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One hell of a kid. It is great to see that little guy forge. I was missing striking for Brian but now I'm not sure if I would strike for him again he would alway compare me to Alec just kidding I love striking.

Thats a good looking kid must take after his dad.lol

I like the Brian Brazeal fuller hammer.

Nice I like it I will have to give it a try. Thanks for the idea

Thanks from head to toe 11" tall

I forgot a eye and I started with 3/4 by 3/16 needed bigger fuller.

Well Brian I tried it and this is what I got. The wing is not easy mine kinda sucks. It was fun though my boy held the steel while I fullered it was nice to get him out to the forge it had been awhile. David says hi to you and Karen.

Well here is payback and Ed's sexy flatter

This is good to 2600 we use for our eye punches http://www.aervoe.co...ize-Nickel.html

I was told not to use the word mastering I should of used the word director. I apologize for using mastering I was just trying to let you know who was on what side of the anvil.

So, Ed Brazeal is getting ready to leave for Oklahoma and he was one tool up so I figured I would make him work. So I cut a piece of 2 1/4 round 7" long of 1045 and said get ready. Ed and I had been talking about how we would make a flatter and we went with his idea. So the heat began and the striking came hard and in one heat we squared it up to set in swage block. The next 3 heats we upset the flatter face from 3" down to 5/8" thick. The next heat was for the eye. We difted twice and checked for the handle. Then came the striking end, in two heats we tapered and smoothed to a perfect square. Then we drifted two more times to increase eye. I now have a sexy flatter but Ed says I owe him two more tools or one sexy flatter. WE BOTH WILL GET A GOODNIGHT REST TONIGHT!!!!!!!

A hump tool is radius blocks that surports the hammer or tool when drifting. In some cases the front of your tool is at a different hieght than the striking side so we have many different hieght hump tools

These tools where made by Ed Brazeal and Mark leonard over the past month. We had made others but where given away. Ed and I have been taking turns mastering and striking. The top swages to me where the funnest because I had never seen them hand forged before. This last month with Ed has been great. We are increasing are tool conllection and having a great time doing it. We made several different size fullers. Set hammers, butcher,1 1/2 top swage,2 top swage,cupping tools,hump tools,punches and the list goes on.

Hi Ted I'm glad you like it. be sure to but a picture of yours when finish. Would like to see what you come up with. I'm going to give the knocker to my boss tomorrow.

Thanks its a little big but it sure knocks

My son and I forge the hammer together I posted it " one proud dad". Well I finally finished the door knocker that the hammer was made for. The door knocker is for my boss for Christmas. I forged the tongs and the small fuller and cut out the anvil on are torch mate.

Miss you guys too. Brother Ed and me made a couple of hammers this weekend and had a blast. Talk to you soon