May 1, 2023 | Blacksmith Tools, Getting Started as a Blacksmith, Start Blacksmithing Video Series
This is the seventh video in the “Start Blacksmithing” series. In this short video, I cover the basic blacksmith hammer techniques, with a bonus including the clothing and PPE I use when forging. Below are links to a few videos that go into more detail...
Mar 15, 2023 | Blacksmith Tools, Getting Started as a Blacksmith, Start Blacksmithing Video Series
This is the sixth video in the “Start Blacksmithing” series. In the previous video, I was unable to harden the stump anvil I just built. In this video, I show you a method for hardening the anvil by case hardening. I did this with a homemade casing...
Feb 15, 2023 | Blacksmith Tools, Getting Started as a Blacksmith, Start Blacksmithing Video Series
This is the fifth video in the “Start Blacksmithing” series. In this video, I cover how to heat treat and mount the stump anvil built in the previous...
Jan 15, 2023 | Blacksmith Tools, Getting Started as a Blacksmith, Start Blacksmithing Video Series
Build a stump anvil! This is the fourth video in the “Start Blacksmithing” series. In this video, I show you how to build a stump anvil using an old sledge hammer head, a bolt, and a railroad spike. In the next video, I’ll show you how to heat treat...
Jan 10, 2023 | Blacksmith Tools, Getting Started as a Blacksmith, Start Blacksmithing Video Series
Build a starter solid fuel forge! This is the third video in the “Start Blacksmithing” series. In this video, I will show you how to build a solid fuel blacksmithing forge with a few common tools including a cheap tabletop charcoal grill and kitty...
