Thanks a lot for the help guys, much appreciated. Getting raw materials can be a pain at times so thanks also for the tip about coil springs, I'll take a trip to the car breakers when I can. I'm prepared to modify stuff and recently bought a 3lb maul cheap which I'm hoping to turn into a straight pein hammer at some point. The other thing that bothers me are tongs, I've got a pictorial "how to make your own tongs" but think this may be a bit challenging to start with. Given the price of tongs over here (double US/German prices!) I don't see much choice
Vic.