Squirrel cooker for cooking over the camp fire (you don't have to cook a squirrel)

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While todays project is called a squirrel cooker, I have never seen anyone actually cooking a squirrel on one. Typically this small forged fork and ground stake are simply used for cooking small pieces of meat.
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@ragingpandagaming5412 5 жыл бұрын

7:25 Best part was the musical wire brush😂

@HelenaOfDetroit 5 жыл бұрын

Jingle Bells, yeah? I swear, thought I was going crazy for a second

@ericcartrette6118 5 жыл бұрын

Yep, Jingle Bells for sure. :D

@jonpaul1981 2 жыл бұрын

Sir, you're awesome. I stumbled on your channel while trying to learn how to get started in blacksmithing. Just want to say, the content is great.

@thecreativecave 2 ай бұрын

I love your instructional videos, you have taught me so much in the last 6 months. Keep up the great content

@davidweeks1997 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. Simple, skill building, cheap, practical. And the mechanics are applicable to all sorts of other things, where ever you need to suspend a thing over a place.

@CodyDWorks 5 жыл бұрын

Jingle bell brushing!

@gerbsoda 5 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one that noticed that.

@davidoliver2826 4 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite simple projects. I have been leaning a lot from you .

@kingsoptions 2 жыл бұрын

Lol, I heard what ya did with the wire brush there around the 7:25-7:35 ish time mark. Very festive.

@diehappydie Ай бұрын

I caught that too...😊

@bradb.4570 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome simple project! I am going to try one. Thank you for your knowledge

@bunyanforgings7849 5 жыл бұрын

Man! I love these type of projects.

@casper1240 8 ай бұрын

So simple yet so effective thanks

@TheRustyGarageandHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

John thanks for everything. Really enjoying these daily small/intermediate projects.

@rickyburton4642 2 жыл бұрын

That’s really cool 😎!!! 👍👍😊🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@LemmyAuditYou 8 ай бұрын

I melted down Aluminum today in a camp fire today in a soup can. My First melt! 😀😀😀

@ghostforge3303 5 жыл бұрын

Again John another super project that fits in so well with the outdoors and the different game seasons. Maybe you could make a fishing rod holder keeping with the lets catch our meal and cook it too.....

@alexkatsaros6180 3 жыл бұрын

John, I love that twisting tool you used. So basic and yet very utilitarian!

@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@PrestonMcDowell-tc8wg 5 ай бұрын

That was great.

@tomcarlson3244 4 жыл бұрын

Fun project

@jacoklopper4772 Жыл бұрын

Definitely going to make me one to cook something in the South African Bushveld after a long hike etc! Great video as always Sir

@donniepoole595 2 жыл бұрын

Omg lord I'm going sending this to my wife. We love your outside squirrel ... if I don't comment I'm not on earth Anymore

@TomokosEnterprize 5 жыл бұрын

I grew up eating a lot of squirrel as a kid. Still enjoy the odd one. This is a must have for any camp type fire for sure.

@random40s 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome work. I really like making those. I think I have probably made 15 sets or so. They are great to use. Nice work on them as always.

@notwrkn2mch 2 жыл бұрын

Great campfire utensil and packs up small

@HisWayHomestead 8 ай бұрын

I definitely want to make one. John, if the stake in the ground is more rounded, you can turn the forks away from the fire as well as move it in and out. Thanks again for sharing. I’m rewatching your cooking tools playlist.

@tonynewman777 2 жыл бұрын

That's really cool

@426superbee4 11 ай бұрын

Well you got more black smith tools than me. ALL I HAVE is? A welding machine, acetylene oxygen torch for, my back smith tools 🤣🤣

@huxmetalworks7371 9 ай бұрын

I love you work I'm a fan thanks for sharing

@BlackBearForge 9 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@NeilGraham.I.M.F 5 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Love it and Squirrel is acually very good when cooked right

@grubkiller4616 5 жыл бұрын

The brushing brought a smile to me so thanks for that one

@hddm3 5 жыл бұрын

I love these tools. Camp cooking is awsome. Love to see more camp cooking tools! Thank you sir

@BlackBearForge 5 жыл бұрын

There will certainly be some more as spring comes on

@sirkai007 Жыл бұрын

"Hunk of tofu" hahahaha

@davidoliver2826 4 жыл бұрын

I like little useful projects like this that you can do in an afternoon. good exercise.

@TheNuggetshooter 5 жыл бұрын

Another great project and instructive video. Great gifts for people who camp. I will have to give this a go as well since I know several campers. Keep up the videos, they are fun to watch and make great gifts and make me want to practice and develop some ability!

@hannemannironworks1651 5 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to make a few for camping this upcoming year Thanks John!

