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(Video) Forging Tudor Bodkins with Karl Malmstrom
WillS:
Great vid as always from Jake, and nice to see the process start to finish!
Karl - is there a reason the socket isn't heated to white before placing in the swage? It seems cherry red takes a hell of a lot more beating to get it into the final shape, whereas white would take a couple of light taps.
Ruddy Darter:
I don't know WillS, after doing all the other work that would be my favourite bit, giving them each a hefty wack or two would be a real treat. It would be a bit of an anticlimax to end it all with a tink tink :D, ..and you get blacksmith's arms with a little workout like that I reckon. >:D
Ruddy Darter.( I know squadilly dit about forging I should add,)
Ian.:
Excellent video Jake
WillS:
It's all about efficiency Darran! Can't make thousands of them quickly if each one takes 9 hits ;)
I've been playing with these recently, and speaking to people like Milos and Jeremy the general consensus seems to be get it white and press, turn, press and you're done.
I suppose one major downside is that by the time you've got the bar white the socket is in danger of melting as its so thin. Balancing act I suppose, just like forging any heads.
paulsemp:
--- Quote from: Agincourtwarbow on June 05, 2016, 06:06:08 pm ---Thanks Ruddy, very glad you enjoyed it. It was an absolute pleasure to shoot (in both ways) and a fantastic experience. I am pleased to have had the opportunity to learn and to share Karl's work as he's too much of a modest bugger to do it himself!
Was brilliant meeting you Paul! Thanks for introducing yourself. How did that fine bow turn out? I never got to see you shoot it. It was a pleasure to see it come into shape. No bugging at all done mate.
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Haven't had any time to work on it since I got back. A few of us shot it at marshall and seems to be performing quite well. I'll post pics in a few weeks when it's done
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