Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Making your own tools from recycles crap steel. Learn how to forge and heat treat basic carbon steels in a simple blacksmith shop using a coal forge, hammer and anvil.

Reference video list:

Basic Forging techniques
youtu.be/4m_lMOtBvGQ

Forging Tong Blanks
youtu.be/dBvCDEwiipc

Turning blanks into tongs
youtu.be/8PD75a6bUzM

Forging Tong Blanks from 1/2” square bars
youtu.be/jTa8hFtDx2w

How to Manage a Coal Forge
youtu.be/bZgHAsk3Z9g

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