Doug Thompson Metalcraft
Hi! - Thanks for stopping by. I am a blacksmith, artist, and metal fabricator in Tucson, Arizona where I have been working with metal for the last 40 years. I also have a passion for teaching and mentoring. My new journey into making videos centers around sharing my knowledge, skill, and experience.
I made many of the machine tools in my shop and look forward to sharing them with you.
Hammered Copper Panel for a Custom Vanity
Using the Hossfeld Bender to Make Serpentine Bends
Making Rectangular Rings
Making a Large Brass Ring
Hand Forged Hummingbird
Making a Tall Bending Dog for the Hossfeld Bender
Bending 4 Parts at Once with the Hossfeld Bender
Modifying Old Tongs For a New Use
A Holding Fixture for Bending Pipe with the Hossfeld Bender
Making a Die for the Hossfeld Bender
How to Make Scrolls with the Hossfeld Bender
Making Heavy Duty Brackets with the Metal Muncher
Hand Forged Crab
Metal Bending -A Nature Inspired Strut for a Trellis
Tooling Holder For The Press
Garden Gate
Rivet Forge with Hand and Electric Blowers
Forging without an Anvil - making decorative letters
Round and Square Bar Twist
Turn an Allen Wrench into a Scribe
Lamp with Enameled Flower, a Twisted Stem, and a Powder Coat Finish
Forming an Elbow in 1.5 inch Square Tubing with Minimal Tools
Forged Center Punch
Noguchi Inspired Table
Crush Forming Experiments to Make a Candle Holder
Crush Forming to Make a Candle Holder (100 ton press)
The 100 Ton Hydraulic Press vs. Small Round and Square Bar Pieces
Twisting a 1 and 1/4 inch Plate Steel Part for a Table Base
1830s Shotgun Made Into A Lamp
Shop Built Small Bender with Laser Cut Dies