r/blacksmithing 7d ago

Viking eating picks.

Thumbnail
gallery
36 Upvotes

Forged out a couple of Viking eating picks


r/blacksmithing 7d ago

Here come the Mummys

Thumbnail
gallery
24 Upvotes

I tried something a bit different here. I had some scraps of 1.5" threaded rod. These mummy's came out great. Never stop experimenting with what you have on hand it could be a great success or a horrible failure either way keep going.


r/blacksmithing 7d ago

Help Requested What happened

2 Upvotes

Tried melting pennies in crucible, Fire started, first lime green, then yellow. Could someone explain what happened? End result was this after fire extinguisher. My brothers work not mine. Photo could not be uploaded for some reason


r/blacksmithing 7d ago

Anyone know where I can get leather wraps like this?

1 Upvotes

I really want to add leather wraps to my winkler axe (not to sell), but they don't make them like this anymore so I need to do it myself. So far the leather material I have found on amazon is all a little....cheap looking?

Any good resources for leather wrap and how to secure it?


r/blacksmithing 8d ago

Work Showcase Working on some CuMai billets

Thumbnail
gallery
26 Upvotes

r/blacksmithing 8d ago

New and looking for specific item

3 Upvotes

Hello all, I am attempting to make some tomahawks. I’ve done a few projects and don’t know if I should just buy a mandrel or forge one. If you’d say buy what are some reputable brands. All my tools are either found or forged


r/blacksmithing 8d ago

New comer

4 Upvotes

Im thinking of getting into blacksmithing mainly as a hobby but wouldn’t mind making some money off of it in the future. The problem is I have no equipment no experience no idea where to start and no real money to buy any equipment.

Any suggestions?


r/blacksmithing 8d ago

Help Requested Alloy question

4 Upvotes

Is 1026 steel good enough quality for knives? I read up on it and I know I can water quench and temper it. Found some square stock at a local hardware shop for around $5/ft. Or would it be better for tools?


r/blacksmithing 9d ago

Work Showcase Hand forge "tomahawk"

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

266 Upvotes

Hand forged camp tomahawk from some really old Jack hammer bit. I wanted a small durable axe to keep in my back pack while hiking/camping. Has a fire burned straight ash handle. Wedged construction for the head bc I think it's far superior than a traditional tomahawk slip fit style. Has a custom made small leather sheath to go along with it. It's razor sharp and ready to go


r/blacksmithing 9d ago

Work Showcase NEW Hand forged racing axe

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

93 Upvotes

I hand forged this huge racing axe from a section of old forklift tine. It was an absolute bastard to do with no press or power hammer but I'm so pleased with the outcome. It looks absolutely gorgeous. It weighs just under 5 pounds the perfect weight imo (4.10 ounces). Has a mirror polished bevel, all the proper facets, a custom made leather sheath. It's hung on a beautiful 32" two tone hickory handle with a laminated palm swell. Since this is my first time using this steel I need to do a lot of testing to see if it's good enough for an axe. It's really tough and hardened and tempered to 50-55 Rockwell. Over all really pleased with how it came out and I hope to God the steel and heat treat are good, bc I have a lot of this steel and want to make and sell them in the future. I'll be doing a video of it in action soon as I can.


r/blacksmithing 9d ago

Finished! 8” Hunter with Engraved Bolsters – EDC Fans, What Do You Think?

Post image
12 Upvotes

r/blacksmithing 10d ago

Work Showcase First Spoon!

Thumbnail
gallery
75 Upvotes

It still needs a little cleaning up, but I would love to hear some constructive criticism. I used a pine stump and a ball-peen to round.


r/blacksmithing 10d ago

Work Showcase First spoon constructive criticism.

Thumbnail
gallery
71 Upvotes

Started with 1/2" square stock and used a pine stump and a ball-peen to shape. It still needs some cleaning up, but I would love any constructive criticism.


r/blacksmithing 10d ago

Miscellaneous Thoughts on a little induction coil for making rivets?

Post image
14 Upvotes

I have a charcoal forge, and im having a little trouble isolating heat enough to successfully make rivets in my monkey tool while not burning through $10 of charcoal for one tiny peice.

I could get a gas torch for about double the price, but then I'd also need to buy gas. Thoughts on a little induction coil to heatup specific parts of small stock?

