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Hi: I have been working as a metalsmith for 34 years now, and can say that the hardest work is the work you are not used to doing, so try a different type of work, bigger , small , different metal , whatever you have not done before.
That said , try making one of these .
Daniel Tokar
The Willow Forge
Shepherdstown WV
Items to make as a test of ones skills
in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
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Hi:
Thanks
I tell people I don't run a shop , but 50 different shops , each for one week out of the year.
The ball is hollow , made from about 4 feet of 3/16" round stock.
The helmet guard is mostly one 1/4"x 1 bar punched and split, no welds.
The ladle is mild steel and sterling silver.
I posted these as work that could be done with out much tooling. I get a lot of oddball jobs and have made lots of strange tools but it is fun to see what you can do with just a handful of common tools