I regret not buying a 7” grinder sooner. Cut through a 1.75x4” pallet fork in about 8 minutes. My chopsaw took close to an hour.4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Tools
I just finished my first friction folder! First time making cable Damascus4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/knifemaking
Made a nail header and some nails today. Are they good nails no do they work yes. Did I learn yes. I just need practice :)5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I’m a beginner keep in mind before you judge to harsh. Finished kephart from file and black walnut with brass pins. Not perfect but I love it. Sooner smooth handle. Very sharp5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Bladesmith
Finally decided to finish this Yakut knife I forged from a old Nicholson file and the handle is crotch oak.4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/knives
Finally got my first real anvil. Late 15th birthday present. 150 lb Henry wright anvil. good condition only problem is that chip on the top. I paid $475 for it.5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Scrapmascus update! On onto hand sanding! 33 layer Damascus from files, a rasp, and leaf spring4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I was looking for some wood from my stash for my first friction folder and I stumbled on this. It is definitely what I’m using. I love the color so much. It’s padouk4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Bladesmith
Made this after school today. It’s my second hammer I’ve made. A straight peen. Not perfect but I like it and it works great. Peen is fatter (but pretty round) because I have thin cross peens. 1080 steel. American hickory handle. Two metal wedges 2 lbs 2 oz5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Tools
Finally got my first real anvil. Late 15th birthday present. 150 lb Henry wright anvil. Very good condition only problem is that chip on the top. I paid $475 for it.5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/blacksmithing
My dad made a necklace from beads and small horse shoe nails. I think it’s pretty cool5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/metalworking
First axe. Wrapped with a 5160 bit forge welded in. Dirty and rough but I like it. Needs a handle now5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/blacksmithing
Once it stops raining Long enough to forge I got some new material to mess with. 2’ of 3/4” carbon steel cable. Cable Damascus here I come!4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/blacksmithing
Psa: do not wear nylon gloves while using and angle grinder the sparks may melt the glove. Also I’ve had these gloves for not even 24 hours :(5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/metalworking
My first attempt at forging a trace hook. Some parts aren’t perfect but I’m overall satisfied5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
New hardy swages and a 5 lb hammer billet came in the mail today! Also bonus sticky notes4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Not sure if anyone cares but I’ve been into blacksmithing and got serious about it this year. Here are some of my favorite creations over the past year. What do y’all think? Figured I’d share as it’s almost the end of the year4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/teenagers
Today I forged two pairs of pickup tongs. Slightly different Styles. One has flat jaws one has round. Forged from 1”x1/2” with forge welded reigns. How’d I do?4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Finally took a flap disk to my anvil and cleaned all the little bumps. Still some minor groves but my flap disk is destroyed already. Feels super flat and smooth though5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/blacksmithing
Messed around in the forge today. Handled Hammer eye punch needing a handle made from 4140. 5160 round punch. 4140 hammer eye drift.4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Messing about with some scrap medium density fire bricks. Forged a leaf but I broke it. That anvil is 4.5 lbs I forge welded out of 7 blocks of steel. It has a hardened face plate4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/blacksmithing
My cat is usually a inside cat but we let him out on nice days sometimes and he had this look after getting stoned from a catnip plant (they grow everywhere around here) he laid in the garden for at least an hour5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/aww
Had an hour and a half to forge so I started a few tongs. Forging the blanks out right now. I have a few more to do yet. A bit slow at forging them but it’s fun none the less4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Small axe I forged from some 1045. On a 16” hickory stick. Charred for grip4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Axecraft
3.5 hours into forging my first sword. From a leaf spring and still very rough forged. Gonna go back and clean it up. 24” blade length. No particular style in mind.4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/blacksmithing
Scrapmascus has been welded need to draw it out and twist. I want a very low layer count with this one. About 11 layers And it’s very hard to move by hand so I’m sticking with low layer count5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/blacksmithing
I’m a beginner keep in mind before you judge to harsh. Finished kephart from file and black walnut with brass pins. Not perfect but I love it. Sooner smooth handle. Very sharp5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/knives
My dad made a mini x-mas tree with horse shoes from our horses, mini horse shoe like things that my grandpa stamped out when he worked in a machine shop 40 years ago. Star bent with thin rod and a small propane torch. 1 foot 4 inches from base to top of star and about 10-11 inches wide5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/metalworking
Just picked up this warren #179 blacksmith punch hammer 5/8” for 1$ good find?5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/blacksmithing
