Best beginner blacksmith project.

[ramonfry]

This is actually brilliant, because you're going to need those drive hooks to hang all of the rest of your tools on. The first thing you need is a place to store and organize your tools, which means the drive hooks are the logically first thing to make.

[therealdannymullen]

That "little item" is truly remarkable. Thousands of years of civilization wrapped up in one masterfrafted trinket.

[The_Farlander]

Thank you for this video and to the person who asked the question. I'm autistic and was kind of overwhelmed by all the choices and where to start. This gives me just the initial foothold i needed to get my focus on perfecting something before i start selecting projects based on what i want to try next.

[qwertyqwertysson]

Good advice! My first project was a incredibly complicated dagger first attempt went into the scrap but the second became ridiculously good

[Aaron-fhhd]

This is an awesome short. Not some snarky response, just a genuine recommendation with educational value for beginners in the subject.

[sketch]

You have quickly become one of my favorite Smiths

[khironkinney]

First project I was ever assigned whole lot of useful skills into a simple incredibly useful item

[dreamwolf]

Oh Lordy, this is what the guy who taught me to smith did to me for the first YEAR. I was just learning as a hobby, as a teen. I made THOUSANDS of these. Except the ones i made, had a hole punched in them to be mounted to walls as coat hooks.

[Theycallmeyoshi]

reminds me of a Miner's spike, too, which is an old medieval candle holder for guards and watchmen.

might be the 'level 2' for this project.

[joemccallister]

You drive the point into the wall and hang stuff on the hook. Looks better than a bent framing nail.

[Bulwark_Bops]

A battle axe. (Ok you don't need it but you want it)

[rowanjewell]

I didn't realise that my random experimentation in the shop was learning the fundamentals! Your technique is beautiful, btw

[Aussiesnrg]

Funny how the small simple things actually require a lot of techniques, knowledge and experience to make it look easy. But thats what "doing" does. Gives the experience and knowledge.

[tommybrady]

first thing I was taught was to make was a leaf necklace, taught me all of that along with chiseling and brass finishing

[rickgilbrt]

My first project was a "shepherd's knife" from a piece of 3/8 rebar. Had all these techniques plus forming a blade and hardening its edge. And it was great fun.

[MWG]

thanks for the idea, im just getting started and was just going to try the steriotypical railspike knife but smaller is probably better for now

[KhanAitmatov]

you can start by working with copper while cold, I did this in my bedroom to practice for years, not perfect but it works

[RyanBarnes]

Love that youre using a Vevor anvil, ahowing that beginner blacksmiths dont need an expensive anvil.

Love the hook idea. Any tips on keeping the bend of the hook on the horn from going in different angles while bending?? My hooks always start bending more like its starting a spiral bend.

[The_Natalist]

Horseshoers are taught to make hoof picks, teaches the same things, but rounder and without the twist... I literally just lost my favorite one, time to make another 😢

[christopherhall]

I've heard a leaf keychain is good too, teaches you to roll, flatten and shape