Hand Made Tools

I’ve just finished off a couple of knives that I forged a while ago and hadn’t finished off.

Both are 3 fire-welded layers (mild steel around recycled car coil spring). The sheaths are hand-made with locally made vegetable (oak bark) tanned leather.

Knife 1

Knife 1 front

Knife 1 back

Knife 1 in hand

Knife 1 sheathed in hand

Knife 2

Knife 2 front

Knife 2 back

Knife 2 in hand

Knife 2 in hand

Knife 2 sheathed in hand

For bending, unbending and correcting bends. I don’t use these very often but when you need them you really need them.

Blacksmith's scroll tongs

Blacksmith's scroll tongs close-up

Hand-made Tongs for holding medium sized (12mm to 16mm) square and round sections.

Blacksmith vee tongs

Blacksmith vee-tongs

Traditionally handmade blacksmith’s tongs for holding flat steel stock. They have a cross shaped indent in the bit to hold thin square and round stock.

Blacksmith's flat bit tongs

Blacksmith's flat bit tongs close-up

This is basic set of tongs for anyone who wants to get into blacksmithing.

Blacksmith tong set

The set comprises of flat tongs, vee tongs and scroll tongs.

Blacksmith's flat bit tongs

Blacksmith vee-tongs

Blacksmith's scroll tongs

Just finished on Valentine’s Day (by chance):

Heart-shape handled poker set

Heart-shape handled poker set - detail of poker

Heart-shape handled poker set - detail of right-angle shovel

Heart-shape handled poker set - detail of shovel

Heart-shape handled poker set - detail of tongs

I’ve just finished making a fire poker set and stand:

Poker set on stand

Poker set - close up of poker

The  set comprises of these tools:

Poker set - close up of shovel

Poker set - close up of log tongs

Poker set - close up of side shovel

The side shovel is excellent for coal fires and the tool I use by far the most for maintaining my fire all day at the forge.

I’ve been making spiral candleholders to a pattern found on iForge. It’s a great little design and really fun to make.

Spiral candleholder wide candle lit

Spiral candleholder

Spiral candleholder tall red candle unlit

Spiral candleholder tall red candle lit

Spiral candleholder group photo

A new first for me – a pattern welded knife of 25-layers.

The layers are mild steel and an old recycled BMW coil spring. A central layer of spring steel was added to make the edge.

25-layer pattern welded knife

25-layer pattern welded knife (reverse side)

25-layer pattern welded knife