@1averageamerican 5 жыл бұрын

Squirrel is actually very good. Another great project. Thanks.

@grantoyamaha 5 жыл бұрын

Great work John , awesome.

@TheOldaz1 4 жыл бұрын

Love it, thanks John.

@stevedingman474 5 жыл бұрын

John I had a forking good time watching you make this project!

@MrDukaman 5 жыл бұрын

Had to go back and listen again. Pretty slick with jingle bells. Merry Christmas my friend.....

@steelpennyforge5152 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome little project! And it might just be me but I really like the satisfying "ping" your hold fast makes when it sets. Thanks for the video!

@mattymcsplatty5440 5 жыл бұрын

great video too awesome camping tool

@jeffreyyeater1780 4 жыл бұрын

Great videos.

@gabrielnavarro8721 5 жыл бұрын

Great Tofu cooker ! Very efficient forging, bravo !

@leperejoe1536 5 жыл бұрын

Nice project John.

@MrDukaman 5 жыл бұрын

Love this one John Have to give this one a shot. Maybe wait till summer tho. Thx for the awesome projects you really got my mind going. Thx again....paul

@arctodussimus6198 2 жыл бұрын

Liked this so much, I just ordered one! 👍🏻👍🏻

@Candlemantle 3 жыл бұрын

You’re awesome!

@goshnodo 5 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up. Great video.

@Jennifer-zb4gc 4 жыл бұрын

amazing work! such an good idea :) and thanks for making this super interesting videos... greatings from bavaria

@donnyo65 5 жыл бұрын

MMMMM - roast squirrel ! Great little project, I will definitely be making one or more of these before next spring. Thanks.

@kimcurtis9366 5 жыл бұрын

Didn't know you you were a Rendezvouser! Glad to hear it! I used to do the Rondys in Granby and Hot Sulphur Springs. Lots of fun and good sales, too! My wife and I were traders until I got disabled. I want to get back into it on a small scale this year so, I will be making a dozen or two of these, some meat skewers (which I have found make wonderful kilt pins that double as last resort defensive pokers! LOL! And I have been making penannulars for years! Cheers!

@richardp3628 2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas to you as well. my wife just bought me a couple of black smithing books for Christmas and i am hoping to get out and build some stuff in the new year.

@BlackBearForge 2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas

@robphone4895 5 жыл бұрын

On the twenty-first day of Christmas the black bear made for me, a squirrel cooker, a key fob, a ball and cup toy, a decorative punch, meat scewers, a hot dog fork, jingle bels, a candy dish, a paper towel holder, a menorah, BBQ tongs, a stocking hanger, a Christmas tree ornament, a cabinet pull, a dinner bell, a steak flipper, a hose hanger, a bottle opener, a candle snuffer, a nice wreath hook and a beaitifull coat hook. Just tell me if this is getting annoying. only 8 days to go. gargoyle always makes me smile 😀!!

@hwdllc 5 жыл бұрын

Very neat Thanks

@stanervin6108 5 жыл бұрын

Are those Fire Department tin pants? 🐾⚒🔥 Nice campfire fork!

@duaneaubuchon9453 5 жыл бұрын

I really like this video makes me want to go camping lol

@billwillan8406 5 жыл бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one that heard the musical brush.

@HelenaOfDetroit 5 жыл бұрын

Wait! Did he just brush the forks to the tune of Jingle Bells?

@leestone1885 5 жыл бұрын

Helena Of Detroit I could have sworn i herd that lol

@robertnorrie6327 4 жыл бұрын

Yup!

@mattymcsplatty5440 5 жыл бұрын

very sneaky xmas jingle bells there hehe

@TonyUrryMakes 5 жыл бұрын

I’m thinking a design modification might be to leave the ring open enough that the fork can be disengaged easily without having to pull it all the way through the ring to reduce bare hand exposure to the heat source.

@larryking606 5 жыл бұрын

Nice project , one good benefit for me is , I love eating Squirrels !

@maddog45auto66 4 жыл бұрын

I would definitely cook squirrels on it I eat squirrel all the time neat little project

@spudhut2246 Ай бұрын

Hunk of Tofu... ha ha. Squirrel taste good. Try it!

@boxfortpirate900 5 жыл бұрын

Finally I can be rid of those pesky table forks whilst cooking squirrels. (Which by the way are delicious but not as delicious as Spotted Owl)

@hanelyp1 3 жыл бұрын

You, sir, are a glorious bastard. :-)

@markmoreno7295 Жыл бұрын

A tofu cooker? That’s a funny image and I suspect the squirrels might not mind. I’ll have mine with teriyaki sauce, the tofu that is.

@tdemario3753 5 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas John! Do you have a video on making hot cuts? Like how to make the tool and how to grind the proper edges on them? Thanks, and I hope everything is going well!!

