What are the three main things you need to start blacksmithing?

There are 3 main tools you need to start blacksmithing, this is the list.

[@billybenson3834]

You need a village, a chestnut tree, and arms like steel bands

[@jmoneyjoshkinion4576]

Those can come with time.

[@Unrealistic-o9c]

The Village Smithy

[@alexsnow3319]

Yo...is this a reference to the poem, The Village Blacksmith by Longfellow??

[@User0resU-1]

And be 30kg overweight.

[@boboften9952]

Good Video Time to upgrade my 1 Pizza oven ( forge ) 2 Kitchen table ( anvil ) 3 Mallett ( Hammer )

[@Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer]

Lemme ask you something: do you live in a pizzeria

[@Kitcash_]

Lmao

[@EmpressOfExile206]

​​@@Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozerlmao you've never heard of a backyard brick oven?

[@Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer]

@@EmpressOfExile206 here in Germany, we usually don't have a back yard, and even in America (aka the most common place referred to on the Internet), the usual thing in the backyard isn't a pizza oven. So a backyard brick pizza oven isn't what comes to mind.

[@AlexanderRM1000]

Why is your kitchen table a solid, sturdy piece of metal?

[@joshuahogue2042]

These really are great videos… I’m just getting into Blacksmithing and really appreciate the tips! Your fuxking rock

[@VooDooTennessee]

Thanks Joshua!

[@Tidy_Mantis]

no offence, but we know you know what you're doing because you look like a dwarf from Lord Of The Rings@@VooDooTennessee

[@VehicleLivesMatter]

What about his rock?

[@muntthedubious_9308]

I was intimidated by the prospect of blacksmithing until i realized i already had everything i needed

[@readplanet23]

There is nothing wrong with starting with the basics. Thank You sir for the sound advice. Have A Productive Day! ⚒️🔥

[@kameljoe21]

I seen a primitive guy use a really nice rock and make a blower. I did my share of it for a while. It was a great learning experience and sold everything I had for a nice, very nice profit. I also made several dozen tongs which is why I made a very large profit. Toungs are a great start which gives you most of the basic skills. Once you can make a set of tongs you can BS your way in to making anything.

[@tonixgaming1599]

here in my place where blacksmithing is common, we use cinder blocks and leaf blower to build a forge and fuel it with coconut shell cuz it barely produce ashes not as good as propane but good enough to make the blacksmithing industry thrive because of cheap investment

[@horplesmoff]

Me who's never going to start blacksmithing in my life: "Fascinating."

[@MangScoots]

love this short man, i built my first forge when i was 13 in my back yard with recycled materials from a construction site. some of those old yellow fire bricks, old iron plumbing pipes and a few logs i had to roll a good 2 miles down the road back to my house and those fuckers were like 4 foot in diameter and 7 foot long. probably like a thousand pounds lol. cant forget the hair drier bellows that i eventually upgraded to a leaf blower

[@evakozma2099]

The ONE main thing anyone needs in order to start blacksmithing is to STOP PROCRASTINATING.

[@jmoneyjoshkinion4576]

But I don't have any space to make a forge. I live in town way to close to the neighbors.

[@carpediemarts705]

And put away the KZbin

[@oceanbytez847]

@@jmoneyjoshkinion4576 it doesn't take much space. unless you literally do not have a yard you should be ok. If you don't have a yard it isn't hard to make a mobile forging station and just carry it to any undeveloped piece of land. You can literally make a tiny forge with a piece of carbide fire brick you cut in half and use long bolts to tighten it down on itself, and get a handheld propane torch and it will insulate well enough to get stuff hot enough to work. Grab a small log and a decent piece of steel and bolt it to the log and you have an anvil. grab a hammer. all 3 items are easily movable, and store in minimal space once cool. Biggest challenge is taking it home after work as it isn't safe for sedan trunks or SUV trunks, but a truck bed or small trailer will work fine, or you can just loosen up the bolts to open the bricks to air and let them cool off over 20-30 minutes while playing on your phone, tighten it back up and your good to go. Source: some of my earliest craft escapades happened when me and my wife were newlyweds living in a 600 sq ft apartment and the complex had rules against crafts and projects so i had to get creative.

