THE COAL SCHOOL OF IRON WEBSITE IS LIVE! Coal Iron Works 2023-01-18 | #shorts The Coal School of Iron Website is LIVE NOW! Go to COALSCHOOL.COM to check out the 2023 Class Schedule!
Forging Petal Mosaic with Seth Lopez Bladeworks - Pt 1 Coal Iron Works 2023-01-11 | The Coal Iron Collab brings us the incredible Seth Lopez Bladeworks from all the way out in CA! Seth spent a week here with us crafting up an incredible billet of mosaic steel.Be sure to check out Seth's website here!sethlopezbladeworks.comCheck back for videos on this awesome mosaic build!
Coal School of Iron 2022 Andy Davis Hammer-In! Coal Iron Works 2022-12-07 | The first ever Andy Davis Hammer-in was a success! We cannot fully articulate how grateful we are for all who attended and contributed to making this event amazing. And we’re so thrilled to continue on the life and legacy of our co-founder Andy through the Coal School of Iron.Be on the lookout for more details about our school and upcoming classes, and we’re already looking forward to next years hammer-in!Coaliron.com#AmericanMade🇺🇸 #MadeInUSA🇺🇸 #forgingpress #bladesmith #blacksmith #blacksmithing #fabrication #metalwork #metalworking #metalart #forging #forged #tools #knifemaking #industrial #art craft #engineering #creativeIncredible music by “Oh Gosh Leotus” on Instagram.
1st Andy Davis Hammer-In at COAL SCHOOL OF IRON! Coal Iron Works 2022-12-07 | The first ever Andy Davis Hammer-in was a success! We cannot fully articulate how grateful we are for all who attended and contributed to making this event amazing. And we’re so thrilled to continue on the life and legacy of our co-founder Andy through the Coal School of Iron.Be on the lookout for more details about our school and upcoming classes, and we’re already looking forward to next years hammer-in!Coaliron.com#AmericanMade🇺🇸 #MadeInUSA🇺🇸 #forgingpress #bladesmith #blacksmith #blacksmithing #fabrication #metalwork #metalworking #metalart #forging #forged #tools #knifemaking #industrial #art craft #engineering #creativeIncredible music by “Oh Gosh Leotus” on Instagram.
American Made: Dake Coal Iron Works 2022-11-16 | Grand Haven Michigan is home to the 135 year old company known as Dake. Dake is an amazing gem of historical American manufacturing from supplying steam engines for both world wars to creating crazy custom hydraulic presses for closed die truck fender forming.We get to sit down with Bob Pace, who's going on a nearly 50 year streak at Dake. Bob shares his story and some of Dake's history, takes us around their new building, shows us the local heritage museum where we get to see an authentic Dake steam engine running, and also takes us out to the old Dake facility.
Brett McAfee: Forged Anchor Coal Iron Works 2022-10-12 | Join us in welcoming our dear friend and incredibly talented and inspiring colleague in the craft: Brett Mcafee aka Skull & Spade as he forges an incredible ship anchor out of an old ship anchor chain using his 12 ton Coal Iron Works forging press!COALIRON.COM
COAL IRON WORKS HAMMER-IN ANNOUNCEMENT! Coal Iron Works 2022-09-28 | You're Invited!coaliron.com/collections/hydraulic-forging-presses/products/andy-davis-hammerin-2022-general-admission-ticketWe're excited to announce the inaugural Andy Davis Annual Hammerin right here at Coal Iron Works!This December 3rd and 4th, Coal Iron Works will be hosting its very first of many annual hammerins in honor of our late co-founder, Andy Davis.Space for this very special event is limited! You can get tickets NOW at : coaliron.com/collections/hydraulic-forging-presses/products/andy-davis-hammerin-2022-general-admission-ticket
Blacksmith Gathering 2022 Coal Iron Works 2022-09-14 | Coal Iron Works made an appearance at the Pennsylvania Blacksmith Gathering this year with our 25 Ton hydraulic forging press with Digital Press Controller. We got to forge with a ton of awesome smiths and got to meet a lot of great new people as well! Thanks to the following folks for making it an amazing event!List in order of appearance in the video:Bob Catman - Fire Fox Forge Phillip Wolfersberger - Motherbear ForgeVince Molina - Dreamer Forge Knives & Brodbeck IronworksRyan Brodbeck - Night Owl Forge & Brodbeck IronworksJase Gorton - Redfox Armory Blacksmith ShopSmelt Team 6Ryan Brueck - Gnome Hammer ForgeSpecial thanks to some folks we didn't quite catch on camera:Dave Frantz - Dave Frantz StudioMatt Stagmer - That WorksChris Cash - Mt. Phillip Metal WorksCraig Cowan - Barefoot ForgeMischa Forosisky - Nicholas Woods LLCMathew Davidson - Davidson ForgeChristopher Hedberg - Hedberg Forge & Metalworks
