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forged myself some new tools


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so this weekend i decided to race the snow and get out and make some tools that ive desperately needed. i ended up making a square punch, a round/center punch and i guess what you would call a bolster plate for making rivet heads and tenons. the bolster plate as a 1/2in and 3/8in hole for rivet heading and a square hole so i can have nice clean tenons on my plant hangers or whatever i decide to make. the punches are made from 1/2in 1045. the bolster plate is made from a trailer leaf spring.

i ended up making the square punch too short but it worked well. i think next time i will keep the punches closer to the length of the round punch. you can also see i didnt quite beat the snow lol. 

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