[@arthurmoore9488]

@@jmoneyjoshkinion4576 There's often "Makerspaces" or other hobby organizations you can join.

[@user-will_b.64]

Just bought all three of those things and today started on my first forged knife since I have in the past made some with old saw blades

[@CetMM]

this short brought me to your channel and i'm already subscribed, so i can come back and look at your longer videos, once i finish what i was doing. thanks for this.

[@VooDooTennessee]

Awesome, thank you!

[@diraltmcallister3523]

Induction furnaces are also super neat

[@imtryingalright8555]

Very informative for beginners.

[@jacobopstad5483]

For a simple anvil I have a small piece of leaf spring about 3 inches by 7 inches or so. I mostly use it on its side for straightening nails

[@neolithicnobody8184]

I like my rail chunks. I hired a guy to do some yard work and he spied them one day and asked what they were. I tried to explain it to him, but I'm not quite sure he understood. I say that because he thought he could move them with ease like I did. They range from 12 to 24 inches long, but some are taller and others are wider. Some flat, some rounded. They each have their purpose. Just don't underestimate something being small for being lightweight. I make it look easy because I'm used to handling them. After using them for all these years, I can't help but laugh when I see someone in the movies pick up a big brick of Gold and toss it like it was nothing. Trust me, bricks that size are NOT light at all. It'll give you a hernia, though. lol

[@Kurokubi]

Other cheap/free anvil replacements include: hardwood log/stump, a big rock, literally anything hard and flat.

[@Queen_Tiamat]

Always trust a man’s forging skills if he’s got the beginnings of, or full Dwarven style beard

[@oceanbytez847]

unless your smith is in the military active or reserve component. Met a couple in the reserve, and yeah can't have a beard then but they make great smiths. They also tend to host the biggest beards post military hahaha.

[@The_DB9223]

I’ve been cold forging on an old vice that has a flat part with a claw hammer. I’ll only start hot gorging when I have an anvil and coal, I’ll use an old grill as my forge body.

[@curbyourshi1056]

Top encouragement. You're a good dude.

[@xXMACEMANXx]

As a smith that started out on those Horrible Fright (Harbor Freight) anvils, I can definitely say that you CAN forge on one, but you'd be much better off with a sledge head or something that's actually hard steel! You'd probably get similar, if not better results from a big rock than one of those blue paper weights

[@samlaine3315]

thanks blacksmith internet dad ur awesome!

[@jasentonguepowersaws4206]

Something to heat, something to beat with, snd something to beat on

[@Ivanhoe52]

Pure, and simple. Wasn't sure of wood, but thanx for confirmation. 😊

[@bettybutterbean5759]

The hands of a man and the face of a little boy blue...and an anvil! Maybe that's just mine. 😍

[@khironkinney1667]

Ride on man I prefer a good old charcoal Forge myself set from that point you got the forge,an anvil and Hammer you can make the rest of the tools you will ever need cuz that's the most amazing thing about blacksmithing

[@punklyrics1]

Seeing the costs of many knives i have gotten into the idea of making my own (forged in fire isnt helping) im surprised to see its way cheaper to start than i honestly expected just going to the route of hand tools. Time to finish my winter woodworking projects and build myself a forge once spring breaks

[@RichardT2112]

Would love to see your thoughts on the brake rotor forge!

[@CoffeeManiaTV]

I would love a foundry instead, to work with copper and bronze. Steel never interested me personally. But bronze is just gorgeous

[@erik365365365]

Induction heaters are also getting way cheaper and there’s a few build vids if you like playing with high voltage 😂 they def only can be used for smaller projects tho

[@AlossFS]

I'm not even a blacksmith, but I can tell you with authority that you missed the beard and meaty hands.

