Forging Leather Hole Punches - DF In The Shop

Forging Leather Hole Punches - DF In The Shop
In this video I'll be demonstrating how to hand forge the two types of holes punches that will allow you to make any size punch you need.
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Thanks for watching - Denis

[@magnusbergroth5319]

Great video. Thanks!

[@demastust.2277]

Perfect! I've been one of a few people who suggested Torbjorn Ahman to forge and grind/file/ saw to shape some pricking irons. I'd love to see the set you'd show off for the world some day, Denis. I myself actually preferred to just cut them from spade bits, maybe you could also show that off-

[@MASI_forging]

Nice work as always 👍👍

[@demastust.2277]

Denis, do I have to weld this or can I just forge braze the seam the same way I learned how to in your book when the pipelock was being made?

[@df-intheshop330]

Brazing should work just fine. If you take the time to dial-in the edge and not leave it kinda rough like I did here, they really don't take much hammering at all. You will need to make sure that the joints are a good fit. Brazing is like soldering. It seeps into tight fitting spaces. It's doesn't fill gaps. Use copper wire. It has a much higher melting point than proper brazing rod so it should stay together when you reach the critical temp for the quench. Let me know how it turns out

[@expatconn7242]

That’s trick work Dennis .

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Nice job on the punches Denis.

[@clappercl]

Great video! Thanks!