I wear these most of the time (Spandex and Polyurethane). Would they be alright to forge in?1yr ⋅ Mobile-Bee6312 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
What type of handle would fit this axe head? I can’t find a handle that is shaped like the eye of this axe head.1yr ⋅ Daveman1988 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Small carving knife I'v made from a piece of O1 steel and some Meranti wood3yr ⋅ Joepjoepjoep ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Grandpa gave me another one of the knives my great grandpa made. Figured I’d keep sharing as I come across them. This one would have been made sometime in the 80’s.1yr ⋅ Murse1987 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Bought an anvil off a local farmer and finally got around to making a stand for it at work.2yr ⋅ blackninja4249 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Learning CNC at work, so I made a swage block out of a $15 scrap. 9x9x2. Other side has four smaller impressions.3yr ⋅ chobbes ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Forged up a set of garden tools yesterday. These started out as 6 of 1' square mild steel.4yr ⋅ WhiskeyTurtleForge ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Three attempts in three days to turn a rail spike into a snake, learning from each one as I go.3yr ⋅ theresoluteforge ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Stone Raven #2 got her handle yesterday. And she is looking fine!1yr ⋅ oldanvilyoungsmith ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Tried a new technique to make a more lifelike leaf. Thoughts?1yr ⋅ legacyironbladeworks ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Congrats to r/Blacksmith for getting 100,000 subs. Custom Mjolnir in picture3yr ⋅ TheInsaneBlacksmith ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Neighbor put this out on the curb to be trashed. So I took it home with me!3yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Friend helped me import this massive 683# anvil across seas. More pictures and Christmas Tree in the comments1yr ⋅ Beethovium ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I work in a closed die forge shop, a bit different but didn't know where to post. Old vs new brass hammers. Thought it was cool.3yr ⋅ slackercrew ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I call it the GutTrucker because it transports your insides to your outsides.2yr ⋅ TorchForge ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Some professional shots of a blade i recently finished. Forge finished 1084 blade, with brass bolsters and a zebrawood handle. Thanks for looking!2yr ⋅ VectorCustomBlades ⋅ r/Blacksmith
We made iron from bog ore at my school, here is the moment where we picked up the bloom from the furnace.3yr ⋅ sloppyblacksmith ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I made my first knife today, had a great teacher. The first of many i hope.3yr ⋅ Portal2TheMoon ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Finished my first Father’s Day commission this morning. 8 steak knives and a flexible boning knife. This customer now has 17 knives I have hand forged for him. All of these are 80 layer 1084/15n20 all hand forged to shape. The only material wasted was what was ground off for bevels and polishing.2yr ⋅ justice27123 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Decided it was finally time to get a maker’s mark and start stamping our handmade Damascus knives with our brand.4yr ⋅ justacountrygirl ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Although it was only a test piece, I think this is my most beloved creation2yr ⋅ AMooseInCahoots ⋅ r/Blacksmith
after watching too much youtube decided to give it a shot, photo of me taking rebar out of my first forge! works so well accidently melted my first knife1yr ⋅ Main_Cryptographer80 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Kept this one a little more simple than most of my forge work. I tried to give the nickel lines a heartbeat look with a couple heavy hits with the cross peen. (1084/nickel/1095 with Indian rosewood)2yr ⋅ justice27123 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
The Uruk’hai chopper I’m making oxidized with a nice blood red after it cooled. It seemed... fitting.2yr ⋅ WayneHrPr ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Just finished putting a new handle on an old hammer! The handle is made from ash I foraged from the woods behind my house.3yr ⋅ DefinitionForge ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Testing natural vs synthetic materials for a blacksmithing safety video.1yr ⋅ UmarthBauglir ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Might not be your traditional type of forging, but it still requires a hammer, anvil, and a forge. Making riveted chainmail today4yr ⋅ CrazyTom54 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I made these in the forge a few years ago as Christmas presents. Folding lock backs patterned off a 18th century pocket knife1yr ⋅ WalkAboutFarms ⋅ r/Blacksmith
