Finished my first brooch! I'm pretty happy with it. What are your thoughts?3yr ⋅ TheHardyForge ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Got 200 railroad spikes, but I’m curious what to do with these bolts?1yr ⋅ No_Seaworthiness1627 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Would this be a good option or is the handle at risk of melting or cracking?1yr ⋅ PotterSieben ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Recently did product shoot for my friend blacksmith and was told you might enjoy this one.3yr ⋅ mdolezal ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Took me a while to forge dinosaurbones into this hammerhead but i learned a whole lot doing it.3yr ⋅ Bladesarebeautiful ⋅ r/Blacksmith
A piece I just finished, forged out of 1940’s Ford leaf spring (5160 steel) satin finished bevels and black dyed red wood burl handle.3yr ⋅ Greyjoy ⋅ r/Blacksmith
All of the Peter Wright’s I’ve acquired for use in the blacksmithing program at my summer camp!2yr ⋅ mk1937 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I got this fortune in my fortune cookie, I think it's perfect for a blacksmith1yr ⋅ anvil-fire ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Need help. What’s this metal? It’s hard as a rock, isn’t brittle, doesn’t spark when grinding.1yr ⋅ Borderlineadam ⋅ r/Blacksmith
After two moves and a lot of work, I finally have built my dream shop!3yr ⋅ Francis_Morningstar ⋅ r/Blacksmith
The Navajo nation has been hit disproportionately hard by COVID-19. Myself and Kodee Artis, Navajo Bladesmith created this set and we are raffling it. All proceeds are being donated in solidarity to Navajo mutual aid groups doing literal life saving work. More details in comments.3yr ⋅ OctopusMadeOfKnives ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I got married over the weekend and have a very unique ring, it’s faceted tantalum on the outside with a Damascus steel liner. My question is how do I prevent the Damascus steel from rusting (if it will rust) ?3yr ⋅ zevulos ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I just had to share this with someone, I'll delete if it's not appropriate.1yr ⋅ Twilight_music ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I forged a coal shovel. It is part of a complete fireplace set that I am still working on taking pictures of.1yr ⋅ Rhein_Forged ⋅ r/Blacksmith
1084 and 304 stainless. This is the hardest thing I’ve ever tried to forge weld and it took me a while to get a successful billet but I think this thing is awesome.2yr ⋅ justice27123 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I decided I want to hang it so I'm hammering flat spots to punch through. (novice)1yr ⋅ Willowsewsweet ⋅ r/Blacksmith
What other weird anvils are there? This one is a Chinese style.1yr ⋅ NESchoolofMetalwork ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Shaping this scrapped brass coin down as a bolster. I noticed after attaching a blade that the “one life at a time” becomes a little ominous.3yr ⋅ Burnz27 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Made these mulling irons the other day, now to subject them to vigorous and repeated testing...1yr ⋅ YuEnDee ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I’m kinda new to blacksmithing but I decided to take my hand at making a sword any tips?1yr ⋅ The_Canadian_Beast ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Helping the Concrete guys clean up their areas is getting lucrative.1yr ⋅ Monst3rMan30 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Anybody else automatically think this is a good heat for minor adjustments1yr ⋅ Hail_nothing ⋅ r/Blacksmith
One does not simply unbox a new forge hood without doing their best Dark Helmet impression.3yr ⋅ SynthsOfOurFathers ⋅ r/Blacksmith
My dad made an anvil from an old railroad track for my younger brother.3yr ⋅ beloglaviorao ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Wanting to get into blacksmithing/bladesmithing and my wife got me all this for my birthday to help kickstart my new hobby3yr ⋅ InvertedZebra ⋅ r/Blacksmith
First pair of spurs, made from scratch and hand cut. They are a little rough but functional3yr ⋅ cowbmatt ⋅ r/Blacksmith
New 100lb anvil from Front Step Forge to go with my 70lb sawyer in the worlds best anvil stand!1yr ⋅ -BennyAdeline- ⋅ r/Blacksmith
