Joey van der Steeg
I've always been fascinated by fire. This pushed me towards metalworking and discovering the world of blacksmithing. I used to have another channel before this one called JoeDeSmid (Dutch for JoeTheBlacksmith) on which I showed my earliest forging videos. Sadly I removed these videos because a lot negative comments and decrease in interest in the craft.
I got more into mechanics and machining (steam engines) and did a lot of machinist work, partially because that is what also I got taught in technical studies at secondary school. A person who does mechnics and machining is known as a "technicus" in Dutch.
That is how this "new" YouTube name was born.
Blacksmithing came easily back as I can't let go of fire. Machining is cold and greasy, blacksmithing-forging is HOT.
The main purpose of my channel is to provide amusing and instructional videos. But after a few years now, it has shifted to a personal documentary about myself how I roll deeper and deeper into the craft.
Making a Ford Model A 1928-31 venturi A-9586 (polished aluminum) {2025}
Making A Venturi For the Ford Model A Zenith Carburetor (2025)
Air Balanced Zenith Carburetor AND MORE For The Ford Model A (2025)
How anvils used to be made (2023)
Ford Model A distributor overhaul - Old style plates (2023)
Iron making, another iron bar from an iron bloom (2022)
Making an iron bar from bloomery furnace sponge iron (2022)
Forging a simpler flower wall hook on another anvil from 1894! (2022)
Blacksmithing - Forging an 8 lbs steel faced anvil w/ Striker (2021)
Blacksmithing - Forging a Southern German anvil - Left-handed version (2021)
Blacksmithing - Forging a Southern German anvil w/ side shelf and upsetting block (2021)
Blacksmithing | Forging a 10 lbs anvil with Jeroen Smit | 2021
Blacksmithing | Forging a South German anvil | 2021 | Anvil #5
Blacksmithing | Forging a South German anvil! | 2021
Blacksmithing | Forging a church windows anvil | 2021
Blacksmithing | Forging a North German pattern anvil | 2021
Blacksmithing - Making a Bavarian pattern anvil! - Anvil #4 (2021)
Blacksmithing - Making a Southern German Pattern anvil - Anvil #3 (2021)
Refining Old German Iron - The 60 degrees V swage - Amazingly effective! (2020)
Making a French style cross peen hammer - with wrought iron! (2020)
Applying the double cleft weld: rebar tongs! (2020)
Forge welding with Filip Ponseele: The jump weld! (2020)
Forge welding with Filip Ponseele: the double cleft weld! (2020)
Forge welding with Filip Ponseele: The collar weld! - Mild steel (2020)
Forging a pair of bolt tongs - A different method (2020)
Forging a pair of box jaw tongs (farrier style) from rebar. (2020)
Stake anvil, wrought iron and steel faced. (2020)
Forge welding with Filip Ponseele: The double V-weld (2020)
Corner weld (forge weld) by Yannick and Jef at Filip Ponseele's forge. (2020)
Forge welding with Filip Ponseele: The cleft weld! (2020)