Inspired by some others I made a stand on got a new anvil.

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2nd trip to the salvage yard, including the previous post I got a total weight of 191.7 lbs of steel for $40, not including the I-beam pictured behind. What do y’all think about these getting turned into anvils?

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Master is working progressively on his monster !! Finishing in progress!!

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Viking axe, forged from my own bloom iron, forge welded S7 edge, hand carved hickory haft, leather sheath has goat fur insert. I call this axe “the right hand of Tyr”. 9” edge, 32” haft.

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How to treat forged ring ?

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Got some free steel today!

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A tool for these turbulent times

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Recently finished dagger I've been working on. Copied from an original in Madison Grant's book The Knife in Homespun America page 73, figure D-10. The original dates 1800-1850 and was from western Tennessee. Made to the same dimensions and materials except for blade steel. Hand forged from 1084.

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#5 done

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An old, partially recoloured picture of a power hammer in operation in No.27 shop, the blacksmith shop, of the Commonwealth Ordnance Factory, VIC, Australia. 1940s.

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Gave an old Bluepoint hammer a new lease on life. Goodbye fibreglass handle of hand fatigue, hello sexy charred hickory.

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Now we're cooking with gas.

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Today I drove 6 h total for my first anvil, this beauty

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Made some more bottle openers

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hardhathatchery: my channel about building helmets

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I forged some little candle holders

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Why are there red spots on my steel after forging

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Drawknife I completed recently

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Pretty Leaf 💜

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first attempt at dragon scale twist. i’m fourteen and just starting smithing i would appreciate some tips if you have em

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WIP of my first sword. Would like some C&C.

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I may be ready for my first fair market !!

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After three years of dreaming

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Recently got some of my late grandfather’s old tools, best way for me to clean them up for display? (ps if this is the wrong place for this sorry)

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Forged a carving knife and carved something that looks like a spoon! (this is the first knife I ever made)

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A plague mask my dad just finished. Check comments for a link to the original Instagram post.

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Forgot to post this one

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Future Bottle Openers?

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It lives!

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Banana Hanger

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Avocado 🥑 clinch pick

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my second knife! 1040(?) steel with walnut handle

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Any idea of how much this would be valued at?

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Assassin's creed 3 Connor's tomahawk, forged replica

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Leg Vice Stand that Chris Cash from Mt Phillip Metal Works made

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Knife I made for a friend. He's a plumber, and requested a knife made from a pipe wrench.

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A kiritsuke chef knife i finished recently. AEB-L steel blade with a walnut handle and mosaic pins. Thanks for looking!

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117kg no stamp worth it?

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My first attempt at a tomahawk

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I was able to forge 22 blades on this holiday weekend. I’m tired and sore from swinging a hammer. 19/22 are some sort of layered steel.

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Correction*

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After messing around with some hooks for a little while, I finally have enough to make a coat rack to put by my front door

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I made a 4.4kg Mjolnir sculpture. all it needs now is some final touches and a few coats of varnish

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My first axes. Old leafspring from an old city bus with scrap wood handles.

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I love forging leaves

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Hammer #11, trying something a little different.

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Had my brother in the forge to make a plant pot stand. He did annoyingly well for a first timer.

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Gotta start somewhere- My first 1/2 drift

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Made a pair of these from a chunk of car coil spring. Desk daggers/Letter openers :)

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I'm 13 and I want to be a blacksmith, does reddit think this is a good first sword design?

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I enjoy making these little letter openers...

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Bought an old punch, cleaned up ok and is ready for use again!

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Finally!! Got this technique figured out. I made this leaf out of 3/4 square stock.

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Little Wheat head

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Been making door hardware lately, here are a couple slide bolts I finished up last night.

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Need to selfishly vent: My partner and I had a big show next weekend we have been prepping for...for months. It's cancelled due to the virus. I understand why cancelling is a good idea but yeah, a little crestfallen right now. Here, have a photo of a small portion of what we would have been offering

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Before and after of a 304 stainless hammer I forged from an out-of-spec machined part.

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Some mjolnirs from my smithy, wrought iron, silver and copper :)

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Got a new anvil for Christmas!

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Nice and quick

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Kingsguard (GoT) inspired helmet I made.

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50 layer 1084/15n20. I lost power at the shop so this one was hand hammer only. No press or power hammer action here.

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Finally have a stamp !

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Forged up a few tools to make tools.

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Mini Hay-Budden style anvil I made. Basically carved it out of a block of 5160 with an angle grinder and files. I drilled the hardy hole then hot drifted it square with an incredibly tiny drift. It even has handling holes and is heat treated.

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progress with my diy budget forge

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Put collar on it

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Went crazy making a bunch of cuffs and rings

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My first proper anvil, weight about 75kg (~165lbs). So happy!

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First rr spike knife. I’m no knife maker but I heard everyone should try to make a spike knife at least once lol

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Market research

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Made a tiny tong as a commission for a leather seamstresses

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Here's my wootz, medieval wrought iron and walnut hunter. Thoughts? :)

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There are a ton of posts on here asking How do I get good?. I am not an expert (I've only been doing metalworking for 25 years or so), and I'm sure there's some stuff I left out, but I think I did a pretty good job answering that question with this comment and so I thought I'd share.

