Roy Bloom
Approximately 28 Minutes
Price: $31.95

Roy Bloom works through an explanation of the three basic tools used in forging: the anvil, hammer and tongs. He covers principles which will help you establish a foundation for forging techniques to be covered in later volumes. As with all of Hot Iron Production’s videotapes, close-up camera shots give you a detailed view of the work, techniques and tools.

Roy Bloom
Approximately 60 Minutes
Price: $36.95

Roy Bloom builds on the principles of Volume 1 and takes you through the step by step process of forging a basic shoe. This volume is filled with invaluable tips on tool use, balance and efficiency. Roy’s attention to efficiency will help you understand exactly which moves save you time and which ones cost you. He also offers helpful hints on prolonging the life of your forging tools.

Roy Bloom & Dave Farley
Approximately 30 Minutes
Price: $31.95

Bloom and Farley work through the steps of forge welding steel and aluminum horseshoes in this volume. Using long heel shoes, they go step by step from turning and scarfing to the welding process. Close-up shots at the anvil and in the forge give you the details you need to make forge welding easier and more efficient.

Roy Bloom
Approximately 30 Minutes
Price: $31.95

Volume 4 in the Fundamentals of Forging series offers important tips on how to control the movement of steel. Through the effective use of the edges of your hammer and anvil you can move steel where you want it to go. Bloom’s humorous opening analogy leads opens this serious discussion of a basic forging principle.

Roy Bloom & Dave Farley
Approximately 26 Minutes
Price: $31.95

The shoe modifications illustrated in this video can be used in your everyday work. Most of the modifications take one heat and less than a minute. You’ll appreciate the details, simplicity and effectiveness of the modifications. For those of you working toward certification, you’ll see modifications that provide traction, clips, square toes and many others that may be required.