@BlackBearForge 5 жыл бұрын

I have looked at hand held hot chisels, but so far not a handled hot cut

@grandadz_forge 5 жыл бұрын

Great, my dog heard you say SQUIRREL. Now i gotta make one.

@OuroborosArmory 5 жыл бұрын

Subtle sleigh bells :)

@mackenziefuson8938 5 жыл бұрын

Sneaky Jingle bells😂

@tommywright7196 5 жыл бұрын

I like that video makes me hungry for squirrel

@danbreyfogle8486 5 жыл бұрын

No tofu for me, as a kid the neighbor would bring us squirrel, my Mom said it was chicken, but she fried it in a pan and not over an open fire. Great little project.

@TufStockdogs 5 жыл бұрын

A very good exercise is making those loops at the end of a handle

@onesaltyzombie 6 ай бұрын

I used to sell these by the dozens at civil war and rev war events.

@winterhorse290 5 жыл бұрын

Not sure how many of these I have made and sold. I use something like a fishing pole holder for the stand. Don't have to insert or pull the shaft out. Just lift and remove.

@GibClark 5 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍

@tonhoestofador8254 2 жыл бұрын

Sou do Brasil Não entendo a lingua mas aprendo muito mesmo so com a imagens Obrgado

@richardmartinek3467 5 жыл бұрын

Great job with your videos very Informative and I was wondering what is The glove that you use and where I can get them

@BlackBearForge 5 жыл бұрын

www.piehtoolco.com/contents/en-us/p6640.html

@richardmartinek3467 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@caseyoutdoors3897 4 жыл бұрын

Great little project I am new to black smithing. Do you have a video on making that to that you do the twist with ? Or did you buy that? God-bless and merry Christmas.

@BlackBearForge 4 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas

@lancelandis227 5 жыл бұрын

I have made these but we used 1/2 in square mild steel and they are much longer.

@Uncephalized 8 ай бұрын

I don't want to cook tofu with it, but I am going to try really hard not to judge people who do 😂

@bobbybooshay5576 4 жыл бұрын

Now u need to cook a squirrel over your forge

@Dillinger86 2 жыл бұрын

I saw one of your videos on FB, you clamped down your anvil so it wouldn't "ring" when you hit it.

@BlackBearForge 2 жыл бұрын

The full video is available at kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kJljaZinq668mKs.html

@Dillinger86 2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackBearForge I watched that whole video on facebook, not my preferred platform to watch things video so I came to youtube to find your channel. Thank you buddy

@David-fv7zg 4 жыл бұрын

Hot filing, is this more efficient that cold filing?

@kimcurtis9366 5 жыл бұрын

It's fairly easy to use the horn of an anvil like yours to do the ring, however, those of us that can't afford a REAL anvil and are forced to use a Harbor Freight "anvil" are out of luck as the "horn" is not a horn, at all but, a screwy shaped end to an otherwise sort of usable anvil. SO, we have to use a form, a piece of pipe or whatever is handy and round and close to the right size for this operation. They work, but, I wish I could afford a REAL anvil!

@chrissanwald6669 5 жыл бұрын

Do you have advice for how to prepare coil spring for forging? Such as how to strip the coating if you can’t burn it off and an efficient way to straighten it by hand?

@BlackBearForge 5 жыл бұрын

I have never had coil spring with any coating. If you live where you can have an outdoor fire, you might just burn it off.

@chrissanwald6669 5 жыл бұрын

Black Bear Forge much thanks

@CharlesStruble 4 жыл бұрын

Only one squirrel was hurt in the making of this video. He was hurt pretty badly though... :-)

@antheaxe7340 5 жыл бұрын

relly relly like that you sometimes do the metric make it easier i i need to do my self one of them look good

@BlackBearForge 5 жыл бұрын

Just double check my conversions, I get them wrong half the time

@tkjazzer 5 жыл бұрын

Have you ever shown SLOW-MOTION video of your various hammer blows? I think your drawing out hammering would be cool to see in slow-mo to see the angle you strike at

@BlackBearForge 5 жыл бұрын

I think I have but don't know in which videos

@lisacoppinger8448 5 жыл бұрын

Do all your hammers have the same shape and design?

@mattymcsplatty5440 5 жыл бұрын

mes feel like some squirrel right about now

@jerrypitts1442 5 жыл бұрын

What tool steel is best for the face of the anvil?

@BlackBearForge 5 жыл бұрын

Most of the old ones would just be a simple high carbon steel forge welded to the anvil

@michaelprue9024 Жыл бұрын

How much sir ? I have been trying to find one to buy for awhile now. I am not a black smith nor am I equipped. And any page I do find that sells them is sold out lol.