Forging a Basket Handle Poker with Victoria Ritter (1 of 3)

National Curriculum Instructor, Victoria Ritter, goes through the steps to forge a basket handle fire poker - it is a great project to learn and practice forge welding! This is Part 1 (of 3) and is part of the ABANA National Curriculum Level II instruction for blacksmiths. 0:00 Intro 0:24 3 Types of Welds 1:07 The Secret to Forge Welding 6:12 Forge Weld Discussion 13:40 Types of Flux 17:35 Order of Operations 19:37 Drop Tong Weld 20:51 Welding Plane vs Shear Plane 28:05 Another Way to Start Your Taper Get all the latest news and information by subscribing to our emails and monthly newsletter: Want to receive alerts for future online blacksmithing classes with ABANA? Sign up for our Educational Email List: The ABANA National Curriculum is a self-paced program that helps to train, certify, and recognize skilled blacksmiths and instructors. There are 3 levels: Beginner (Level I), Intermediate (Level II), and Advanc