Forging cat head chest handles

Forging cat head chest handles - Blacksmithing

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Күн бұрын

This pair of chest handles is based on a set I did many years ago. I haven't made a pair in quite sometime. So when someone asked about them I thought it would be a fun project. The back plates in the shape of a cats head were laser cut, but could be done with a band saw, plasma cutter or even a chisel.
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00:00 - Intro
02:34 - Handles
07:40 - Keepers
10:07 - Back plate
13:55 - Assembly
14:59 -Final thoughts
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@MikeRyan-bo9bx Ай бұрын

I just want to be in that workshop being taught by this guy, what a great teacher and fantastic channel. Love watching all these videos!

@brianbehrman6285 Ай бұрын

Thankful for the platform to be able to be there virtually for as long as the video is stored. He teaches more than blacksmithing. He teaches how to teach, to interact with a virtual audience, to plan out a year, to look back on a year noting shortcomings and accomplishment, to name a few.

@thecreativecraftingtable8658 Ай бұрын

You never cease to amaze us with your work!😊 Thank you very much John for being an inspiration and a teacher for beginners who started blacksmithing as a hobby! You share a whole lot of knowledge and you proved us that it is not necessary to have all the fancy equipment to make simple projects! Have a nice evening and all the best to you!😀

@drewhimself5490 Ай бұрын

John your video editing and filming techniques are getting good! I couldn't help but smile at your intro! Thanks as always

@Kris_at_WhiteOaksFarm Ай бұрын

I'm just getting my forge set up, at 70. Those look like a simple first project that I could mess up and still enjoy the results. Lovely handles. Thanks.

@BlackBearForge Ай бұрын

Have fun!

@tonyn3123 Ай бұрын

Interesting. I met and spoke with Megan briefly at the World of Woodworking show in Cincinnati a few years ago. I am also a print subscriber of Popular Woodworking Magazine where she no longer works. I sort of knew her background from reading about the renovation of her home. I am disappointed the renovation was cut short when she left PW. I was impressed with her detail. Megan was a down to earth lady and we talked for a few minutes. Nice lady. Also met Christopher Swartz, Mark of Wood Whisper channel and especially enjoyed talking with Roy Underhill and several other channel celebrities. All really good people first blush. Small world.

@meganfitzpatrick767 Ай бұрын

I'm still in the midst of renovation...after awhile, one doesn't see all the unfinished projects!

@metalmansam26 Ай бұрын

Liking the new video format more inviting and in depth. Keep up the nice work john!

@BlackBearForge Ай бұрын

Thanks

@01Luggage Ай бұрын

I definitely like that he always mentions the safety glasses. I am a beginner and learned that metal can jump up and hit you when you don't expect it. I credit remembering to wear the glasses to his videos I watched.

@mikehodges6598 Ай бұрын

That stop is a nice hand-saving feature on your treadle hammer

@olddawgdreaming5715 Ай бұрын

Those handles turned out really great John, Thanks for sharing with us. Stay safe and keep up the great videos. Fred.

@SimonUdd Ай бұрын

I will agree with the screw statement. I hate slotted screws and believe they are completely worthless in today’s society when there are better types of screws. But they do have a better appearance and look for things like this

@timocsutube Ай бұрын

I like the post versus the staple! Thanks John.

@stephenpadilla4086 Ай бұрын

I agree.

@larryjones4713 Ай бұрын

A new idea to add to my list. Thanks for sharing

@user-ug5sb6qg1u Ай бұрын

I love this channel so much I wish i could subscribe twice.

@ericericson4 Ай бұрын

I find a slotted screw is correct if you want the piece to look old. I usually do. I will also use more modern screws If the head fits better into the design. Wonderful cats. Now, I may have to do something like this for my wife.

@archerkn2413 Ай бұрын

If the center of those handles were a bit thicker and heavier, then this could also be a good door knocker project!

@rbfcaf Ай бұрын

I love this project. I like the new title you put in at the beginning of the video. Thanks as always for the video.

@BlackBearForge Ай бұрын

Glad you like it!

@dannelson2563 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the great tip on how to have a stop fence on your portaband swag table. Simple but effective.

@BlackBearForge Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@glencrandall7051 Ай бұрын

I'm no blacksmith but that drawer pull would look good in wood too.🙂🙂

@user-no9fj2cn5v Ай бұрын

This is so cool. When I make these I might paint the eyes when I'm done so they match my cats eyes.

@Mistertbones Ай бұрын

They're so cute!

@gurvinderkaur6996 Ай бұрын

Cat look beautiful

@BlackBearForge Ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@wallyschmidt77 Ай бұрын

Nice framing on the close-ups!

@hosiercraft9675 Ай бұрын

Well I would like to recommend the possibility of a square face screw that you turn from the outside. That's still very old timey and it doesn't cam out like the slotted screw

@xoxo2008oxox Ай бұрын

I have some from some renovation recovery. How are these made would be cool to see him do.

@nofunclub Ай бұрын

Thanxalot for this one on this day.. 1 year ago my cat passed away. Kitty became 20yo. Yes she was black. Im memory J

@nppjbrown Ай бұрын

I was inspired by the handles years ago and made one with a big nose on the handle. It is a door knocker.

