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Phil
No purpose for the hole, I just wanted to punch one (learning experience). It was design as you forge and I got a little lost, no plans for a lanyard, but I may wrap the handle.

The profile just appeared and I have trouble with the grind, I have a Jet grinder
JET 8" Bench Grinder with Multitool Belt Finishing Tool - eBay (item 170194110081 end time Mar-15-08 07:32:16 PDT)

I did one twist and flattened it out 11&1/2 inchs finish length.

I tried to do a texture thing on the blade with a ball peen hammer but didn't come out so well, but I learned a lot.

Thanks for your interest
Mark

Good work, I like that letter opener.

I've yet to make a knife, but I spent all day today on this spike knife and it's ready for heat treat so I think I'll have a completed knife soon.

It's a little different, I never liked that spike head so I pounded it out and just let it go.

Learned alot on this. Tell me what you think.

Thanks Chuck
I was up at Siskiyou summit last week and there's a pile of plates and spikes with tie clips also, I picked up some spikes but will have to go back to get some clips, didn't know about them.
I think they have quit rail service over the summit.

Thanks everyone,

I don't think I have anymore blacksmith related hand tools to post, so get your cameras out and post away.

We all love pictures.

Mark

Birdland ...........

Whats a zax?

Slaters hammer

Nice work, beautiful knife, thanks for sharing

You got me going on this.
Here's a link to a movie about the Gandy Dancers.

I deleted the link because of inappropriate language.

Ok here is a link to the movie. 2 steps to get to the movie.

Be forewarned it contains X rated language.

Glenn delete this if it doesn't fit.

FolkStreams

Mike
I'm happy to be able to share. Been collecting for over 30 yrs., a lot of stuff is pretty ordinary tho. You're welcome here anytime. (long drive)

John B
Thanks that makes sense, that one has been a puzzle to me. I think I have another Slater's hammer my wife got it at a sale with a matching nail puller, I'll have to go find it and see what the hammer looks like.

Heres some
The bottom ones are barn stormer goggles
The top ones are black metal screen.
The little ones are blue glass and screen, used for jewelry circa 1900.

Irnsrgn
There are better pics of the nevada patterns in the gallery.
What is their specific use?
Thanks Mark

Thomas
My punch isn't too old because it has " wear your safety goggles" stamped on the under side.

Thomas
irnsrgn described it as a "backing out punch" but I don't know what that refers to or its specific use.

The cobblers hammer is hand forged, t's quite a big upset on the round end, fasinated me because I'm tring to do some upsetting and isn't as easy as I thought.

Mark

Here's a few more, some are obvious ,others I think are silver smithing or planishing hammers but again I'm not sure.

Les Paul....... and Mary Ford

Handsome hammer, could you describe it's use?

Farmer,Hillybilly
I read this and LOL it worked and I'm glad. Cheers

Dan
I am of limited experience but agree on the one described as a flatter.
My reason being that the round end is very round( at least it was before it was beat on) I don't think my pics show that.

I loaded the pic's in the gallery here's one.

Thanks for all your help with Id.
How is a boilermakers set used?
Here's one more, small hammer, has an S set inside a diamond shape with a 6 or 9 stamped on the under side.

I've collected a lot of tools over the years mostly at garage sales . Here's a few hammers I'm not sure of the type. All help in ID, type and use welcome.

I got these at a garage sale and thought that the skinny ones were for a small scale RR but that doesn't make sense. Anyway heres some pics.

Maybe do a copper tag and rivet it in place.

I must be crazy to be in a loony bin like this