MEM06001C PERFORM HAND FORGING INSTRUCTOR :Philip Jewell
Anvil Forge and blower Leg vice Power hammer Swage block Cone mandrel Peg table
Water dipper Poker Slice Sieve Slack tub Brine tank Oil tank (drum with a lid) Coke/charcoal storage container and shovel Angle grinder Bench grinder/linisher Bannister brush
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
Paper and kindling Matches Fuel – coke, coal or charcoal Steel Flux (borax or silica sand) Water
Gloves Safety glasses Earplugs Appropriate clothing/leather apron Steel capped safety boots Drinking water
Drawing down Upsetting Bending Twisting Welding Cutting Straightening Punching Flattening Swaging Fullering
Wrapping Heat-treatment Grinding Linishing Spreading Shearing Drilling Rivetting Scrolling, scroll ends Basket weave
POKER Cutting Drawing down Twisting Bending
SLICE/RAKE Cutting Drawing down Flattening Bending Twisting
HOT CHISEL Cutting Drawing down Fullering Wrapping Welding Bending
HOT PUNCH Cutting Drawing down Fullering Wrapping Welding Bending
LETTER OPENER Cutting Welding Twisting Drawing down Flattening Grinding
TONGS Cutting Drawing down Flattening Punching Rivetting
HEAVY KNIFE Straightening Cutting Drawing down Flattening Grinding Heat treating
NED KELLY HELMET Cutting Shaping Punching
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
Some of the points to consider when obtaining a forge include; Home-made or bought Hand operated or powered Bellows or blower Portable or fixed Size Price
Some of the points to consider when obtaining an anvil include; Do you need an anvil at all? Home-made or bought Cast iron or wrought iron (steel) Size Price
Some of the points to consider when obtaining a vice include; Home-made or bought Cast iron or wrought iron (steel) Leg vice or machinists vice (straight or offset) Size Price
Some of the points to consider when obtaining a power hammer include; Do I need a power hammer? Home-made or bought Pneumatic, Hydraulic, Mechanical Modern or antique Tooling to suit machine and applications Size Price
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? Size Price
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? Size Price
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”
Strike while the iron is hot Show us your metal Keep your nose to the grindstone Keep your fire small and tight