Nice. Think I'm going to try this when I get the shop closer to ready to work in. Love that snippet from the film. I think a lot of people don't get that building custom cars is an outlet. Our cars are an extension to who we are, and learning the skills necessary to build them is a journey. As always thank you for posting!!!

I'm glad to catch glimpses of you wearing earplugs! Please consider promoting hearing protection in your video. I've spent a lifetime around loud cars, bikes and had a career at the airport. Really wish I had known about hearing protection in the early years. Just a quick mention, not saying you should preach, lol. Love your channel and have learned so much! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!

You have GOT to do a segment on that clutch and brake pedal setup you have! I'm still drooling over that setup!

Thanks for the "How to " it's like the kiss idea .. keep it simple stupid ... this video really does show how simple the basics are , a good hammer and a dolly and off ya go . Add to it as you grow , a tree stump with the hollow a few more shaped dollies its not that hard . Yes that mental road block has the effect of limitations in what you can achieve I'll admit that's hit me for a while now . Many years back a friend sold me a basic mig welder only 90 amps .. more a hobby one than anything substantial. For 30 years that little tool earned me a fair amount doing plating on cars and anything that I could weld up . Along the way I taught myself how to shape steel to fit areas that had rotted out . Due to age and mobility I very rarely do body work on cars anymore now its bikes as I can do what I need on a lift bench . Recently I started custom building bobbers and the stumbling block is the lack of fitable rear mudguards ... I can do them easy enough but as you say the mind plays with ya abilities regarding tooling yes I've got a pipe anvil and sheet benders but no planishing hammer or English wheel . Looks like it's time to go back to basics and re teach myself . Thanks karl for the push . Really enjoying the videos and as some have said in the comments I'll agree you are the best out there on you tube . Your skill set and laid back way of explaining is brilliant . Cheers .

Come-on people hit the LIKE button. These guys put a lot of effort into inviting us to watch, listen, learn and entertain us all who visit here.. No matter how good we thing we are we can all learn something. Christina and Karl are amazing.

I cannot remember if you or anyone has mentioned "Trev's Blog", also on KZfaq. He is a metal shaper in the UK and well worth checking out.

Aw Roscoe is cute, hes a good boy too by the looks :) this is so cool when i was younger I had books on armour making etc and this reminds me a lot of the processes in that. I was young and didnt have a lot of money or time and never got right into it. Once Im finished moving im going to give it another try. Thanks Karl and Christina

Karl/Christina. Great vid. Half my garage is dedicated to Princess Auto. The other half, Crappy Tire. Really enjoyed the surf music in the background too.

Your one of the few that do demonstrations with steel. My 53 Chevy 1/2 ton is not made of aluminum. Thank you and Cristina for taking the time to make these videos.

Thank you so much, brotha, for showing all these lowbuck techniques!! Said it before, and I'll say it again: You're one of the most talented dudes in YT right now. Thank you, bud!

OMGosh off topic! I had a Rupp Mini Bike when I was a kid, and I'm talking uhmmmmmm.......in the 70's lol. I saw yours in the background and wow, great memories. Hopefully you'll do a video on them (unless you already have, and I messed it).

Great video! It's funny how those mental roadblocks can be so effective at limiting growth and achievement...we are often our own worst enemy. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge with the world!

Thank you for making the point, 'keep it simple'. And for stressing that you don't need elaborate, expensive tools. YES, they make things faster and easier - SOMETIMES. I use a screw-on welding tank valve cover as a "mushroom". I put it in a vise and pound away. My 'stump' is the concave (bottom) of a welding tank that I use on my workbench, and my flat piece of 'nylon' is an old railroad tie plate. My hammer - Harbor freight.

So your new stump works very well. I'd like Wray Shielin's design aswell. He calls it the facilitator. The stump bowl is lined with a blue shield material without the plastic membrane on the surface of it, butyl like material that grips the work piece some what when you shape the tucks inside the bowl. It never seems to wear out and seems to speed up the process of stretching and shrinking because it holds and gives at the same time. Great job show the simple shaping of the steel .I enjoy shaping aluminum much easier . I watch ya all the time Carl!

THANKS for encouraging us to try metal shaping with the limited tools we all ready have!

That documentary is gonna be awesome. And just think, you could whip up a little rolling base for your bowl stump, and move it out the way when you don't need it. Working with your hands, and creating stuff, is just.....cool!

And remember, Front End Parts can work too! Especially the Tie Rod Ends, etc. A little light torch work to turn the metal Pink goes a long way : ) (Don't forget to Quench the metal, after heating it and shaping it, to harden the metal back again folks. Turn the whole piece Pink and quench it, for the last process.)

Thanx for another great lesson Karl, and thanx for not having the music too loud and the great choice of tunes. Cheers.

Your videos always make me lift my butt of the couch to go to the garage to do something! Thanks for the inspiration and your way of encouraging everyone just to try no matter what! Big thumbs up!

