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@cojones85183 жыл бұрын
"If you're a long time viewer, you know what material we're going to use..." Nutmeg?
@townsends3 жыл бұрын
Jon may or may not have sprinkled a little in when the cameras were off.
@TheGoodkilo3 жыл бұрын
Yep beat me too it!
@jack1701e3 жыл бұрын
It's like that quest to get the blacksmith fire salts in Skyrim, but instead he puts nutmeg into the fire to get it extra hot!
@quycksylver48223 жыл бұрын
Lol, that was my first thought too!
@BPMEmmelia3 жыл бұрын
Same
@trampmoor83973 жыл бұрын
You never cease to amaze me John. My all time favorite KZfaq show.
@townsends3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@mayorgeneralramirez19973 жыл бұрын
@@townsends Truth be told, you are a great man, John.
@pby10003 жыл бұрын
@@mayorgeneralramirez1997 Agreed.
@oldgrunger53 жыл бұрын
Yeah great content 👌...watching this on my narrowboat in the UK feeling like a king 🤴
@PaletoB3 жыл бұрын
The sound of that bellow is so much more satisfying than a electric fan or even a manual rotary fan. Love it!
@JohnLeePettimoreIII3 жыл бұрын
I would like to suggest backing that bellows away from the forge. Make a clay pipe, or a metal pipe to go between the bellows and the forge. That way, the nozzle of the bellows isn't damaged by the radiant heat. It would be easier to replace a clay or disposable metal pipe than rebuild the front end of the bellows.
@OrionsAnvil3 жыл бұрын
Not a bad idea. Also some side blast forges have water cabinets built around the nozzle or tuyere.
@bayareasparky91803 жыл бұрын
That's a really good idea. Keeping the leather as far from the heat as possible will increase its useful lifespan.
@johnrobinson44452 жыл бұрын
This would also make the Title honest. There is metal in that system.
@learnshredguitar2 жыл бұрын
@@johnrobinson4445 still metal in the tacks holding the leather on
@LUCKYB. Жыл бұрын
I was thing same thing. What He calls the Bowl more oblong and the tweair . Can pointing more to the bottom of what He calls the Bowl .
@WodyHG3 жыл бұрын
Townsend's truly is a gift, thank you so much for all the free resources and history you give us!
@townsends3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! It's our pleasure.
@erinsquire27493 жыл бұрын
hello Townsends how are you
@tylerlittleton65833 жыл бұрын
@Wody HG, when the end of civilization comes, those who subscribed to the Townsends channel will thrive.
@AndrewHoukamau3 жыл бұрын
Next level Historical content provisioning - never seen a forge built
@Raskolnikov703 жыл бұрын
I've seen plenty of forges before, but they were always in larger historical buildings and were the kind of thing you'd see in a large, professional urban smith's shop. This kind of backyard ingenuity is probably what most people of the day were familiar with. Very cool :)
@zackdaripr3 жыл бұрын
It really is amazing what’s possible with simple materials, I’ve seen this done on smaller scale but seeing it with such large handmade bellows like that is really cool.
@townsends3 жыл бұрын
It was such a fun project. Glad you enjoyed it!
@zackdaripr3 жыл бұрын
Townsends Thank you for doing it! As always very interesting, informative, and entertaining :D. Also you all did an amazing job!
@erinhowett36303 жыл бұрын
Sometimes there are videos on Townsends that I am not as interested in (like this particular one) but I still want them to get the view count and ad revenue, so I'll play it in the background while I go about some chores. I still find listening to the videos really nice.
@MrGiXxEr3 жыл бұрын
As a blacksmith, this series has me HOOKED! Love it, can't wait to see more.
@sneakysquirrel19903 жыл бұрын
Any videos for advice on getting started I would love to be able to design and make my own daggers
@stevesyncox98932 жыл бұрын
@@sneakysquirrel1990 bit late, hope you got going..... chandler Dickenson, Walter Sorrells, Black Bear Forge, Daniel Moss, Freerk Wieringa, Big Dog Forge.
@SilverCymbal3 жыл бұрын
Every one of your videos is truly a mini masterpiece epic. Such incredible work you always deliver. Thank you!
@benr69183 жыл бұрын
This is no joke. I love this channel.
