Blacksmithing For Beginners - Woking On The Horn Of The Anvil

Blacksmithing For Beginners - Woking On The Horn Of The Anvil. The video describes how to shape pieces on the horn of the anvil without causing the piece to twist out of shape.

[jasonwhitehead]

New Smith here. Thank for the knowledge. I will be watching all of your videos many times.

[mwilson]

I've really been enjoying your videos. You've go great information that's well presented. I felt like I should show my appreciation for your uploads.

[PedalSteel-byhx]

Very helpful. Have had some problems with this as I am a beginner. Thanks so much for the time you put in these videos. Can't send any $upport at this time but would like to in the future. God bless!

[joehagerman]

Thank you for an excellent video for new people to blacksmithing.

[peehole]

Thanks for all of these great videos, they have been really helpful and informative.

[TalRohan]

Sage advice Denis ...well demonstrated.

[berzerkerxking]

i enjoy your videos thank you for posting

[Pax.YouTube]

I was wondered why do anvils have horns.
Thanks.

[TrenchForgeArmory]

Purgatory iron works has a crazy steeped mandrel cone based on this principle and more likely that he made it himself. With the stepped mandrel cone you get less then the infinite curves that you would get on a standard mandrel cone but you can more effectively make bends with deferent kinds of stock. Very interesting. Also could you not just hold the work to the anvil at the angle of your radius and work on it like that?

[davidsailo]

What horn is that? Here, most of them are not made of pure iron...so, the upper flying edge is so delicate...

[ChrisColeArcher]

Cant you also alternate hammering from opposite sides of the horn to keep your twist from really getting out of hand as well?

[deanrantz]

That!...Or you can make/get O-jigs...Pipe whatever

[slaveNo-]

my first instinct would've been to still hammer over the whole flat bar and have it sit flat on the horn, but just hold it from a different direction to adjust for the curve that's not supposed to form. Is there a reason why this wouldn't work?

[jeffriwelsh]

Why haven’t you flipped the piece?
This seems no different than forming a ring on a mandrill. You flip the piece to work with the taper, hammering until it’s level.
I’ve only seen you hammer the same side…