Flint striker
I decided to try my hand at a traditional flint striker, this one will go in my personal fire kit——–but I definitely will make more of these. It is forged from w1 steel with an OAL of about 3″, it sparks very well!
Category: Tools
Scrolling Tongs
I’ve been needing something to work on tweaking bends in small inaccessible areas, like the tips of scrolls——so I finally got around to making a set of scrolling tongs. I made this set from 1 x 3/8″ mild steel bar and I fire blacked them using vegetable oil, I think …
Handmade Hammer
This is my first hand forged hammer, it was made in a workshop led by Nathan Roberts. This is an example of a rounding hammer, it has one flat face and one crowned face. The head weighs in at just over 2 pounds and is made of 1045 steel, the …
New (Used) Anvil!
Check out my new 140 lbs Fisher & Norris anvil! It is actually not new, just new to me——I think the patent date listed on it is 1877, so it was probably manufactured around 1880 or so… Pretty old actually, but that is just splitting hairs. I included pictures of …