Forging a hardy tool bolster from extra heavy tubing
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4 жыл бұрынWIth the Say Mak hammer in the blacksmith shop it only makes since to forge hardy tools using the power hammer. For that a special bolster is needed.
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@firesafe8417 4 жыл бұрын
Whom else while watching this wanted to grab the tongs to help stabilize the work for Mr. John?
@billygildark4565 4 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else cheer at 12:20 when the drift finally went threw?
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
I know I did
@5x535 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, and I was already on my feet!!!
@gustavfranklin 4 жыл бұрын
big sigh of relief, at least :)
@aktrapper6126 4 жыл бұрын
@@BlackBearForge I'll bet you did! Just wanted to say I really enjoy (and learn) from your videos. Wish I was your neighbor. By the way I have a shaping anvil that is a dead ringer for the one you used today. Thanks for the video.
@brianfalls5038 Жыл бұрын
Nice job on that tool John. Maa-aan! That was a whole lot of steel there!!!! Well done sir! Well done.
@Lmr6973 3 жыл бұрын
You sir have impressed me. The way you can slang that hammer with one hand is amazing. Especially after you have seen as many birthdays as you have. My hats off to you.
@kensmapleleafretirement 4 жыл бұрын
OMD, I would have gotten a stunt double for that footage. We are not 20 something anymore. You wore me just watching, my heart was actually racing... Thank you for the video, love it....
@yadaroni 4 жыл бұрын
If there was ever a time where you could have used the second guy as a striker, this probably would have been it. Great video as usual John.
@DatBoiOrly 4 жыл бұрын
Swedges love swedges are life
@PogyForge 4 жыл бұрын
I definitely was happy when that drift finally popped through and I wasn't even swinging the hammer! Looks good who would have thunk it would be that hard to drift that round hole square.
@messylaura 4 жыл бұрын
my favorite hook of all time is the classic pantomime hook, its simply a matt black nail in a blackboard. it only comes alive when you see it in action, the dame is looking for some where to hang something and grabs some chalk and draws a quick hook on the board, obviously where the unseen nail is then hangs an item on what appears to be a drawn hook. it is more spectacular than it sounds!!
@5x535 4 жыл бұрын
This is one video where I really wanted to be there striking for you John. I was on the edge of my seat! We could bring out the big convincer and let him do our talking. I can still handle a twenty for about a dozen smacks or more before the steam runs low. It is really a whole lot of fun. There really aren't many chances to work a big hammer but this would have been a perfect chance.
@johnjude2685 4 жыл бұрын
Big chunk to work Great to see you use different tools Thanks
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@3870TheDad 4 жыл бұрын
Some times our jokes come back to "bite" us, sometimes they turn out to be just what we need! Love your ending!! LOL :-)
@daretodreamtofly3288 4 жыл бұрын
I hope I'm not alone, I'd enjoy "extras" type video. Just showing the extra work needed to do so of these bigger projects
@olddawgdreaming5715 4 жыл бұрын
Everything you said was perfectly clear. To someone 😂. I enjoy your videos alot. Thanks for sharing with us and I’ll watch your videos whenever you post them !,
@hannemannironworks1651 4 жыл бұрын
Very cool John!
@grantpahlke9045 4 жыл бұрын
You and Gary Huston (UK), are my two favorite blacksmiths. Wish I could spend time with you and learn. Thank you for the videos.
@kelleysimonds5945 4 жыл бұрын
My arms were getting sore watching you swing that sledge single handed.
@JF-fx2qv 4 жыл бұрын
Good birthday video. Thanks.
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday
@hoongfu 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! Loved seeing the drift finally go all the way through!
@opwards 4 жыл бұрын
great video john. Bloody hard work. I bet its days like that you wish you had an apprentice around to swing the sledge for you!
@tinkmarshino 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks John! any video form the shop is a good video.. I enjoy watching professionals work.. They always make the hardest things look easy.. I was a carpenter and wood worker all my life.. I was always fascinated by the blacksmith but just to busy to watch any work for a long time... Now I can sit and watch you work from the comfort of my computer room with a cup of coffee in my hand and the dog at my feet.. (Hummm this getting old thing can be ok at times) Well John thanks for the share, carry on and as you always say I say back to ya.. stay safe my friend.. Till next sunday..
@kennymiller4428 4 жыл бұрын
That 14 pounder would have had me gasping for air, well done John.
@steelpennyforge5152 4 жыл бұрын
That was some serious work! Looks good though. Looking forward to seeing the rest!
@douglasfathers4848 4 жыл бұрын
That was one hell of a work out John , love watching the power hammer at work as well.
@TufStockdogs 4 жыл бұрын
Very nice John glad I got to watch that
@thijs3514 4 жыл бұрын
Nice video, good workout!! I just noticed you're almost at 90k subscribers, that's incredible, you're doing great. Thanks.
@4110mahindra 4 жыл бұрын
nice visit to the powerhammer!