American Made: Rick Hinderer Knives Coal Iron Works 2022-09-07 | Logan Gillihan treks out to Ohio to spend the day with Rick Hinderer who's not only a leading Knife manufacturer, but also a Coal Ironworks press owner and a world renowned blacksmith!Rick and his right hand man, Sam Rita, take us through their process of making some of America's best manufactured blades around! After an awesome tour of the facility, Rick takes us out to his personal forge where he's working on getting back to his roots and start forging steel once again. Coaliron.comrickhindererknives.com
Forging the Sword Ringil Part 1 - the Mosaic Damascus Emblem Coal Iron Works 2022-08-31 | Part one of many in a new series of videos featuring @CedarloreForge of Cedarlore Forge, Matt Waters of Waters Forge LLC watersforgellc.com and Ben Bannister of Kilroy's Workshop in Colorado kilroysworkshop.comIn this ambitious series we'll be setting out on the quest of forging King Fingolfin's epic sword, Ringil, as told by Professor J.R.R. Tolkien in his legendarium; "The Silmarillion"In this first part we solely focus on forging Fingolfin's Emblem, exactly as sketched by Tolkien himself, and make it out of solid steel utilizing the revolutionary new 3d-print assisted method of mosaic damascus developed by Steve Schwarzer, Ron Hardman, Ben himself, and other amazing folks at Kilroy's Workshop and school.If you're interested in the 25 ton press we use in the video then be sure and checkout our entire lineup of forging presses at:https://www.COALIRON.comAnd if you'd like to try your hand at this incredible method of 3d-print assisted damascus then checkout 3dcanister.com to order materials and collaborate with others at Kilroy's!And be sure to like and subscribe for more in this series and many others!
Marc Adams School of Woodworking Coal Iron Works 2022-08-24 | Nathan and David make a special press delivery to Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Franklin Indiana! While delivering Marc's two new 12 Tons, we got to see first hand how a first generation American craft school operates with none other than Marc Adams himself! To find class schedules and a lot of other awesome information about Marc's school, check out his website here. marcadams.comCOALIRON.COM
Josh Westons Blade Show Build 2022 Coal Iron Works 2022-08-17 | Our Blade Show booth had a pretty special visitor this year Josh Weston, the Bavarian BlacksmithJosh maintained his annual tradition of making a knife from start to finish entirely at Blade Show, except for the first time in several years he was able to forge out his blade shape on our 25 Ton Press with Digital Press Controller using an induction forge. Check out more of Josh Weston by exploring his website here! blacksmithexperience.comCOALIRON.COM
How to Update the Digital Press Controller Coal Iron Works 2022-08-10 | Logan Gillihan, our local engineer and DPC expert, walks us through the process of updating a Digital Press Controller!While almost all controllers are currently up to date on software (V1.0), this walkthrough will be helpful to DPC owners when software updates are released in the future! The DPC listing on the website will always show the latest software version we have available, and when updates do come along we will be sure to let everyone know across all of our platforms!COALIRON.COM
Forging an Aluminum Bronze Egyptian Kopesh Coal Iron Works 2022-08-03 | Our friends Brett, with Burning Sky Forge, and Danny, with Skully Forge, joined David in the forge room to hammer out some aluminum bronze into what became a beautiful Egyptian Kopesh style cleaver.COALIRON.COM
Forging a Cross-Pein Hammer with Mother Bear Forge Coal Iron Works 2022-07-20 | Phillip Wolfersberger of Mother Bear Forge walks us through his process of how to forge a beautiful cross-pein hammer using the Coal Iron Works 25-Ton Press with Digital Press Controller. You can get the same stock and handle materials on our website at coaliron.com/collections/steel-salesContents:00:00 - 00:18 - Intro00:18 - 03:08 Punch and Drifting the Eye03:08 - 06:38 Shaping the Faces06:38 - 12:43 Shaping and Hanging the Handle12:43 - 13:41 Outro
American Made: Bailey International Coal Iron Works 2022-07-13 | The Coal Crew got the chance to head out to Knoxville, Tennessee to take a tour of the Bailey International Hydraulics Manufacturing plant. Bailey is Coal Iron Works go-to supplier for custom hydraulic cylinders and has been since Coal took off back in 2015. Check out Bailey's hydraulic cylinders in action at coaliron.com!
