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Working on finishing a kitchen knife after heat treating. The cutting edge developed a warp during heat treating and I will need to grind it out.
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Working on finishing a kitchen knife after heat treating. The cutting edge developed a warp during heat treating and I will need to grind it out. This live session is an attempt to keep my videos on Youtube by using it to increase watch hours and keeping th...
Open this video on Niels ProvosYoutube recently informed me that they will demonetize my channel because it fell below 4000 watch hours a year. This will mean that Youtube keeps all the advertising revenue and doesn't need to share it. Once that happens, I will take the videos down here ...
Open this video on Niels ProvosIn this episode, I making a simple holdfast for a woodworking friend. The holdfast is quickly forged from 1045 round bar. I heat treat and temper it before showing a quick action shot of the hold fast holding on to a piece of 2 by 4 that I try to saw from a...
Open this video on Niels ProvosMy trusty power hammer, a Bullhammer 75, stopped working. I needed to diagnose and repair. Follow along with my tribulations and challenges. This may have a happy ending or not. Working with pneumatic assemblies is not something I have any experience with. ...
Open this video on Niels ProvosI forge and make a new tool: a handled butcher. The butcher assists with creating clear transitions in metal and I plan on using it for an axe forging project. I show how to turn a round bar into a very pretty butcher and then also show my method for taking...
Open this video on Niels ProvosWorking on another simple blacksmithing projects, I am forging a flatter to be used with the power hammer. Anyone who is familiar with blacksmithing - from beginner blacksmith to experienced blacksmith - the work is about forging tools to forge other object...
Open this video on Niels ProvosIn a return to simple blacksmithing projects, I am forging a bottom swage to be used on the power hammer. Anyone who is familiar with blacksmithing - from beginner blacksmith to experienced blacksmith - the work is about forging tools to forge other objects...
Open this video on Niels ProvosAs a blacksmith and knife maker, forging knives, swords or even axes will eventually lead to a 2x72 band sander which generates a lot of metal dust. Not only are the sparks hot and can cause smoldering fires, they also end up covering all surfaces in the sh...
Open this video on Niels ProvosTo change it up a little for 2021, I made a Mandalorian Beskar ingot using pattern welding techniques. As you know from the Mandalorian show, Mandalorian Beskar Steel is the super strong material from which the Mandalorian Armor is made. While such material...
Open this video on Niels ProvosDust collection for the the win! The dust collector has been operating in the shop for a while but does it work? Does it suck up all the grinding dust. Maybe a laser can help? Part 1: https://youtu.be/-IJGBOVG1F0 - Thien Baffle Part 2: https://youtu.be/1-lY...
Open this video on Niels ProvosWhen making swords, most of the time is spent in front of the grinder. Grinding generates a lot of metal dust and that dust gets everywhere. Unfortunately, dust collection for metal dust is quite tricky. The sparks from grinding can create smoldering fires,...
Open this video on Niels ProvosWhen making swords, most of the time is spent in front of the grinder. Grinding generates a lot of metal dust and that dust gets everywhere. Unfortunately, dust collection for metal dust is quite tricky. The sparks from grinding can create smoldering fires,...
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