Tapering hot cut ends for making a curl on small keychains or hooks, mass production of rivets and general small peice work that requires isolated work.


r/blacksmithing 10d ago

Leather Skiving knife, I'm very happy with it

Thumbnail
gallery
33 Upvotes

r/blacksmithing 11d ago

Work Showcase Dagger

Post image
53 Upvotes

A dagger I made from a leaf spring.


r/blacksmithing 11d ago

Help Requested So, I'm thinking of trying to start a forge. How can I make the land safe so I don't accidentally start a forest fire in the later seasons?

Thumbnail
gallery
11 Upvotes

Pictures are for reference on what I need to do on the land I need to do/ where my wood piles are at.How can I make the ground (and future shop) safe when I eventually go to construct on it?


r/blacksmithing 11d ago

I am looking for someone to make these for me out of grade 2 titanium i would be buying a bunch to make tools with wooden handles i have made, if worth anyones time let me know, thanks

Thumbnail
gallery
5 Upvotes

r/blacksmithing 11d ago

This is about to be thrown in a skip, wondering if it's worth saving or just old junk.

Thumbnail
gallery
69 Upvotes

r/blacksmithing 11d ago

Any ideas what this solution might be to cause this effect on copper?

Thumbnail
gallery
8 Upvotes

They are selling this solution for 15 ml for $56 and I have a feeling it’s easily made at home but I have no idea what the solution might be for it to cause that heat patina look.


r/blacksmithing 12d ago

Help Requested Melting Hose

Thumbnail
gallery
27 Upvotes

I know melting at the top of these Vevor forges is not uncommon, but it’s happening only on one of them. I’ve only been using the first two, barely turned this one on (im only using mild steel). Should I be using all three anyway? There’s discolouration as well, suggests this one is getting too hot?


r/blacksmithing 12d ago

Tools Help with identification of old tool.

Thumbnail
gallery
5 Upvotes

A mate found this buried near an old railway that is no longer in use, built between july 1889 and feb 1892, Tasmania, Australia. He had a crack at fixing it up and unfortunately took a grinder to it.

He thinks its a masonry chisel. Does anyone know what it is, would the steel be suitable for knife making or should it be saved as a historical peice?

Thanks in advance.


r/blacksmithing 13d ago

Turning a replica sword into the Shards of Narsil

Thumbnail
gallery
117 Upvotes

Hello!

I hope this is the right sub for this.

To cut a long story short, I bought a replica of Aragorn’s sword Anduril, with the intention to cut it up, and display it in a glass coffee table in the front room.

I messaged a few local blacksmiths who were not willing to help me cut it up. So here I am, 1 year later, the sword has come out of storage as we have just bought our house and moved in - it’s a little rusty I know, I’m sorry if that is painful to see!

What is the general verdict? Do you in this community think that slicing this sword up is possible? I will clean it up regardless and display it on the wall whole if not, but I would ideally like it on display in its shard form as in the film!

Any and all comments would be helpful!

Thank you


r/blacksmithing 12d ago

Help Requested Rust bluing questions.

Thumbnail
gallery
5 Upvotes

Can't seem to get rust bluing to stick, the red oxide layer looks uniform and great, it turns jet black, but it wipes off as if its just black dust.

Ive tried a few objects, mild steel, case hardened steel and a hammer head. All sanded 80, 120, 180, 220.

Im using hydrogen peroxide, salt, vinegar to produce rust, which works very well. And putting into boiling distilled water.

I wash the part with hot soapy water, towel dry, then degrease with oven cleaner, rinse with distilled water, apply rusting solution and let it build up a nice uniform rust, boil, take out, let air dry, put in oil, and then i touch it and it all comes off.

What else can i do, im close to just buying super blue.


r/blacksmithing 12d ago

Help Requested Question with selling on Shopify

1 Upvotes

Howdy all, I tried posting this in r/artbusiness, but apparently asking about business dealings with Shopify doesn’t qualify as business enough for their subreddit lol. I’ve been googling a ton lately and have been in an unending circle of troubleshooting with Shopify’s chatbot, who isn’t helpful at all. For anyone that uses Shopify to sell their stuff—do you know at all how to have sales tax apply to purchases through your website? I followed all the troubleshooting prompts, but sales tax still only applies to my stuff if I use the Shopify POS app to process payments. All the Reddit posts I’ve scrounged through and threads on Google haven’t fixed the problem I’m having. My guess is that there’s some sort of setting that enables sales tax for internet purchases, not just ones made in a specific place. I’ve enabled tax collection for every state in the U.S., I don’t plan on shipping anything international. Any advice helps!