Blacksmithing School: 1.6 Edge of the Anvil Refinement
Master Blacksmith Will Bastas illustrates through making tongs the many nuances of heating, holding, and hitting. In this episode, he explains why and how to grind edges on your anvil. Don't be afraid to grind your anvil! Will Bastas, former artist-in-residence at the National Ornamental Metal Museum, founded the degreed Blacksmithing Program at Austin Community College in 1992, created all of the curriculum and taught for 26 years. He is also a CWI, CWE, and Certified Pipe Welder 6G SCH120.

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Blacksmithing School: 1.7 Treadle Torch Spot Heating Tongs

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Blacksmithing School: 1.5 Punch, Drift, Fuller, Slit and Split.

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Blacksmith: the holy grail of hammers (Bastas)

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How to Mount an Anvil - Cool Trick

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Blacksmithing School: 1.2 Heating Holding Hitting... the Triumvirate.

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Homemade Anvil Made From a Wheel?

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Dangerous Grindstone Installation in 1971

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Hand Forging a V Swage Anvil Hardy

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Hardening and Tempering Junkyard Steels

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Blacksmithing Tutorial - Forging a Leaf

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Revealing The SPECIAL TECHNIQUE Of A Pakistani Man To EXTRACT GOLD From Used Motherboard Waste

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The Best Center Punch You'll Ever Use! (Probably)

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Blacksmithing School 3.2: Using a Coal Forge with an Electric Blower

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Tick Stick: The Carpentry Tool That Does the Impossible

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Blacksmithing School: 1.8 Final Tong Adjustments and the ELIXIR

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How hard it is to forge a gate | SWR Craftsmanship

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Blacksmithing School: 1.3 Monkey Hand Tongs Continued…Elaboration of Subtleties

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What is the best forging technique! Fuller Vs Bick Vs Edge!

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This Engine Breaks ALL the Rules

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