Job #2 was to make a 100mm diameter dishing swage so I can continue with the #hook project.
It isn’t perfectly round, but it doesn’t fit in the gas forge to fix it (and I’m out of charcoal). Should be workable though. Made from an old rusty leaf spring. Might drill and bolt the end yet (after it cools). #blacksmith

Work in Progress.

It’s raining here today, so the temperatures are ok for lighting the forge. Thus I started on this whimsical project, which will involves #metalwork, #woodwork, #leatherwork and probably some #sewing too. #blacksmith #BeMorePirate

It is cool (for summer) today, so I fired up the forge for some practice. I decided on a meat hook, as it involves a wrapped eye, and some complex bends.

#blacksmith #metalwork #hook

This week’s #blacksmith challenge was to make a snail from the largest stock you have. Here’s my snail. Saw things i could have done differently, but the experiment seemed to have worked. I upset the end of the bar, then fishtailed it to provide the bulged centre of the shell. Body is split down the middle and opened out.
Finish could definitely have been better.
Stock was 16mm round bar.
#mastoArt #art #metalwork #snail