4th of July 12 Ton Giveaway Results! Coal Iron Works 2022-07-04 | We're super excited to announce the winner of the 4th of July Patriotic 12 Ton giveaway! We've also got a few other small announcements about our Youtube videos and Newsletter.
12 Ton Power Pack Update Coal Iron Works 2022-06-22 | Our best selling table top 12 ton press just got even better! We have begun implementing a power pack with a smaller footprint and future modular capabilities for upcoming products! As of June 20th, 12 Tons that have been shipped from our production facility will have this newly designed power pack!*NOTE* The power pack shown in this video was a half-painted prototype. Shipped power packs will be fully painted!Thanks to Phillip Wolfersberger for the awesome explanation! Be sure to check out his excellent work on his instagram @motherbearforgecoaliron.com
Super-Collab Blade Completion! - Part 6 with Cedarlore Forge Coal Iron Works 2022-06-21 | Part 6 in our "super collab" series, in which we and our good friends forged to life a mythic Tolkien-inspired blade. In this final part @CedarloreForge of Cedarlore Forge carves the blackwood grip with exact Tolkien designs, and crafts a leather, copper, and steel sheath to finish it off. The blade was revealed at Blade Show 2022 in Atlanta Georgia, and while its exact destiny longterm has not yet been decided; for the foreseeable future we are going to proudly display it at our workshop at Coal Iron Works.Checkout more of David's work at instagram.com/cedarloreOther Super Collab Contributors:Will Stelter - willstelterbladesmith.comJason Knight - knightforgestudio.comCharlie Ellis - charleslionheart.comCurt Haaland - freehillblades.comFilmed and edited by Evan WilliamsonChapters -------------------------------------------------0:00 - Intro and Recap3:43 - Andy Davis7:04 - Design and Planning12:35 - Grip Carving16:23 - Leather Sheath23:34 - The Finished Product24:17 - Blade Show 2022
Coal Iron Works: Forge Lube Coal Iron Works 2022-05-20 | Nathan Brandt talks forging lubricant! Lubricants we sell, how to use them, and WHY to use them. coaliron.com
Coal Iron Works: Slide Assembly Coal Iron Works 2022-05-20 | Nathan Brandt walks us through the different parts of the slide assembly's in our 12-Ton and C-Frame model presses. coaliron.com_____________________________Video Contents:00:00 Intro00:20 12-Ton Slide Assembly 02:00 C-Frame Slide Assembly07:30 Outro
Coal Iron Works: Way-Lube Coal Iron Works 2022-05-20 | Nathan Brandt walks us through the purpose and application of Way-Lube on a Coal Iron Works Press!coaliron.com
Coal Iron Works: 12-Ton Overview Coal Iron Works 2022-05-20 | Nathan Brandt takes us through some general 12-Ton knowledge and terminology.coaliron.com_____________________________Video Contents:00:00 Intro00:05 Dies 01:08 Valve Handle01:26 Assembly, Tank, and Fluids02:00 Magnetic Switch 02:19 Power Requirements and Voltage Options02:52 Mounting, Weight, and Mobility03:09 Die Options and Combo Dies03:46 Outro
Coal Iron Works: Hydraulic Fluid Coal Iron Works 2022-05-20 | Nathan Brandt walks us through the types of Hydraulic Fluid that is compatible with any Coal Iron Works Press as well as signs to look for to know when to change fluid.coaliron.com
Coal Iron Works: C-Frame Press Overview Coal Iron Works 2022-05-20 | Nathan Brandt takes us through some general C-Frame Press knowledge and terminology.coaliron.com_____________________________Video Contents:00:00 Intro00:08 Delivery and Contents 00:55 Set Screws01:23 Digital Press Controller Options 01:52 Press Sizes, Motors, Power, and Voltage Options 02:38 Magnetic Switch 02:54 Mounting, Weight, and Mobility03:06 Foot Pedal Option03:22 Outro
American Made: Scotchman Industries Coal Iron Works 2022-05-09 | The pilot for our new video series is here! The American Made series on the Coal Iron Works Youtube channel will feature American manufacturing processes, facilities, and the incredible people that run them. This time on American Made - Our fearless bearded leader, Nathan, and our process engineer, Phillip, get the opportunity to take a tour of the Scotchman Industries manufacturing facility in Philip, South Dakota!