My Very First Knife (be kind, I have never ever even picked up a power tool before this)3yr ⋅ MediumSpaces ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Haven't made a knife in a long time. It turned out better than I expected3yr ⋅ Tableau ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Friend asked me to make him a bottle opener. Think I got it right on my 3rd attempt.1yr ⋅ ReptilianOver1ord ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Seller wants $360 for this 100 lb. anvil. The marks indicate it's a Columbia (cast steel) anvil. Worth it or no?1yr ⋅ Xilverbullet000 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I created a life-size sculpture of a dog from scrap metal and made a video showing how I created it and why. https://youtu.be/YTmz3na8uAI3yr ⋅ nickadees ⋅ r/Blacksmith
made this little thing. it's not too pretty but in my defense, I'm 15 years old, this is the 5th thing I've ever forged and my tools are... well not good2yr ⋅ Timi-db ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I’m 15 and started blacksmithing about a year ago this is the first thing I’ve made that is actually decent so I thought I’d post it here.3yr ⋅ FANCYP0TAT0 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
“No one ever owns an anvil, we just become an anvil custodian” for they will outlive us and generations to come. This 350# beast was given to me by a kind soul. Those are 6x6s I cut for the base1yr ⋅ talanbeasley ⋅ r/Blacksmith
First time making a double edged sword, I think it came out really well3yr ⋅ Ok_Breadfruit461 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
When I said I wanted a short piece of track to use as an anvil, this isn't what I had in mind.1yr ⋅ No_Boysenberry2167 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
An order of 3 different sets of Witch King armour. About 80 hours of work (there is a third pair of gauntlets) over 1 and a half weeks. My dad has made over 200 pairs of gauntlets since Lord of the Rings launched.4yr ⋅ Son_of_Thak ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Forged a Rhineland pattern and a Scandinavian pattern axe this evening. Still getting used to some custom dies just finished for my press.1yr ⋅ FrisseForges ⋅ r/Blacksmith
After forging my first spearhead and being very happy with it, I didn't do any normalising cycles before quenching. I'll never make that mistake again!3yr ⋅ MrWillje ⋅ r/Blacksmith
My father is a professional photographer. When he was visiting I showed him my forge and he caught the magic moment on camera.2yr ⋅ richard-mt ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Copper rose I made for my girlfriend’s and my anniversary a couple months ago.2yr ⋅ transtan ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I thought I made a chameleon but my friends keep calling it an angry fetus3yr ⋅ MoxieBlacksmith ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Made a blacksmith buckle of wrought iron I found metal detecting2yr ⋅ blacksmitheithahat ⋅ r/Blacksmith
My new forged project Vikings Battle Axe If you like to know how i created this, visit my profile. Thank you !.3yr ⋅ dm5_Creator ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Just finished this one up. Forged from 80crv2 steel with flat ground bevels, handle material is curly Koa with some other stuff.2yr ⋅ Greyjoy ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Dream of mine to own a power hammer, so I made a miniature one to keep on my desk to keep my dream in sight.3yr ⋅ nuppfx ⋅ r/Blacksmith
finally had time to work on my wakazashi again, finaly got the habake and tsuba fit up, next thing is finishing the engraving on the tsuba.3yr ⋅ zedvioc_xinfou ⋅ r/Blacksmith
all this kunai needs now is to be tempered. came out pretty nice.3yr ⋅ Honest_Concern_5516 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Still a lot of engraving work needed but im super happy so far!2yr ⋅ Bladesarebeautiful ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I should perhaps have staged it a bit better, but this is how it looks...1yr ⋅ tjofrasse ⋅ r/Blacksmith
just finished forging my first bearded axe. kinda right still but was a huge learning experience for me. what yall think?1yr ⋅ JAW_custom_knives ⋅ r/Blacksmith
My Anvil has seen better days, what can I do to prevent this in the future?1yr ⋅ Destrro ⋅ r/Blacksmith
had Amazon not lied to me about the metal this would have been Damascus. realized it was 1045 when I was able to quench it water. what yall think. handle is ironwood. oh and this is my first kukri and first time using my new shop press from coal iron1yr ⋅ JAW_custom_knives ⋅ r/Blacksmith
