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My great-grandfather was a blacksmith, and my father is a blacksmith. I forged my first knife at fourteen. This craft is the life I know and love. It taught me to care about things you feel through hours at the anvil: the balance of a hammer, the fit of a handle, how the steel holds up under repeated blows. My training in metallurgy and heat treatment helps me get those details right. Here in our workshop in Ukraine, I make tools to feel like an extension of your hand. My family’s standards go into each one.
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How To Harden Tools Without Cracking, Or The Heat Treatment Of Blacksmithing Tools
Every smith who hardens their own tools knows the sound: a sharp tink from the quench tank. Sometimes it’s worse, and a hairline crack shows up the next morning on a blacksmith hammer you spent a whole day forging. It feels like bad luck, but it almost never is. A cracked forging tool is the resu...
Straight Peen Hammer: What Is It Used For in Blacksmithing?
The Straight Peen Hammer is a traditional blacksmithing tool designed for controlled metal movement and shaping. Although it may not be as commonly discussed as the Cross Peen Hammer, it has an important place in the blacksmith's workshop. Its distinctive feature is the narrow, wedge-shaped peen ...
Blacksmith Cross Peen Hammer: What It Is Used For and How to Choose the Right One
The cross peen hammer is one of the most popular and versatile tools in a blacksmith’s workshop. From drawing out steel bars to spreading hot metal, forging shoulders, and shaping decorative ironwork, it gives the blacksmith control over how the metal moves with every blow. What makes this hammer...