@nerdimup3 жыл бұрын
@@benr6918 o
@Babydogdaddy3 жыл бұрын
After my father had been retired for a few years he decided he wanted to build a blacksmith shop. He had no idea how to do metal working, nor had he ever done this kind of work before. At the same time we took a family vacation to St Augustine FL (weird to go on vacation with my mom and dad when you are an adult but so glad I did) we visited an old village I think called Colonial Quarter. They had all kinds of historic actors/guides talking about life in old St Augustine. They had a blacksmith and my dad visited with him for a long time. My father got ideas for building his own shop. My dad never got a chance to finish that blacksmith shop, he passed away about half way through construction. Not sure why I felt like writing this, I don't have a point to the story. Thank you for the video.
@supergeek14183 жыл бұрын
What a lot of people don't realize: the forests that were cleared during the American Westward Expansion were generally *not* used for lumber for buildings, but for *charcoal* for blacksmiths! Another (typical) *EXCELLENT* episode! Thank you!
@josiahtheblacksmith4673 жыл бұрын
The forests of Europe met the same end.it is mind boggling how much charcoal it really took to keep industry going at those times
@farmerboy9163 жыл бұрын
@@josiahtheblacksmith467 And (almost all of) the actually ancient forests of Europe met that end by the early iron age! Almost everything after that was in some way cultivated/ managed. On a only tangentially related note, the greatest amount of land 'under the plow' in the UK was during the bronze age! Lack of efficiency drove land expansion, and the land that was later abandoned became the moors of today, a pseudo-artificial landscape that was once ancient forest but wasn't good enough to make agriculture worthwhile anytime after the bronze age.
@Raskolnikov703 жыл бұрын
I always assumed it was for cooking fuel. Even the simplest recipes of the time say stuff like "boil for 6 hours" and the amount of fuel necessary to run an average household (both for heating and cooking) must have been enormous.
@jamesellsworth96733 жыл бұрын
@@Raskolnikov70 I agree with you. A lot of wood must have been used that way. Shipbuilding required a whole lot of mature trees of various species. Not to take away from the vast amount of forest needed to make charcoal.
@josiahtheblacksmith4673 жыл бұрын
@@farmerboy916 well smelting bronze and copper takes a lot of charcoal too so it makes sense that the deforestation started much earlier. Good information.
@Hadowsay0193 жыл бұрын
The single mini blooper is always a wonderful surprise and a nice touch.
@dolorismachina23 жыл бұрын
It's like watching a real life Minecraft session. Start with some basic tools and upgrade all the way to a residence. Amazing.
@ezekielbrockmann1143 жыл бұрын
This is so freaking cool! This isn't just historical anymore, you know: While some destroy, others build.
@ChuckNorris50203 жыл бұрын
I am a german and i show all of your videos. I like what you do, keep it up!
@d.castillo94953 жыл бұрын
That worked perfect. That was some serious heat.
@townsends3 жыл бұрын
We're very happy with it!
@FreakNasty523 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this series, Jon! I remember when you questioned continuing making YT videos... but watching your videos helps to keep me grounded in the day to day. You almost make me want to quit my job, buy some land, and start all over from scratch. But the wife and kid wouldn't appreciate that...
@AnAmericanFan3 жыл бұрын
Metallurgical engineer here. Always interesting to put historical context to what has evolved into the primary metals and metals processing industry. The techniques are still familiar but merely updated. What was once mostly an art with accidental and trial and error discovery is now mostly technology.
@Carred203 жыл бұрын
I love the little bloopers that have been added in, in recent videos.
@Smile4theKillCam4563 жыл бұрын
I love your dedication, John! Keep it up!
@townsends3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@CuriousDiscourse3 жыл бұрын
I was actually thinking about ironworking and blacksmithing, in general, the other day. Good timing!
@audiotechlabs46503 жыл бұрын
A TRUE view of what our ancestors went through to build America! I only wish more people would watch these very informative videos and get what it took and become not so dependent on modern day luxuries such as go buy it the store or electricity! I want to sent up a small blacksmith area in my small shop because I have a wonderful stove I heat the shop with in the winter. This project has given me the courage to find an anvil and use an fan to heat up the iron! Love from NW Colorado. Thanxz
@fCLEF0073 жыл бұрын
I can't believe the dedication and quality of this KZfaq channel - that alone is remarkable in this century!
