Spiral top hook - Hook of the Week 35

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4 жыл бұрын

I noticed an interesting spiral topped hook in a Protos Pizza in Denver a while back and thought making a hook inspired by that spiral would be a good hook of the week project.
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@jimhoopes7842 2 жыл бұрын

I watch a lot of your videos with my youngest daughter and she loves to share some love through smashing the like button. Thank you for sharing your art and educating others in this craft!

@incognito6625 4 жыл бұрын

LOL the YT algorithm... I started by watching t-shirt DIYs and now I'm here, liking, commenting and smashing that subscribe button!!

@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@TheOldaz1 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the ideas John, nice hook. With the weather today I'm doing a bit of binge watching on your channel.

@johncatt1867 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Mr. John on reaching 100K, Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge with us each week. You are an inspiration to all of us, and to me you are a Master.

@5x535 4 жыл бұрын

Another way cool hook Mr. John Thanks for inviting us along. Congratulations on the 100K milestone. I know it's early but I'll be on the road for a while and know I'll miss it. It sure has been fun so far.

@PavlovsBob 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice hook! 99.9k subs...sweet! By the time I finish this comment you'll have 100k. Congratulations!

@jamesreyes4184 4 жыл бұрын

Dear Mr Bear:) i want to thank ypu for your video's! I have 3 boys, 13,10, and 8. Since i got hooked on your channel. My kids and i have started to make( attempt lol) some of the projects you have done. Thank you for allowing me to show my kids there is more to this world other then Xbox and PlayStation. Keep up the great work. Love you channel and really enjoy all your videos. God bless!!

@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you are enjoying the videos

@michaelsanchez8519 4 жыл бұрын

You’re .1 away from 100k subs. Congrats papa bear!! Your videos have helped me become a better smithy 👍

@brianroberts6751 4 жыл бұрын

Sure do enjoy the "hook of the week". Gives me great ideas that are around my abilities, or lake of, for a 70 year beginner!

@kensmapleleafretirement 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool, My wife, You and I are making a tradition of Sunday Morning Hook of the Week with a cup of coffee, two dogs and a lot of love. Thank you for these special moments...

@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын

See ne t week

@stevel8397 4 жыл бұрын

John, I really appreciate your use of found/scrap items!!

@larryking606 4 жыл бұрын

Good Evening , John Very Nice anvil work on this Hook of the Week ! The technique for the spiral and ball was very informative to me ! Another one for my Journal ! Take Care and Be Safe ! Keep Hammering !

@branbeggrify 4 жыл бұрын

comparing the two, one sees clearly that your hook has a lot more love and attention to detail put into it. very well done, sir!

@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@stationaryenginesworldwide 4 жыл бұрын

Yours turned out a lot more Awesome John . Just Beautiful !

@danbreyfogle8486 4 жыл бұрын

Another great hook, I used to have a bucket full of those bolts as I was in the electrical distribution business and we scrapped out a lot of reels, all I would have needed to make hooks was a forge, anvil, hammers, and lots of experience.

@GWIRailroad 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome job John and great instruction!! Thank You Wayne.

@ElectricEagle57 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on almost 100k subscribers good job

@Loan--Wolf 4 жыл бұрын

befor the end of the month i feel

@TheCharlieGrice 4 жыл бұрын

Just watched this yesterday. I just got my forge and anvil set up as something to distract me during the quarantine. I happened to have the same cable spool rods, and thought this would be a great project for practicing scroll work. Wish I could show you here, but it came out great (best hook yet, granted it's like my 4th one). Thanks for you great videos, they are so helpful for this beginning "smith".

@gurvinderkau1e5w18 4 жыл бұрын

It should be called 'snail hook'. Ball end added to its beauty. Well made. Almost 100k. Congrats very well deserved👍

@scarface-39 4 жыл бұрын

This might be my favorite hook yet👍🇺🇸

@shawnryan2498 4 жыл бұрын

Really like this hook. I have access to plenty of them rods at work going to try one of these hooks to hang in my welding area for my welding mask. Love all your videos but look forward to the hook of the week shows. Thanks

@tobyjo57 4 жыл бұрын

Once again John produces a nice alternative and decorative design and demonstrates great lessons in forging and shaping in his ever educational videos. Thank You John

@glenndarilek520 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on 100K subscribers,

@lisacoppinger8448 4 жыл бұрын

I just might be hungry, but now I want a cinnamon roll. Thank you for another great video

@paulbilodeau9882 4 жыл бұрын

John ANOTHER great Hook of the Week. My wife thinks I should be making some of these like you are inspiring us to do. MORE on the "Honey-Do" list. Great video!!!

