That hammer looks great Roy I recently made a oval punch ive found it invaluable for not only correcting off centre holes but also if i use it for marking centre i can easily correct or adjust my centre if i get off track in either direction, i think its important to correct these issues as they happen as it saves a ton of filing later
Nice chasing tool Roy I was wondering what it was going to be for. That hammer looks amazing if it was mine I would never dare use it, just look at it and cherish it. As always thanks for sharing your skills with us.
Im really disappointed in myself. Sometimes Roy drops just a bit of information that one would assume is just common sense. But then it never occurred to me to straighten my drift with a mallet on the oval instead of the hammer. So much grinding at the end could have been saved had I just possessed a modicum of common sense. 😁 Thanks Roy, you're the best!
I noticed that the peen on that hammer you're working on is really thick, if the hammer were to be used, is that because of the size of the workpiece? or does thickness of the peen have some other purpose?
I can't speak for this particular hammer, but lots of Smith's forge out a really wide peen. It doesn't mar up the work as bad and planishes out much easier towards the end of the heat than a narrow peen. I own both types and the narrow peen is great for drawing small sock with expedience however on larger stuff the thicker peen seems to be easier to deal with. Especially when it comes to cleaning up at the end of each heat.
Thank You Roy, very nice tool. What a great use of that tool, it will add such extra contrast to that beautiful hammer. Your art is wonderful.
Thank you Roy for the video and I really appreciate it these weird times can't get out and do a whole bunch
what a great little tool. would also do a great job of backgrounding or texturing a surface also
That hammer looks great Roy
I recently made a oval punch ive found it invaluable for not only correcting off centre holes but also if i use it for marking centre i can easily correct or adjust my centre if i get off track in either direction, i think its important to correct these issues as they happen as it saves a ton of filing later
Absolutely enjoy watching your videos
Another great video Roy, love the tool.
Thanks Roy, great job!! Wayne
Cool tool and BEAUTIFUL hammer!!!
Nice chasing tool Roy I was wondering what it was going to be for. That hammer looks amazing if it was mine I would never dare use it, just look at it and cherish it. As always thanks for sharing your skills with us.
That’s awesome Roy! Wow that hammer is incredible! Thanks for sharing and God Bless you guys!
Neato!
Super fancy stuff! Passion makes remarkable work like that! Sorry man no instogram fo me.
What weight hammer do you use? It seems smaller but more controlled.
A 1 3/4 lb hammer I made in a wrought iron class with Tom Latane.
Im really disappointed in myself. Sometimes Roy drops just a bit of information that one would assume is just common sense. But then it never occurred to me to straighten my drift with a mallet on the oval instead of the hammer. So much grinding at the end could have been saved had I just possessed a modicum of common sense. 😁 Thanks Roy, you're the best!
What can I use as a flux. please some help?
You can use borax
Oh the irony. 😂😂
10 minutes on the anvil saves 2 hours at the grindstone
I noticed that the peen on that hammer you're working on is really thick, if the hammer were to be used, is that because of the size of the workpiece? or does thickness of the peen have some other purpose?
I can't speak for this particular hammer, but lots of Smith's forge out a really wide peen. It doesn't mar up the work as bad and planishes out much easier towards the end of the heat than a narrow peen. I own both types and the narrow peen is great for drawing small sock with expedience however on larger stuff the thicker peen seems to be easier to deal with. Especially when it comes to cleaning up at the end of each heat.
What's a doobie?