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Blacksmithing - Making a Stake Driver

Torbjörn Åhman
2023 ж. 6 Қаз.
226 675 Рет қаралды
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Here I make a stake driver, a tool used to drive down survey markers with. A fun exercise that illustrates how to forge something to a given size.
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  • Thanks so much for the discussion of forging versus directly turning. Very educational.

    @mikehayes5919@mikehayes59197 ай бұрын

    • Thanks!

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын

    • @@torbjornahman It's very nice to hear you in general

      @MFStuffNinja@MFStuffNinja7 ай бұрын

    • @@torbjornahman any explanations of your work process are much appreciated. 😊

      @chrischerry2787@chrischerry27877 ай бұрын

    • @@torbjornahman And smoothing those sharp corners! If everything is perfect, that's the place where things go wrong first. Very wonderful analogy to the wood. Steel is not that simple as many people thinks :)

      @ogi22@ogi227 ай бұрын

    • Great video! I enjoyed the explanation. Thank you for adding the audio. I hope you can add it in future videos.👍

      @WoodCreations8681@WoodCreations86815 ай бұрын

  • The flow of the grain to give strength to a bolt head works much then same way. My grandfather (Birger Waldemar "BW" Lindquist) had some patents for the die shapes needed to form the grain properly for cold-heading bolts. He went on to found Ring Screw Works to manufacture bolts and screws using this technique. He began as a blacksmith's apprentice in Sweden in the late 1800s before coming to the US in 1905 at age 20.

    @PeterWMeek@PeterWMeek7 ай бұрын

    • Wow, that's a cool story! Yes, much the same principle!

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын

    • Some specialized bolts in aircraft engines have a more pronounced fillet between the transition from bolt head to shank, and require specific washers with a beveled hole to match the fillet. Use the wrong washer, or the right washer upside down, and you could easily have a failure of the bolt.

      @Skinflaps_Meatslapper@Skinflaps_Meatslapper6 ай бұрын

  • After seeing what the application of the tool you forged was for, it makes perfect sense to go for maximum strength. Tools that last a lifetime are hard to come by, the cheap ones that last a year are just a waste of time and money. Thanks for doing it right all the time, your work never ceases to impress me, have a great day!

    @Madlintelf@Madlintelf7 ай бұрын

  • Dear Torbjørn - today I did my second ever forging - made a small hole in the garden with fire proof bricks and used coal and charcoal and a DeWalt blower with an old length of tube, bought a length of 16mm plain steel and made a cats foot bench dog! And it worked! Thank you so much!

    @bikeridernz6169@bikeridernz61697 ай бұрын

    • Perfect! A very good start, and you're over that initial threshold that many struggle with - just do it!

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын

  • May the forge be with you Torbjörn, always.

    @Alfaldr@Alfaldr7 ай бұрын

    • Yes. It is.

      @joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes15367 ай бұрын

  • I very much enjoy these last few videos forging tools for workers and artisans. The engineering discussion was wonderful as well!

    @matthewables2378@matthewables23787 ай бұрын

    • Cool, thanks

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын

  • I always get such joy whenever I see your videos. I admire your craftsmanship

    @KRGraphicsCG@KRGraphicsCG7 ай бұрын

    • Thank you very much!

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын

    • @@torbjornahman craftsmanship and video editing.

      @CrinosAD@CrinosAD7 ай бұрын

  • Thunder Bear has done it again. Great job!

    @PapaDan@PapaDan7 ай бұрын

  • Nicely done sir!

    @marcsenteney3160@marcsenteney31607 ай бұрын

  • that short and simple answer, answered everything. I've thought that for some time 'why not just machine it?' :D now I know. this channel is awesome.

    @Prander5x5@Prander5x57 ай бұрын

  • Manipulating the grain structure not only improves strength but dramatically improves fatigue resistance and fracture toughness. Nicely done, sir.

    @johngullotti@johngullotti7 ай бұрын

  • The concentricity of that forged part is very impressive and testament to your skills!

    @bangjock@bangjock7 ай бұрын

  • Thank you for the lesson! I think you’re a good speaker. Your explanation of why forged parts are stronger is exactly the same way my great uncle (who helped build the Gemini capsule) explained it.