First forged knife. 3/8 inch rebar. Water quenched and tempered. I’ve cut my self while sharpening so it’s not dull by any means5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Took the small wrought iron hammer for a test with this leaf. I need to work on my leaf making skills haha4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Well it’s not the prettiest tool ever but it’s functional is more important. Just finished this 4.75lb rounding hammer hand forged from 4140 steel. Charred hickory handle4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Tools
This is enough snow. We don’t need 6+ more inches on Saturday. (Banana for scale)5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/fargo
Big ole hammer eye tongs from 1”x1/4” bar stock. Not perfect but they work so that’s good enough for me :)4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Took the new rounding hammer for a test and it’s lovely. I’m glad I ordered it.4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Most of you probably don’t care but after trying to find one for three years I finally found myself an anvil in relatively good quality that wasn’t too expensive. Built a stand for it and I’m excited to test it out. 150 lb Henry Wright5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/teenagers
Scrapmascus update. Made from files, leaf spring, rasp. I took a sample to see contrast. Sanded for like 5 minutes so not the greatest finish than acid etched for 30 minutes and coffee etched for about 1 hour. For coffee and acid I whipped with 3k grit sandpaper every 15 minutes. Not final pattern5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I couldn’t get any forging done today so I made this twisting wrench by welding some rebar to a old wrench I bought at an auction. Can’t wait to test it out. Anyone use something similar?5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/blacksmithing
etch test on my 33 layer twist scrapmascus knife. Forged the steel last week. Today after school i cut and stacked to get the layers and forged the rough shape.5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/knifemaking
Nailed it! Starting to improve on nail making. First took 3 heats second two took 2 heats.4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/blacksmithing
Finally got a tong rest built on my anvil stand so i don’t need to run back and fourth from the forge to the blue box. (It has all my tools lol) just need to get good at tongs now lol I have my two I bought than my rebar ones that work okay5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
A “little” something I just got. 8” jaw post vise. 4.75” vise for scale. This thing is huge!3yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
My Kens custom iron tong blanks came in! Can’t wait to get forging and fill that tong rack!4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Working on a few pairs of tongs. Still have to even and straighten everything out4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Scrapmascus update! On onto hand sanding! 33 layer Damascus from files, a rasp, and leaf spring4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/blacksmithing
And so it begins. I got this free log boss hydraulic log splitter I’m going to convert into a small forging press. I have no idea how strong the splitter is. I will convert to electric5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/blacksmithing
I forged a very small hammer 7oz from wrought iron with forge welded steel faces.4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Tools
Swedish pattern 2 lb cross peen work in progress. Peen has the 1045 face forge welded on. Main face will get it next but it got late. That puck of 1045 to the left will become the face.4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/blacksmithing
Day two of the blizzard. My forge is covered In around 19” of fresh snow4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
My hunting and fishing combo. 20 year old Leech lake fillet knife and unknown age R H Ruana Bonner that was my grandpas he got a long time ago.5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/knives
I’m not sure if this allowed so remove if it’s not but I was wondering on steel. I forged this knife from oil well casing/pipe from a fracking rig. It hardened well and seems to preform and I did some research on it and found it’s a carbon steel but I was looking to see if it’s a specific alloy?4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/oil
I have a bucket full of old horse shoes and I did a bend test on one and it ripped! Now to weld them up into billets of useable wrought iron4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Ah man I saw this little hay Budden anvil and 3 sets of champion tongs and a horse hoove clipper and was soo close to buying it. A little oily but in almost perfect shape. Too bad I had to pass because I can’t justify another $350 purchase when I have a working anvil at the moment5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I found a catholics Manuel that is about 117 years old. It was printed on February 25 19016yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Christianity
I finished my first santoku styles knife. It’s got flaws but I made it for me as I wanted a Japanese styled knife and I’m 15 so I don’t have the money for a good one yet. Stainless steel with blood wood and ziricote.5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/chefknives
My cat stays inside but we let him out to see what would happen and he found some catnip and just laid in the garden for an hour like this6yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/aww