@richardsolomon8076 4 жыл бұрын
Very nice John, I have a 14lb sledgehammer and boy o boy it's a beast :-) the only thing I use it for now days is driving the occasional axle into the ground to use as an anchor point :-) nice job on the swedge block
@MrDukaman 4 жыл бұрын
Hey bud my arm got tired just watching you swing the hammer. I know the feeling. Every year it get harder and harder........thx for sharing ⚒🥽🔥🔩💬
@christophercraft957 4 жыл бұрын
Man, that is a big ass piece of tubing.
@sbjennings99 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls
@tomfarrow710 4 жыл бұрын
That drifting looks like fun (ha )
@dirtpoorlost5116 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing
@alicegory 4 жыл бұрын
Boy howdy, do I hate using a sledge one handed. I always end up with the worst blisters! Also, do I see some miners candle blanks on the table?
@mohawkvalleyphenomenon2974 4 жыл бұрын
Luv the power hammer 💪💪
@mountainviewturning5319 4 жыл бұрын
Nice video 👍
@NeilGraham.I.M.F 4 жыл бұрын
The more videos the better! But i also know what its like 2 b short on time n need a lil relaxing, as thats the reason i havent got 2 forge in weeks
@tokkarijuha 4 жыл бұрын
You've earned a cold one!
@scarface-39 4 жыл бұрын
Good stuff
@robertayers9424 4 жыл бұрын
14# hammers play a guy out, but, they make things happen. Enjoyed the power hammer!
@NOBOX7 4 жыл бұрын
Hello Blackbear
@trader025 4 жыл бұрын
Mental note ... cancel gym membership ... take up blacksmithing for daily exercise.
@TomokosEnterprize 4 жыл бұрын
It has been a while. Great to see you again my friend. It is a real pleasure to watch you work fella.
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
Hope you had fun where ever you've been, welcome back
@TomokosEnterprize 4 жыл бұрын
@@BlackBearForge Chronic pain often takes me away but it is great to be back my friend. You and my granddad are so much alike. You give me so many wonderful memories fella.
@hedge685 4 жыл бұрын
My elbow started to ache watching you wrestle that 14# sledge one-handed.
@stanervin6108 4 жыл бұрын
That jackhammer bit is more than likely S5 or S7 🐾🔥⚒
@killerkane1957 4 жыл бұрын
If you get lucky, you can find drill stem that hasn’t had the ends machined. A 2 3/8” size unfinished stem will give you about the same dimension you have at far lower cost. I forget the type of steel they are but it is good hardenable material. I am lucky to have 30 or so ends that would yield about 60 bolsters. Excellent stuff. Good luck!
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard of a ource for those. Where do they come from?
@killerkane1957 4 жыл бұрын
Black Bear Forge I am in Texas and drill stem and sucker rod is readily available. I am 62 and my ranch has many miles of 2 3/8 pipe. Corrals, barns, fence, etc. I have at least 10 miles of it in one very large cattle facility. It is like tinker toys. But the pipe I am talking about never had the coupling machined. Very heavy stuff - just like what you used. Again can’t recall steel type but it is hard as woodpecker lips. Sucker rod comes is various sizes and makes great fullers, tongs, etc. there are many grades depending on intended use. There will be a stamp on the connections that can be deciphered for steel type. It is The Gift of the Gods. Find a used oilfield pipe yard and have a look!!
@pmi7696 2 жыл бұрын
Very fine work Mister, and tough too! Did you consider lubricating that drift when sledging it thru the piece? Coal dust works a treat for me. Thank you again, that's real no joke business I love it.
@grandadz_forge 4 жыл бұрын
Gee whiz John thanks a lot my arm hurts my shoulder hurts and it's going up into my neck
@Redneckemtb 4 жыл бұрын
Love seeing the tools to make the tools to make the tools videos. Was there a reason for turning it square from round other than making it easier to drift?
@nathansforge 4 жыл бұрын
Where’s that apprentice when you need him
@johnjude2685 4 жыл бұрын
I have a 16# and I love it for little bounce when busting concrete ( years ago now I am 67might now build a power hammer of it.
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
Should make a good hammer
@edvaldoeloi4756 4 жыл бұрын
show 👏 parabéns
@monsterbash9758 4 жыл бұрын
Looks like you could use someone to hold that while you strike or strike while you hold it. I could too. I'm looking at moving out soon. Say the word and I'll make my destination Colorado!
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
It would be nice at times. But its worth doing myself so I don't have to worry about what the help is up to.
@Pseud0rand0m 4 жыл бұрын
Looks like maybe some miners candle holders on the table ready to twist up
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
Yes there are. First I need to make the swage to give the bow an oval profile.
@thomasedwards2839 4 жыл бұрын
I see Yamez, Roy at Christ Centered Ironworks etc.
@Rustinox 4 жыл бұрын
500 likes the first day you posted. I give you like nr. 501. And 14 pounds is indeed 6,35029 kg.
@thomasarussellsr 4 жыл бұрын
See, safety glasses. You just never know when the urge will hit to look through your bolster like a spy-glass. If the glasses weren't there he might have hit his eye. (I know the rest of you all heard the "tink" when he lifted it up there.)
