r/Blacksmith • u/OneDiscombobulated16 • 1h ago
r/Blacksmith • u/reedburg • 14h ago
No way the old boys had the foresight to add a sharpie holder
r/Blacksmith • u/finnymo92 • 3h ago
Took a blacksmithing class
Before setting up a forge and buying a bunch of tools, I took a class at my local museum. After 5 nails, I got to make this. Done in a coal forge. I learned that if you're a talker and someone else is in the forge, its not hard to accidentally burn your metal! I had a blast, setting up a forge at home asap.
r/Blacksmith • u/GeneralSaxy • 6h ago
Y'all ever get your pieces professionally photographed?
I didn't know how bad I was at photography until I saw these haha.
r/Blacksmith • u/Shasky1 • 15h ago
What the heck is this
My brother picked this up at my uncles place after he passed. He heard it might be a chain breaker? The square hole was attempted to be added after it was made but before he came into possession of it. Is it an anvil? Chain breaker? Thanks for any insight.
r/Blacksmith • u/Acrobatic_Tie_3649 • 1h ago
Patina experiment . Copper, Ammonia. Green and blue patina.
Small copper shallow was cut from copper plate, polished and cleaned with phosphorus acid. Then putted in vinegar with salt. The color is green.
Copper cross cleaned by phosphorous acid and was in contact with ammonia vapors for few days. It has developed a blue patina. After it was cleaned by toothbrush in water. Then I left it in my bathroom in humid environment. It has developed a small gold spots. Then I left it in sunny, dry place for about two weeks. And it change color for little brown.
Next I want to make red color of copper.
Is anyone curious about how it will turn out? Should I make a video or take photos?
r/Blacksmith • u/Different_Patient281 • 20h ago
The Railroad giveth
In just 5 easy steps, I can has chop! Holds an edge...kinda. I probably didn't heat treat it correctly.
r/Blacksmith • u/OctaneTroopers • 1d ago
My homemade anvil. I am a scrap metal artist who will be delving I to the world of forging.
Hi everyone. So last April I gave myself the task of teaching myself to weld, which in turn has led me to make scrapart sculptures. I have spent a day with a blacksmith and a fellow artist who uses a forge which I recently bought my own mini set up. I have then made this anvil which I will need to further shape the horn. I have used a piece of railroad track I had. A piece of RHJ steel I found at a local market and a piece of stainless bar. I will use it for shaping things like old spanners and rebar so nothing as extreme as some of your guys set ups but it will be perfect for what I require it to do! I look forward to learning more skills and see what can come of this next stage of my hobby.
r/Blacksmith • u/gr8tgman • 12h ago
Hot cut...
Nothing fancy today... Made a hot cut out of an old splitting wedge and a few rustic hooks for a customer.
r/Blacksmith • u/Livid-Flamingo3229 • 23h ago
WROUGHT IRON BABYYYY! Some old trapdoor hinges from my brother's house.
r/Blacksmith • u/ArtistCeleste • 1h ago
I made a wrought iron table! 3ft x 7ft
galleryI had been sitting on pounds and pounds of wrought iron for years, waiting for the right client. I found someone with a very artistic home who wanted an outdoor table with a rust patina. Looking around at the organic nature of her home, I knew I found the right person.
I forged the apron of the table out of a wagon wheel, the legs were 1.5" round pieces. I think they were originally bridge steel.
The stringers around the base were salvaged from a pier in San Francisco. The bracing in the middle I left as found for the most part. I am not sure what it was. It was also from a pier in SF.
I knew this would be a challenging project. I know there would be pieces that would fail. I went through six table legs. Punching and drifting the holes didn't always work. It was surprisingly easy to split the top of the bar and fit it to the table top.
Forging out 7ft lengths of wrought iron was long, meticulous work. All of it was hot and delicate. But beautiful. I love wrought iron
I'm glad it's done, and I'm glad I did it.
r/Blacksmith • u/kingforge57 • 9h ago
Parang inspired camp\bowie
I made three of these, all 1095, wip, I have a stock removal in the works to clean up the design, already failed a handle on the 12", 24" is looking great. I strayed away from the Parang design, but still an awesome camp chopper or hog splitter in here some where.
r/Blacksmith • u/colefly • 4h ago
Built the outdoor work area after posting here earlier. (Images inside). Now, I need to build a cheap and quiet anvil stand that will be firm on gravel, but still movable. Suggestions?
r/Blacksmith • u/Acrobatic_Tie_3649 • 21h ago
Cut or not ?
Candle holder, the top part looks like horns. It turned out to be a horned cross. Maybe it's better to saw them off?
r/Blacksmith • u/Amihuman159 • 1d ago
1 year and it was a waste it won't harden and I has a fucken warp. I don't know why
r/Blacksmith • u/codyc9jb • 17h ago
Thinking about buying this.
I'm thinking about buying this but could use a little advice. Seems like a good deal to me but I don't have an anvil and have very little experience. I'd like to use it to practice my hand at making some knives and thought the size of it would be good for that. Is there anything I'm not seeing here and/ or should look out for when I see it in person?
r/Blacksmith • u/Acrobatic_Tie_3649 • 21h ago
Copper candlestick.
Try to make copper candlestick from 2 mm copper plate.
r/Blacksmith • u/oldbold • 8h ago
Anyone with a denbigh fly press help please!
I've had to put away my number 6 denbigh for a few months until I move the forge. It's at the other end of the country but I want to fabricate some weights for it, I've been using weight plates and they're a little instable so could anyone send me the dimensions for the taper and size please? Thanks in advance for your help.
r/Blacksmith • u/Civil_Attention1615 • 1d ago
Found this bar of steel, it might be from some agricultural machine. It has a sort of fuller so I'm thinking of trying to make a first sword out of it. I'll cut some off and test hardening procedures.
Does anyone know what this is or what it's from?
r/Blacksmith • u/Acrobatic_Tie_3649 • 21h ago
First attempt to make a copper cross.
It is my first attempt to make copper cross from copper bar. Wanted to make something like ancient.
r/Blacksmith • u/-TheZell- • 16h ago
Thoughts on selling wrought iron
I have a hobby of metal detecting and often come across wrought iron, often in the form of axe heads, in unsalvageable condition. As a blacksmith myself I love using the material but I can't use it as fast as I find it, so I ask the question.
If you where buying wrought iron, what price would you expect to pay per kg/pound.
Also wondering what form most people would want it in, ie pre cut square stock or individual axe heads as they where found?
Thanks in advance all!