Blacksmithing 6: The Basic hammer Blows

There are eight basic hammer strikes in blacksmithing and each has a different affect on the metal. In this video I show you these eight strikes with hammer and anvil. Lots more blacksmithing on my website: http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm

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• blacksmithing
• guide
• anvil
• hammering
• techniques

[300spartanswin]

@epicfantasy How many lbs is your anvil?100?

[epicfantasy]

@300spartanswin 300

[gwiguig]

you sound exactly like peter griffin... only less stupid

[epicfantasy]

@gwiguig Quagmire? Is that you?

[Francobossfish]

were can you get an anvil

[300spartanswin]

@epicfantasy How much did your anvil cost?

[Snado]

@300spartanswin Send 'em a PM and see what they say. Y'may get lucky. Myself, I'd say it'd be great fun once the hours of worry and cussing paid off with a successufl final quench that didn't result in a shattered blade.

[300spartanswin]

@Snado Hmmm.Well,it's a bit of a challenge but I just want to see if someone can do it.Should be interesting and challenging at the same time.

[CrazyRapzter]

@janvoslos Then stop hitting too hard.

Or else try lay it down and hit it, just don't make it wide again..

[Snado]

@300spartanswin That is alot of work to be done without a Power hammer these days, It could take eight hours, possibly more just to form it based on what metal he uses.

[300spartanswin]

@epicfantasy could you forge Aragorn's sword from Lord of the rings.The sword he gets from Elrond.