Should I get my anvil face milled flat? It’s almost perfectly flat but has some minor pitting. I have an option to get it milled perfectly flat. Should I? Just take a few thousandths off the plate or is it better to leave5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Found on an online auction. Any idea what the thing on the bottom is ? Listed as blacksmith tools but I don’t see how it would be used5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Trying to improve my tong making. Here are two I finished today. Ugly but they hold the stock securely. Bolt jaw tongs for 1-1/4” and the other hold 3/4”4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Done Chopping the bar for now. Got the ends off I need to anneal the bar bit by bit as I chop it. It’s hard stuff. I wonder what steel it is5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I’m pretty new to knife making and have very few tools. Feels good and is almost razor sharp need a ton of work to be semi decent5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/knives
I’ve always thought flint and steels were cool so I made one. Not the best but it works. Need some real flint and something sharper4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Bushcraft
Made my first real propane forge. K26 in a steel shell 1/8” thick. Will get refractory coated soon. Forced air burner, it gets hot! 216 cubic inches. 6x4x9 inch chamber4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/blacksmithing
Made my first real propane forge. K26 in a steel shell 1/8” thick. Will get refractory coated soon. Forced air burner, it gets hot! 216 cubic inches. 6x4x9 inch chamber4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Once it stops raining Long enough to forge I got some new material to mess with. 2’ of 3/4” carbon steel cable. Cable Damascus here I come! Any ideas on knives to make?4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Bladesmith
This terrified/confused looking wooden cat that sits above the window staring down along the living room6yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
First project on a lathe. Oiled oak handle for my new 100+ year old coal forge that hasn’t been used in at least 70 years. The wood handle on the blower broke off so I made a new one.5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/woodworking
New hammer eye punch I made. Decided to try a wider punch to see if I like it. 41404yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/YoungBlacksmiths
My welds are dog crap I know, but I got my new guillotine tool all welded up. Gotta cut the die and put it to use.4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/YoungBlacksmiths
Worlds longest hot cut hardy😅. Found this tapered rod with a chisel end and it fits perfect in the anvil. Gonna cut it off and use it as a hardy and to make hardy tools. 1-1/8 rod I think appears to be something like medium carbon steel I’ll have to test harden. Ideas on what it could be?5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Kept finding myself in need of small tongs so I made these starting to improve my tong making4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/YoungBlacksmiths
Small portable blacksmithing setup I’m working on. Lots of basic tools like a stake anvil hammers tongs punches and files.4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I found this part of a broken pallet. Got a lot more like it. What kinda knife should I make to go with this as a handle?5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Bladesmith
Picked up another vise today. The vise is a warren tool and forge company quikwerk 70 lb leg vise. Has 5” jaws. Definitely Worth the $30 I paid.4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Can anyone ID this? My step dad gave me this. It was his great grandfathers. We think it’s some kind of hand anvil used at the vise. 5.75 lbs. any help is appreciated. made of wrought iron.4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
I’ve always been told rice anthracite is too small and unsuitable for forging but after trying it out for the first time I personally find it superior to nut sized in every way. I’ve had none of the common issues with it. I wish I’d tried it sooner.4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/YoungBlacksmiths
Can anyone ID this? My step dad gave me this. It was his great grandfathers. We think it’s some kind of hand anvil used at the vise. 5.75 lbs. any help is appreciated. made of wrought iron.4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/whatisthisthing
My antique French barrel knife is actually a practical pocket knife despite being old and having a small crack in the blade5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/knifeclub
I couldn’t get any forging done today so I made this twisting wrench by welding some rebar to a old wrench I bought at an auction. Can’t wait to test it out. Anyone use something similar?5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Got my 70 lb Indian chief leg vise I found in the shed when we bought the house mounted on a stand I made. First time plug welding went okay.5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Tools
Construction workers built this little guy with the scrap wood from the frame for the concrete. I might have to steal it5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
Previously posted some wrought iron horse shoes I discovered. Decided to make a wrought iron nail from the cut off4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
My welds are dog crap I know, but I got my new guillotine tool all welded up. Gotta cut the die and put it to use.4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
Of you pet my cat’s arm one way it gets smooth long and skinny and looks like it’s wet when it’s not6yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/aww
It’s hard to see but I cleaned an old knife I found in a farm that was founded in 1910 and it says odd eide on the brass and the blade has A. Hoi stamped on it. It’s a French/ Swedish barrel knife. Any ideas on maker or why odd eide is on it? Found on farm in Minnesota5yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/knives
Anyone forge welded nails together? Joey Van Der Steeg got me inspired and I have some old nails left over so I figured why not try it. I’ll strip the galvanized coating with some acid tomorrow. I want to make a bottle opener from it4yr ⋅ GuardedDig2 ⋅ r/Blacksmith
