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Blade Smithing – How To Forge A Knife From An Old File
The post discusses the process of creating a knife from a file, emphasizing the importance of properly managing heat to prevent stress cracks, using appropriate tools to handle the blade, and adding personal preferences like a brass finger guard. The… Continue reading
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Forging A Knife From An Old File
The post discusses the process of creating a knife from a file, emphasizing the importance of properly managing heat to prevent stress cracks, using appropriate tools to handle the blade, and adding personal preferences like a brass finger guard. The… Continue reading
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How to forge a ram’s head fire poker
The post outlines the process of forging a rams head, a traditional project turned into various items, such as fire pokers, wall hooks, and knife pommels. The author describes splitting and shaping the stock, bending, and forming the rams head… Continue reading
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How to forge a rams head fire poker with help from DeWalt tools
The post outlines the process of forging a rams head, a traditional project turned into various items, such as fire pokers, wall hooks, and knife pommels. The author describes splitting and shaping the stock, bending, and forming the rams head… Continue reading
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How to forge a gate hook
The first step of how to forge a gate hook, is shaping the eye. The eye is where a staple would hold the hook to a gate. The material is 3/8″ x 3/8″ x 8″ long mild steel. This is… Continue reading
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Forging a hook for your favorite hat
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… Continue reading
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Forging a banana hanger with a horse shoe base
I may earn from affiliate links. Recently I was forging a banana hanger for our countertop. I started again with the 3/8″ square stock. The idea behind a banana hanger it to keep air on all sides of the bananas.… Continue reading
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Forging a hoof pick in a gas forge
I may earn from affiliate links. If you are forging a hoof pick in a gas forge. You may need to clean the hooves of your favorite old nag, you might want to a be forging a hoof pick. Below… Continue reading
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Forging a steel heart for your sweetheart
I started Forging a steel heart for your sweetheart out using 3/8″ square stock about 18″ long. This stock is hot rolled, so it comes with rounded corners and scale on the surface. The alternative is cold rolled, It has… Continue reading
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A Cast Iron Pan Hook-Forging
When“ forging this cast iron pan hook, it was made with mild steel that measured 3/16″ x 1-1/2″. The hook end has a long sweeping taper that is smooth and uniform. I slowly tapped it over the anvil to form… Continue reading