@janwittman5953 жыл бұрын
You dumped over the wheel barrow. Hahaha Good one, Jon! Your reaction was HILARIOUS!
@WolfingtonStanley3 жыл бұрын
1 nil as we say on site
@hibraisil3 жыл бұрын
If you ever get to the Boston area you MUST check out the Saugus Ironworks. First ironworks in the new world.
@mikehunt81703 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad there is a renaissance of old ways in these modern times. It's hard work sure but a much better way of living. I think if we can find a balance between the old and the new we can find a way to solve a lot of our worlds problems. Always wishing the best for you and yours.
@fnorazril3 жыл бұрын
Blacksmithing is my love and joy and I've been absolutely looking forward to episodes like this for some time now. I can't say how much I love this, words can't convey. I look forward to what's to come.
@Nighthawkinlight3 жыл бұрын
Another great one!
@mediumdan24093 жыл бұрын
Hey nighthawk, love your videos. Keep up your good work
@laurenevans71003 жыл бұрын
I had a brief moment of concern for the bottom hem of Jon’s pants while he was mixing the cob. Reminding myself: *It’s not real. His wife did not hand sew those pants. You don’t need to feel bad for the pants.*
@elfieblue31753 жыл бұрын
I am very curious about where he got his wrap shirt, though. A lot of raw edges, it looks like. It makes my fingers twitch.
@vickistevens4233 жыл бұрын
You guys are doing an incredible job! Love the blacksmith shop. Thank you for always going the extra mile to actually "live" history and allow us to go along on your quest to totally experience everyday life in the 18th century.
@mayorgeneralramirez19973 жыл бұрын
Oooh! This was fascinating! Gifting us with first class content as always, John! I love your passion project.
@generalkitten21003 жыл бұрын
i love how not only you made a smithy of the period, but also used only traditional tools to make everything.
@KaWouter_3 жыл бұрын
For anyone outside the usa: 2000°F = 1100°C Great video, very interesting topic
@Aryan_homophobe4 ай бұрын
Thank you! As I was thinking No way in hell they are going to get 2000 in this cute little construct. But 1100 is perfectly reasonable.
@ahikernamedgq3 жыл бұрын
I feel like I'm watch a show like "This Olde House" on PBS, but filmed 200 years ago. And, I love it!!
@timkibben80043 жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome fellas! I'm always amazed at the resources you have right there at your homestead. Watching you shovel charcoal with your homemade shovels, work under structures you've built with your own hands and tools. Just like the frontier! Amazing! Keep up the good work! Can't wait for further episodes!!
@salmonella79933 жыл бұрын
"If we can't use wood and we can't use iron, what are we gonna use? Well if you've been on this channel any amount of time at all..." Me: _N U T M E G_
@JohnDeslatte3 жыл бұрын
thought the same thing.
@Convolutedtubules3 жыл бұрын
Just what I needed to see. Thank you!
@AronFigaro3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on getting the blacksmith shop up and running! Blacksmithing is a wonderful art, have fun working with iron!
@Ben-Downlow.3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for taking the time to produce such wonderful high quality content.
@andresmontenegro46233 жыл бұрын
Incredible! Love this homestead series
@townsends3 жыл бұрын
Glad you are enjoying it!
@happyorks13 жыл бұрын
I’m a blacksmith and I love this content.
@planejet423 жыл бұрын
But I bet you use propane with your forge
@happyorks13 жыл бұрын
@@planejet42 AND propane accessories
@mr.tumnus83313 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful and wholesome channel. I'll never stop watching.
@peacebewithyou9112 жыл бұрын
I love watching you all make things historically but especially things related to blacksmithing. I’m a modern amateur blacksmith who loves history so this couldn’t be more up my alley. I’m glad I stumbled upon your channel. Thank you for your enthusiasm and genuine heart. You all are great!
@yossepy3 жыл бұрын
Hey John, I'm a blacksmith and I make my own charcoal. I'd love to see how charcoal was made in the 18th century. Great video once again.
