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For the 2017 "Shop Made SURPRISE Tool Swap" I forged this set of three incanal wood carving gouges from 1080 steel. I forged the tangs then hammered the curvature with my swage block. I heat treated them in the forge, quenching in oil and tempering at 400 deg F, followed by softening the...

After seeing the beautiful hand saws Brian of BearKat Wood creates, I offered him a trade for some forging. He took me up on the offer and I set out to make him a fancy drawknife. I initially forged a tiny one just to learn the process, then moved on to making these two. I sent the larger one...

I have been posting (albeit intermittently), about the re-construction of a 12×20 shed in my backyard here in Columbia, SC. I shopped around for barn door hardware but could not locate any that I liked, or that seemed robust enough for these heavy doors, for under $250-$300. I made a temporary...

I forged this pattern-welded damascus spatula for my Mom's birthday gift. I offered her a knife or any other thing I could forge, and this is what she chose. Never made one before, it was lots of flattening work with a cross pein hammer and a ton of grinding. 1080 and 15n20 steel, hardened...

Again, not a ton of wood in this project but I wanted to show it to my wood friends here. I recently finished this pattern-welded integral bolster chef knife. I started with 8 layers of 1080 and 15n20 steel, forge welded them together, twisted the whole mess as much as I could, then forged to...

I've been making buckets for about 30 years. I make other things too, but coopering is my favorite craft; blacksmithing is a close second. I started making mesquite buckets about 20 years ago, and haven't been able to stop. They're much harder to make than a pine bucket but the result is...

Here's a door we constructed/installed for a customer that wanted a very specific look. They showed us a picture from a hardware manufacturer's website and wanted to make a very similar door. The door is made of new, kiln dried knotty alder and is a total thickness of 1.75″. There is a mixture...

Here is a fully handcrafted mortising chisel. Blacksmithed the chisel portion. It is 7" long and 1/4" wide. Handle is mahogany and finished with tung oil. For full details visit my website here.

My son, 11 yr old, wanted to make something for his teacher this year as a way to say thank you for being a good teacher. He wanted to incorporate both wood, and some smithed iron. He's taken an interest in hand forged iron after a school trip to St. Augustine FL where he saw a blacksmithing...

Bend knife forging with a Viking Hi there, The second knife from the top, is a bend knife I forged during a blacksmith class and just finished up, with a wood handle and sharpening on my new sharpening station, the pictures here are from the two blogs, where I share my joy from the tour and the...

I just finished these a couple of days ago. Can you see the spider on the larger stool? Christmas will be here soon enough, and these are a lot easier to make than buckets! This is the first time I've used Permalac. It's a great finish, and is supposed to hold up in the sun-we'll see.

Blacksmithing sign made from old barn board. signs are what i do most of the time.

This table is handcrafted from a large slab of old mesquite; it is 48" long by 25" wide and 18" high. The legs are hand forged from truck axels. The piece is finished with marine varnish to protect it in the sun. It is intended for a patio but could also be used for an indoor display. Mesquite...

This piece is made from reclaimed and scrap timber. For the carving I used Red Gum which was only a trial as I was unsure how it would go. As you can see I persevered but I don't think I will use it again. Very hard and difficult to carve. But it served a purpose. The lid and base are floating...

so i know this is a woodworking site and all, but i do some blacksmith and copper work and like all craftsmen, i like to show what i've created so, here it is, my first prototype. Its something that i found on Youtube and it turned out fairly nicely. The stand its in is a candleholder made by my...

so i already posted my first one but heres my my second attempt en route to completion.

I made this last year in my 4H group and i know this is a woodworking site, but like to show my projects to people who appreciate hard work

We wanted a whiteboard for the door. We had a blacksmith make the key hooks.

I just thought I'd share my pride and joy with my fellow LumberJocks who I take it have a deep passion for woodworking and great tools, like myself. And as I hope many of you know there is nothing better than Japanese woodworking tools. They are the absolute best in performance and beauty and...

This door was featured in North Vally Magazine and East Valley Magazine as well as Scottsdale.org. It has reclaimed barn wood material from 3 different states. It's a huge door! Weighs a lot. It has a flat lacquer finish and the steel has a special rusty patina and lacquer on it. Custom...