Power Hammer Youtube Videos

One of the briefs I am currently working on for my course is called "3 dimensional specialist processes" or 3DSP for short. The brief calls for us to choose a specialist process that is relevant to our practice and develop it. I decided to go with power hammer tools and techniques. My intention is to develop visual qualities that can only be achieved using the power hammer. Essentially, I am looking at working with big stock and squashing stuff!

For the research side of things, I have been watching lots and lots of youtube videos as I find it to be the best source of information short of actually visiting smiths who do a lot of work with big hammers. I will be posting the videos here under the tag "3DSP," and commenting on them. I will be trying out as many techniques as possible at the forge and reporting back here with my results.

Here are a few videos to get started:

I find the techniques in this video to make a lot of sense and have already started making the tooling described. I hope to use side set tool to make tenons. 

This is another great video from Toby Hinkman. If I am ever in California, I intend to look him up and see if I can take a power hammer class. His "hip turn" technique makes a lot of sense, but I am not sure any of the hammers at the forge are suited for it. I will be trying it, however. 

This video is great. I can't believe these guys do so much work in one heat! I am also shocked at how they are able to transform a section so much, so quickly. The hole punching technique followed by the upset to release the tool is my favorite part. These guys know how to forge!