@benmiller33583 жыл бұрын
Here is one from the guys at primitive tech: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/feB8qdR0udyzgY0.html I can't find it right now but if you know about Guedelon castle in France, they also demonstrate 13th century charcoal making techniques.
@yossepy3 жыл бұрын
@@benmiller3358 thanks man, much appreciated
@critical74013 жыл бұрын
Stoke the fire! May your steel be strong and everlasting!
@mikeyjohnson58883 жыл бұрын
I've been stuck watching a bunch of blacksmithing vids recently and then one of my fav youtubers goes and makes a blacksmithing vid. Props!
@debrabrooks61383 жыл бұрын
It was a joy watching you make the forge! Looking forwards to see more videos with it in use!
@Mr_Man_78033 жыл бұрын
3:16 a wild roan, the pioneers used to ride those puppies for miles!
@clevermcgenericname8913 жыл бұрын
Great work as always! I have a question though; both this forge and the pole lathe you made seem to be equipment that can be moved very easily, with the large fixtures all being made on site. Would these work places be moved as the settlers pushed west or are they just the first steps to more permanent facilities?
@townsends3 жыл бұрын
These would most likely be more permanent structures.
@clevermcgenericname8913 жыл бұрын
@@townsends thank you!
@charlesmckinley293 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful and inspiring series! Thank you.
@sirkai0073 жыл бұрын
I keep coming back to these homestead videos and they make me as excited and happy as they did the first time I watched them. The law of diminished returns has no hold for me. Keep building and making one of the best educational/entertainment channels on KZfaq.
@BPMEmmelia3 жыл бұрын
"What material are we going to use. If you've watched this channel for a while you'll guess it's...." - I was totally thinking you were going to say Nutmeg. 😂
@blacksmith10663 жыл бұрын
I love this! As a blacksmith myself, I'm always excited to see videos like this! Do you think you could make a video showing how people made charcoal back in the day?
@thefatcatneverdies Жыл бұрын
They stacked the wood into something like a pyramid cover it in clay/dirt with a little smokestack hole & monitor the burn for hours/days in shifts making sure not to fully burn the wood there's of course more details to it but that's the general gist
@signejeppesen23953 жыл бұрын
I was so excited when they built the bellows, and it is amazing to see the blacksmith shop in use. Excellent episode
@TheTaurus5023 жыл бұрын
Great episode!!! super fun to see this little slice of history in action!! Great job !!!
@sirpanek32633 жыл бұрын
your friend got those fresh bifocal glasses straight from Ben Franklin.
@facina33903 жыл бұрын
Awesome video sir. I’ve always wondered how they kept it from catching fire. Now I can go back to wondering how the first metal was worked, without a form of anvil and hammer. Ancient times, not 17th century.
@FrikInCasualMode3 жыл бұрын
If you think about bronze, it was smelt from tin and copper, poured into clay molds with desired shape. After cooling down it was finished on wet stones of varying hardness and grit. Iron needed more heat to be extracted from raw ore, but afterwards it could be worked over with relatively simple tools. Stone, wood, antler etc. Of course it would result in a very, very rough and primitive items - but they in turn could be used to make better, more sophisticated tools. I mean - if you could put a lump of iron on the end of the branch, then you had a hammer. Bigger lump of iron could serve as an anvil. From there things would go easier. Ancient metallurgy is an fascinating area to study :)
@hermitoldguy63123 жыл бұрын
Unless you live on a coral island, there's never a shortage of stones.
@facina33903 жыл бұрын
@@FrikInCasualMode Yes it is! I wish I could view the evolution of the technology over the centuries. From the first time some early humans saw something shiny coming out of a rock in a camp fire, to presumably using granite as the first hammers, to finally using a wad of copper at the end of a stick as a hammer. The innovations over the centuries would be so fascinating to see. So much trial and error, with so few resources. Only human stubbornness moved us out of the stone age.
@farmerboy9163 жыл бұрын
A stone anvil and hammer until iron tools, most likely. Using copper or bronze as a hammer would be less ideal than stone for a few reasons; it's softer, would smoosh quickly while working, would literally melt onto the iron in small amounts (which is a technique you can use to give iron a nice finish, but less than desirable if it's your tools melting; also prevents forge welding), and I'd bet that even hot wrought iron is harder than copper.