    @matthewmarting3623@matthewmarting36234 ай бұрын

  • *- Thank you for the metallurgy tutorial, Torbjörn.* *- I did not know that extruded metal produced grain lines and forging bent those lines to hammered shape...most informative and detailed practicum in inorganic physical chemistry physics.*

    @RobertFay@RobertFay7 ай бұрын

  • I really like your vids when you speak and explain your work, your English is great!

    @user-zk4sm9vt8t@user-zk4sm9vt8t7 ай бұрын

  • Tools made in Sweden are well made. You just proved the point. 👍😊 Great video. Thanks for sharing.

    @johnnydingo8680@johnnydingo86807 ай бұрын

  • I have to say I really like hearing you speak and explain things to us.

    @dennismitchell4836@dennismitchell48367 ай бұрын

  • Wow. I learned a lot from this particular video. Metallurgy, machining, production. It has it all. Well done.

    @jimday6244@jimday62447 ай бұрын

  • I am very impressed by the precision of your forging. Though that piece of metal was beaten into shape by tons of force, it barely needed any shaping on the lathe to reach the final form. The only thing I missed was you adding your touchmark to this piece of industrial art!

    @BlueSOF@BlueSOF7 ай бұрын

    • Sometimes that touch mark will create stress risers of its own, so it's understandable why he didn't add it.

      @Skinflaps_Meatslapper@Skinflaps_Meatslapper6 ай бұрын

  • I think all of your reasons for forging vs. machining are great, the most important one is the third.

    @housegoth@housegoth7 ай бұрын

  • I can't say that I am surprised the original one broke, given the sharp stress concentrations you pointed out. A long time ago someone asked me to fix a kickstart shaft off a Harley Davidson, it had sheared exactly where you would expect at the sharp edge transition where they had ground a driving square on the shaft. I couldn't fix it of course. More surprising was the bad design, engineers have known about stress concentration for the best part of a hundred years.

    @donaldasayers@donaldasayers7 ай бұрын

  • Love the talking and explaining In this video 🙏

    @KoiMan_@KoiMan_7 ай бұрын

  • Once again you have shown what a highly skilled “metal worker” you are, but your forging skill and knowledge is amazing. Well done!

    @geoffreynewton5839@geoffreynewton58397 ай бұрын

  • That's my sticker! What a cool build from forge to machine. Must have been satisfying seeing it put to good use 🎉

    @TimBielawa@TimBielawa7 ай бұрын

    • 🎉 Thanks! :)

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын

  • I use a rod driver often and thought that you made an error removing the hex shaped shaft. Glad I was wrong! Making a tool that gets a lot of use is very rewarding. Great job⚒

    @jskjsk3986@jskjsk39867 ай бұрын

  • Another smile put on my face by Torbjorn. Yes he is the best !!👍👍👍. JC🌵

    @OlneyaTesota@OlneyaTesota7 ай бұрын

  • Man i wish i had you as a shop teacher. You are awesome with old to the new .👍

    @kentcostello5286@kentcostello52867 ай бұрын

  • Forging and machining in the same video, awesome episode!

    @sjtonic@sjtonic7 ай бұрын

  • The editing just gets better and better!! I love what you do!

    @bobross5580@bobross55807 ай бұрын

    • Thanks!

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын

  • Very cool! I like the discussion on the crystalline structure of steel. In a future video will you discuss the heat treatment process and discuss the differences in quenching with water or oil and their different applications. Always love watching you work.

    @ahorseman4ever1@ahorseman4ever17 ай бұрын

    • Thanks! I have an old video covering some parts here - kzhead.info/sun/ecmolMNvcGeJgoU/bejne.html

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын

    • @@torbjornahman thank you! I will watch.

      @ahorseman4ever1@ahorseman4ever17 ай бұрын

  • seeing you use the tool on the job site was a super cool!

    @mpm165@mpm1657 ай бұрын

  • The little hollar when the powerhammer struck the center by accident, i felt that on a personal level 😂

    @5isalivegaming72@5isalivegaming726 ай бұрын

  • Really interesting to watch. Couldn't guess what it was till the end. Brilliant

    @macbilling6410@macbilling64107 ай бұрын

  • I appreciated this format of video with some instructions on the theory of blacksmithing, why you did something a certain way, and the pros and cons. I'm always fascinated to learn about the grain structure and how the different processes, such as the different temperatures and times used in the normalization, quench and temper affect the properties of different alloys.