[@greerbriggs8421]

also optional, I have no beard and soft hands and still make all manner of handy little things, whatever I need (lot of very specific tools I'll probably only use once tbh) still never made a nail tho

[@michaelsorensen7567]

You develop those over time. No blacksmith in history was born with the beard.

[@nathanjohnson9969]

"You're anvil doesn't need to look like an anvil, it can even look like this!" (pulls out another anvil)

[@pb7379-j2k]

That wasn’t an anvil, it was an anvil shaped object

[@Joe___R]

If you break down a couple of old microwaves, you can build an induction forge real cheap. They can heat your metal up in just seconds.

[@TwinShards]

As long it's a ferrous metal* Non-ferrous barely heat up.

[@willywillington9252]

you can also send your heart to the moon if you don't know what you're doing with them. I'd just build a cheap charcoal forge tbh lol

[@ronquiring7796]

Good advice. Well done. What is the old adage, necessity is the mother of invention?

[@teaborgat9589]

Yeah. Almost forgot to mention about having one of those Heatproof hands, to grab and hold pieces of metal straight from a furnace, with a temperature over 500°c

[@Really-Know]

A large hard thing, a smaller hard thing on the end of a stick, and a really hot thing. Gloves are a 4th if holding things is a skill issue.

[@reaper147000]

I made a mound of dirt with some 3" storm water pipe running from the side straight out the top and put the top of an old keg on top that my fil used to use as a fire pit. An old clapped out leafblower went in the other end of the pipe and it worked pretty well. Just concentrated the airflow too much to the center but it got me started.

[@SnareX]

I use a hair drier with the cool function on for my coal forge

[@lvl76hobo11]

Earplugs coming in at # 4

[@VooDooTennessee]

not a bad #4

[@MooKau_]

WHAT?

[@mrkiky]

Nope, a pair of tongs is #4 so you can continue forging after you're done with that end. Earplugs come after power hammer.

[@king0fth3road]

Great edit on this short.

[@Wojtek_1777]

Here’s my revised list: hammer Forge Burbger

[@unionpride525]

Built a brake drum and fart fan forge years ago and it is still working strong!

[@gabrielkohler310]

Thank you man this is so dope

[@VooDooTennessee]

Glad you like it!

[@najroe]

a windy day with a regular fire that has wind directed into a funnel "works", I have shown it multiple times. then anvil, I have used a rock (it will crumble, but hey, easy to replace). for hammer I have used another rock. true, no fine delicate things can be made, but making a slitting chissel and a drift was possible to then make a cross peen hammer from a piece of steel, even mild steel will work for a while, yes it will take damage, but that can be filed away, that then used to make better tools...

[@varun009]

The only use I've found for a large working surface has been in flattening longer pieces. For something that isn't going to take a huge beating, a 1 inch thick plate burnt into a stump works pretty well.

[@JustinMiales]

Thanks for keeping it real

[@TristanKoehler-l4s]

This is how I made my first spear. Me my uncle and my cousin a wood fire in a pit some bricks that needed to be frequently replaced and whatever ball peen peice of Garbo we found in my dads garage and they weren’t pretty but they definitely looked like spears and definitely enough to make me and my cousin happy😂😂

[@fozzybear7255]

You forgot the epic beard, great voice and mittens the size of a grizzly bear.

[@leviathanak]

material, something to hit it with, and a rason. everything else is just a tool, hopefully to make life easier.

[@jarrettowen4193]

That’s great I have all that random stuff! I saved it for a reason.

[@thomasbrown8468]

Alabama here. Got a peice of track from my pawpaw last weekend he said he’s had it longer than his big blacksmith anvil like the one you got on the stump. Anyway it’s off an old track from Lawrenceburg Tennessee. It’s wore down on top from the train. Badass I would never get rid of it. About a foot and a half. Heavy as heck though. Alright love videos. Robots lol

[@psi9000]

Hey, nice looping short!

