Blacksmithing : Hand Forging Dragon Head Key Chain

I am sharing the process of hand forging dragon key chains, using traditional methods of blacksmithing, side draft forge and stone coal.
A piece of metal I used is a square bar 14x14mm. The most part of forging is actually sculpting the head in blacksmith vise. Sorry for a bit shaky image, need some restabilization of my vise!
Blacksmithing techniques: drawing, hot punching, sculpting, To forge these dragon heads I used a rounding hammer for moving the metal and a bunch of hot punches and chisels for face details.
The tools are: anvil, rounding hammer, hot chisels and punches, blacksmith's tongs, blacksmith's vise, drill, wire brush, rasp for finishing. No power hammer needed for this project.
Hope that this video could be helpful for blacksmith enthusiasts as well as for craft loving community or just any person interested in how metal craft is made! If you are inspired to forge such type of key chains, please let us know about your results!
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