Basket twists with 4 bars are fairly straight forward to forge. But when you start adding more bars to the welded bundle things can get a little more complicated. This is a great intermediate forge welding project for the blacksmith


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My name is John Switzer, I operate Black Bear Forge, a small one person blacksmith shop located in southern Colorado. My current focus is shifting away from commissions and customer orders and towards education through these videos on YouTube. Thank you for watching

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