DungeonX Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 It is my first hardy, actually my first tool. I have started with a 1" round bar 40" long of 1045. I have tapered it down to 3/4" to fit my anvil and it slides in to about 1.5 ". The rod is too tall to upset on my anvil so I need to cut a piece off. Q1. how much do I need above the shank? 3-4 inches or more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 depends a lot on how you want the hardy to look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DungeonX Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 Ok so I cut it off at 5" and tried to upset it to create some shoulders which didnt really work for me. I flattened and flared out the service end which turned out alright. It wound up being a flat side hot cut rather than a peaked. I still need to clean it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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