MilwaukeeJon Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Got this idea on the World Wide Interweb. Sort of a Brazeal profile but made from flat stock mid carbon (4140) measuring 1/4” x 1 1/2”. Rounded shaft in a swage block with no weld at joint. Filed in a very slightly tapered profile for setting the hot cut into a stump. No heat treating beyond 2 normalization cycles. Cuts beautifully....way better than the one I made from a RR spike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Lol, at least you have a shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilwaukeeJon Posted October 31, 2017 Author Share Posted October 31, 2017 Fascinating. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Lol,,, chuckle smugly. Your design comes from a gentleman who makes a tapered shank and a shouldered hot cut. Same cutter design. The only reason I can see to do that is if you are unable to forge the shank to snugly fit your hardy hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryCarroll Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Grade school grand-kids refer (lol) as laughing out loud in texting. Looks like each generation changes certain phrases to suit them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratch Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Looks very nice! Do you think the curved edge is better than a straight edge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Yes for some things; no for other things. If you want to walk a line then the curved edge is very useful for instance.. Or if you have students who can't keep from angling the hammer face when cutting---they curve will prevent *some* hammer/hot cut meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 On 11/7/2017 at 2:39 PM, anvil said: The only reason I can see to do that is if you are unable to forge the shank to snugly fit your hardy hole. Or if you have ever seen an anvil with the heel broken off. A good shoulder protects the heel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilwaukeeJon Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 This hot cut along was made to go in an elm stump where I specifically make nails (includes some smaller hammers, a 4” block stake anvil, and my nail headers) not in an anvil hardy hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMike Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 ignorance alert. I thought that a hot cut in a hardy hole relied on the shoulders to take the force and the shank in the hardy hole kept the hardy aligned but that it should not be jammed in. can you explain why you want the tapered shaft jammed in there? Jon, I like the design and will consider it in for a hardy tool with a square close fitting shank. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilwaukeeJon Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 The taper is very slight....no more that 1/8” top to bottom. The hot cut sits very snuggly in a hole in the stump that is 1/2” shorter that the shaft. Additionally, the bottom of the hole is lined with several coins to provide a solid base for the tool. Works great for nails and other small cutting needs (under 1/2” stock or so). I realize this this is not a normal approach but was intrigued by the notion of shaping a Brazeal style hot cut out of flat stock. It was never intended to be used for heavy cutting in a hardy hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 3 hours ago, arftist said: Or if you have ever seen an anvil with the heel broken off. A good shoulder protects the heel. Absolutely. A snug fit and a good shoulder are critical for any hardy tool for far more reasons than what I mentioned. Now don't get me started on a rounding hammer being a good daily driver forging hammer,,,,. No matter how squashed it is. Happy New Year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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