Coming from a more blacksmith background, the amount of movement of the stump made me cringe at the lost energy, but you still knocked it out incredible well. I love watching your enthusiasm and joy in teaching others you may never meet. I am in love with your hand forming station and all of the stakes. That mushroom is awesome.

Doing more with less is always awesome!

Dude you are sure an inspiration to young shapers as well as old. Your a teacher for sure.

As always, great content Karl. I can relate with the "roadblock" mentality. I did that for years! Most of my major breakthrough learning experiences with shaping have been with the most basic of tools and processes. Keep up the great work man

Oh hell yeah! I'm getting me a mother tucker. It will go nicely with the stumps I just found in the desert.

Awesome Karl. Might be a good idea to put another band around the bottom ..

Keep up the good work! I truly enjoy these videos. I like learning about metal forming but the making and using the tools is what I like the most!

Another incredible video! You guys are on a roll. Thanks again!

Always amazes me, keep up with the fun, informative, inspiring videos 😄👍

I run 3 different bowls on my stump. Small 3" and a large 8" and and egg shaped bowl with 2" radius up to a 6". With these 3 bowls or dish out shapes I can create tight curves or larger curved shapes. Works amazing. Great job! Keep videos coming.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us Bro. It is greatly appreciated!

Wow, amazing! Incredible what you can do with such simple tools!

Simply awesome Karl. Thanks for taking the time to share your skill and giving me the encouragement to have a go.

Great video Karl! Thanks for the lesson and encouragement.

You make it look so easy. Great work.

Another great vid Karl. I learn a lot from watching you work . Well done mate.

I love watching your videos, I have no experience at all in metal shaping but I am going to give it a go. Keep these videos coming please. Thank you.

Man loving the channel, such a good teacher and presenter. Learning Heaps & mainly just love watching haha. Keep it going guys

AWESOME! homerun, learned a lot, thanks for the lesson!!!

Thank you for all these great videos. I really get a lot of good info from these. Your dog is awesome.👍

Fantastic content, I learn so much from you in a short period of time thanks.

Excellent video - kudos to Christina for her really great camera work. You guys make a great team 😁👍

…another wonderfully informative video. Thank you. I am inspired by Mr. and Mrs Fisher. They both have the perfect attitude to becoming successful human beings. At 70, I am delving into metal shaping. Like Mr. Fisher said, I blocked my own desire by thinking that it took special talents that I was too old to learn. Life is but a mind game. Just take the first step. Just do it. It’s a mind game and we all have the software to overcome these internal blocks. Just take the first step. You’ll like the result.

Karl you are so skilled you make it look easy which is the mark of a great metal artist❤️❤️❤️

Loved the video Karl !!! Your an excellent instructor and you have a sweet shop dog !! Cheers Bob

Karl I'm usually pretty good figuring things on my own I am working a very large dent in 1950 buick fender the dent is 10" tall by 36 or maybe 40" long has no creases or small dents in it what ever they hit it was soft anyways im just not sure what to do I don't got any dolleys that big I'm thinking maybe pull on with a come along to get like 90% of it then hammers unless u got a better idea

Seen your making the mothertuker and now I can see how useful it really is I've used a metal malet when I did prevoc apprenticeship then went on to mechanic apprenticeship still interested in repairs and painting have a HK Holden to repair and paint in the shed great video wishing you all the best

Hey Carl, I sure wish that I knew about all this when I was 14 or 16 years old. I grew up in a very small town just minutes away from British Columbia but in Idaho. I just knew I wanted to build hot rods. Today Im 57 and the love of working metal is still in my mind and I'd love to build more hot rods that nobody has dreamed of. Metal working is in your mind first then you shape it. I know i'm in the same spot as you were that you needed big equipment to build such shapes. Thanks for the great videos !

Dude I love watching you work. Whether it’s with the nicer shop tools you’ve acquired or hand built hand tools. This helps me learn, and helps me build neat shit. Also helping me build my shop. And that’s been absolutely awesome.

Such a pleasure to watch! Old school at its finest in my opinion. Not a lost art but you are immortalizing it here on your channel. From start to finish, building the tucking hammer and stump then putting them to work to show how little it takes to move metal. I used a chunk of railroad track and an old trailer ball for years. Still use em. Keep up the great work!

You can really see it work on the nylon on nylon hammering 👍😎 I’m going to get my stump done 😂

I have to say . You have one of the best channels. To take the time and explain and share your knowledge is awsome. Great work. Thank you

Great content and thank you for your encouragement regarding self-imposed roadblocks...

Just watching you work makes my tendinitis flare up!!! hehe.... great work bud, thanks for the class.

Always N’Joy the videos I got a hand it to you, MOST people that make tools will never say make it yourself!!! Not to mention show you how to make it yourself!!! Real class act!!!!!

That looks like a workout 💪

Thanks much for sharing!!!

