MEM06001CPERFORM HAND FORGING

INSTRUCTOR : Philip Jewell

BASIC BLACKSMITHING

2010

AnvilForge and blowerLeg vicePower hammerSwage blockCone mandrelPeg table

MAJOR EQUIPMENT

Water dipperPokerSliceSieveSlack tubBrine tankOil tank (drum with a lid)Coke/charcoal storage container and shovelAngle grinderBench grinder/linisherBannister brush

MINOR EQUIPMENT

Hand hammers- Cross pein- Straight pein- Ball pein

Sledge hammers Tongs Flatters and set hammers Hot chisels/cold chisels Swages – top and bottom, spring, anvil swage block Fullers – top and bottom, spring Hardies Hot punches F-iron (scroll wrench), bending fork (vice horns) Twisting tools Wire brush

HAND TOOLS

Paper and kindling

Matches

Fuel – coke, coal or charcoal

Steel

Flux (borax or silica sand)

Water

CONSUMABLES

Gloves

Safety glasses

Earplugs

Appropriate clothing/leather apron

Steel capped safety boots

Drinking water

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

Drawing downUpsettingBendingTwistingWeldingCuttingStraighteningPunchingFlatteningSwagingFullering

FORGING OPERATIONS

WrappingHeat-treatmentGrindingLinishingSpreadingShearingDrillingRivettingScrolling, scroll endsBasket weave

OTHER OPERATIONS

POKERCuttingDrawing downTwistingBending

PROJECT ONE

SLICE/RAKECuttingDrawing downFlatteningBendingTwisting

PROJECT TWO

HOT CHISEL CuttingDrawing downFulleringWrappingWeldingBending

PROJECT THREE

HOT PUNCHCuttingDrawing downFulleringWrappingWeldingBending

PROJECT FOUR

LETTER OPENERCuttingWeldingTwistingDrawing downFlatteningGrinding

PROJECT FIVE

TONGS CuttingDrawing downFlatteningPunchingRivetting

PROJECT SIX

HEAVY KNIFEStraightening CuttingDrawing downFlatteningGrindingHeat treating

PROJECT SEVEN

NED KELLY HELMETCuttingShapingPunching

PROJECT EIGHT

CANT HOOK WOOL BALE HOOK BAG HOOK PROJECT OF YOUR OWN CHOICE BOOT REMOVER MAKE A CROWBAR SHARPEN A CROWBAR SHARPEN A PICK LAYER A PICK SPLITTING WEDGE HAMMER COLD CHISEL CENTRE PUNCH BALE HOOK EYE-BOLT JIMMY BAR

PROJECT NINE

Some of the points to consider when obtaining a forge include;

Home-made or boughtHand operated or poweredBellows or blowerPortable or fixedSizePrice

THE FORGE

Some of the points to consider when obtaining an anvil include;

Do you need an anvil at all?Home-made or boughtCast iron or wrought iron (steel)SizePrice

THE ANVIL

Some of the points to consider when obtaining a vice include;

Home-made or boughtCast iron or wrought iron (steel)Leg vice or machinists vice (straight or

offset)SizePrice

THE VICE

Some of the points to consider when obtaining a power hammer include;

Do I need a power hammer?Home-made or boughtPneumatic, Hydraulic, MechanicalModern or antiqueTooling to suit machine and applicationsSizePrice

POWER HAMMER

Some of the points to consider when obtaining a swage block include;

Do I need a swage block?Can I get a swage block from

anywhere, or do I have to make it?SizePrice

SWAGE BLOCK

Some of the points to consider when obtaining a cone mandrel include;

Do I need a cone mandrel?Can I get a cone mandrel from

anywhere, or do I have to make it?SizePrice

CONE MANDREL

The water dipper is often an open jam tin with a handle and a series of small holes punched into the bottom so as to let a slow, steady stream of water flow out.

The purpose of the dipper is to control the fire by allowing precise cooling of the perimeter of the fire to prevent it from spreading.

“KEEP YOUR FIRE SMALL AND TIGHT”

WATER DIPPER

Strike while the iron is hotShow us your metalKeep your nose to the grindstoneKeep your fire small and tight

BLACKSMITH SAYINGS TO REMEMBER