PaulKrzysz Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Many of you have seen the "African Ironsmelting" Documentary on youtube. The video is nearly two hours long, and for the benefit of those interested in the forging aspect I have uploaded a short 11 min section of that documentary which strictly shows the forging of a hoe. What is interesting to note is that they just about exclusively use flat dies in their forging. The hammers are shaped like wooden carver's mallets, and the anvil is like the round die of a rounding hammer. The result is the quick movement of material. http://youtu.be/9rBOM_JkTfs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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