.👍

[@charliemyres5450]

What a Master tradesman does when he is bored. A beautiful result after some brilliant design.

[@killerkane1957]

Brother Torbjörn! There is a pattern of natural evolution in forging. Dies, machining, etc. You have always followed this wonderful progression. Either by design or the nature of progression. Either way, it is very pleasant and educational. I too have made open and closed dies. BUT, I used a press not a powerhammer. While I have machining capabilities, I have always “built up” my dies. In the end? We both made candle holders. For a moment I was lost. Is he making a deadly hockey puck? A Roswellesqe spaceship? When you went to cut the grapes, my mind finally fell into place! Beautiful outcome from an “experiment”!

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thanks

[@ronkluwe4875]

TorBjorn - Another great video and really appreciated you showing all the processes you used to make the candle holders. One thing that caught my attention was the live center you used on your lathe to help hold the parts against the mandrel. I have not seen a live center like that before and if you could either provide a link to the manufacturer, or show us how you made it if it is a shop made tool, that would be great.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks! It's a center for my wood lathe with interchangeable "heads". www.axminstertools.com/eu/accessories/machinery-accessories/lathe-accessories/woodturning-fitments/tailstock-centres

[@sjv6598]

No one but us makers understand why we put so much time and effort into making something so apparently ’simple’ Bravo 👏🏻 😊

[@torbjornahman]

😊 That's true !

[@SarcasmoRex]

Seeing and hearing that needlegun sent shivers down my spine remembering my time in the Navy.

[@Pow3llMorgan]

Do you also get uneasy around grey paint? :)

[@BlackPill-pu4vi]

That epoxy polyamide grey paint! Volunteering to help paint the bilge so I can get a full weekend off. We were in in the shipyard at the time.

[@RenatSavi]

and at the end he says thank you for watching :D Thank you for video filming and putting effort to share :D I was expecting it to be a candle holder, but just a had a few doubts in the process.

[@colleenscorfield3505]

Sir, you are a gift that keeps on giving and long may it continue.👏

[@albrowne1035]

Absolutely beautiful, but that is one heck of a lot of work for a couple of tealight holders. I can see that you must have been pushing your power hammer close to it's limit, but un the end a very satisfying result. Well done

[@heydenlabelle513]

What a cool project! I love the look of them, and that finish is quite nice as well. Cheers!

[@Einherjar_17]

Beautiful work, and beautiful process, thank you very much for your video, I send you a hug from southern Argentina.

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks!

[@Smallathe]

Awesome video as always!!! Wonderful to have you back :)

[@anengineerstake4084]

Welcome back, sir. I was worried something happened to you.

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Beautiful craftsmanship. Nicely done. Thank you for sharing the process.

[@bulukacarlos4751]

Awesome! I was familiar with bluing with molten salt (I have applied it to some firearms parts) but after neutralizing it with water, I heat the piece to about 150°C (home kitchen oven) and immerse it in automobile lubricating oil. Greetings from Patagonia Argentina.

[@1clinkerman]

Wonderful video! I am glad to see a new one.

[@user-op7tt4tk6u]

I don’t know English, I thought what kind of detail, but I thought that the candlestick, and it turned out. Hello from Ukraine.

[@eliprice138]

I had no idea that it was going to be a candle holder , I was thinking more of a game as in a puck to slide on ice or wooden floor .

[@fredivalle-js4gv]

Congratulations an professional work awesome creation...you have all the ( toys)... tools...blessings and good health

[@TheAusroar]

06:37 - you have no idea how much this amazed me, my friend... I remembered I've learned it in school but since I've never used it, i have forgotten about... Thank you for the enlightenment! Great job!

[@JoeTheBlacksmith13]

Making something very simple, very complex. Much respect. The opposite of how I work, but that is what makes this so interesting and beautiful for me.