[@RandallColvin24-7]

Brake drum model called a devil's hot seat...... Mine was excellent

[@MooKau_]

tried googling that term... nothing up sports articles came up :/

[@Dhalin]

Blacksmithing is a very old art, started way back in ancient times. If bronze age people could do it with a hammer, and a stone stove, you should be able to do it too. Heck, when they first started, their hammers were made of stone until they could make ones made out of metal.

[@ExaltedDuck]

Oh that kind of forging... I was a little confused when it wasn't a pen, a document, and a false identity as the three things you need

[@Intentionaltia]

Thank you!

[@bradleytaylor8009]

Me with a forge, an anvil, and a hammer but no metal: 👁️👄👁️

[@Antiwoke-s6x]

I like this guy.

[@holdenedits6607]

Appreciate the bit of knowledge

[@idkwhatmyusernameshouldbe5345]

i started smithing with 2 map gas torches, and an old broken rusty vise i found in my backyard😂 unless you count the countless melted plastic spoons and the stick i would use while camping as a kid😂

[@ruebenllongoria836]

4: epic 13th century blacksmith beard

[@crowcarmichael2917]

Don't ever forge without safety glasses, hot scale will stick to your eyes. Gloves are highly recommended, especially welding gloves for extra heat resistance, but regular 3 dollar leather gloves will do. Finally, anvils and hammering can be loud, a pair of ear protection will keep you from being an old smith that screams "What???" All the time. Have fun, and stay safe lads.

[@MaxanArchyRandomXenic]

I have a question about the forge part. Would an electric one work? I've seen those heat up stuff very fast

[@VooDooTennessee]

Beginning blacksmith induction forge

[@Freeman-Dl70]

I beg to differ on the harbor freight anvil. One firing pin left deep depressions in the surface.

[@MASI.forging]

Nice short for today 😊

[@Bangalangs]

Harbor Freight recently stepped up their anvil game. The blue cast iron ones are getting tough to find in my area, but now they’re carrying cast steel ones made by Doyle.

[@ClintsHobbiesDIY]

OMG! Another Blacksmithing channel to sub.

[@Snoozeritooooooos]

Forgot to mention the barrel chest, arms like a monster, and a beard longer than your lifespan after 20 years inhaling the fumes from the dwarven village forge.

[@lolescrub069]

Just got a cast iron anvil! My pops and I mounted it to some wood and I'm ready work!

[@joeofnotrades]

Nice loop technique

[@salvatorecorleone1008]

I feel like you should add health insurance to that list because especially if you’re new… you’re probably gonna get burned at least a little.

[@Wolvenworks]

Unfortunately i don’t have a budget for anything except the hammer 😂

[@kyleheins]

Sledge hammer heads in antique/thrift shops go for 5 to 25 bucks, same at garage sales. Forges can be made with a steel tube or brick tunnel, leaf blower or hair dryer (larger ones work better than fast ones), and some scrap pallets in a hole. No more than 50 if you spend alot to get them. 8 generic red bricks cost 16 or so, at most, and the blowers cost 15 to 50 depending on what you choose to buy, and used ones can be even cheaper (same places as the sledge hammer head). Scrap wood can be found at processing plants and factories all over, such as lumber milling scrap, shipping facilities, factories and farms often have scrp pallets you can take for free just to get it off their land, and now all you need to do is find scrap iron. Also easy.

[@Wolvenworks]

@@kyleheins you do realize that not everyone is in a dollar-based country, right? And that $5-25 is a large price gap?

[@kyleheins]

@Wolvenworks prices will vary depending somewhat on currency, but mostly based availability. I can assure you most industrialized nations will have VERY affordable options for the roles a blacksmiths tools must fill. Example: bricks can be replaced with river rock except for the ones directly against the fire, and technically the whole thing can be a dirt tunnel if you practice a bit. Essentially, if you can afford a hammer you shouldn't have a hard time getting the basic equipment needed.