@lucasriley8743 жыл бұрын
@@facina3390 Try Primitve Skills. He's more subsistence farming focused but he recently spent a fair bit of time forging. Initially with no tools other than a stump anvil and a big wooden mallet, then made his own hammer and tongs to upgrade ect.
@jimsn96243 жыл бұрын
Best episode yet! I love what y’all do on this channel! I’ve learned a lot.Thank you!
@DancingRain3 жыл бұрын
Well done, as always. I really enjoyed this episode, and am excited to see what wonderful things come out of your new forge.
@sassort3 жыл бұрын
Just a note: can you actually *melt* iron in a forge like that? The melting point of iron is after all 2800 fahrenheit. At least in the early bloomeries (where the environment was a lot hotter than is needed for regular blacksmithing) the temperature didn't have to reach the iron's melting point, only the melting point of the surrounding slag. The iron would then reduce and combine with the charcoal and forms a sponge iron.
@farmerboy9163 жыл бұрын
Yes and no. You can certainly melt or burn bits of your iron off, but not usefully melt any quantity. If nothing else, you need more insulation and more (and more consistent) air
@BlackSunCompany3 жыл бұрын
No, that shouldn't be able to melt but works perfectly fine for a forge. All examples I've seen for a period-correct bloomery would be based on these same types of materials but would be rather larger and chimney-shaped.
@eggstraordinair3 жыл бұрын
I'd love to know how anvils were made back then,
@TheMasterOfCornedy3 жыл бұрын
considering the simple form of it, the anvil would have probably been cast in a 2 part mold. A thing that should be noted is that an anvil could be even smaller than the one in the video.
@beserkergang3 жыл бұрын
Anvils at the time period in question were made of wrought iron with a plow steel face. The anvil was built up by forge welding smaller pieces of iron together into a cohesive whole. On the frontier an anvil would most likely be a post anvil such as we saw later in the video. Here is a video of a very talented Smith making a model anvil the old way. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gtlzd7ZkmsebkYU.html
@Raskolnikov703 жыл бұрын
With a much bigger bellows, I'd imagine.
@RyllenKriel3 жыл бұрын
Carefully.
@TheDevonblacksmith3 жыл бұрын
@@TheMasterOfCornedy anvils are forged not cast , cast iron is brittle and useless for such work
@hooper45813 жыл бұрын
Outstanding ! Best channel on the internet ! Always a pleasure to watch thanks again for taking us along and sharing your knowledge.
@crunchmunch52823 жыл бұрын
I love watching blacksmithing videos, I hope you guys use this a lot. Very entertaining, thank you all.
@MorbidEel3 жыл бұрын
1:00 "...if we can't use wood and we can't use iron what are we going to use? Well if you have been on this channel any amount of time at all..." I was expecting nutmeg.
@kielanhd3 жыл бұрын
a forge!
@itsmedoubletap3 жыл бұрын
Your channel is such a delight to watch. Not only is it educational but a great escape from the modern world. Keep up the amazing videos!
@Ladythyme3 жыл бұрын
I love viewing the old methods and techniques....the hard work yet true resourceful simplicity of it all amazes me each and every time
@erinhowett36303 жыл бұрын
What's the dog's name?
@townsends3 жыл бұрын
Sophie!
@erinhowett36303 жыл бұрын
@@townsends What a good puppy!
@olyvoyl93823 жыл бұрын
Jon I always enjoy a guest appearance by Sophie.
@Enclave.3 жыл бұрын
Man, you should do a collab with Alec Steele, he'd probably freakin' love making something with an old school forge.
@charlesmckinley293 жыл бұрын
Enclave but where would he plug in the power hammer? 😂
@planejet423 жыл бұрын
Nahhhhhhhhh. His videos are super modern and a little annoying. Townsends are classic and relaxing. They would clash
@Enclave.3 жыл бұрын
@@planejet42 I would imagine if they did a collab where he's using this forge that the video would not be filmed in the style his videos typically are so I don't imagine that would be much of a problem.
@ConnorBlackwood3 жыл бұрын
Always been a fan of Blacksmithing content, super excited to watch you guys do a historical take!
@lmckay88813 жыл бұрын
What a terrific resource you are. Thank you Townsends!