@sherlock1159 Ай бұрын

That’s a really cool project!

@stephenpadilla4086 Ай бұрын

For other uses, I most definitely prefer Phillips type screws, but for our blacksmith projects the slot heads look so much better!

@JF-fx2qv Ай бұрын

Simple looking piece, yet labor intensive, but well worth it to someone. Nice work!

@repete2362 Ай бұрын

things remain the same . trunk from my dad's side of the family dated 1845 . same style handles i believe the handles are held to the trunk with split/ cotter pins around the handle through the trunk bent over.

@332mcdaniel Ай бұрын

Great project!!

@ga5743 Ай бұрын

Another fine Sunday education, cool looking handles John. Thanks for sharing and enjoy the day.

@BlackBearForge Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@GypsyJvan Ай бұрын

thanks.. ..Black Art Forge..

@richardsurber8226 Ай бұрын

Agree with tim. next time do the upset handle ends that have been squared. JAS

@billwoehl3051 Ай бұрын

For filing with accuracy and quickness, after the bandsaw, Chuck it in the drill and let the file just rest while it cuts.

@BlackBearForge Ай бұрын

Good idea

@multicoloredwiz Ай бұрын

Oh this is just adorable!!

@dragonwaterforge Ай бұрын

Cool vid

@MASI_forging Ай бұрын

Such talent and skill bro 👍👍

@MiyamotoMusashi9 Ай бұрын

😸

@BazilBuildBases Ай бұрын

when you like Hello Kitty brand, but you need those handles for your chest with your viking axes =)

@AdamDeal-KF0PRI Ай бұрын

Interesting design!

@johnjude2685 Ай бұрын

I'm glad to see you doing Blacksmith. You've been responding to advertising so many times lately, but money is important to everyone

@jamesking9941 Ай бұрын

I learned along time a go that a file only cuts one way and that dragging them backwards dulls them, reducing there longevity. Your thoughts on their proper usage. You do nice work and a pleasure to watch you perform.

@samuelmellars7855 Ай бұрын

There's actually someone on youtube who tested this! I think it was fireball tools, but I could be misremembering. Surprisingly, the conclusion was "eh, doesn't matter"

@danandashleyhayes3159 Ай бұрын

This was a fun video to watch. I'm building a new woodshop with an attached forge area. I'm curious how much amperage is the electrical service to your shop. Have you had time expand it over the years? Any limitations you've encountered? Thanks. As always, you do a great job.

@BlackBearForge Ай бұрын

I have 100 amp service and so far its been enough for a 1 person shop. Limitations might come if you want really big equipment that requires 3 phase power

@alaskankare Ай бұрын

ha! those intial workings made the rods look like biggie sized steel chopsticksa 😮

@TheNotGinger 26 күн бұрын

Hey John! I was curious if you've ever done any decorative work like this using Mokume Gane or some similar material? I just successfully forged my first coper and brass billet. Ive been winging it though and wanted to see if you (someone knowledgeable and experienced) had any insight or maybe a video i could reference for help. Thanks as always for your plethora of insight and basically being my Bill Nye of blacksmithing!

@user-br3ou2cs9o Ай бұрын

😎😺 🙂

@cae2487 Ай бұрын

Great job John! Had a quick question for you and was curious if you've ever covered how to fix your material when trying to hammer square and you end up with a rhombus or parallelogram how you would go about correcting it and what might cause it in the first place? Thanks I've watched a lot of your videos but not quite all of them and there is so much useful information but I just don't recall seeing my question in any of them.

@BlackBearForge Ай бұрын

You can hammer the corner back to correct the issue, but it will leave a flat on the corner that will need to be delt with. The problem most likely comes from hammer blows that are not parallel with the anvil face and could mean your anvil is too high or too low depending on which direction the error is.

@NikoNikos-lc7xu Ай бұрын

Cute designer 03

@lesachuck 9 күн бұрын

I need a cat head doorknocker. Would you be interested?

@yasashidoku Ай бұрын

As a novice woodworker, my fingers screamed at that moment: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p9aqepBlr8W1qI0.html ^^" In anycase, thank you for you very instructing videos and above all, for always pointing out the mistakes, their cause and how you solved them (also as a French guy, thank you for the imperial system to metric system conversion!). Blacksmithing is something I'd really like to try one day (and I know I'll do it somehow). So thank you again!

@anthonymartin6119 Ай бұрын

Hey John! I have a customer who is a beekeeper. This person is wanting a whole bunch of drawer pulls with a honeycomb shape on the end where the screw or mounting hardware goes. Any ideas on how to get that honeycomb shape? Lol love your videos btw keep up the cool works!

@BlackBearForge Ай бұрын

I think I might approach it like a leather worker might stamp a pattern in leather.

@anthonymartin6119 Ай бұрын

@@BlackBearForge I had thought about that for sure. I was unsure if there might be a technique to hammer out a honeycomb pattern without the need of a stamp though. I was just curious. Im fairly new to the decorative side of things in the smithy. I appreciate the input maybe ill try to forge my own stamp... those things tend to get expensive and i dont think ill have a need for it after this project. Thanks again John. And remember always wear your saftey glasses! Lol