Jeremy Blohm 506 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) So I. Sitting here in the hospital with nothing on television so I was hoping you guys would share your favorite forging videos to give me something to do. These videos can be a series of videos or single videos. This is my favorite video series. Rowan Taylor: recreating the sutton hoo chain. It is a series of 13 videos I believe. Edited September 11, 2018 by Jeremy Blohm Link to post Share on other sites
Tim Jackson 16 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Are you looking to go down the rabbits hole Jeremy? in no order Hoffman blacksmithing jimmydiresta torbjorn Ahman ABSwebmaster Big dog forge bat country forge shurap walter sorrells brent bailey forge NESMforged blacksmithing - joey van der steeg jeffry santo brian brazeal caleb white knives mitchel jacobsen david guyton AWE me freerk wieringa daniel moss ballard forge ABANAorg dirty smith mark aspery neels van der berg now there are a couple others that I used to watch, won't name names. either they turned from great info into a full time you tube rodeo clown, or just think is smart to post offensive religious posts. think there might be enough channels for an hour or two of boredom. Get well Jeremy, time to forge! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John Page 68 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Some of my all time favorites all come from the Norsemen (formerly John Neeman/Autine) channel. There are a handful of forging videos, but some other awesome artistic explorations of craftsmanship as well. Great cinematography and visual storytelling! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gerhard Gerber 337 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Tim's list is pretty complete, all my favourites listed except Chandler Dickinson. I use these channels and videos for reference when trying something new, but Youtube also makes up about 70% of my "home entertainment". At times like those it helps if the video is informative and entertaining..... Get well soon Jeremy! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ross Vosloo 174 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 @Tim Jacksonlist is, as already stated, pretty complete. the only one i will add is Alec steele. hes an entertainer for sure, and at times i struggle to stomach his flamboyance, but his work speaks for himself. hes currently in the middle of a "viking sword" of damascus, but his attention to detail on the handle fittings is superb. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gerhard Gerber 337 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 31 minutes ago, Ross Vosloo said: at times i struggle to stomach his flamboyance, but his work speaks for himself. +1 Very capable young man but he hurts my ears! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ross Vosloo 174 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Gerhard said: +1 Very capable young man but he hurts my ears! agreed. just thought of another for the list, but hes not a blade smith, hes a knifemaker, Simple little Life. very nice knives, but as stated, he doesnt forge. but again, his finish work and tips and tricks are very very good Edited September 11, 2018 by Ross Vosloo 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy Blohm 506 Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 Hanks everyone I'm going to start going through them right now. I cant sleep because the last time I slept for a couple hours I woke up in tears because the pain is unbearable. I don't know if I am moving in my sleep or what but it's not good. Link to post Share on other sites
Gerhard Gerber 337 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 10 minutes ago, Ross Vosloo said: Simple little Life. very nice knives, but as stated, he doesnt forge. but again, his finish work and tips and tricks are very very good ......he does now Or at least he's going to. Link to post Share on other sites
Ross Vosloo 174 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 17 minutes ago, Gerhard said: ......he does now Or at least he's going to. ja, i saw all those vids of him making his own forge. great vids, going to use them to build mine, when i get around to it. but i havent seen anything forged from him yet. always hoping though Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewB 151 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 11 hours ago, Jeremy Blohm said: So I. Sitting here in the hospital with nothing on television so I was hoping you guys would share your favorite forging videos to give me something to do. These videos can be a series of videos or single videos. This is my favorite video series. Rowan Taylor: recreating the sutton hoo chain. It is a series of 13 videos I believe. I do find myself watching a lot of Alec Steele can learn quite a bit of things from those videos. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy Blohm 506 Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 I watch every one of his videos. He is an extremely talented young man. Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Dougherty 1,092 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) Check out Leo at the the "Sampson boat company", or "Acorn to Arebella" if you like large scale woodworking projects. These aren't smithing related channels, but one I watch regularly. I'm also a fan of Michael cthulhu's channel. Also not smithing related, but the guy is an amazing sculpted/fabricator. Edited September 11, 2018 by Brian Dougherty 1 Link to post Share on other sites
WES 4 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) My personal favorite and inspiring video maker for forging and sword making is Freerk Wieringa. Check him out. Forgot to mention that these are Youtube videos. Edited September 11, 2018 by WES 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 1,657 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) I will second John page with the Northmen channel (sorry John, it's Northmen, not Norsemen) and add one that doesn't have many videos, the guys who runs it is kind of weird, he drops stuff a lot, his wife walks around during filming making noise and doing stuff at the edge of the screen, but he's got some good ideas. Dos Gatos Designs LLC Edited September 12, 2018 by Joshua States 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tim Jackson 16 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Hope today is better for you! Don't fall too far down the rabbit hole, those videos are addictive. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Dougherty 1,092 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Actually, that Dos Gatos guy has some nice videos out there too 10 hours ago, Joshua States said: I will second John page with the Northmen channel (sorry John, it's Northmen, not Norsemen) and add one that doesn't have many videos, the guys who runs it is kind of weird, he drops stuff a lot, his wife walks around during filming making noise and doing stuff at the edge of the screen, but he's got some good ideas. Dos Gatos Designs LLC 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy Blohm 506 Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 21 hours ago, Joshua States said: Dos Gatos Designs LLC I like your press Joshua!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 1,657 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Jeremy Blohm said: I like your press Joshua!!! Thanks. The controller thingy really makes it what it is. Thankfully, it didn't suffer any damage when I dropped it off the trailer during the move in may. DOH! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy Blohm 506 Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 That's good it wasn't damaged. Link to post Share on other sites
VaughnT 11 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Mark Aspery definitely sets the gold standard in terms of video quality. Craig Trnka is probably the single best resource for learning how to effectively move iron. I'm not a farrier and have no interest in making horse shoes, but this guy is simple amazing. How he can get that steel to move under his hammer is almost miraculous, and to have everything come out so wonderfully clean is something to be seen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6sRXurRsBs Another good one is Elchschmiede. He doesn't speak english, but I speak blacksmith and can follow along quite nicely. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGIwSDb66oE All three smiths turn out videos that are high on quality, tightly focused on the work, and don't have annoying soundtracks you'd expect from cheesy porn flicks. No rodeo clown antics, harsh edits, etc. Just good solid ironworking. If you haven't seen the Devil's Blacksmith series put out by Master Huber, you're really missing out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAEzHsTPuqg 2 Link to post Share on other sites
scott crittenden 2 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Working With Iron Nathan 2 Link to post Share on other sites
VaughnT 11 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 7 hours ago, scott crittenden said: ... Totally forgot about him. He does some great videos, too. Like the ones I mentioned, he stays tight to the work, minimizes nonsensical jive, and turns out a very nice finish on his pieces. Two thumbs up! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy Blohm 506 Posted October 28, 2018 Author Share Posted October 28, 2018 Thanks everyone. I have watched so many videos these last few weeks and going back to this thread I have always been able to find something new to watch. Link to post Share on other sites
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