[TheForge] hardie hole tools and swages

Sat Oct 19 16:08:00 2002

    The 3 I use most often are a cut off (by far the most used), a bending
fork, and a small 2" diameter by 7" high cone.  All fit in the hardy hole.
I made them with hammer and anvil (sometimes the 50lb. Little Giant) out of
old big truck axels (probably 4140).  The bending fork and cone are not heat
treated, just forged and used.  The cut off is heat treated with water even
though oil is suggested for hardening.  There are a hundred ideas for bottom
tools for the hardy hole (many which are quite useful depending on the
project) shown in Otto Schmirler's book Werk und Werkzeug des Kunstschmieds
ISBN # 3 8030 5040 5.

Dick
Grand Island, NE


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Brown" <[email protected]>
To: "TheForge" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 1:16 PM
Subject: [TheForge] hardie hole tools and swages


> The chatter lately about the spoon swages that Bob Schade asked about and
> bought has got me wondering .....
>
> What other shape/type hardie hole tools would be popular or desirable.
Not
> thinking custom shapes, but the common shapes that would have a wide
appeal.
>
> Dave Brown
> Heritage Smithing
> Green Bay, WI
> ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG
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