Hand Forging a Dogs Head Hammer

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Very nice video. Hopefully you get great use out of it for many years to come my friend.

[@strangeblacksmith]

Thank you! I hope so too. I think I'm going to have to reharden it though. 🫤

[@SchysCraftCo.]

@@strangeblacksmith you r welcome that's OK.

[@TalRohan]

nice fix with the drifting, the pixellation was a bit weird though lol ...why not use the cutting table your tongs are resting on to stop the blank moving so much when you are punching the hole next time. Great video and a very nice dogshead Thanks for sharing

[@strangeblacksmith]

Thank you! The table isn't quite big enough. Sometimes I'll use a bottom swage in the hardy hole to keep stuff from moving, but it wasn't too bad. The part where it fell was actually just a bad strike anyway.

[@TalRohan]

@@strangeblacksmith yup I have the same problem and as nice tight swage tool does work well....I think the cutting table could be a little bigger on most anvils to facilitate its use for other purposes...and making cutting a little easier too

[@SlowEarl1]

Very Cool! Was the drop 4140?

[@strangeblacksmith]

Thank you! It's 1045. Was a lucky find at 30¢ on the dollar.