Forging an awl video

[Everything Mac]

Hi guys, I decided to do a proper video on forging the awls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLRGjC_tkVM

I didn't realise quite how much time is going into each awl, close to an hour.

Please se watch and subscribe.
Cheers

 

[shaggystu]

Watched, enjoyed, "liked", and subscribed

 

[Everything Mac]

Watched, enjoyed, "liked", and subscribed

Cheers bud!

 

[copper_head]

Enjoyed seeing them being made, looking forward to receiving mine even more now. Cheers!

 

[HHazeldean]

Very nice little video, they look good, nice one

 

[Macaroon]

I'm very pleased to have the two I got from you, and the video adds a bit of spice to them!..................Thankyou.

 

[craeg]

Great video Mac. Excellent little tool too. Any left?
Thanks for sharing

ATB
Craeg

 

[craeg]

Also Mac
Your point about how much time hand-crafted objects take to make is absolutely bang on. If I worked out how much money I get from sales on here compared to how long it takes to make stuff, you would get far less than the minimum wage
But to sell things on here at a good and fair price helps out our little community I think.

ATB
Craeg

 

[Everything Mac]

Also Mac
Your point about how much time hand-crafted objects take to make is absolutely bang on. If I worked out how much money I get from sales on here compared to how long it takes to make stuff, you would get far less than the minimum wage
But to sell things on here at a good and fair price helps out our little community I think.

ATB
Craeg

Aye mate. Realistically I should be charging much more for them. As it stands I'm not making a living at it so it's not so bad but things would be hard.
None left just now but I'll put you name on the list for the next batch. I've no steel for them just now though so there will be a delay.

Cheers for the comments
Andy

 

[Biker]

Fascinating stuff and strangely very relaxing to watch. Thanks for posting the video and for my Awl, can't wait to get my hands on it when I get to the UK in December. Liked and Subscribed. Bravo!

 

[Passer]

Just started to watch the vid, when a knock at the door.
It was the Postie delivering mine
Great product and service.
Thanks

 

[paulnb57]

Cant watch the video on mobile devices, I only have an ipad, boo!

Paul

 

[Everything Mac]

Cant watch the video on mobile devices, I only have an ipad, boo!

Paul

You might be able to watch it through a YouTube app. It's filmed and uploaded with an iPad.

I have the "youplayer" app rather than the actual YouTube one and I can watch it through that.

Cheers

 

[g4ghb]

Great Video Andy - you make it looks so simple which I know it isn't!

Just the one complaint though......... I keep reading it as OWL - can you forge an Owl next please, please......

 

[Everything Mac]

Great Video Andy - you make it looks so simple which I know it isn't!

Just the one complaint though......... I keep reading it as OWL - can you forge an Owl next please, please......

I can but try.

 

[ozzy1977]

Great vid, thanks

 

[nic.]

Nice Video, straightening springs is a pain have, buying something straight would work out cheaper in the long run. Silver steel is one of the more expensive tool steels, not sure exactly what size you would need but I reckon it would only cost 25-50p per awl. Forging time would be dramatically reduced to, depending on how the loop is done 2-4 heats seems possible.

 

[Everything Mac]

It would need to be a maximum of 3mm dia. Though it should really be 2.5mm

if you can recommend somewhere I might find that stock I'd be most appreciative.

Cheers for all the subscriptions guys!
Andy

 

[nic.]

https://www.woodberrytools.com/catalogue/ToolRoomMaterials/SilverSteel.aspx

Hope I won't get told of for posting links! quite a few people do silver steel at decent prices, just have to bite the bullet and order enough that you don't pay proportionally too much for postage
.

 

[Everything Mac]

Cheers Nic. I'm told the wire used to attach hub caps is spring steel. I'm going to check this out ASAP.