[@pufthemajicdragon]

Preforming the inner hole shape is a lot of work. If you wanted to make a lot of these, I'd make a second die with a smaller, dome-shaped or truncated-cone-shaped center and make it a two-die-step process. The first die preforms the inner ring and the second die finalizes its shape. A hydraulic press might be more effective than a hammer, but both would suffer from the high surface area = fast cooling problem. The salt finishing process was interesting! Me, I'm a fan of pink, so I'd have probably just heated it until that fine purple between straw and blue.

[@torbjornahman]

Yes, totally right! And a larger hammer. It was fun to try and see if it was possible at all...

[@CoalIronWorks]

Those colors look spectacular!! Another fantastic video 🔥

[@mattwilds06]

the music choice on this video, gave me flash backs of cinemax after dark.. But as always the highest quality blacksmithing videos we all love from you Torbjorn!

[@КириллКоробко-в8т]

Mr. Åhman, you are a magician. I always look forward to your videos!

[@lthomas987]

Beautiful, and I bet they are really satisfying to hold in your hand.

[@pkonneker]

Beautiful work. And I'm not just talking about the end result.

[@eliprice138]

You are such a master at your craft Absolutely adore Watching your channel and The videos you produce . thank you !

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you so much!

[@vancejohn4834]

I don't know why KZbin isn't posting me your new videos . I have enjoyed watching every time.

[@matthewmarting3623]

A two for one video- we get to see how to make drop forging dies and learn how to hot blue steel. It’s like every video from you is a little “how to” pamphlet that invites me into a part of metalwork I haven’t explored yet.

[@andreacrashe9894]

*So the video starts off as a complete mystery as to what you were making 🙂 Then I wondered if is was going to be a mini discus for your kids to throw... 🙂 But then I thought aha it is a candle holder... and yay it is indeed two beautiful candle holders. 🙂 Bravo, I did love the whole suspense of the mystery 🙂nz*

[@BrooksMoses]

Those are lovely! A very elegant design. I was wondering what you were going to do to keep the cut-and-sanded outer edge from sticking out and looking bad against the forged surface, and then it gave me a big smile of appreciation when you pulled out the file and I realized why you had started with the raised lip around the sides.

[@torbjornahman]

Thank you! 😊

[@ralfchristophersen1951]

Jeg elsker den ro/lugn der er i dine videoer. Når nu de fleste andre laver videoer med højt tempo synes jeg at det er godt for sjælen at se dine produktioner. Jeg glæder mig hver gang. Undskyld det fremmede sprog.

[@torbjornahman]

Tack!

[@MASI_forging]

Amazing work as always 👏👏

[@pjhalchemy]

Always amazing to see you work out a SOO (sequence of Operations) for an Idea in such short order, with only 1 failure, Torbjorn! Beautiful results and the Bluing just highlights the results of fit, form and function with simple elegance. Always testing your skills and taking them to a new level is my favorite trait of a master artisan like You! Like those below say, your diversity reminds me once again of the old Heinlein saying; “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.” Thanks Always! Hat Tip, ~PJ

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thank you!

[@petercowell2051]

A great experiment with a beautiful finish. Thank you.

[@user-uw8qo7gs2r]

Everything you do, is just perfect 👌 Lovely video, thank you.

[@theflyingfool]

A very successful experiment I'd say Torbjörn :D Lovely workmanship as always!

[@1958PI]

Finally another of your great videos! I already had withdrawal symptoms ;)

[@drewledbetter526]

ALLWAYS a delight to watch your videos. Thank you.

[@peterneumann7145]

Incredible workshop

[@gtbkts]

Thanks for the awesome content and all of the amazing videos!!

[@drivestowork]

¡¡Mesmerized, from start to finish, in real time, as always!!

[@donaldasayers]

They look to be very tactile, I love them.

[@SethKotta]

Seeing you put up a sticker from my home state was such a pleasant surprise.

[@MarcelnicolaeBadau]

Domnul cum ne ați mai fost atâta vreme❤

[@ForgingAheadArtisanBlacksmith]

I always enjoy watching your Life. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@paulfernandez2695]

You had a lot of time you didn't give us something. Thanks for this gift 🎉

[@stunnedatsunset7649]

My goodness! How beautiful!

