Start forging TODAY in your own backyard - no special tools required

I watched this video in late 2019 and it inspired me to become a blacksmith. Now it is 2021 and because of this video i built my own shop bought all my owns tools and am now making beautiful pieces of iron work. So thank you for inspiring me.

From watching this, I got some guidelines on making a forge, a price of a small anvil, what you quench in, that a normal claw head or ball peen hammer is fine, rebar is cheap practice material, and how to make it not brittle after a quench.
From an Alec Steele video, I got a simple project that he recommends beginners make a ton of to gain precision and practice.
Combine these two and I think I might be good

A 1 foot section of railroad track makes a decent anvil.

Or a 1 foot section of forklift fork.

Make sure you're doing it on top of septic only a joke don't do that

Does this still work in update 2023?

I'm 6 years late, but thank you so much for this video ❤

moral of the story: suck it up and buy a grinder

Where is the fire source .. gas ?
You didn't explain it ..

THE PREPPERS MIND

Rehehehe

I think I’m going to try this

Brother is a badass

If you plan on selling your house anytime soon, try not to make knives out of your property markers

its especially wrong to use power tools if you have them laying around anyway

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I just watched this and in the morning I'm going to try it out, I hope it goes well, also thanks to this guy for making the video, really simple and explains basic things

dude I know I'm 6 years late but I'm wanting to start blade smithing and the way you say "I'm not going to us a angel grinder" and then do it any way is very funny to me. And for that I will sub to ya. Stay safe and stay cool, well that kind of hard to do when your working in a forge.

And here's how you make an authentic post-apocalyptic survival knife! XD

Amazing vid, I just bought a 25lb anvil and I’m gonna try black smithing for the first time tomorrow

sure my neighbors would love to hear * PING PING PING PING * for hours on end lol

HAHA, "I'll just leave it here." "Have you seen my super suit!?"

Is it very important to use forged anvil...or we can use cast iron anvil for beginners

This is awesome! Id love too do this one day

If only my parents would let me. Freaking Boomers

You got a old speaker around take out the magnet. Picks up old sharp or dull nails. Thank you for your help with forging. Easy Peasy. Simple start.

Thank you, a great video!

Thanks man God bless in Jesus name Amen

What’s the oil

I opened the video to later realise I can't use most of these hints since I don't have a backyard

i have all of this in my backyard

thanx 4 d info

will any brick work?

Some people I work with for a historical reenactment group are trying to find a way to make a portable forge for the renaissance festival

"it's easier to get forgiveness than permission I'll just leave it there" honestly the most badass thing I've ever heard, love this dude 😎

Is it weird that me as a teenager is interested in forging?

Love it! Direct and practical 👍

Gotta inverse that pricing for the rebar nowadays, you can get about 3 or 4 feet for 20 dollars 😂

My neighbors will love me!

Hi! Thanks! Forgivenes is easier to get than permission. :-) Once I made knife, I’l do the wooden spoon and plate and a cup with it and then I make couple of needles and start making clothes from leather.

Why do you quench it and not just let it cool off on its own? Will it still be brittle if you dont quench?

Two points. One, rebar is a soft steel so while good for practice it isn't hardenable for blades. The most important point dont use cooking charcoal as it has chemicals in it to keep the temp down. Use lump charcoal, it looks like just burnt sticks instead of fomed bricks.

I'd curve the metal a bit before i flatten it

You could make a gap in the bricks and use that as the channel for the forced air.

I respect your purity towards the craft bra

just made a home made forge out of a propane tank. welded legs to it and all... cut the top off as the entrance.

Very interesting.......thank you !

Amazing

I am finally going to attempt this.