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[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Let me know if you have any questions about getting started!

[@stephenjohnson6841]

Another very well done video Dennis! Lots of great information and very well presented! Thanks again Dennis!

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Thanks for checking it out, Stephen! ❤️

[@6Sally5]

Thanks so much for doing this, Denis! I’m about 8 months in to this new hobby, so trying to learn as much as possible. I figured I needed to learn blacksmithing first before bladesmithing, so I binged a lot on Black Bear Forge YT videos. He shows also what you talk about for proper anvil/hammer technique.

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

I had to learn the hammer technique the hard way and blew out my elbow for 3 months when I started. 😬. If there are other beginner topics you want to see, let me know. Thanks for watching.

[@bobgore1962]

Awesome video my brother! The right length, descriptive, and just the perfect amount of information, without being overwhelming! Thanks for sharing! 💯😎👍🏻🔨🔥🔪

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Thanks for following along, Bob! I appreciate you!

[@hayward434]

Thank you Denis. You also have a talent for teaching.

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

I appreciate that! Thanks for watching!

[@matthewchapman6309]

Awesome job! Excellent descriptions and explanations

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching, Matthew!

[@TalRohan]

Another great how to, I would wager most people starting hout don't know just how valuable your little lesson on how to hammer just was. and the anvil Tour was great. Thanks for sharing

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

I WISH I had watched more about hammer techniques when I first started and maybe I wouldn't have blown out my elbow for 3 months! 😬. Thanks for watching.

[@TalRohan]

@@TyrellKnifeworks Ouch and you're lucky it was only 3 months, but yes for sure, "tennis or blacksmiths elbow " is a nasty, nasty thing to have. Mine, brought on by a shoulder injury lasted 14 months because no one here knew how to treat it because I have rheumatoid arthritis. Tendon damage is not something I want ever again...Anvil height and letting the hammer fall instead of pushing it down is way more important than people realise.

[@jorgepr13]

even though I don't have plans to become a blacksmith YET! (I got too many hobbies and no place for all that), I enjoy watching your videos and I rarely comment, but all those tips, recommendations, suggestions, etc. it's what barely anyone mentions but are the ones that help the most... thanks for sharing and keep the good work! 🙏

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Thanks for commenting and watching, Jorge! Maybe you’ll give it a try some day. 😉

[@mcrich1978]

Good Morning!

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Good morning, Matt!

[@glebtcheslavski1085]

Dennis, thank you very much for another great video! I just cam back from my forge and wish I watched your hammer control tips first. 🙂 I assume you will be talking about quenching at some point. Can you, please, discuss different quenching medium including motor oil, transmission fluid and other beginners' means to rapidly cool the steel?

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

All that will be covered in the heat treating video coming soon. Thanks for watching.

[@brysonalden5414]

Nice primer, sir!

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Thanks for watching, Bryson!

[@HummingbirdKnives]

Great stuff Denis! Even someone that's been at it for a bit needs a brush up on the basics.

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

I agree! Just recording this video makes me have to think through things and that's always a good refresher. Thanks for watching.

[@mattgordon520]

thank you. interesting video, i learned a lot

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Thanks for watching, Matt!

[@mattgordon520]

i just made my first knife with the help of a local blacksmith at age 50. :) im setting up a basic forge shop to make more. @@TyrellKnifeworks

[@gregchapman2634]

Great Video! Thank you

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Glad it was helpful, Greg!

[@mcrich1978]

Thanks Denis!

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Thank you, brother!

[@zarathean8758]

today was toying with adding a kersone/oil dripper into the venturi burner so i can keep it running rich while practicing fluxless damascus

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

That is not a good idea. There’s so much that can go wrong with that and burn down your shop in a heartbeat. Plus there’s really no reason, just dial down the air. Thanks for watching.

[@zarathean8758]

@@TyrellKnifeworks its outside so no risk

[@fillosofer2001]

Anyone offering classes in the Boise area?

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Check the ABS website and see which JS/MS’s are in that area. Thanks for watching

[@hayworth.handmade]

I'm getting my first handmade hammer with my tax return and I'm already talking to Frank about a 2 lb rounding hammer. Can't wait to get it!

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

You won’t be disappointed! Frank’s hammers are top notch!

[@hayworth.handmade]

​@@TyrellKnifeworksI agree. Thanks Dennis! I love these videos you're doing

[@eduardsberzins5806]

Super!

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Phil-bs2fn]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 from Germany

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Thanks! 😃

[@billwoehl3051]

Those "1 -1/2"" tongs that don't fit 1 -1/2" stock, just heat them up and make them fit, you have all the equipment you need. Save ya about $25, cause, fuel aint free either.

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Yeah I know I can, I’m just annoyed that I have to. Thanks for watching, Bill.

[@Kirt-Davis]

Why not adjust those tongs to fit your work? You don't need a rounding hammer to make a knife. They're actually a farrier hammer, only recently made popular by Brian Brazeal. The step of the anvil is actually meant to cut on. It's the cutting board of the blacksmith world.

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

The tongs would thin out too much if modified to make them 3/8” wider. Nobody said you “need” a rounding hammer, it’s just a popular choice. The edge of the anvil should not really be used for cutting, that damages the anvil. You should be using a cutoff hardy tool for that. It’s extremely common for the edge of an anvil to have a rounded edge so use it if you have it. Thanks for watching.

[@Kirt-Davis]

14:40, you say that 'you need a rounding hammer' (that is a direct quote). I didn't say to use the edge of the anvil to cut on??? You can use it to shear if you need to though without any damage to the anvil. But if what you are implying by using the edge (sharp corner) to cut, people use the radiused edge to mark, draw out, radius all the time. If the steel is hot, it won't hurt anything.

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

@@Kirt-Davissorry, I guess I misread your comment, you said the step, I thought you said edge.

[@goat9199]

satanite? yikes

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Are you balking at the name "satanite" or for some other reason?

[@goat9199]

@@TyrellKnifeworks not balking, guffawing.

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

@@goat9199 That's what it's called. 🤷‍♂

[@goat9199]

@@TyrellKnifeworks I use demondust in my forge, more non denominational.