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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2008 11:32:07 GMT
I know I'm Mr. Youtube today but bare with me. In this video the smith does a demonstration of the techniques he used to create the sword shown at the beginning. I was wondering if using clay like he is showing could be used as a way for someone who doesn't have a forge setup at the moment, or someone who is enthusiastic about it to get a feel for how the metal would move under hammer? (and yeah I realize the clay would move much more easily than the metal.) unless you used one of these maby lol
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Aug 19, 2008 12:51:35 GMT
Yup, thats definately a proven training technique. Show us what you make with it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2008 14:29:11 GMT
Yup, grey modeler's clay and a wooden mallet is a GREAT way to get a feel for moving hot metal.
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Post by Matt993f.o.d on Aug 19, 2008 21:33:14 GMT
To get accurate with a hammer, you can also just practice bashing six inch nails into a piece of two by four with a carpenters hammer.
After all, whats the point practicing forging techniques (which all require accuracy) if you arent practiced with a hammer in the first place?
Unless you are already, of course. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2008 23:54:04 GMT
I think I'm good there Matt. I've been kind of a handy do it / fix it yourself kind of guy my whole life. From furniture to dry wall and shingling, to computers I kinda do it all. So yeah I've laid my fair share of nails to their final rest Looking at putting together a One Brick forge and trying my hand with some old railroad spikes after the school quarter ends. currently I'm searching for a small anvil to work with (searching read as I'm broke ) Worse comes to worse and I'll improvise something like I usually do lol When I get it going I'll try to get pics and keep everyone posted so that everyone can see a real shoe string budget working (whether my knife making is successful or not )
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2008 0:31:12 GMT
To get accurate with a hammer, you can also just practice bashing six inch nails into a piece of two by four with a carpenters hammer. The technique is putting in 6 inch nails with the round side of a ball pein hehe .
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Post by Matt993f.o.d on Aug 20, 2008 9:29:29 GMT
Really?! Not heard that before. I never bothered with that anyway. I already had plenty of experience whacking stubborn parts of my car.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2008 14:04:14 GMT
Bangin nails in is NOT essentially good practice for hammer control, banging hot metal is certainly not like putting in nails. it might teach you to swing a hammer if you have never done so, as well as some basics of angle and control but when you move to hot metal you will not find it the same. try hitting bare wood with a hammer, when you find you can make perfect coin shaped depressions in the wood with no half moon shapes then you will have a better understanding of moving hot metal, but clay is better cause you can just reshape it into a block again.
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