Thought I'd post it here aswell since it is a blacksmiths knife, you guys like the furleather or nah? The knife was made from a old nicholson bastard file, using about 80%of the file to make the tang and blade. Quenched in water and tempered at 450 for an hour and half.

I recently bought these and there bit useless as they don’t grab much how would I go about cleaning the jaw up and making it so it’s a tighter fit I’m practising using tongues as I don’t use them much when forging as I forge pretty big things most of the time but I can’t seem to get a handle of it TIA.

I built one that didnt go very well. I ordered one and I think its nice. It has very good reviews. Im also ordering some other stuff. Any tips for beginners?

I made a railing for my parents its located outdoors so the finish applied is important to preventing rust.

I like a lot as forged with old cooking oil burnt to it but I'm not sure if it would suffice to protect it over the years. Painting it black is another option but I feel like the hammer and chiseled marks would fade a bit with a painted finish. Is applying just varnish an option? Do you have any suggestions?

I started building some inventory today for a craft show in December at the local library. I still need to drill some holes in the "tangs" and coat them but so far so good. Basically, you attach these to a post or porch column then your hanging basket or whatever will be about 30° - 40° out from there.

Made with basic 1018 steel.

Coworker handed me a giant piece of all thread. What do yall think?

I’d love to know if they would be profitable enough to continue to make.

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Hey gang!

Put my old venturi burner powered forge up into storage in the back forty, and lost the burners in the process. Completely forgot where I put them after seven years I guess.

I want to go ahead and change up to a ribbon burner. I got geared up to do it and just never pulled the trigger back in the day. I've got most of the figuring done but I have had a hard time finding any kind of consensus with regard to the thickness of the refractory portion of the burner.

How thick does the refractory portion of a ribbon burner need to be?

Im currently set on 3", the thinner dimension of a refractory brick.

I’ve recently come across some 4140 on the welding job for half price and want to make weapons for HEMA and warhammers even a dussac for training yall got any tips ?

This is on a local auction site here I was told it was 100 pounds and 20 inches long so you have any idea if this is a good anvil or cast?

is casehardening a viable method to use for smithing tools? e.g. a chisel or a drift?

I am currently making a folded axe head from 1075. I plan on forge welding another piece of 1075 into what will become the blade section of the axe so that I have more material to work with. I filed clean connection points on both the axe head and the insert, but I failed to weld it together today. The insert fit snug while the piece was cold, but as the metal heated, it kept sliding out. How can I secure the piece while it comes up to temperature?

(Picture is an example of the insert thickness, the actual insert piece is only 1.5 inches long)

This im my 3rd time blacksmithing but first with a real forge im using a old railroad bolt so I know it a hard metal but I've been working on it for about 2 hours and haven't made any real progress is there a way to increase the efficiency of my forgeing

I've watched a ton of YouTube and bought a cheap gas forge on Amazon (need to do the refractory still but wanted to try anyway). But this was a simple project for me to dip my toes in, make a spike on one end, flatten the other, bevel with a belt grinder, and roll the hook. Just need to set up my spring pole lathe and give it a try

Butter/cheese spread knife

This is my first gas forge build and I'm looking for some advice about the flame pouring out the door. Am I right in saying its running too rich? would a smaller jet solve this issue or am I missing something else ? (Haven't fitted the burner until its running sweet)

Made a quick letter opener. Also a belt loop key holder. Trying things other than knives.

I have them bent about where I want them, tho not it a neat squared off way. I think i need to angle them slightly more so they will close fully with pressure, my next step is what im worried about most... punching the holes an lining it all up, I know in that step you have to be pretty spot on for it to function smoothly. Im excited for this one as its my first set of tongs but im nervous for this last part lol

Any advice would be appreciated.

so instead of trying to draw out that tricky inner curve, i just turned a shoulder in some round stock and drilled a hole into the main body that i forged and rounded off the head. it holds really well. i dont think the shank coming loose will be a problem because the head of the round stock is where i hit it to jam it in the dog hole. i also tapered the hold a bit with a steep countersink.

Forged the bolt into the claw hammer head shape, punched a hole into it, put the metal handle and then welded them together, its basic but I like it!