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Black steel tool hooks on a paper plate.

A couple more hooks are waxed up for a larger project.
#blacksmith #blacksmithing #hooks

A thin wood-carving knife with a forward curved blade. The handle is purple wood with brass rivets.

Made a simple shop knife from some scrap high-carbon steel. Used a little cutoff of purple heart wood for the handle with brass pins. #blacksmith #knife #carving #tools #exoticwood

Eight slender steel rods of progressing length aligned along a steel forge table.

In the middle of making a wind chime for my mother in honour of my grandmother.

Here's the actual chimes. Striker and wind catch to come as I get further along with them.

#blacksmith #blacksmithing #windchimes #family

Hardly the flashiest of tools, but this hardy chiselling surface will help me keep my anvil face nice and smooth.
#blacksmith #blacksmithing #tools

A pair of blacksmith steel vambraces on a red velvety background

Finally taken shape. Here's a nice pair of vambraces. #blacksmith #armoursmith #armorsmith #armour #armor

Takes a while before a piece really starts to take shape. This one was right on the verge. Betcha can't tell what it's going to be. #blacksmith #blacksmithing #forge #steel

On the left is the twisted tool hook from 1/8" square stock. Forge welded the two pieces together. I might try making a piece similar to the 1/4" tool hook on the right, but with the 1/8" stock. #blacksmith

Oh, this is definitely the 1/4" square rod.

Made this twisted hammer hanger from 1/8" square rod. Quick way to hang a hammer without having to split metal. #hooks #tools #blacksmith #blacksmithing

Made another one of these hair pins for my sister's friend who was admiring the few I had set aside for other family members. #blacksmith #blacksmithing #forge #jewelry #hair

Honestly, I'm surprised this isn't happening more.

A steel ruler forged to fit over an anvil.

I saw this anvil-mounting measuring tool in a Denis Frachette video and just had to make one for myself. #tools #blacksmith #blacksmithing

I haven't worked either square rod this small before, but I'm going to play around with it a little, and see what I can make out of it. #blacksmith #blacksmithing #forge

Swung by site3 to check out their workshop and made a nice little pair of bolt jaw tongs. They're a bit asymmetrical, but that's alright.

#blacksmith #tongs #blacksmithing #coworking #makerspace

Made myself a simple pricker. It's a medieval eating implement that's a precursor to the fork.
#blacksmith #blacksmithing #renfest

A pair of black-steel box jaw tongs on a red blanket.

Made a pair of box jaw tongs. Could be a little straighter, but it does the job. #blacksmith #blacksmithing #tongs #tools

Been making more tools for myself. Had to increase my tool storage space.

#blacksmith #blacksmithing #tool

An antique power hack saw in the corner of a modern blacksmith shop.

Picked up a beautiful power hack saw at auction this weekend. Can't believe it's mine. #blacksmith #blacksmithing #tools

Frightening

Oh, I'm going to have to try this method of securing a handle.

#Blacksmith doing the finish touches

A round steel rod wrapped into an even circle sitting on an anvil.

In the process of building a nice bowl swage. Wrapped this around a brake pad to keep the circle even. #blacksmith #blacksmithing #tools

A black steel S-hook with a flat bend in the center held out on a hand.

A simple S-hook with a flat bend.

#blacksmith #blacksmithing

A hardy cutting tool made from a reforged crow bar. The temper colour is a yellowish straw.

Made a hardy cutting tool from the end of a crow bar. How's my temper?
#blacksmith #blacksmithing #metal #tools #temper

Sgt Carney wearing his medal of honor

If they won't lift em up
We will

Sgt William Carney
Escaping slavery Sgt Carney volunteered in the union army.
At the battle of Fort Wagner, after every member of the color guard was killed and despite being shot four times Wagner led the charge.

He received the medal of honor on May 23 1900

A steel swage made from square steel rods welded together to form a 90 degree angle.

Welded myself a little hardy swage to replace the one I made with angle iron. This one should work a little better.

#welding #blacksmith #blacksmithing #tools

A bright red fire extinguisher hung up on a workshop wall. A bright red and white fire extinguisher sign hangs above up.

Safety first! ...eventually.

New signs up in the shop.

#blacksmith #blacksmithing #tools #safety #fire

Another style of hook for hanging my hammers. I think I like the forked style hook more, even though this one is easier to make.
#blacksmith #blacksmithing #tools

Not the prettiest work I've done, but managed a few tool hooks today for holding up my hammers.
#blacksmith #blacksmithing #toolsmith

A 3-link section of blacksmithed chain hanging from a blacksmithed tool hook.

Finally got a change to get back out into the forge and made a small section of smithed chain. #blacksmith #blacksmithing #steel #chain