Jump to content
I Forge Iron

Recommended Posts

Posted

I recently finished a novice blacksmithing class offered by the local Blacksmithing Association, and had a chance to hammer out my first blade from a piece of coil spring. Here it is fresh from forging, before any filing or grinding with all of its warts and flaws still intact.

It was great fun, and getting involved with these associations is not only a great way to come up the learning curve quickly, but also to get connected with other people that have similar interests and that can help with the things all of us beginners have problems with and don't know how to solve on our own.

7228.attach

7229.attach

7230.attach

Posted

Thanks guys, I'll post progress pics when I have time to work on it more. It definitely is fun and I look forward to doing a few more.

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

Thanks guys!

triw, it was a piece of coil spring (Jeep?) about 7 inches long or so. I understand that it might be 5160 or just about anything else.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...