Forging a hook for your favorite hat is great. Just as simple as that. If you have a hat, you need a place to hang it. Don’t just throw it on the countertop or your wife will really give you an earful.

Starting with tapering the end to a point is the first step. The scroll is best done with a pair of needle nose pliers. This is how I start forging a hook for your favorite hat.

The end that will attach to the wall will need to be flattened, and punched with a hole. The hole will need to be large enough for a screw or nail. I used a punch that had a smooth straight taper, and it went easily through the thin steel. The pritchel hole on the anvil is perfect for punching small holes like this. In this case, the hole was being used by the hold down. So I had to use the square of the hardy hole to accommodate the punch tip.

A decorative twist is something that can be easily added when you are using square stock. Its as simple as clamping one end in the vise, and twisting with an adjustable wrench. You can watch the video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60qhXpnq_Y0&t=7s

Box jaw tongs are used for straightening if the steel get a little bent. They work great when your forging a hook for your favorite hat. In the summertime, a hat with plenty of ventilation is great, Its always fun using my favorite drill driver from DeWalt.

A simple wood screw holds the hook to the wall, or anywhere else you might need a hook. I suppose a garage or a mud room would be ideal places to hang a hook like this. If you hang this in your garage, and you happen to loose your hat, you could always hang your extension cord on it.