Finishing

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In this video, I discuss different blacksmith finishes. If you want to see cool metal finishes, watch my brass brushing video below. In this video I talk abo...

There are all sorts of blacksmith finishes you can apply to metal, whether a traditional oil finish, beeswax, or spray paint. In this video, I touch on how t...

This video will cover how to apply a really fine looking finish to any piece of steel! Make something and post a video response!

Hi guys! More rookie questions! Thanks for being so patient and supportive. Now that I've theoretically put some pieces through the forge and under the hammer, I need to finish them. For knives this means both sharpening and polishing. For things like t

I've been making a lot of wall hooks at the forge lately. They are utility hooks for hanging tools on the shop walls, and don't need to be prettily finished. Frankly, one of my main motivations for making them is to heat the shop quicker than the wood stove alone can do it. Its

Just how is the best way to get a good dark finish on metal fresh from the forge with out painting.

Use a mixture of equal parts of liquid wax and boiled linseed oil. The wax is any liquid wax that we can find in the grocery, hardware, or auto store. We used to use liquid floor wax, but that has become unavailable in recent years (no plastic finishes please), so we have gone to