@tomnekuda3818 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are wonderfully relaxing as well as creative.

@dr650downunder5 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@joelegrand5903 4 жыл бұрын

I like it. Now I have a use for all the spool rods laying around the barn.

@frankgaletzka8477 4 жыл бұрын

Hello John Nice Hook The Spireal is a great Motiv Thanks for the Inspiration Go on with the hooks Good bless you Yours Frank

@johnjude2685 4 жыл бұрын

John a new twist to nice way to hang stuff , Much nicer than the Cowboys way to hang. I been slowly finding time to build my ribbon burner just finished a few days ago and today's going to put to use, I heated up a 3lb hammer to be piece of steel to preheat and dry forge motar to almost a workable orange in 5 minutes , Much quicker than my coal start ups. I will try to almost copy but hopefully adding a twist of my own. I did put a seliold on for safety,Sir I again thank you.

@sharplanceforge1898 4 жыл бұрын

Always very inspiring. Thank you.

@scottatsglironwood1223 4 жыл бұрын

As always you are a great inspiration. Look forward ever week to this video. I have made similar hooks from engine head bolts. They have a integral washer that I made into a ball end.

@steelpennyforge5152 4 жыл бұрын

the inspiration hook does look much more "mass produced" look. I think the taper and the 2 screw holes separated look much better. Great job!

@XavierFaelington 4 жыл бұрын

I'm really glad you make these videos, I think I might try making this. As always great video John. I look forward to the next.

@ironhammer3734 4 жыл бұрын

Yea, yours is a lot more artistic John. At least I think so. Very nice job.

@marty01957 4 жыл бұрын

OOH, John, I really like this one! Nice hook, great video!

@glenndarilek520 4 жыл бұрын

We hear a lot about cold shuts, which are to be avoided for looks and good workmanship, but for most applications, are they really a strength concern? A demonstration of this would be very instructional.

@glenndarilek520 4 жыл бұрын

Oops, should have searched KZfaq first to find your video on this plus several others.

@JesusisLord-7A 4 жыл бұрын

Two things: 1st, you should get a free pizza of your choice for a small plug for the pizza place. 2nd, you should have kept the bolt head as it was. That would be pretty cool.

@deo53 4 жыл бұрын

Great looking project. Thanks

@talbertadams6148 4 жыл бұрын

I think your hook looks better than the one that inspired you. Great job!

@Alex-ku9rw 4 жыл бұрын

You make that scrolling look so easy! Just thinking if it had a 90 bend where the screw holes are so the scroll is above the ball it would make a nice table edge hook / hanger

@charlessageii2220 4 жыл бұрын

Once again, your the man. WINNING

@daretodreamtofly3288 4 жыл бұрын

When you was talking about scrolling tight enough that it closes the gaps. My first thought (with it in the shape it looked like) if this was out of 308 stainless with real good heat control and white wash for stainless steel this could be a lollipop.

@reigninoel 4 жыл бұрын

Think it'd be pretty hard on one's teeth, though. :p

@shadetreeforge 4 жыл бұрын

Another nice hook of the week, Regarding texture, a lot of what I do uses reclaimed material. If it's too rough, I dress it down considerably, and if by chance I use "new" material I lightly texture it so it doesn't look like that cold formed tack welded china crap.

@1averageamerican 4 жыл бұрын

Great! I just gathered about 50 of these off the jobsite garbage pile. Lollypop hook!

@michaelpichette4143 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! As usual, another stellar job! :)

@leroybarker8510 4 жыл бұрын

Another great hook. Thanks.

@olddawgdreaming5715 4 жыл бұрын

Hello John, great looking hook for the week project ! You took that look to another level. Both hooks do look good. Thanks for sharing with us.

@sarahburkdorf8338 4 жыл бұрын

I love more ways to recycle scrap metal ! Thanks for the ideas John ! Have a very Happy New Year to !

@georgegriffiths2235 4 жыл бұрын

As usual excellent instructions Happy new year John 👍

@douglasfathers4848 4 жыл бұрын

very nice hook John ,Comparing the two hooks your scroll wins first prize.

