Niels Provos · @nielsprovos
968 followers · 509 posts · Server ioc.exchange

I am exploring and experimenting with creating the ellusive Wolf Tooth Pattern - seen in Viking times but challenging to recreate! Let me know what you think.
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=2yvYcwCigO
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#blacksmithing #wolfstooth #spear

Last updated 1 year ago

Gaffen · @gaffen
190 followers · 1100 posts · Server kolektiva.social

I wouldn't usually do this but That Works are the YouTube channel that helped start my interest in and . They got hacked recently and lost a bunch of subscribers, revenue and momentum. They're worth following if you're into that kind of thing.

YouTube is a terrible company and I wish it didn't exist. Alphabet and Google too, and the high switching costs involved in their platforms is precisely why these video makers have to struggle and suffer so hard. However whilst they're stuck there and there isn't the ability for them to find a true alternative, I invite you to support That Works in whatever way you can.
youtube.com/channel/UCEjEAxdJL

#blacksmithing #knifemaking

Last updated 1 year ago

Gaffen · @gaffen
190 followers · 1099 posts · Server kolektiva.social

I wouldn't usually do this but That Works are the YouTube channel that helped start my interest in and . They got hacked recently and lost a bunch of subscribers, revenue and momentum. They're worth following if you're into that kind of thing.

YouTube is a terrible company and I wish it didn't exist. Alphabet and Google too, and the high switching costs involved in their platforms is precisely why these video makers have to struggle and suffer so hard. However whilst they're stuck there and there isn't the ability for them to find a true alternative, I invite you to support That Works in whatever way you can.
youtube.com/channel/UCEjEAxdJL

#blacksmithing #knifemaking

Last updated 1 year ago

Niels Provos · @nielsprovos
968 followers · 507 posts · Server ioc.exchange

The Viking spear gets a wrought iron core; requiring lots of forge welding!
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=zgNMg8cvog
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#blacksmithing #viking #spear

Last updated 1 year ago

Niels Provos · @nielsprovos
966 followers · 501 posts · Server ioc.exchange

In my first Tools and Process episode, I talk about heat treating - the most important process when making knives or swords! It's also the most nerve wrecking.
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=-eQ0u650jx
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#blacksmithing #heattreating #swordmaking

Last updated 1 year ago

David de Groot · @david
1845 followers · 1418 posts · Server theblower.au

Went up the Sky Iron festival of blacksmithing today and ended up manning a stall and doing demos. Just a little grubby when I got home.

#blacksmithing

Last updated 1 year ago

Niels Provos · @nielsprovos
961 followers · 482 posts · Server ioc.exchange

When making knives or swords, a lot of time is spent in front of the grinder which generates a lot of dust which not only spreads around your shop but can also go into your nostrils.
In this video, I start making a dust collector for metal dust which is more challenging than just wood dust. Follow along!
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=-IJGBOVG1F
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#blacksmithing #metaldust #diy

Last updated 1 year ago

Skovheks · @VVitchy
115 followers · 272 posts · Server pagan.plus

To help make connections: name 5-7 things that interest you but aren't in your profile, as tags so they are searchable. Then boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same.






#blacksmithing #worldmusic #rockcarving #writting #typewriters #lowtechcrafting

Last updated 1 year ago

Niels Provos · @nielsprovos
958 followers · 471 posts · Server ioc.exchange

Listen to the sounds of a modern blacksmith shop. Enjoy the visuals and the sonic atmosphere. It's hard to convey the vibe of a blacksmith shop and here is my attempt.
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=75I44Ttk_r
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#blacksmithing #sound #ambience

Last updated 1 year ago

Niels Provos · @nielsprovos
958 followers · 471 posts · Server ioc.exchange

In my first Tools and Process episode, I talk about heat treating - the most important process when making knives or swords! It's also the most nerve wrecking.
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=-eQ0u650jx
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#blacksmithing #heattreating #swordmaking

Last updated 1 year ago

Muro deGrizeco :toad: · @murodegrizeco
155 followers · 1414 posts · Server toad.social

Tacked together a rude cart for the propane forge to ride atop.

A broken plastic cart as a base, then a 2' cube of old picnic bench boards, topped with four foot-square concrete pavers under the "Mr Volcano" hobby forge.

Not nearly as appropriate as a cart made from stuff that can't burn, but I am working with no budget here.

Will use it carefully, out in the open, until we can do better!

New home for the anvil too.

#blacksmithing

Last updated 1 year ago

Muro deGrizeco :toad: · @murodegrizeco
153 followers · 1404 posts · Server toad.social

Anvil made from section of railroad track, chained to top of section of composite lumber, with sections of old bike tire underneath to dampen the metal ringing.

#blacksmithing

Last updated 1 year ago

Paul Lalonde · @Flux
277 followers · 2244 posts · Server wandering.shop

I think only an apprentice blacksmith can really appreciate what that 12" mark really represents.

#blacksmithing

Last updated 1 year ago

Niels Provos · @nielsprovos
954 followers · 463 posts · Server ioc.exchange

I am exploring and experimenting with creating the ellusive Wolf Tooth Pattern - seen in Viking times but challenging to recreate! Let me know what you think.
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=2yvYcwCigO
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#blacksmithing #wolfstooth #spear

Last updated 1 year ago

Mme Zabet (she/her) · @mmezabet
168 followers · 2685 posts · Server artisan.chat

Ok, blacksmithing Mastodon, I have a question! I do not forge & am not interested in starting, but I am really enjoying watching Forged In Fire. I can't help but wonder what you do with the metal from failed blades. I assume you can't make a new blade with it, but can it be recycled/upcycled into something else?

#blacksmith #blacksmithing #bladesmith #bladesmithing #smithing #forging #handforged #forgedinfire

Last updated 1 year ago

David Croyle · @croyle
172 followers · 1406 posts · Server wandering.shop

Before & After photos of some stuff. I haven't done any lately between the roasting hot temperatures and getting my vision corrected, but my "to do" list hasn't stopped growing! Now pondering a wire spool holder...

#blacksmithing

Last updated 1 year ago

Niels Provos · @nielsprovos
953 followers · 455 posts · Server ioc.exchange

Embark on an epic journey to recreate a famous Viking-age Spearhead!
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=YiQu9ItKCJ
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#spear #viking #blacksmithing

Last updated 1 year ago

its Ameise · @festlicheameise
6 followers · 36 posts · Server hachyderm.io

They are mitosis. Now 2 but i like my second one more

#blacksmithing #art #insects

Last updated 1 year ago

Niels Provos · @nielsprovos
951 followers · 444 posts · Server ioc.exchange

I am exploring and experimenting with creating the ellusive Wolf Tooth Pattern - seen in Viking times but challenging to recreate! Let me know what you think.
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=2yvYcwCigO
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#blacksmithing #wolfstooth #spear

Last updated 1 year ago

Brian Enigma · @BrianEnigma
243 followers · 1937 posts · Server xoxo.zone

I made a thing! Or, at least, about 80% of a thing. Finishing in a week.
Took a class at Past Lives maker space in SE PDX.

#blacksmithing #maker #class #learning

Last updated 1 year ago