    @brandongraham3509@brandongraham35097 ай бұрын

  • Great skills, reflections explaining and phantastic heatings….best blacksmith in sweden 🇸🇪

    @fern6114@fern61147 ай бұрын

  • Good work 👍 and well done.. greetings from Syria 👋🇸🇾

    @kamalkhadra8838@kamalkhadra88387 ай бұрын

  • Fun to see old ways making parts for new tools.

    @TheDistur@TheDistur7 ай бұрын

    • You would be surprised to know how many parts that are still forged today!

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын

    • @@torbjornahman There are many, but not made by hand like this!

      @TheDistur@TheDistur7 ай бұрын

  • I love his drafting table.

    @stanleyjones6705@stanleyjones67057 ай бұрын

    • It's a bit low and has a odd shape....

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын

  • It is much more fun to forge is the reason for this channel! Thanks for the explanation!

    @mlctrez@mlctrez7 ай бұрын

  • Thanks Torbjo-rn.. just brilliant and inspiring! cheers

    @douglowe3693@douglowe36937 ай бұрын

  • Cool to see surveyors in the vid having been a land surveyor for the past 13 years myself!

    @SchmackyJoel@SchmackyJoel7 ай бұрын

    • Cool!

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын

  • <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="215">3:35</a> dang, you are really smooth with that camera trick

    @avenuex3731@avenuex37317 ай бұрын

  • I WAS thinking why not just lathe it! thank you for explaining it. very interesting 🙂

    @marks7502@marks75027 ай бұрын

  • Hello Mr Torbjörn. The explanations were very informative for me. Thank

    @davoodalaei@davoodalaeiАй бұрын

  • Blessings from the great state of Texas! I love your videos and this one was very informative. You should talk more. You know how to cut to the chase.

    @e.a.deetssr.3253@e.a.deetssr.32537 ай бұрын

    • Thanks!

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын

  • That was a very simple but effective way to explain why forging the piece was better than just turning it. It was very instructive and interesting, thanks for that !!

    @highdarktemplar@highdarktemplar7 ай бұрын

  • Hah, nice voice you have, I like the info that you can give to us. Keep going!

    @Nikola_Stankov@Nikola_Stankov7 ай бұрын

  • What a great video, thank you. The explanation of forged V turned opened my eyes, I had never thought of that.

    @petercowell2051@petercowell20517 ай бұрын

  • My compliments! You have the 'Knack' of the 'Old Timers' I used to watch on my coffee break. You have knowledge that is rapidly disappearing. This EXCELLENTLY crafted video (and most of your work in video) could serve as a back-up to conserve and protect for future generations of Metal Worker. thanx for sharing, Marcel

    @c.smythe3022@c.smythe30227 ай бұрын

    • Thanks Marcel!

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын

  • well!! if your work stands up to heavy industrial use, that's as good as it gets. Blacksmithing's no dead ancient craft. Success to your trade, mate. John Warner. Aust.

    @janeycole3327@janeycole33277 ай бұрын

  • This is a rare forged tool build; nice work. We shared this video on our homemade tool forum this week 😎

    @homemadetools@homemadetools7 ай бұрын

  • I loved this video. The precise hammer strikes ... I love the look and feel of a forged piece of metal and the process.

    @G-man45444@G-man454447 ай бұрын

  • I really like your explanation and teaching. Thank you. You contributed to not just visual learning but auditory learning as well.

    @redrover1565@redrover15652 ай бұрын

  • I really liked this style of video, Torbjörn. Your expertise is very well demonstrated through your videos without dialogue, but you're a great verbal teacher as well. It's nice to see another layer of your personality!

    @poljaar@poljaar7 ай бұрын

    • Thank you!

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын

  • I love the talking style of vido! Please make more!