[@Rush4wot]

these look great! Just have to resist the urge to throw them like a real discus...

[@javedmir7989]

WOW ....... nothing but PERFECTION !!!

[@Zogg1281]

As always, having to play the guessing game right up until the end of the video...... and I wasn't even close!😂 I was just checking your youtube channel to see if you had anything new, and then this popped up this morning 😂 Fantastic piece of work!! They look soooo good!! 😊👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@torbjornahman]

Cool, thanks!

[@DM-wp9vq]

Damnnnnn! Those are two hard earned tealight holders!

[@jamesmyers2087]

Just checking in with your channel. I hope this comment finds you well. With everyone happy and healthy. I know RL is always more important. I hope you’re at least working of an episode for the holidays. We’d love to see more of your beautiful work dovetailing with your family’s celebration.

[@torbjornahman]

New video coming tomorrow! I have some ideas for the holidays, but can't promise anything yet.

[@jamesmyers2087]

@@torbjornahman Great, great news!

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Beautiful craftsmanship 😮

[@Opelmannen1224]

Some would say it's the most overengeneered candle holders ever, I would say..."Perfection"

[@frankvolkle870]

Great work for very unique tealight holders. Give them a few milimeters more and you can put in a glass as a windshield ;-)

[@smaggies]

Lots of love toward the artwork and viewing the proccess. :)

[@raymondhorvatin1050]

Thanks for sharing your expertise

[@robertfontaine3650]

Got me... I spent the entire video tryingto figure out wtf you were making with all those processes and fine effort. subbed.

[@torbjornahman]

:) Thanks. It's me experimenting, and enjoying the process.

[@JaapGrootveld]

Love the video. Here is some constructive criticism. Your lathe has play in the upper support hence the rings in your work. To let the steel flow well the molds must be polished. Graphite with oil is a good lubricant. Phosphoric acid is the best choice to remove hammer scale. Your iron may well be close to white hot. If your mold had raised edges then you can punch without the hole getting bigger. A plant sprayer with water ensures that scale is blown out of your mold by steam formation during striking.

[@Screaminchikin]

Sure have missed you. Your talent and skill are amazing

[@saveriospadone6757]

you are a great artist

[@larrykelly2838]

Very cool candle holders.

[@jamesa7506]

Great work my friend! 👍

[@jackmaxcy]

Awesome work! Love your videos! Goodbye from Nebraska!

[@andreainarteilmistico4695]

Complimenti, sei tra le persone speciali e ami anche la natura. Ciao da un Italiano che ti segue.

[@FishyBoi1337]

I thought they were gonna be some kind of shotput type of thing, NEVER would I have guessed tealight holders!

[@JH-ml5cp]

Beautiful, I didn't know the salt process.

[@GaryForgingOn]

Beautiful work.

[@valeriprikladnoy10]

Thanks! Good job. It's nice to watch. Well good luck.

[@mikeharner3977]

I heard a rumor that the background music was all done by Torbjorn himself. Multi-talented. ; )

[@torbjornahman]

Na, don't believe all the rumors :)

[@1956kingkong]

Välkommen tillbaka ,riktigt snygga!

[@wjf0ne]

Half way through I thought, I don't know what they are but I bet TA will make them look nice.

[@UncleKennysPlace]

The world's strongest tealight holders.

[@dertypeko]

Amazing , hello from Slovakia :)

[@waltercoronel8489]

Excelente trabajo maestro !!!

[@outbackladas]

A very complex, but enjoyable, process to produce those “discus type “ candle holders. They look great, the blueing also added to the overall presentation 👍. Always look forward to your videos, they never disappoint. Regards from Down Under. P.S. Love your cat, almost as much as my Rag Doll.

[@torbjornahman]

As always, thank you! Cheers!

[@tinkeringwiththings7362]

Cool video again 👍👍

[@torbjornahman]

Thanks

[@charliekendall7511]

I always adore seeing your projects!