Pretty sure he did flux (red heat, brushed, fluxed and then back in to bring to welding heat). That being said, notice he's keeping it buried in the fire where its neutral, so probably could have done the weld without the flux.
@saucedgamingnetwork43944 ай бұрын
Why you so wrinkly? Your hands were normal later on the video, did you record the intro after 3 hours in the pool?
@Takkks4 ай бұрын
He just has thick skin from working for decades.
@MountainsEdgeForge3 ай бұрын
Sooo, I show how to do task 5 different ways and your comment is about my hands?
@Karl-24464 ай бұрын
Now I know what square hole in anvil is for!?
@MountainsEdgeForge4 ай бұрын
Just one of the uses!
@robertteap80524 ай бұрын
And what is your excuse for not "doing a very good job"?
@MountainsEdgeForge4 ай бұрын
??
@armouredoutlaw15374 ай бұрын
Absolutely nothing wrong with the way he dressed the chisel, it's a lump of steel you're hitting with a hammer it doesn't need to be a work of art it just has to do it's job...
@MountainsEdgeForge3 ай бұрын
I did a decent job on dressing them. Why do you say otherwise?
@carpenteire4 ай бұрын
Quickest and most effective surely is the bench grinder- unless you've let it get too bad.
@MountainsEdgeForge4 ай бұрын
no doubt, but i dont have a bench grinder
@mrbadmrbad18364 ай бұрын
Or hear me out, you can get a angle grinder 😂
@MountainsEdgeForge4 ай бұрын
The video is 6 TRADITIONAL methods blacksmiths cut metal... so methods BEFORE 1890.. BEFORE angle grinders...
@nothanksmegan4 ай бұрын
Men are so innovative
@MountainsEdgeForge4 ай бұрын
I would say PEOPLE are so innovative... and my cat... he's constantly innovating new ways to cause trouble...
@ralphmersdorf10984 ай бұрын
Before torches I guess but then you didn't have anvils then either but that doesn't count.
@MountainsEdgeForge4 ай бұрын
Anvils have been around, in some form, for about since about 6,000 BC. These are traditional techniques, so what a blacksmith would use before 1890
@John.strong4 ай бұрын
Number 7 the fold cut. Fold the metal back and forth so many times it falls off
@MountainsEdgeForge4 ай бұрын
Definitely could be done with sheet metal
@starlost10034 ай бұрын
I didn't know there were various methods to it! I remember i wanted to be a blacksmith when i was a kid but im strong *not enough lol
@MountainsEdgeForge4 ай бұрын
When there's a need, people come up with a way!! I'm particular impressed with shear cutting with a chisel!
@riccardo50894 ай бұрын
Option5 , in the lathe 😅
@MountainsEdgeForge4 ай бұрын
That would be interesting and a bit scary.
@jimjones3954 ай бұрын
An if u aint got none of them fancy tools rub it on a rock or concrete...
@MountainsEdgeForge4 ай бұрын
I'll take the hand file over a rock any day!
@Its_just_Dave.4 ай бұрын
Genuin question as to why is this necessary? What makes the mushroom unsafe? Why is rounded safer?
@kaelanbrannan24794 ай бұрын
The mushroomed edges are prone to snapping at high speeds
@RCGshakenbake4 ай бұрын
Because the splinters become projectiles when they break off when struck with a massive blow. It has happened to me. It penetrated my clothing and stuck in my skin next to my belly button.
@neepsmcfly41764 ай бұрын
If you look close you can see the fractures at the beginning.
@MountainsEdgeForge4 ай бұрын
Lots of good explanation from commenters!! Thanks guys!
@corbinfouts41824 ай бұрын
I thought the bigger surface area would be safer?
@simmcowaPang1224 ай бұрын
When it mushrooms it gets thinner and thinner and will eventually splinter off potentially in your eyes
@RCGshakenbake4 ай бұрын
I learned about cleaning them up the hard way. I had one splinter and shoot off and go through my shirt and stick in my belly. It was terrible. Now I see mushroomed chisels and cringe.
@MountainsEdgeForge4 ай бұрын
Great explanation and a great, if scary, example of why!! Thanks for the great input guys!!