I had time on my hands in the welding class I taking so I made a few new tools. Bear in mind that my anvil is one of the ugly russian HF cast steel jobs, so my hardie post has to be 1-1/8 inch and on the diamond to be useful.


hardie hot cut made from an old splitting wedge


scissor-type guillotine with tenon holes drilled in - I learned that the pivot point was not well thought out because the 3/16 hole closest to the pivot just shears the tenon sideways. it's okay because I made three blank bottom sections.


the pick head is used for a saddle (forks, split hearts, and such) and the little trailer hitch ball is regularly used for forming seamless shovel heads


another tool I made was a handled twisting wrench. not perfect but it works.

Well done mate some real inspiration there.
I'm currently trying to belt/forge half a full six pick head into a hot cutting hardie.
I have never welded and don't have access to one ( a welder) at this point.
I particularly liked your twisting wrench.
Carl