@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@lenblacksmith8559 4 жыл бұрын

Good one John

@randallsummers6551 4 жыл бұрын

I like that one John. Take care and God bless.

@duaneaubuchon9453 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice job sir!!!

@brysonalden5414 4 жыл бұрын

Always learn something from HOTW, and this one was no exception. I agree that doing a tighter spiral is easier; just did a wall-mounted candle holder with a tight spiral to set the candle on, but it wasn't as fiddly as your project, thank goodness!

@Cary_Glenn 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve made candle wall sconces with a similar scroll end. If you make the begin of the scroll tight enough that can be one of the points for the screw.

@sunqwest1 4 жыл бұрын

like your idea better. thanks for sharing

@bobmccann8616 4 жыл бұрын

Looks good

@RayFromTheHayclan 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful hook John. I'm planning a door handle of a similar design. I think I will try making a hook first, to get the technique.

@ToothMolar 4 жыл бұрын

At the 9:50 mark you mentioned about solid fuel forge vs gas burning the metal. Can you maybe explain that in a future episode? I had a trammel tip fall apart on me, and didn't understand why.

@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын

Most solid fuels can get much hotter than gas and its easy to burn the end off

@deanplank2577 4 жыл бұрын

hello.. just a thought, to stop the smaller swedge block from bouncing, a magnet(s) in the larger swedge block openings, you do a great service, enjoy your instruction, maybe some history on different tools would be interesting.

@jasonsisk2902 4 жыл бұрын

Cool

@happyheathen7153 4 жыл бұрын

I recently watched an old video of yours where you made a set of holdfast. I would enjoy seeing a new video in you current teaching style.

@doug817th 4 жыл бұрын

Happy new year John

@williamsultana3848 4 жыл бұрын

Hi john

@gregworkshop5713 4 жыл бұрын

hi nice work

@frankbruce6889 4 жыл бұрын

Yours looks much better than the inspiration.

@ronthacker211 4 жыл бұрын

I liked your rendition even better than your sample. good job.

@donnarhill1932 4 жыл бұрын

Yay!

@totherarf 4 жыл бұрын

"Let your imagination have some fun with the idea" ........ Sounds like a meme for life to me ;0)

@Zogg1281 4 жыл бұрын

With the inspiration hook, I like the small scroll where you have the ball end and I like that the screws are dome headed and have the black forged look instead of shiny factory look. With your hook, I like the whole hook! It definitely has more time, skill and love put into it and it just feels more finished becuase you scroll goes all the way down to a point. The inspiration hook does have that going for it, it is inspirational! LOL If I do some, I think I'll be doing the small scroll at the hook end, instead of the ball....... as I have rod without the bolt heads. It's really nice to see where you get some of your idea's from and how you would then interpret those idea's into your own work. I really enjoyed this one and think I'll be playing with and learning how to do scroll work in my near future 😁

@jeffgrier8488 4 жыл бұрын

Neat hook, it almost has a wall sconce look to it.

@harmindersingh3545 4 жыл бұрын

So am your 100 k sub.👍

@VolodymyrMetlyakov 4 жыл бұрын

your hook definitely looks better. less then 100 to go! it may happen now at any minute...

@grandadz_forge 4 жыл бұрын

Great send off for 2020. No offence to the other guy but your hook was way better.

@georgecalcei8068 4 жыл бұрын

Love the hook of the week series. What type brush do you use for applying wax?

@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын

Its just a cheap disposable chip brush

@currajeperm8418 4 жыл бұрын

Super maestro profesore of albania

@thomasarussellsr 4 жыл бұрын

What do you know... A coat hook for "The Joker" from the Batman series of comics/tv shows/movies. Nice HotW, sir.

@henrycadorette472 4 жыл бұрын

i like yours much better

@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Hoaxer51 4 жыл бұрын

No touch mark? Or did I miss it? Cool hook!

@danielcrawford7315 4 жыл бұрын

Nice hook. Spiral is a scrolling excercises deluxe. No offense sirSir but it brings realism to the table when an accomplished and seasoned smith has a bit of a fiddly time w a project. As I said no offense sirSir, just let's us new guys know " here's a challenge even a pro has to do work around on. Oughta be interesting to see how many times I gota go rewatch this one" lol. Hope that came out right n not sounding like a horses patuty. 🙏blessed be John Crawford out 🧙‍♂️