Separated Foot Treadle Installation Guide Coal Iron Works 2022-04-15 | How to set up and adjust the Separated Foot Treadle attachment for your Coal Iron Works Press!
Installing Your Digital Press Controller Coal Iron Works 2022-04-14 | A step-by-step walkthrough on how to properly retro-fit a brand new Coal Iron Works digital press controller onto your already-purchased Coal Iron Works press. Guided by our lead engineer and the mind behind designing and building these controllers from the ground-up: Logan Gillihan of @northwestbladeworks If you have any further technical questions not answered in this video then please reach out to our team at: Service@coaliron.com COALIRON.com
Digital Press Controller Walkthrough Coal Iron Works 2022-04-08 | Our new Coal Iron Works Digital Press Controllers are on their way out of beta testing and moving into your shops very soon! Get ready, get excited, but more importantly: get educated about your new favorite tool. Logan Gillihan, the lead developer of the DPC, walks us through the modes, settings, and various uses for this awesome machine. coaliron.com/products/controllercoaliron.com
Digital Press Controller Launch Coal Iron Works 2022-04-05 | The Digital Press Controller is here! Get yours today!coaliron.com/products/controller
Forging Frog-Sword Steel with STEVE SCHWARZER Coal Iron Works 2022-04-04 | Back in November of 2021, David, Phillip, and Logan took a trip down to Crescent City, Florida, to visit with a good friend and legendary blacksmith, Steve Schwarzer.coaliron.com
Super Collab Reveal with Curt Haaland - Part 5 Coal Iron Works 2022-03-30 | Part 5 in our "super-collab" series, this time we're thrilled to share a video filmed and edited by the talented bladesmith in the video itself; Curt Haaland of Freehill Blades!The wealth of knowledge and skill Curt shares in this video is invaluable and incredibly inspiring. And we cannot wait to see this blade finished with a custom sheath and display stand by @CedarloreForge of Cedarlore Forge here at Coal Iron Works.As Curt mentioned; this blade will be up for grabs to support a very good cause upon completion. So be sure to subscribe for the final part and learn about a chance to claim it as your own!Be sure to follow Curt's work on his website and YouTube channel at:freehillblades.comyoutube.com/c/CurtisHaalandfreehillbladesAnd checkout our entire lineup of products at:coaliron.com
12 TON PRESS GIVEAWAY! + SHOP UPDATES! Coal Iron Works 2022-03-21 | Lots of new updates here at Coal Iron Works including a very exciting 4th of July 12 Ton Press Giveaway! Make sure you sign up for the newsletter at coaliron.com**Any giveaway winner located outside of the Continental US will have to cover shipping costs for the product**We're also announcing the official launch of the long awaited Digital Press Controller this April!And finally we also wanted to share that we will be demonetizing our youtube channel as a gift to you so that those pesky ads don't get in the way of our core values here on the channel. Thanks for watching!-Coal Iron Works
Can You 3D Print Mosaic Damascus? Coal Iron Works 2022-03-08 | Some incredible minds at work with Steve Schwarzer out at Killroy's Workshop in Colorado Springs made a HUGE discovery in the world of mosaic damascus, so we're here to put it to the test and see if we can replicate their processes and answer the question: can you 3D print mosaic damascus?Intro music by AmpleTunes.comALL OF THE CREDIT FOR THIS GAME CHANGING DISCOVERY IS OWED TO BEN BANNISTER, KYLIE SCHROETLIN, STEVE SCHWARZER, AND RON HARDMAN. THANK YOU FOR BEING SO GRACIOUS WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE AND ALLOWING US TO SHARE IT WITH OUR AMAZING COMMUNITY!coaliron.comsteveschwarzer.comkilroysworkshop.com
