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you can y do handels of similer stuff like I beam haven done it but should verk

nice ! thanks. ..Black Art Forge..

Thanks for another great video.

Maybe for the offset handle, try hammering in the offset on opposite sides. then bend it

The shelf bracket looked awesome to my eye

outstanding video, thank you. channel iron is the easiest scrap to get

A door knocker is what my mind came up with on the bent together one. But fantastic up cycling idea.

The smaller handle without the file work would look good, I think, with a staple over each end holding it to whatever piece you attach it to. At least that's what my mind went to when I saw it.

I like the little "u" shape without the flares.🙂🙂

Awesome 👏

why not put a little coating of brazing in the file work?

I like to grab a piece of scrape, see what I can make with it...Imagination is the key!

Hi, can you forge a roller bearing

Hey, thanks again John! Wish I had reviewed this yesterday - Before folding my strap 180d and scrolling the folded end back... although I got it looking sorta ok, Ill be starting again.

Awesome demonstration.

I made one about 2yrs. ago. I just made an over plate with chased roses on top and bottom.

So glad you shared this John! I definitely need to work on seeing the possibilities in existing standard steel forms (C-channel, angel iron, etc). Thank you!

Like to learn

Since the corner wants to fight ya, maybe the induction forge would help?

Maaaan, I've passed up channel in my local scrap honeypot but never again. Great idea, think that extra corner material would make a great start to leaves or other things too. Guess im heading to the scrap bins tomorrow!😂

What colour is for hardening

Ribbon burner looks like it's working grand

Really nice work, very interesting to see. A random thought FWIW, not relevant to channel iron: I wonder if the offset approach to the small handle would work well starting with a straight workpiece, tapering both ends, then bending to produce a circular handle. Kind of a curlicue approach.

Saludos desde Uruguay ,Excelente me encantan sus videos

Thank you, John! As always, INFORMATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL! You really provide a lot of good ideas, inspiration, and guidance for those of us who need a a little help. Hope you have time today to enjoy yourself in your own shop.👍👍👍

Dang, that’s some big channel. I never thought of using channel for something like that, but the extra material at the corners is perfect for handles and latches 🤔

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Great ideas, John. I knew there would be uses for my channel drops. The first chipping hammer that I made years ago was from part of an H beam drop.

Very nice!

Better not let my wife see this i know ill be forging kitchen handles soon lol

Harware for the small shop, or for the log cabin?

Wonderful versatile creations. The small closed handle could be used on a hook and eye latch too. Just need two and a hook. The hook could be done from the bigger channel iron?

Always learning with you... Thank you.. Greetings from Toledo Spain 🇪🇸🇺🇸

Great idea thankyou John! I often use a chunk of angle for that already square corner, never thought of using channel though! I have an idea . . .

Since I've been watching these videos and messing with blacksmithing. I've made some stuff, gave some stuff away and even sold some stuff. But my most satisfying achievement came this spring. I cleaned and butchered 2 wild turkeys with a knife I made from a chunk of coil spring, using skills and techniques learned from this channel and tong blanks from Ken's Custom Iron. I'm not one to blow my own horn and I might not be able to duplicate the success, but after cleaning the turkeys I did five strokes on each side of the blade on a ceramic rod and could then shave hair from my arm. Happy, happy, happy. Thanks, John.

that second channel the smaller one if you getting it for free would make good tool holders with the one initial bend to make it into a loop

It's another great video!! I usualy don't comment on RUclips but I did wanna let you know that thanks to youi started forging my very first work today! Thank you for the amazing amount of lessons and encouragement!

See, there you go again. I'm supposed to be working on my shop addition so that I'll have a dedicated metal working area and now I'm thinking about making some door handles for doors I don't even have yet. Thanks for the videos and keep up the good work.

These are really wonderful ideas! Thank you! 😁

Another great idea, Thanks, John!!!

Thank you for giving us inspiration! Maybe I could make a bunch of handles in the Omega shape and mark them with a big Alpha in the front?

Thanks for sharing this with us John, really a great use of left over's. So many ways to use them and the excellent use for handles. Looks great. Stay safe, Fred.

Thanks for sharing!

Good morning john, This is a good idea thanks for sharing and for the inspiration godbless and good health.

Brass brush!

The forging work gives life to the piece of steel and the filing work accentuates the beauty of the piece.

Closed one, with the circular hole, my mind saw a round bar (or beveled square) forged into a ring and fit into the closed hole, making it into a towel-holding loop. I acquired a few gallon cans of drops from a fella who's garage-saling his dad's smithy, and some of the drops were little chinks and chunks of angle and channel iron. I think I'm gonna try some of these ideas. Thanks so much for the video! I have learned SO MUCH from your sharing of your knowledge!

Wow, lots of possibilities here! The shelf bracket version might also look interesting with the ends flattened/drawn out like you said, then rolled up in a scroll. The small round one kept suggesting a ‘no snag’ towel hook to me as well.

Cool music at the end

Kim Thomas demonstrated at our northwest Ohio blacksmithing hammer In. he used angle iron and made some very nice scrolls with it.