Blacksmith Tutorials: All About Upsets PART 1

A full and comprehensive blacksmithing tutorial focussing of Upsets, or Jumping Up for all you americans! I'll explain the many different uses, for both decorative and functional ironowork, and show you exactly how I forge them.

A widely used and very traditional forging technique, upsetting is a vital tool in the blacksmith's skill set, and probably the first thing you will learn as a begginer. But so many people get it wrong, or struggle to control the movement of material that is so essential in mastering the technique. I will show you the ways to make sure you can achieve reliable, consistent forging every time.

Originally I had planned this to be a single video, but felt that the detail was too important to skip, so stay tuned next week for PART 2!

As ever, if you have and questions or feedback then leave them in the comments (I make sure to respond to everyone!), and I hope you enjoy the video.
Tom