Forging steel for tools or decoration is a very old art form that I have been fortunate enough to take up. It is as much science and chemistry as it is art.
Decorative Metal and Tools
Textured mild steel candle stands with hand turned teak bases held in place with steel rivets
Textured mild steel candle stands with hand turned teak bases held in place with steel rivets
Textured mild steel candle stands with hand turned teak bases held in place with steel rivets. Shown with soy candles in reclaimed wine bottle jars
A hand forged hand trowel in O1 tools steel and teak handle with brass rivets
A hand forged trowel in O1 tools steel and teak handle with brass rivets shown with hammered texture on back side
A hand forged hand trowel in O1 tools steel and teak handle with brass rivets
A hand forged hand trowel in O1 tools steel and teak handle with brass rivets
Hand forged mild steel coat hook
Hand forged paring knife in O1 tool steel with Lignum Vitae handle with brass rivets
Hand forged paring knife in O1 tool steel with Lignum Vitae handle with brass rivets
Rough grind on a San Mai knife blade
A hand forged hidden tang blade with San Mai construction
A rough forged twisted punch
A hand forged hidden tang blade with San Mai construction
A toasty forge glowing orange
A freshly forged billet of canister Damascus ready to be cut open
A billet of canister Damascus with a light acid etch to show the fish hook Damascus pattern
Preparing a sandwich of steel to weld
A finished cross bar of the steel, wood, and leather foot swing featuring the wrapped heavy wire center bracket
A small San Mai O1 tool steel knife blade out of the quench oil
Toasting marshmallows after a forging session. They burst into flames so easily!
Toasting marshmallows after a forging session. They burst into flames so easily!
Toasting marshmallows after a forging session. They burst into flames so easily!
A lump of glowing hatchet head steel
Custom designed hatchet head template
A hand forged leather chisel with a custom turned Lignum Vitae handle
A hand forged leather chisel with a custom turned Lignum Vitae handle
A stack of copper ready to be cleaned for Mokume Gane
Heating a Mokume Gane billet in the forge
Mokume Gane forged out into a bar after twisting
Twisted pattern Mokume Gane
A stack of copper and nickle in a clamping jig ready for the forge
Copper and nickle heated and fused ready to be forged
An attempt at a raindrop pattern Mokume Gane
The beginnings of a Puukko blade in 5160 steel These will have stacked birch bark handles
A small hidden tang knife that will have a Lignum Vitae handle
The beginnings of a Puukko blade in 5160 steel These will have stacked birch bark handles
The beginnings of a Puukko blade in 5160 steel These will have stacked birch bark handles
Small San Mai knife with broken skateboard knife scales
Small San Mai knife with broken skateboard knife scales
Small San Mai knife with broken skateboard knife scales
Small San Mai knife with broken skateboard knife scales
Small San Mai knife with broken skateboard knife scales
Small San Mai knife with broken skateboard knife scales