Thank you so much! Much appreciated!

+Joel L. Thanks! :)

Agreed

+Torbjörn Åhman do you sale these or if not can I have this ? ha

+patman0250 I probably could make one for you, but I would encourage you to make your own. A simple header is just a piece of plate with a drilled hole! Improve with drifted square hole, handle and domed surface.

thanks man I will definitely make my own . I guess why buy one when you can make your own right ? lol

Nobody, literally nobody

KillerKane Haha thank you! So much to learn still...

blahg Thanks.

damionlowther78 Thank you!

Sebastian Denize Thanks

***** Thanks! Yes it usually stays put. It would be nice to have it fixed but sometimes you need to turn or move it...hmmm

Karl Black Thanks Karl!

***** Ha ha, thanks. I may have cut away one heat though...not sure.

Thanks!!

Tony Eubanks Thank you!

Construct Icon Great!

Günter Schöne Thank you!

Thank you very much!

@@torbjornahman your welcome ⚔️⚔️🤘🏼🤘🏼

@@torbjornahman I am what you probably call a poor blacksmith. I work with materials who already had a life. now I make knives from the leafsprings of an old Willy jeep of 1944. but my gas oven I made myself, and set almost set my gate on fire. because I don't have a lot of space so I'm have a blacksmithersblock 🤣and next week I'm going to have for the thirt time a back operation so if that go's well I'm going to be a happy man. Just wanne have in my life no more pain..... And I wanne make in my life a Damascus knife but I don't have a power hamer, and I try it a lot but never succeed.+-15 times and hopefully next year I will make one (4 years I say that)😏🤔....... At least I can see you at work and that gives me hope......it's a seax in Damascussteel I wanna make. Sometimes I think I am a loser, but I never give up. Now Thursday that comes is my operation and hope that everything's is going well........... Greeting from a fan of you ⚔️⚔️🤘🏼🤘🏼

Good luck with the back op and to a continued painless blacksmithing journey!

Can I ask you a question? From where are you? You don't have to give me your adres but I'm just curious thank you.

Sweet! Thanks

Great! A header don't need to be that complicated really. You could do with just a plate with a hole in it!

Hi, I've tried to make two from EN9, the first one was too painful to hold, and cracked. The second, which I tried to follow your method on was nothing but a mess!! I shall try again with mild steel and case-harden it. I am determined to make some nails!! :-)

Great! Thanks!

adam anthoni You're welcome! However the wrapping is just a simple single turn one. On heavier tools you usually wrap 2 turns around the tool and come back with two pieces of stock for a handle.

Yes, sorry about that.

Torbjörn Åhman no problem, i realy enjoy your content :D

Dave Pelfrey Thanks! First of all it depends on the properties needed for the tool. Should it hold an edge, sustain hard beating or just tough... For blacksmithing tools in general a medium carbon steel like 4140/4340/1045 would work fine. Edge tools like knives or wood working tools would probably need something with higher carbon content like 1095 or spring steel. You try and pick up what other people have used and recommends... Sometimes you just have to work with what you have. Be careful and don't make a tool too hard (good temper), that's really the only danger in using the "wrong" steel.

semerhi Thanks. It might get difficult but one could punch the hole all the way through. A nail header does not need to be this fancy. A piece of flat stock does the job more or less. Then it's easy to punch the hole.

+M Jones Can't think of any reason that would not work. Maybe easier to clean up before wrapping...

Irianthul Black Yes it's a level check.

Sorry, I don't understand the q?

I would say yes. A proper steel version will last much longer.

mash7137 Thanks! I don't think there is much advantage for a 2-piece "tong-like" design. Keep it simple. This one is complicated already :) A simple one would just be a piece of plate with an appropriate hole drilled through.

yep there you go plate w a hole there good advice thx

MN-14 The iron oxide (scale) is incredible thin, and you have to forge for several months to get any substantial weight. Technically it can be remelted. It goes into the recycle bin...

Ó Slatraigh Some day... :)

Torbjörn Åhman It only takes 5 or ten minutes! hahahaha

Ó Slatraigh Yes, I want it bolted down but the fact is I tend to turn and move it quite a bit so I'm not sure how to do it the best way...

Torbjörn Åhman Well, what do you have it on? If you had it mounted on a stump, you could make a track that allows you to turn the whole thing. You could even put a break on it or a crank or something.

Ó Slatraigh Currently on a "stump" on concrete floor. Yep, I need to figure something out, but it's a lower priority just now.

