Blacksmith Tools

I like making my own blacksmith tools such as hardy tools, tongs, swaggers, chisels, punches etc. I find that scrap rebar is very useful for making tools and it is readily available. For tools that require tempering, I use coil and leaf springs, the teeth from spike tooth harrows and cultivator shoes.

Miscellaneous Homemade Blacksmith Tools Tongs (I have 40 pair) Hammers Hardy Tools Fuller, Flatter and Hot Chisel Punches

Some tools are impractical to make such as the post drill press shown. I have two of these drill presses and the only problem is sometimes I run out of power. My cousin-in-law gave me this one and my uncle-in-law (cousin-in-law's uncle) gave me the other one. (Don't ask me to explain all of my out-laws.) They both were frozen with rust when I got them.They really cut. Note the aluminum work table. The original table was missing so I cast one from beer cans

Some tools are impractical to make such as the post drill press shown. I have two of these drill presses and the only problem is sometimes I run out of power. My cousin-in-law gave me this one and my uncle-in-law (cousin-in-law's uncle) gave me the other one. (Don't ask me to explain all of my out-laws.) They both were frozen with rust when I got them.They really cut. Note the aluminum work table. The original table was missing so I cast one from beer cans

	My iron supply. This stuff is all over. I get most of it from old farm machinery. I also have quite a collection of old wrought iron.

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