Title - “First forging of a knife and a Japanese wrapped handle”.
Bob Rupert and Video Creations are working
together to present blacksmithing videos that are entertaining to
all. Both the blacksmith and the whole family will enjoy this
video. Bob invites you into an 1880's blacksmith shop to watch as
he creates a rough forged knife. This is not your typical
"instructional video" giving you 1,2,3 steps of how-to. Instead,
Bob is captured working his craft and explaining the fundamentals
of making a rough forged knife. The first part of the video Bob
goes on location. Using a blacksmith shop with a bellows see how
Bob starts the first rough forgings of a knife. He then returns
to the other shop to continue the rough forgings. Later he shows
you how to make a Japanese wrapped handle.
If you are interested in starting into
blacksmithing, this video will encourage you to try the craft by
seeing the ease that Bob works the metal. If you are an
accomplished blacksmith, you can enjoy Bob's blacksmithing and
teaching techniques. Look forward to more videos in the series
of "Blacksmithing with Bob Rupert".
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Title-“Making a decorative and functional copper ladle with metal handle”.
Bob Rupert and Video Creations are working together to present
blacksmithing videos that are entertaining to all. Both the
blacksmith and the whole family will enjoy this video. Bob
invites you into an 1880's blacksmith shop to watch as he creates
a copper ladle with metal handle. This is not your typical
"instructional video" giving you 1,2,3 steps of how-to. Instead,
Bob is captured working his craft and explaining the fundamentals
of making a ladle. Watch Bob create two different handles for
this copper ladle. One has a “fish tail hook” end, and the other
is a “closed hook” end. Then Bob shows you copper smithing as he
forms the copper bowl. Finally he attaches the copper bowl to the
handle using copper rivets.
If you are interested in starting into blacksmithing, this video
will encourage you to try the craft by seeing the ease that Bob
works the metal. If you are an accomplished blacksmith, you can
enjoy Bob's blacksmithing and teaching techniques. Look forward
to more videos in the series of “Blacksmithing with Bob Rupert”.
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Title-“Making a forge welded fire tool”.
Bob Rupert and Video Creations are working together to present
blacksmithing videos that are entertaining to all. Both the
blacksmith and the whole family will enjoy this video. Bob
invites you into an 1880's blacksmith shop to watch as he creates
a forge welded fire tool. This is not your typical "instructional
video" giving you 1,2,3 steps of how-to. Instead, Bob is captured
working his craft and explaining the fundamentals of making a
forge welded fire tool. First Bob draws out and makes a “twisted
loop” handle. Next, at the other end, he makes a loop and forge
welds the joint. See how hot he has to keep the metal to make the
weld. He then splits the loop making a hook and fulcrum fire tool
end.
If you are interested in starting into blacksmithing, this video
will encourage you to try the craft by seeing the ease that Bob
works the metal. If you are an accomplished blacksmith, you can
enjoy Bob's blacksmithing and teaching techniques. Look forward
to more videos in the series of "Blacksmithing with Bob Rupert".
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Title-“Fundamentals of making a decorative “S” scroll and ornamental leaf”.
Bob Rupert and Video Creations are working together to present
blacksmithing videos that are entertaining to all. Both the
blacksmith and the whole family will enjoy this video. Bob
invites you into an 1880's blacksmith shop to watch as he creates
a decorative "S" scroll and ornamental leaf. This is not your
typical "instructional video" giving you 1,2,3 steps of how-to.
Instead, Bob is captured working his craft and explaining the
fundamentals of making the scroll and leaf. See how Bob draws out
the metal and forms two bends to make a “C” hook. He then twist
the “C” hook into an “S” hook. Next see how Bob draws out the end
of a piece of metal into a shape of a spade. He then shapes the
spade into a leaf, drawing the opposite end into a ring.
If you are interested in starting into blacksmithing, this video
will encourage you to try the craft by seeing the ease that Bob
works the metal. If you are an accomplished blacksmith, you can
enjoy Bob's blacksmithing and teaching techniques. Look forward
to more videos in the series of "Blacksmithing with Bob Rupert.
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A little about Bob Rupert.
Bob is a member of ABANA, and has lead ABANA sanctioned seminars.
He wrote the book Fundamentals in Smithing, and was featured
twice in the magazine KNIVES. Bob is a member and vice-president
of the Pittsburgh Area Artists Blacksmith's Association. He also
teaches at Touchstone Crafts in Farmington Pennsylvania, and took
first place in SOFA's 2007 sign bracket competition.