They may not be the prettiest things around, but I just finished my first real pair of tongs.4yr ⋅ freezeman1 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Bottle cage. Had some fun with my buddies 50th birthday present I gave him. Tools required to drink it.2yr ⋅ killerdwarf69 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Working on finishing this up for a buddie. First hamon, took me two tries on this blade.3yr ⋅ 1qax2wsx ⋅ r/Blacksmith
About 3 years ago I made this barbecue. I decided to show you in case someone wants one for themselves. I sold it for about $10002yr ⋅ Constant_Dot_638 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Roses i've made. Very much beginner in the craft but have made something nice over the years. :)3yr ⋅ Jaska-87 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Had the idea to try and forge some damascus candy canes - Merry Christmas!4yr ⋅ Regalzack ⋅ r/Blacksmith
My dad is working on a chess set this year which will also act as a tutorial series on our YouTube channel for sculptural blacksmithing. We are looking for people interested in contributing pawns to be featured in the final build. This is the first piece, Iron Maiden's Eddie posing as the Pope.4yr ⋅ Son_of_Thak ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Made a little marking knife, practicing my basket twists. 3/16 coil spring, squared to 1/8.4yr ⋅ moebiscuits ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Ive been working on a new dagger, here is the blade after the etch, what do you guys think? Thanks for looking!1yr ⋅ VectorCustomBlades ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I'm a beginner. This is my first knife. I definitely need a lot of work but I am still proud of it!2yr ⋅ UslessAppendix ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Was working on speed and consistency last night, 6 leaves in 3 hours.4yr ⋅ Th3Doctor89 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Since blacksmithing apperantly revolves around making weapons i made my own version of a blacksmiths knife yesterday.1yr ⋅ sloppyblacksmith ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Beginner here, made my first ever pair of tongs today! First time using my new propane forge as well...3yr ⋅ Pixelmanns ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I kept getting asked to make a sword so here we go. Gonna do wrought iron on the handle, maybe engrave some runes on the blade2yr ⋅ Chloe-the-Cutie ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I found this in r/selfreliance and did not see it here so I cross posted1yr ⋅ WalkAboutFarms ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Found this in an antique shop. I scrubbed it with steel wool and barkeeper's friend. Is there anything else I should do before using it on food?1yr ⋅ TopGovtOfficial ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Just finished this one up! 17” long blade modern take on a Seax. The blade is a Go-mai set up, my first time forging that. (120 layer Damascus outer jacket/15n20 inner jacket/1084 core) handle is curly maple.4yr ⋅ Greyjoy ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Just finished my anvil stand tonight. Couple of days ago I bought my first anvil, not forging yet, starting soon. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks1yr ⋅ beardedShpi ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I am trying to find someone who can tell me what kind of sword this is? it has one edge1yr ⋅ brittishlad123 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
New love, sculptural blacksmithing. And with a bottleopener on the other end its functional art :)3yr ⋅ Bladesarebeautiful ⋅ r/Blacksmith
After lurking on several forums, I finally got everything together I needed to feel comfortable starting to blacksmith. I built a folding workbench, anvil stand and set up a rolling steel cart for my forge. Very excited to start my journey into moving metal!3yr ⋅ RWS1030 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Finished one side, beveling by hand, took me about 10hrs, my arms are begging for mercy3yr ⋅ Marvin_Conman ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Some chunks of homemade iron being refined. Started out as a rock and got created into forgeable iron and steel by my own hand.3yr ⋅ Riverborn_Knives ⋅ r/Blacksmith
A few tools finished up the other day. What would you make with them?3yr ⋅ WhiskeyTurtleForge ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I just got this 344lb anvil, my first steel anvil. (the stump too tall and too skinny, I just put it up there for the picture) im not sure what brand it is2yr ⋅ Hevosen_jalat ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Biggest knife I've made so far. Handle is mahogany and the blade is a old leaf spring. Let me know what you think!4yr ⋅ emp211 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Got this beautifull red wine oxide after annealing a knife blank2yr ⋅ Quicksilvercyanide ⋅ r/Blacksmith
