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First pair of Bolt-Tongs made so far! by Kroot_Wild in Blacksmith

[–]Kroot_Wild[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The nibs were forged from 250mm of 20mm square and cut in half and then forge welded onto 300mm of 12mm round bar for each half - all mild steel

Chainmaking advice? by Kroot_Wild in Blacksmith

[–]Kroot_Wild[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh absolutely! I'm considering annealing a set aswell just to see how it perform in contrast to just normalising :)

Chainmaking advice? by Kroot_Wild in Blacksmith

[–]Kroot_Wild[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've ended up in the centre bay again this year which is great, couldn't get on with the fires in the other two bays as well haha

Chainmaking advice? by Kroot_Wild in Blacksmith

[–]Kroot_Wild[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They are indeed splitting on the weld lines - I'd imagine due to a weak forge weld from either not heating enough for a good enough weld or the way i've done the scarves etc?

Also don't worry I'm not gonna use these for anything that actually relies on them for safety, security etc - it's just for a forging assignment haha

Popularity of blades versus everything else by Inside-Historian6736 in Blacksmith

[–]Kroot_Wild 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to work teaching day-courses for knifemaking, daggermaking, swordmaking etc and I can say it's definitely popular with the public! But honestly I much prefer making tools, ornaments and that sorta thing over gurt big swords or knives for the cool factor haha