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Finally getting pretty good at punching holes. Perfectly lined up

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I made an axe from a bike chain and an old rasp. I call it the Mad Maxe!

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A little something something from my smithy today. A little leaf pendant from wrought iron (Ribe cathedral, circa 700+ years old) with some wire wrapping and such. :)

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Leaf spring hog splitter.

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Do I know what I'm doing? ....... Nope. Am I having fun? Absolutely!

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Junkyard steel

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First thing I made in MY forge

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My First Tong-like-objects on my Anvil-shaped-object

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A hot cutter for the hardy hole I just made

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Working on my Lord Baylan cosplay.

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Looks like we're gaining populatiry!

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Three days into oiling the handle. Couple more and it’s time for glue and shaping the butt

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Took a class recently. It's not much, but I think a passion was born.

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Silly Stingray Saturday!

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Finished my first hammer, i call it lizard on a stick😁 More pics in the comment section.

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First cleaver all finished up

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Guy from my gym asked if I could make a musket pick, it's a tool to clear a hole in the action. Forged out of 1/4 rod.

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I took a blacksmithing class and I'm hooked!

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Made a towel bar today

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I’ve officially join the cult of the ribbon burner

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The difference a year of practice makes

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Working some wrought at a reenactment forge!

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Topographical map into the minds of our ancestors. Details in comments.

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Will this work as a novices anvil. I'll brush off and look for marks..

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My apprentice finished forging this today.

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First project in my forge, I know it's rough but I'm proud

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Finished my first dagger a few days ago.

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Built some hardy tools today

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Demon bottle opener I forged the other day. Started out as an accident but I’m happy with the results.

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Gave a knife away. Told him I need a coin/penny so it does not cut the friendship. 1943 steel penny, That’s class!

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Ok, not a knife, but here’s a bladed piece I’ve been working on. Based on a Katolis spear from the Dragon Prince tv show. 80crv2 Forging & stock removal both used. Aged brass pommel & bolster. Desert tan & black leather handle wrap. Hollow ground bevels.

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Does anyone know what the name of this twist is?

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Forged cable, ball bearing canister Damascus, 15n20 and 5160 core stacked and welded together forged into a cleaver. Stabilized black palm segmented handle material. This is my favorite piece I have forged to date.

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I made a snake. First thing I have made that's actually a thing. Be kind.

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im an aspiring blacksmith and I want to make this my life career so I wanted to show everyone my logo, I've loved sharks and blacksmithing since I was little so I decided to mixed the 2

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A simple letter opener I made last week

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Made a second pair of tongs

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freshly cleaned up face on my old fisher

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My first and last hammer I’ll make

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I know I’m still a novice, but looking at the progress I’ve made so far is getting me really excited to keep going and advance my craft

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Need a tool, make a tool?

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Listen, I know it's not pretty, but it's mine, and it cost me 6 dollars (12 if you count the coal)

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Forged a block of copper into idk a necklace sort of thing. Fun to work copper.

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First forge, any tips

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Here is a piece I just finished up! Kind of a twist on a wakizashi. Full tang fuller was forged in then widened/cleaned up on the grinder

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Newbie question. These large chunks keep forming in my coal forge, and they keep piling up. They are super light and flakey and crumble easily. What are they? Should I be picking them out?

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I forge a lot of iron daggers for fun and not much profit.

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Took the plunge on a good anvil deal. English Peter Wright 1·0·5 ($275) circa 1870s-1880s and snagged some flea market tools. Gotta start on the forge next.

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First try at a rose for my wife’s valentine present.

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Trying out brass brushing for the first time

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For my first attempt at blacksmithing I made a sharp piece of metal. Will probably use it to cut herbs and tomatoes off the vines.

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First screwdriver.

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First knife 👌

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Teeth smasher

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Here’s a blade I just finished. It’s 5160, with a pinned and soldered brass guard, and desert ironwood. Thanks for looking!

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Just took my first class & I loved it. First project: ornamental leaves

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Nail snails! I'd like and honest opinion, do you guys think these would sell at $1.50(CAN)? I was gonna make some and just have them off to the side at a fruit tasting festival. I mean the name works

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I feel as if this fits here! LoL

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coat hangers

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My first try to forge a knife! Out of some coilspring I had laying around

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Made a set of stocking hooks to go with the new living room.

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Finished up a commission! 3 plant stands for a garden. I under bid it but I'm proud of then. I did make jigs though so the next ones will be quicker.

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Bottle opener, step by step !

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Had some fun with a chunk of coil spring today.

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Me an my cousin, both bloody amateurs, build a small forge and are trying our best. This a Mjolnir pendant we forged.

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Pretty proud of these two

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What do you think boys? Useful?

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Muffins anyone ?

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Some old dude sold me this short handled 16 pound hammer for $3. I'm pretty sure it'd crack my anvil if I used it but it's still cool.

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The sad state of anvils for sale in my area, I'll keep using my RR track

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Oh is that all?

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The infamous Louisiana meth snake.

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Finally Did some more work on my first sword. Forged from a leaf spring. Should be finished shortly.

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