@Dominic.Minischetti 4 жыл бұрын
I might have missed it, but, why didn’t you use the press or power hammer to drift that? I see it took a bit outta ya!
@Dominic.Minischetti 4 жыл бұрын
Ha should have waited to the last few minutes, you answered it! Lol
@brysonalden5414 4 жыл бұрын
So, if that big piece of round tubing needed to get squared up before it would fit in your gas forge, how did you get it hot enough to work under your power hammer to square it up?? Did I miss a step?
@Worrsaint 4 жыл бұрын
He said he was going to grind a flat one 2 side so it would fit at the beginning of the video. He did not show the grinding step though.
@markleasure3243 3 жыл бұрын
Black Bear Forge, I have a question, I acquired a couple grade 8 bolts 1 1/4" x 12", my question is would they be the right steel for foraging hardies ?
@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын
I would test them out first,
@traviswalker6831 4 жыл бұрын
Good morning!
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
Good morning
@sm4rtmouth 4 жыл бұрын
Hi John, very nice vid with a lotta hard work and some interesting teasers at the end. You mentioned doing another bolster, wouldn´t it be possible and kinda usefull making the bolster a 2 steps tool? Meaning, one side with a taper half way through to preform the workpiece and the other opposite half with non to get it parallel sided. Hope me thoughts make sense to you. Or is there some reason not to make it this way I overlooked? Anyways, have a good one Smarty.
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
There are lots of options to include more than one stage of the work in a single tool, but it often limits the tool to just that one job. Sometimes by having separate tools they are more versatile. Plus space can be a bit limited under both the power hammer and the press, So I don't want tooling that is to large.
@sm4rtmouth 4 жыл бұрын
@@BlackBearForge Ah okay, I get it. Thx for replying and a nice weekend to you and Mrs. Switzer
@kimmy_future4265 4 жыл бұрын
Could you have used some square bar as a mandrel when you were squaring up the blank under the power hammer?
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
You could, but it would be under sized and still need to be drifted. A tube this heavy has enough support in the walls it doesn't require working over a mandrel so much.
@kimmy_future4265 4 жыл бұрын
@@BlackBearForge Ah, gotcha! Thanks for the reply!
@johnwesley6929 4 жыл бұрын
Ive seen a piece of stainless steel tube like that that was being used for steam or something like that at a plant and it somehow ruptured...imagine the power of what was going through it.
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
Steam is powerful stuff
@Worrsaint 4 жыл бұрын
Power plants run at high temperatures and crazy pressures. When pressures are measure in ksi (kilopound per square inch) you know you are dealing with some dangerous pressure!
@ga5743 4 жыл бұрын
Little off topic but do you put on your shoe wear according to to project for the day? I noticed your leather boots today. Ouch if that hot or cold steel piece dropped on your foot wearing the running type shoe.
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
I wear the same leather boots in the shop 90% of the time
@paulorchard7960 3 жыл бұрын
3 1/2 inch tube with 1 inch ID, what the heck was that made for?
@Worrsaint 4 жыл бұрын
Did you drift the square hole from both sides or just one side?
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
Both sides until it drives flush then the final pass with the extra piece to drive it from one side.
@Worrsaint 4 жыл бұрын
@@BlackBearForge Ah ok, was not sure if doing it from both sides could create misalignment or some other issue. Thanks for the response.
@RayFromTheHayclan 4 жыл бұрын
And they say you can't put a square peg in a round hole.
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
Sort of make me feel like a rebel.
@rickisi 4 жыл бұрын
Feel like a big man pounding that poor steel like? lol That looked like a lot of work
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
Actually I feel more like an out of shape old guy 😉
@jaghej4118 4 жыл бұрын
Is your coal forge broken?
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
No, but a piece this sizes heats more evenly in the gas forge
@jaghej4118 4 жыл бұрын
@@BlackBearForge In ten times the time :)
@jackshadow325 4 жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t a piece of 4140 that size be better quenched in water?
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
I have heard of 4140 being water quenched but can find no data in the heat treating texts that recommends it.
@stevemuscrat1940 4 жыл бұрын
why coudn't you use the power hammer to save all the swinging
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
I explained that in the video.
@Brokentwobutton 4 жыл бұрын
That's pert-near square dude
@lesthompson5907 4 жыл бұрын
England is good .hell bels i used a 28-pound hammer for years, daly. sted with rest now and again. puf1puf LOL yes it true. by gum.
@handsofrhythm3415 2 жыл бұрын
If it wasn't just me who missed the card to the jack hammer steel video: Blacksmith's flatter from mystery steel - part 1 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hrBkgtqe2JfXpWg.html
@OuroborosArmory 4 жыл бұрын
Just curious, why didn’t you use the power hammer, or tredle hammer to drift it?
@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын
It would have required a bolster to drive the drift into. Plus there is an overall height issue
@David-fv7zg 4 жыл бұрын
I dont want to arm wrestle this guy....
@GalileonPrime 4 жыл бұрын
Hydraulic press??? Work smarter not harder!
@davidribeiro 4 жыл бұрын
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