    @jacklondonblacksmithing194@jacklondonblacksmithing1947 ай бұрын

  • Cleanest hands I've ever seen on a "Smithy". I'M first time viewer and could be the after you read my first comment. Great video. Nice finish with the hammer. I am now a new subscriber. Also known as Ye Ole Caterpillar Cowboy

    @danielpullum1907@danielpullum19077 ай бұрын

    • Sweet, thanks!!

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын

  • Enjoyed the process for a quality peice, and great video!

    @gennval@gennval7 ай бұрын

  • Greetings to all from Yerevan, Armenia 🇦🇲

    @AnargiT-2.23@AnargiT-2.237 ай бұрын

  • Thank you. That's a Great short and sweet of it. Forged is always better

    @bentoombs@bentoombs7 ай бұрын

  • Awesome video! I am a surveyor and have used that tool many times. In fact I have a few of the bits I am saving to forge into hardy hole tools.

    @MrWoundedsquirrel@MrWoundedsquirrel4 ай бұрын

    • Cool!

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman3 ай бұрын

  • Beautiful! Thank you

    @josefburian2145@josefburian21457 ай бұрын

  • Most informative, thank you!

    @thedasroach7743@thedasroach77437 ай бұрын

  • Thank you for all the awesome content and great videos!!!!

    @gtbkts@gtbkts7 ай бұрын

  • Great video! I also appreciate the ‘lessons’ you teach, nice to learn from you!

    @marien20@marien207 ай бұрын

  • Nice to get out of the shop and see your work in action…! Bravo 👏🏼

    @wolfparty4234@wolfparty42345 ай бұрын

  • Thanks for sharing your knowledge

    @raymondhorvatin1050@raymondhorvatin10507 ай бұрын

  • Finally got to hear your voice, should talk more often in your videos.👍

    @billwoehl3051@billwoehl30517 ай бұрын

    • 👍

      @joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes15367 ай бұрын

  • Dear Mr Ahman, I always enjoy your videos and the nice explanations you give. Already learned a lot from it!! I am very jealous of the beautiful workshop you have. Warm greetings from a metal teacher from the Netherlands

    @klusmeister@klusmeister7 ай бұрын

    • Many thanks

      @torbjornahman@torbjornahman7 ай бұрын

  • You are awesome, Torbjorn!!! I really liked that you gave an explanation of why forging is better than turning!!! Thank you for adding the new piece being used in the work process to your video!!

    @brucek6563@brucek65637 ай бұрын

  • beautiful work and very useful for the workers who will manage their pain

    @andreaspagnatosquit3844@andreaspagnatosquit38447 ай бұрын

  • Always enjoy your videos and seeing your craftsmanship.

    @gregwaters944@gregwaters9447 ай бұрын

  • love watching your vids man glad you’re starting to talk and educate us in them now

    @ginoplsm8@ginoplsm87 ай бұрын

  • Pleasure to watch you work, Thunderbear. I know nothing about shaping metal so the grain lesson was enlightening.

    @billmullins6833@billmullins68337 ай бұрын

  • Always a joy to watch your videos, and appreciated the explanation. Thank you.

    @penchant4@penchant47 ай бұрын

  • I second you explaining your thoughts. Thanks

    @carlosguardado2850@carlosguardado28506 ай бұрын

  • Most entertaining, most interesting. Thank you!😀

    @harryvanniekerk7269@harryvanniekerk72697 ай бұрын

  • Thanks for the explanation about the grain and showing how this tool is used!

    @N-A674@N-A6747 ай бұрын

  • love the work you do, at times it looks simple but the process is fascinating. 👏👏👏👏

    @colleenscorfield3505@colleenscorfield35057 ай бұрын

  • That was fantastic.

    @gregkieser1157@gregkieser11577 ай бұрын

  • *AWESOME thanks for explaining it simply too 🙂.*

    @andreacrashe9894@andreacrashe98947 ай бұрын

  • perfect work! it's always a pleasure to watch your videos

    @SB-hv2yh@SB-hv2yh7 ай бұрын

  • Your mind and skills are on a whole other level. You push the envelope of what and why it's possible. Inspiring!

    @ForgingAheadArtisanBlacksmith@ForgingAheadArtisanBlacksmith7 ай бұрын

  • Well done. Thanks for the lesson. Take care.

    @jerrellkull5347@jerrellkull53477 ай бұрын

  • Well done, your input is very educational. Thanks!

