tanglediver Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Please forgive me if this has already been posted. But, because I found it simply remarkable, I will go ahead and share. Vise he uses The anvil he uses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 No more excuses about not having the right equipment lol. I'm going to make a hold fast like he was using. Reminded me of a shaving bench for wood working. Tanglediver, thanks for posting the video I love barbones smithing and the resourcefulness of his smithy. Goes to show it's not the tools that make the blacksmith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I'm not sure if it's called a sen but the tool he was using like a draw knife was also worth noting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 That’s the Japanese term, yes. Don’t know the Thai term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCPOP Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 His anvil is a sledgehammer head sunk in a log. That tractor weight (?) is just for cutting and flattening. The man is talented. I worked with a Thai farmer/blacksmith back in 1977/78 when I was a Peace Corps volunteer. The 70+ year old guy made some very nice blades. He had no electricity and didn't even have a hand-cranked grinder. Knives were forged to near-perfect shape, descaled/refined with a draw knife and a file was sparingly used to do a final edge cleanup. My blacksmith used a setup virtually the same as these old photos from 1964. I used to work the air pumps for him. https://digital.lib.washington.edu/researchworks/handle/1773/17586 I also worked in a refugee camp for a year or so in 1979/80. The Laotian Hmong hilltribe blacksmiths made excellent knives. I have dozens of knives/machetes I've accumulated over the past 40+ years. I have two that I helped forge. Not fun work in the heat of the tropics. The first two pics are some favorites. Two were gifts and the other two cost me a total of about $7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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