Coal Iron Super Collab Handoff to Curt Haaland of Freehill Blades - Part 4 Coal Iron Works 2022-02-18 | The Coal Iron Super Collab is well on its way and in the hands of the next smith: Curt Haaland of Freehill Blades! Stay tuned in this series to see what kind of Freehill-magic Curt cooks up on this awesome blade!Check out our website! - coaliron.comSubscribe to Curt! - youtube.com/c/CurtisHaalandfreehillbladesCheck out his website! - freehillblades.com
Grinding & Heat-Treating an Orc Slayer with Charlie Ellis - Part 3 Coal Iron Works 2022-02-12 | Part 3 in our ongoing super-collab series!We can't wait to share more of this series with all of you, and give you a chance to win a portion of the Stelter-forged steel. So be sure to like and subscribe!Charlie Ellis:instagram.com/charleslionheartcharleslionheart.comhttps://www.COALIRON.com
Ladder Patern Damascus Dies Coal Iron Works 2022-02-07 | Dale Winburn of Winburn Steel and David DelaGardelle of Cedarlore Forge show off Coal Iron Works Ladder Pattern Damascus Dies on a 25 ton press
Butcher Dies Coal Iron Works 2022-01-31 | We’re extremely proud of our H13 butcher-dies that we offer for every model of forging press we build!These are amongst the most versatile and efficient dies we offer for a wide variety of applications. Whether you’re a hammer-maker or architectural blacksmith; you’ll find a multitude of ways to put these dies to work.Check them out and others on our website at:Coaliron.com#AmericanMade🇺🇸 #MadeInUSA🇺🇸 #forgingpress #bladesmith #blacksmith #fabrication #metalwork #forging #tools #knifemaking #industrial
Forging a Bronze Axe with Mother Bear Forge Coal Iron Works 2022-01-24 | Phillip Wolfersberger of MotherBear Forge forging an aluminum-bronze axe head using the Coal Iron Works punch and stripper dies on a 25 ton press!Why bronze for this project? Obviously a bronze axe is not real-world practical/functional. However we love teaching the fundamentals of forging using this type of bronze since it allows for easy and quick work that’s translatable into any type of tool-steel.Video shot and edited by our talented team-member: Evan WilliamsonCoaliron.comMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):uppbeat.io/t/yeti-music/dead-liftLicense code: GYVDSFAR0MEOEDYTMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):uppbeat.io/t/infraction/tumblinLicense code: ESCPNHSNMVB6WNCGMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/fuzz-buzzLicense code: AMFN9HYLOICHAEAFMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):uppbeat.io/t/mojo/rebelLicense code: UN9DYMTR0GJ7LDNG
Forging a Mythic Mithril Blade with Jason Knight - Super Collab Part 2 Coal Iron Works 2022-01-14 | Part two in our ongoing "Super Collab" series, this time @CedarloreForge and Logan Gillihan of @northwestbladeworks visit the one and only Jason Knight of Knight Forge Studio! They deliver his custom-made Coal Iron Works 25 ton press with art by David, and forge a mythic "mithril" blade out of the steel that Will Stelter forged in part 1.We can't wait to share more of this series with all of you, and give you a chance to win a portion of the Stelter-forged steel. So be sure to like and subscribe!Instagram & YouTube accounts of the featured artists in this series:Will Stelter:youtube.com/c/WillStelterbladesmithinstagram.com/will_stelterJason Knight:youtube.com/channel/UCN7WBpc42qfak7o1pjzpyXQinstagram.com/jasonknightknivesCharlie Ellis:instagram.com/charleslionheartCurt Haaland:youtube.com/c/CurtisHaalandfreehillbladesinstagram.com/freehillbladeshttps://www.COALIRON.comSongs used with rights:1 - "Come Get With Us" by TrackTribe (YouTube licensed)2 - "Breakthrough" by Peter Conway (Licensed by Audiio #: 8504605636)Listen to his music on Spotify!: open.spotify.com/artist/1t52b0VxsldCaFcrlCwsltLicense form: drive.google.com/file/d/16gomrgdQF0-wi18WzYdT5r8SsfQTmgiQ/view?usp=sharing3 - "The Queen Will See You" by The Mini Vandals (YouTube licensed)
