David Gaddis Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Good to see you "posting...Kainon". Tell them about you very noisy anvil stand..Ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1forgeur Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Another great video. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionselat Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I've watched this video numerous times now; it's awesome watching the pros work. I've been working with my homemade forge and 70lb anvil for a few months and I've gone through a few bars of mild steel attempting to make tongs. It's enjoyable and I've definitely made some progress. VaughnT, I silenced my anvil with the magnets like you mentioned in the video, works like a charm, that tip is pure gold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Great video, thanks for posting. I have to ask, what weight is that rounding hammer as it looks massive! Much bigger than my 3lb forging hammer at least. Cheers Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbrazealblacksmith Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 Thanks, everyone. Everything Mac, that is a 6 pound hammer and an 86 pound anvil in that video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel.85 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 6lbs, nice! Great video, not sure about everyone else but I find 1:33-1:55 to be very hypnotic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Thanks, everyone. Everything Mac, that is a 6 pound hammer and an 86 pound anvil in that video. 6lbs wow. Hats off to you mate, I'm not a small guy, I know I couldn't swing that for very long. Cheers Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwhite Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Very good demonstration. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big-D Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I prefer starting out with square stock, it seems to help a bit when rotating for the various parts of the bits. If you just have roundstock, that's fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbrazealblacksmith Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 Big-D, I agree with you using square stock for people starting out to learn to turn their material 90 degrees, but round stock is a better choice once you've learned to turn your material and get it under your hammer because of the surface area contact with your anvil and hammer. The same reason holds true with why the rounding side of the hammer is better than the flat side to move the material faster and keep energy in the piece so you can forge longer. The flats bear on the anvil and hammer more and wick heat away quicker. The only thing better would be forging square stock on the diagonal because of surface area contact. Surface area contact is one of the most important things to understand about forging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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