My anvil is pretty big and can take a lot of beating, but if you are afraid to damage your anvil use something else to upset the shoulder.

Cool! Thank you! I live in Sweden. Good luck!

It really does not matter! Make the square hole to match the size of nails you want to make. In this case it's probably around 5-6mm. Great! Keep hammering!

Use something pretty tough like spring steel!

It seems you can do it both ways, but the idea here is to make the header so that the nail doesn't get stuck in the hole. In this way the hole gets tapered from the bottom and is only in contact with the nail at the upper edge. It might also help to not draw the heat away so fast.

Torbjörn Åhman That makes sense thanks for taking the time to explain that to me!

Karel Janik Thanks. You can find the basic design here - www.anvilfire.com/21centbs/forges/sidedraft_2.htm

Torbjörn Åhman Thank you very much !

+petegalvs :) 400 lbs / 182kg

oh wow, I wouldn't expect you would have to secure it to the floor, then

+petegalvs He he, obviously... some day I will do a heavy steel stand for it with bolt holes for floor mounting. Some day... :)

+That Hatr Start with basic projects like hooks to train to do tapers and to do bends. That does not need any additional tools. Make tongs! Pretty easy and straight forward project actually. Try to find a proper anvil, it makes quite a difference I think and keep your eyes open for other tools. In time you will find useful stuff.

+Torbjörn Åhman Ok thank you. The Problem is anvils are really expensive. I don't have that much money because I still go to school. 50€ a month pocketmoney. I would have to save aprox. 6 months for an anvil :/

+That Hatr Ok, I know! No hurry! Work on what you have and keep looking.

+Torbjörn Åhman Do you think someone who has never done before could do what you did in the video? And what do I need for this?

+That Hatr For a simple nail header you really just need a large enough piece of steel with a hole in it. It works fine with a drilled hole even. Here are some examples of different types of headers - www.smideri.se/smide/verktyg_nageljarn.html A piece of leaf spring could work fine, or you could use part of an old tool, like a hammer head or axe head. Remember to anneal before drilling.

If you like to make "facets" on the nail head, you make them by tilting your hammer. With a rounded top you make clearance for the tilted hammer blow.

Not that long. 2-3 heats... Can't remember.

Cruiser Mac Thanks! I only wear gloves when using hand tools over hot steel (on the left hand). Other than that they can do more harm than good actually.

I figured you had a good reason, I was just curious.

I would say so... a mild steel version probably works for a short while though.

could probably upset a large chisel on a swage block...

If I remember right it is 1045 steel in the header.

Thank you very much for your answer :) I'm your big fan and you are inspiring me every day to improve my craft, thank you. Greetings from Poland

Cool, thanks!!

Thank you! Not sure it matters much at all. You could heat treat it with the handle attached.

Brad Woodfield I got some pieces of an odd custom steel which I think is closely related to AISI A514. Easy to forge but hardened it's pretty tough stuff. Any medium carbon steel would work fine for a project like this

Torbjörn Åhman Ahh ok. I have a large amount of 5160 and I plan on making a nail header.

Brad Woodfield That would work nicely. Just temper it well! A nail header by the way can be made in different ways. The simplest is just a hole in a plate more or less, but the idea of "fixing" the tool while you forge the head is nice. I have seen some done for the hardy hole as well.

jamal saleh To forge the head of a nail. I have a video showing this.

Joost Brekelmans I think it was 4 or 5 mm, but it all depends on what size nail you have in mind.

Not sure, 2h maybe?

William Meder Currently no, but that might change in the future.

send me a email when you do at william.meder@gmail.com

William Meder Any specific ones you're interested in?

I want to get into blacksmithing so can you tell me a basic list of what I would need

William Meder Oh, the basic would be hammer(s),tongs,anvil,chisel(s), but it all depends on what you want to forge. Once you start you will see the need for different tools as you progress.

+ken barker I have a video on that subject!

Torbjörn Åhman cool man....thanks I will look it up

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Mike Duffy You need cast steel then, and that is no easy task. Basic headers are easy to make though, just a hole in a piece of plate will do it.

Даниил Данкевич No problem learning by yourself, I did ! Just do it and don't be afraid to fail. :)

жир трест Not sure what you ask?

я так понял, это устройство чтоб делать шляпки (головки) для кованых гвоздей и костылей

Marat Ah-v Yes that is right! I have an older video showing how it's used.

Marat Ah-vааа,да да да ,видимо так и есть,а зачем он в этой бобышке внутри маленькое отверстие рассверливал?

Torbjörn Åhman видео не по очереди снимаете