Dude you are as good as Mike from Bello's kustoms I enjoy watching your process keep on keeping no

Another awesome class

Karl, That was a very good tutorial on how to get shape into metal. And Thank You for informing the masses that you do not need fancy or expensive tools. Just a hammer and something to hit against to move the metal. As usual I am looking forward to your next video.

Some food for thought. Think how they made Helms and armor in the middle ages. Home made hammers and dishing stumps. The stumps were just hard wood stumps they would burn out the dish and many of the hammers were just a round chunk of steel and a handel they would drop on the steel to get it to roll and dish. Now they still make armor in this form in Medieval reenactment. Look at the bottom of a torch bottle that makes a great dishing stump. Take a Shot put and weld on a steel pipe there is your dropping hammer. Love the show and keep up the great work.

The specific talents you are trying to teach us amateurs is greatly appreciated, but the inspiration you instilling in us amateurs is profound.

Fitzee Fabrications has some great ideas too!

That was very informative and fun to watch

Man you are a great guy, many thanks for sharing you channel is awesome

Terrific as usual. As a deaf old curmudgeon I certainly appreciate the music editing. Absolutely perfect. So often youtubers drown out what they are saying with horrible music. You get every aspect right and have great content well presented. Thanks again.

Great work again man! So good to see what you can create with simple tools. Mother tucker!

Nice work! And it reminds me I haven't bought a copy of Motorcycho for a long time 😁

Love your videos always helpful and beneficial to me

Another brilliant video Carl brilliant I am learning all the time never to old to learn Carl brilliant thank you .Jamie from Scotland 👌👌

Really enjoy ur videos. ur an awesome teacher.

I love your videos! Thanks for all the information!

Another awesome learning lesson thanks👍

Well done mate!

Nice work, respect.

That looks like the same hammer as Trev's Blog, it's also his favourite!

Hi, I like your channel. Its nice to see a younger guy doing his own thing positively w/o and EGO. Keep it up you're doing great..

Great vid ! Picking up more & more ideas from your vids - thank you. One of my dollies I've used a lot is a hard rubber (not plastic - they crack) bowling ball, which works surprisingly well. I drilled out one of the finger holes to 3/4", shoved a 3/4:" bar into the hole, clamped it in a vise and formed the needed curvature into the sheet metal. I've made lots of patch panels over the years with it.

This channel is awesome, I think I'm going to make a video and make one like yours...

Cool teaching, cool ideas, thanks!

very cool and inspiring ! thanks

Nicely done

I know very well, for a long time I have also liked working with my hands, being able to create something from scratch, it is very satisfying and I enjoy it a lot. I've already been working shetmetal for nine years

Awesome video man!!!

I am a big fan of your work. Congratulations! Aracaju/Sergipe/Brazil.

If you want a challenge, try doing your dishing on a trailer ball with a ballpeen hammer.

A large metal hammer like Peter Tommasini’s puts the shape in steel much faster than plastic.

awesome job

Thank you!!

Always impressive.

That looks like the top of a old motorcycle gas tank ,put a cap on it and hang it on your wall .great job .

22:41 my god that hole in the garage door behind you is just screaming for a Jack Nicholson "here's Johnny!" Poster 😂

I like planishing over a metal dolly with a metal slapper. More surface area, blends way better. You can make it from an old leaf spring, or another type used to be made by covell. Either is easy to make. Great job on the video

great video.. im kinda surprised that u don't have an anvil, and some hardy tools..or some swage blocks..thanks for sharing.. Black Art Forge..

Making a hub cap in a metal working course at night school decades back, the bowl shape was skip rolled on an English wheel. The bowl looked as if it was pressed in a dye.

WOW - Already whaling on the new Stump !! - Looking GOOD. How is your arm and shoulder holding up!! " WHO NEEDS A STINKIN' GYM !!"

Owsome work. Making my self a hamer. Cheers Karl. 🍻

Great! Thank you! Hi from Areguá, Paraguay 💪

Perfect video at the perfect/ ironic time! I was barely out of city limits, purchased a house & remodeled it. 5 years later due to fraud l, deception, I miss the freedom of being out of city limits & being a homeowner! Now that I am in a small apartment, I cannot work on my car or do projects, I feel smothered! I have to replace the rocker panels on a pontiac G5! The rust has spread further then a set of rocker panels would cover by themselves so, I was thing of buying sheet metal, bags of sand to pound the metal onto & try my hand at making my own rockers & panels but, as I was working, I saw the price on a small sheet of sheet metal 40-45+ & realize that it might be best to purchase pre-made rocker panels & 1or 2 sheets of sheet metal to patch in above the rockers. Funny/IRONIC how I speak of metal shaping & I see this video!!! Your shrinking stump is cool & you have some Nice equipment & one heck of a garage!!! I was considering hammering the sheet metal on bags of sand to form the shapes & I am wondering how well that would work?

Amazing what one can do with simple tools 👍

Love these shaping videos. You should really do one on aluminum! I would love to learn what to do to make motorcycle parts