Ferrous - appreciate the link - really like the anvil this guy has, very practical.

Ferrous - appreciate the link - really like the anvil this guy has, very practical.

That guy seems to have a good working smithy. "Yonas" being the smith putting up the videos on this channel. I assume he is the guy in the hat featured in most of the videos on this channel.

The guy in the woods though seems to be another, not Jonas.

I do not speak or read Russian. Anybody here on IFI know these smiths personally?

Tim where are you located? At least give us a state or province.

Sorry Ferrous, didn't notice my location wasn't on the page ... Las Vegas, NV

My location is shown on my profile page ... no idea why it isn't shown with my posts?

Seriously.. those viking sword guys spent all that time making that beautiful pattern welding and they just ground it all to dust.. I just can't understand why you would waste all that talent, hard work, and tool power to just grind it all away... Why not forge it down to a meaningful shape and insert the blade later at least so you don't waste fifty percent of the work.. heck if you even ground it down before inserting the blade at least you safe 80 percent of the hard edge.. It's a wonderful sword and a beautiful pattern but I just see so much wasted metal, time and grinding belts that it hurts my head.. The Jim Austin axe video seems to be a more successful product in my eye.. Just my two cents but what do I know I'm new

P.S. The grinding of the fuller made my heart hurt although I understand the idea of showing the pattern it still makes me just die a little inside because as a well trained but under tooled smith I wish I had the fullers to hammer in the grooves so I could do it the right way

I really want to try this; I've tried to email the smith to try to get pics of what he has the sheet metal mounted to underneath with no luck thus far.

That was cool. I like the high speed. IT shows the process without taking forever and also makes the smith look like a jackhammer fast forging machine. Cool

Right on....and in reality, he did do it all in one sitting; about an hour and a half.

That face video is amazing to watch.

As to William Conn's comment: I had thought so too. But as I have worked on trying to make different patterns I have found out that stock removal is extremely important fr anything other then straight lines or a random pattern that is created from uneven hammer blows during the forging process. For example the twist pattern used in those videos I posted here, one of the first steps is to give the material a square cross section so that it can twist evenly. I made a twist billet and decided that to much material would e wasted and the knife would be to small if I didn't forge it out some more. After forging out the blade and doing a quick etch the pattern is way different then if I had just ground. I am happy with the pattern so far so I am not regretting the choice but I will have to try again some other time to produce that star pattern others get by grinding.

I wanted to bring this post back up again.   We have new members that might benefit.   And, perhaps there are some new vids to place in this post for one stop shopping.   Pics are great but vids are the...  um bestest!  :D   I just rewatched my own original post and saw some new things.   Awesome!

There is a lot of great blacksmith porn out there on the tubes but this one gets me all warm and fuzzy every time.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7bnffUHYUI

By far, my favorite blacksmithing video!!!!!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paCyA9ypEOE

Hey, let's start a thread of good videos to share. Give a short description of the video and the link.

All, I poke around on youtube for blacksmithing videos. I found this one a bit mesmerizing. There is no voice and the music gets annoying about 1/2 through but this is like a 12 minute crash course on making an ornate gate. Check it out... Assuming I know how to post a video link. It's German from the 30s and the guy has a hitler mustache but don't let that bother you. There is a lot of mortice and tenon joinery, interesting cuts and bends, a use of the vice that is so obvious but somehow I never thought of it. His delicate use of the hammer is also interesting. Lots of little tap tap blows while tweaking to finish. It's obvious this is not his first time at the anvil.

http://www.youtube.c...e&v=PwgIjPEZ

 

there was a post about when are you a blacksmith? i think when you can work as efficiently as this guy you are a blacksmith

My friend John Neeman, the bladesmith, has started new business called AUTINE. It is separate and is not associated with his old project of Neeman Tools. Check out his video:

 

http://vimeo.com/55301381

An episode of the woodwrights shop from pbs about a viking tool chest that was re-made by members of ABANA.

 

http://www.pbs.org/woodwrightsshop/video/2800/2812.html

This norwegian artist is using some interesting heavy gear to make nice sculptures. Turn the volume on for some nice steelbanging sound, http://vimeo.com/32786485

I know its an old post but just wanted to clarify. Hes finnish, not norwegian :F Still a fun guy tough ^^

One of my favourite blacksmithing videos is where my pal Alec is a little bit over-motivated with the sledge and hits himself right in his bloody British crown jewels  ^_^

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uQnQbDX698

 

Btw he uploaded the video by himself...

 

 

Yours

- Daniel

ROFL!

 

That will slow down production. 

I guess this is why you cut your handle short on a striking hammer.  :blink:

I really enjoyed this young mans video. This is what we need, more young men working with their hands instead of fingers and thumbs playing videos.  When I was a kid we played outside no matter what the weather and  had to be called to the house to come in. Now days you don't even see young kids playing outside. Video games have become the baby sitter of lazy parents and we will regreat it one day.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NkKjdj9YIN4

ok new favourite. First a smith hand forging nails, then two making different kinds of shoes for oxen. All with breakneck speed.

Swedish television, but access for all countries.

Oh yes, and it's a mute from 1923.

 

http://www.svtplay.se/klipp/98725/spik-och-oxskosmide-samt-enbladig-ramsag-utan-ljud-1923?tab=klipp&sida=2

That swedish nail-maker's really got it down pat.  I love the efficiency of his set up, including the foot pedal for his bellows.

 

Note how thin he's making his nail shank.  Very easy to clinch a nail like that, and it won't split the wood or hoof it's driven through.  I might make a set up like that for demonstrations.

Thanks Stefflus, that made me smile, those guys really knew what they were doing.

For other searches try using a different language.

 

Try Smide 

 

Schmiede, schmieder, schmieden... - German (I think I got those right...)

Forgeron - French

Etc...

 

Just go to google translate and translate blacksmith or forging or whatever to a different language.   I have not tried them all above but this seems to open a few more doors.

 

Then post the real good ones here!

One of my favorites, Sheffield balde forger. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpeyhC-UIFg