tex62

Thanks guys for all the pointers!

Hi I'm tex from Cootamundra NSW. Just getting into it . Keen to learn I have collected, made or refurbished my tools using a hand turned charcoal forge and just finished my first gas forge. Other than that I have no idea even the nuances of hammering are a mystery to me! So it is trial and error.

My first go at a gas forge and arc welding! The dodgy table has been replaced with a sturdy metal trolley.

Thanks guys. Sounds very promising! I am based in Cootamundra which is a small rural town about 2 hours west of Canberra or 4 hours south west of Sydney.

I have my forge on a steel trolley with loops around outside for hammers and handled cutters etc. I have timber lengths nailed into U shape like gutter with 25 mm steel mesh over open top. Punches and drifts sit upright in spaces in mesh. Hardy tools sit post down in drilled 2x4

Sorry guys I am very new to this. I am from Australia and have just built my first Gas forge as good quality charcoal where I live is as rare as the proverbial. I have located and refurbished and refaced some great old hammers etc as I would like to reuse instead of buying new . A block splitter here is a maul used for splitting firewood. They come in a range of sizes and I thought that they may be hard enough to reface the edge if I a careful with generated heat? Any help would be greatly appreciated

Can I make a straight peen from an old block splitter (are they hard enough) ?