Brilliant, I've been waiting for this. Nice one QuiQue. I think it's very generous of you to be sharing your knowledge. It's brilliant for those of us who are working in other jobs and don't have time to do a college course.
Regards
Dal

Well done. Thats not easy to finesse a big nazel hammer like that one. Your forge looks like a monster is that a homemade creation?

this presentation was very interesting and exeptionally intersting. IT IS AMATHING HOW A PIECE OF IRON IS FORGED IN A MOST DELICATED LEAVE, all in hands of a MASTER BLACKSMITH.CONGRATULATIONS QUIQUE.

You're getting more pro every time I look Enrique. Not only are your videos excellent educational demonstrations of the craft of blacksmithing but your videographic skills are becoming very professional.

Thanks.

Frosty

"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark;
The real tragedy of life is when adults are afraid of the light."

- - Plato

Thanks Dal for the kudos. It's really good to know that there are folks who appreciate how things are made. I have always felt an obligation to share the knowledge of metalsmithing with the community. I know that when I first started, it was very hard to find information on blacksmithing. So one of my goals in life is to share what I have learned so that it will be easier for folks to learn the art of blacksmithing themselves.

Jim, my coal forge is home made. The turyere's were bought and are made of cast iron. The forge has two forges, but I use mostly one. The chimney came from the salvage yard and is made of aluminum. This is good because my previous forge hood was made of mild steel and it rusted away in a couple of years. I think the sulfur or something in the coal smoke has an adverse reaction to mild steel. I also made the forge body out of 1/4" thick plate steel, added the coal bins, tong rack, and even embedded a 50 gallon steel drum half way into the ground so that I could have access to it while conserving space and included a post vise that is buried three feet in the ground. This part of the shop is the original section which I now use exclusively for forging.

Warren, glad you liked the video tutorial! The Nazel chugging along is definitely in the sound clip. The cadence of "Zelda" is one of my fondest sounds of the shop. Makes me want to dance along with the beat. I think this is a guy thing...

Frosty, I'm really pleased to see you posting! I wish it were true that I don't use gloves while welding, but to be honest, I normally were gloves while welding. It's just not possible to wear them while running a video camera at the same time. It's hard to turn the camera on and off! You know, I actually got a little spatter embedded on my thumb while doing these tacks. OUCH! That smarts!

THANK YOU!!QQ for giving me so much useful info great vidio things I've never seen before your expertice in the field of black smithing is unparalled thanks again!!..................Bob

wonderful!! Wonderful!!

Allen