Made For The Hearth, The Forge and The Sauna. Episode 8

🔥 Made for the hearth, the forge, and the sauna
From Fire to Home: Forging a Timeless Tool
In this video, you’ll witness the creation of a hand-forged fire poker — a tool essential for the forge, the fireplace, and the sauna.
With a twisted, brass-gilded handle and the soul of craftsmanship in every strike, this isn’t just a tool — it’s a legacy made of steel and fire.
🔥 Watch the process from raw metal to finished piece
🔨 Learn why every blacksmith starts with this tool
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🎬 Timecods:
• 00:02 — You need a fire poker at the forge 🔥
• 00:05 — Took a poker from home, but making our own 🛠️
• 00:20 — Heating the blank ♨️
• 00:26 — Talking about brass coating on the handle
• 00:50 — Hand forging begins 🔨
• 01:06 — Joining parts — forge welding ✨
• 01:16 — Preparing for welding 🧤
• 01:20 — Forging on the anvil ⚒️
• 01:28 — Sprinkling with borax
• 01:35 — Welding the elements together 🔗
• 01:40 — Why use old-school methods? 🧙‍♂️
• 01:56 — Hand forging continues 🔁
• 02:21 — How metal composition and heat matter 🌡️
• 03:00 — Successful weld ✅
• 03:05 — Hammer shaping and twisting 🔩
• 03:17 — Forging with hammer 💥
• 03:25 — Using the vise to twist 🔧
• 03:50 — Why the handle must be comfortable ✋
• 04:24 — Hammer forging again 🔨
• 04:34 — Hand-forging close-up 👐
• 04:42 — Getting ready for brass coating ⚗️
• 04:50 — Reheating 🔥
• 04:53 — Untwisting in the vise 🔄
• 04:59 — Twisting again 🔁
• 05:13 — Preparing for brass — borax and heat 🔬
• 05:50 — Applying brass
• 06:08 — Cooling down 🌬️
• 06:28 — Polishing the handle ✨
• 06:50 — Close-up: finished handle 🔍
• 06:53 — Why brass? Aesthetics vs Comfort ⚖️
• 07:26 — Forging again 🔨
• 07:30 — Twisting continues 🔄
• 07:40 — More hand forging 💪
• 07:49 — Hammer work 🛠️
• 07:57 — Final forging touches
• 08:11 — Working with a chisel
• 08:23 — Hand forging again 🔁
• 08:59 — Aligning in the vise 📏
• 09:03 — Final check and finishing touches ✅
• 09:17 — Cooling the tool 💧
• 09:22 — Testing in action — it works!
• 09:57 — Teaser for the Next video 🎬
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