@cbauer723 жыл бұрын
Can't use metal? Can't use wood? Time to roll up your pants and get your feet dirty.
@townsends3 жыл бұрын
That's how it usually goes with our outdoor projects haha!
@mayorgeneralramirez19973 жыл бұрын
@@townsends Arguably the best part.
@Raskolnikov703 жыл бұрын
Easier if you had kids, they'd probably enjoy the job!
@trogdor87643 жыл бұрын
Hopefully Jon doesn't get worms...
@victorzhang72253 жыл бұрын
first
@kylewithanh26473 жыл бұрын
I am so ecstatic for some blacksmithing videos from y'all. I'm a fabricator and love learning and watching older methods of moving metal. Congratulations on the new addition to the homestead.
@brendansully123 жыл бұрын
I cannot stress just how much I'm enjoying the blacksmith videos. Your food videos are well made, but not a subject matter I'm particularly interested in. I am however a huge fan of projects involving construction and engineering like these. Of course I imagine the time, cost, and energy involved with such projects increases by orders of magnitude, but that makes us appreciate them all the more. Keep up the great work and thank you
@haris.saputra.3 жыл бұрын
Love your enthusiasm. I have been watching you since 3 years ago
@neighdolfhorstler31583 жыл бұрын
You guys are killing it! I really appreciate this content. Keep up the good work boys!
@A.M.Atamna3 жыл бұрын
Jon, you are the best educator on living history. I love your work!
@GemstonePhilosophy2 жыл бұрын
This channel has the most wholesome and educational content I've seen in a long time. Thank you for all you do!
@alittlesalty13 жыл бұрын
It's really nice to see someone has so much passion for historical American culture. This is definitely one of my favorite cozy channels
@dwaynewladyka5773 жыл бұрын
This channel keeps getting better and better, every time. Cheers!
@jellyman17353 жыл бұрын
Love that you give recipes, but also give historical information in general. Good variety of videos coming from you all - attracts a wider audience. Keep up the good work.
@matthewvelo3 жыл бұрын
Mr Townsend, you are most likely the nicest person on KZfaq. Love your videos, love your enthusiasm and love the historical content.
@carpii3 жыл бұрын
Loving these industrial and homestead vids. Its amazing just how far this channel has come
@shonitagarcia32223 жыл бұрын
Yay!!! This is so exciting! Your workshop is really coming together! Yay! I can't wait to see what else ya'll come up with! Looks fantastic! Great Job! Thank you for sharing! Take care!
@Bobo4113 жыл бұрын
I'm constantly blown away by the production value of your videos.
@kennethruley25613 жыл бұрын
What a treat it is to see these videos when my reenacting season has been canceled for 2020. Thank you for all of the hard work and interesting videos. God bless ' Ken in Chicagoland
@muaddib76853 жыл бұрын
This channel has come a long way. Good job!
@jakeryan68683 жыл бұрын
This channel helps me deal with my anxiety. Keep up the good work, you all are great.
@Nannaof103 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Can hardly wait to see what you guys do next!
@asmith78763 жыл бұрын
Well I'm blown away. I've been interested in blacksmithing for some time, but can't afford the forge and hand-cranked blower. Yet you build one from WOOD and MUD!! Amazing, thanks so much for sharing your incredible knowledge.
@brianpahlas75963 жыл бұрын
I love the music. And another project nicely done. Thank you for the great work.
@JacobSmithEngineer3 жыл бұрын
WOW, this is amazing to see how far you've come!
@jmupp28763 жыл бұрын
Another absolutely great episode! Truly impressive!
@Rouverius3 жыл бұрын
Great job. Excited to see the upcoming projects.
@cheryldoorbar71873 жыл бұрын
I’ve loved watching this whole process.
@sandstorm66053 жыл бұрын
Love this channel. A gem of KZfaq. If this was 4 hours long I’d watch the whole thing.
@5switch093 жыл бұрын
This is so incredible. You guys always show me that at least somewhere things are right. Keep them videos coming, I'm always looking forward to next episode!
@skyboat3453 жыл бұрын
My god I've said it before I'll say it again. What a high quality channel you guys are! We are lucky to have you on KZfaq.