Der_Micha

Last week I lerned it's better to bend metal 90° when it's red and hot. Yesterday I lerned my flux-core welding skills raised enought to fix what I did last week. I love this hobby.

Thanks a lot guys.

BillyBones, thank you. Actually my real first attemt was a little S-hook which burnt away because of to much heat. Than I did a little bigger ok-looking S-hook. After this I forged the 4 attechments and last week I tried a ram head with bottle opener. I'm quiet happy with it.

I painted them because it's used outside. For the inside stuff I use bee wax.

Hi everyone, as a new member and really new in this craft I want to show you my first attempts an the anvil. I needed some attachments for an old window.

Thanks a lot guys. I know all of the above mentioned youtubers and like their work. I've a lot of fun to try out new stuff without any preassure that I "have to do" something. My grandfather was a really good wheelwright and teached my how to pull a nail while hammering it in. That helps a lot in hammer control. I'm excited to see what this hobby has in store for me.

Hello everyone, I'm Michael from eastern Saxony in Germany, 43 years old, and I run a workshop for accident repair of cars and buses. As a balance to sitting at a desk, I’ve recently discovered blacksmithing for myself. I was lucky enough to get a nice basic setup with an 80 kg anvil, a coal forge, and some tools. Since then, I’ve built more tools, forged my first pieces, and gathered ideas. My greatest inspiration is the YouTube channel Black Bear Forge, as I prefer forging all kinds of items rather than mainly knives. There’s no better way to unwind from a stressful office. job.