    @ShogunMura@ShogunMura7 ай бұрын

  • أنت حرفي ماهر ومبدع، أيضاً فنان في مونتاج الفيديو، وشارح ومبسط أفكار جيد، شكراً لك على هذا العمل الجميل. تحياتي من ليبيا 🇱🇾.

    @sohaim2720@sohaim27207 ай бұрын

  • Thank you 🙏. You sir are a master!!

    @eliprice138@eliprice1387 ай бұрын

  • Thanks for the video.

    @alexcarniglia8141@alexcarniglia81417 ай бұрын

  • Thankful for the extra explanations and narration in this episode.

    @MyishiMan@MyishiMan7 ай бұрын

  • Excellent explanation, worthy of a great teacher, great work and beautiful video as always, I send you greetings from southern Argentina.

    @Einherjar_17@Einherjar_177 ай бұрын

  • Really enjoyed the combining of forging and milling. You explanation of why the forging was better than all milling was a great help in understanding why you did what you did. Thanks for sharing

    @JimG31547@JimG315477 ай бұрын

  • I enjoyed the lesson on grain structure and material estimates, your a good teacher .

    @petehendry4756@petehendry47567 ай бұрын

  • Thank you for the video that showed what that tool was for!! Well Done!!

    @markb.1259@markb.12597 ай бұрын

  • Beautiful work

    @PeterSmith-rc9ve@PeterSmith-rc9ve7 ай бұрын

  • Thankyou for the explanation at the start and also later about the steel grain. Did not realise how important that was before, but now have learnt something new so thankyou. I do like your videos, the detail and precision is quite something and they’re always great to watch.

    @HydroSnips@HydroSnips7 ай бұрын

  • You are a very clever bloke. Love watching your skills and attention to all the detail. Thank you.

    @oldandbroken@oldandbroken7 ай бұрын

  • The problem with the old part was not design alone, somebody made a notch in it, you can see it where the crack startet. Seeing this often with chisels, when they got stuck they smack another chisel beside it to get it free and make a small nick or notch in it and thats the point where it will break after some time. The Sharp edges are doing the rest.

    @Hans-Yolo@Hans-Yolo7 ай бұрын

    • I was wondering how one even develops a fracture to break in the first place. Cold steel doesn't really just, er, snap. I couldn't imagine the scenario in which they broke it. You are probably right.

      @UnitSe7en@UnitSe7en7 ай бұрын

    • ⁠​⁠@@UnitSe7eneven smooth looking surfaces have microfractures. Add poor quality steel and poor/no heat treat and a stress concentration and heavy loading (especially shear) and a microfracture quickly becomes a crack

      @jackthompson6296@jackthompson62967 ай бұрын

    • @@jackthompson6296 No.

      @UnitSe7en@UnitSe7en7 ай бұрын

    • ​@@UnitSe7enyes.

      @DH-xw6jp@DH-xw6jp7 ай бұрын

    • @@DH-xw6jp Not that anything he said was particularly _incorrect._ I know what a stress fracture is, and in that vibratory application it's clear that any weakness will quickly develop into full failure. But the question about how a fracture first developed is already best answered by the OP. Jack's reply actually answered nothing and included uncontextual information such as shear stress which this part does not experience, just as one example of the several. That's why OP's comment is good, and Jack's was just masturbatory, existing only to show everyone how much he thinks he knows.

      @UnitSe7en@UnitSe7en7 ай бұрын

  • Very nice work. May you forever be successful.

    @mounir101@mounir1017 ай бұрын

  • One word - Master 💥👏🏽👏🏽… The creation process is such a satisfying watch/view 💯

    @richardvillegas3799@richardvillegas37997 ай бұрын

  • Another enjoyable one, love the explanations.. Your talking is right not overdone and filled with nonsense like so others

    @craignolan6344@craignolan63447 ай бұрын

  • I love the sound of the Beche air hammer, remembers me of my apprenticeship in 1970 on a shipard where I also learned fire welding. The original piece seems to have also been a forged piece out of a mass production. With the proven design flaws. I enjoy every of your videos. Greetz from Germany

    @kurtgast2540@kurtgast25407 ай бұрын
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