Creating 3 Hooks

Using simple blacksmithing techniques, I created three different style hooks.

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Sports

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• hooks
• blacksmithing

[CiaccheAzzione]

Smithing: enhanced to 100, you can now craft draconic armors!

[RutabagaVideo]

Thanks...yeah, it's because my hammer hand is screwed up from an industrial accident. I try to keep my thumb off but dang it if it doesn't slip back up there. Thanks for the reminder.

[nokomisforge]

learn to keep your thumb off the top of your hammer its a bad habit and can cause nerve damage

[SirBlackAcid]

@levilisko Check around ebay, and do some googling, you may have a blacksmith's guild near you.

[levilisko]

where the heaven you can get a anvil, even if i never use it this would be so cool!

[RutabagaVideo]

Tim...the bigger the stock, the larger the hammer. That 1/4" stuff was so small my 1000g hammer would destroy it. That ball pein is 650g. My biggest non-sledge is 1500g. I prefer Swedish style hammers, but your mileage may vary. Smallest is a dishing hammer that weighs 350 grams. Teeny.

[RutabagaVideo]

Tim, gloves just cripple you. If it's too hot to hold, you use tongs, but I only use gloves when I weld.

[timlebsack]

Thank You. I'm banging on a railroad iron and using lump charcoal in the old BBQ grill. Haven't done anything other than bend a few pieces but this is inspiring me. I notice you don't use gloves - Is it safer to not use them? Your hammer is smaller than I thought it would be - I'm guessing you only use as large as necessary for the stock?

[RutabagaVideo]

By the way...best purchase I ever made.

[RutabagaVideo]

Why gag an opera star?  :-)