[@kyleheins]

Scrap can fill alot of these roles too.

[@Wolvenworks]

@@kyleheins yes i suppose i could build the forge at half the price since i’m in indonesia…but i still don’t have a place for it, and i doubt i can just stick one on my backyard in the middle of a residential area in the city. Not to mention, I have no idea how to forge! Nearest blacksmith is in Buttfuck Nowhere, Central Java. I’d have to go abroad to learn the skill, and that costs money. In dollars, because Australia or Singapore uses dollars. So yeah, I’m currently not in a good position to start learning how to bang some metal. All i can do i watch other ppl have fun in this case.

[@boydmcree9085]

a back, a arm, a fire

[@ukonrautaironworks2541]

And tongs cheap channel locks work or lock jaws

[@potatohamlin5242]

i used bricks and a hair dryer and wood for my forge

[@idiotwithasolderingiron]

Clay in a freezer and a hammer will give you the feel for smithing if you're not sure it's something you want to invest money into.

[@Max_Randolph_Studios]

Great tips! 🙌

[@VooDooTennessee]

Thanks Max!

[@Makermook]

I started with a #10 tin can and a hair dryer.

[@smoker318]

So great video but isn’t ur anvil a little short is that a preference thing

[@keillorchristoph]

Need a fort a good source of metal to work with! Scrap metal is cheap what is good scrap metals to work with?

[@robinchwan]

how about going old school, charcoal/furnace without anything else to blow air except for airflow ?

[@johndavis1721]

Can you show us how to make the homemade forge

[@istp1967]

That would make me a forger! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@spoot8835]

I have a brake rotor or 4 LoL and a bouncy house fan...can you show how to set that up?

[@burntbeansoup]

Thats a cool ass anvil

[@YasYasTR]

Propane is kinda expensive. Isnt it easier to use just fire from coal or something

[@scottishlad7497]

Are you supposed to use oil when cooling down your blade, or do you drown it in water?

[@cholulahotsauce6166]

Great video.

[@VooDooTennessee]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MockOverdrive]

What about just using MAPP Gas torch instead of Forge? 🤔 I'm kinda scared 😱 to make a forge because I have so much flammable 🔥 shyt in my shop 😅

[@thisguy41487]

You also need some significant upper body strength. It is DEMANDING.

[@Dhalin]

If you don't have upper body strength yet, you will have if you keep at it, lol.

[@ericbryant83]

Need space to make noise and/or fire. That space has been hard for me to find

[@VS-ff4ez]

How high do you set your anvil?

[@Icien1]

Whenever I see people forging with basic tools, I can't help but think they're more blacksmith than blacksmiths who use automatic hammers and grinders to basically do all the work for them. They seem more like a machinist than blacksmith.

[@joemash83]

I literally have that blue fuckin anvil 😂. The downside is, cheap anvils are cast iron. If you’re working with steel, the face will deform and start leaving marks in your material, or bending it from the non level surface. Good for starting out though

[@mattnobody_cru1977]

Wouldnt it be better to also atleast have a set of tongs. So maybe 4 items needed to start smithing

[@miltonknowlestheinsanewitc4996]

You forgot to mention the spectacular fuzzy beard without which no job is possible

[@PHEONYX79]

So hey how you build that brake rotor and bathroom fan forge?

[@MaxPower1000.]

Safety glasses and a leather apron.

[@killer99whale]

I would stick with a railroad tie before I use a harbor freight in anvil. They work but after buying a vice from harbor freight and it breaking on me when I was beating on it, no thank you. For all you starting blacksmiths out there I would highly recommend getting a leg vise.

[@VooDooTennessee]

I think I covered that, kzbin.infoAVc__C_nO-g

[@tonybryant5524]

And the desire to be self humiliated and discouraged almost every time you step up to the anvil at least for the first 2 months