Jigoku Forge

Giving my new left-handed petite honesuki its first test run. Made by the talented . Beautiful handle and excellent edge. I believe it is 154CM.

I got a new personal best time for a complete deboning of under 15 minutes.

Just completed an amazing 3-day workshop with ! I learned so much! Much appreciation and awe for his skills and passion.

I was glad and happy to learn we share many similar interests. Thank you for the friendship and sharing your knowledge/research! Can't wait for my own set of chisel/tools!

If anyone is interested, Douglas Pryor has a Patreon with so many tidbits of knowledge and lessons as well are regular updates on his current projects. Check it out; it's well worth it.

Part of learning and practicing TIG welding is making mistakes. Prepping and grinding some 3/32" tungsten electrodes a 3D printed Dremel diamond disc jig. It helps make the process bearable.

Also get out there and ! I got my sticker and a cool paper stylus. Now I don't have to take off my gloves to use my phone.

I forgot to share my new toy before I started welding. I have many projects planned! Muhahaha!

First beads on my new . TIG welding the notch on a pair of tool steel C-frame guillotines. We think it's 1045 or something similar, so I used some of my Weld Mold 927 (4140 filler).

This is 3/8" plate, so we cut a V notch in order to bend it. I welded it to make it strong again. I can't wait to see it when it's done.

Making mini Japanese style hammers for . They are made from a pair of roller bearings at .blacksmith 's shop.

Making some diagonal top tooling for .blacksmith. H13 steel
Can anyone spot the glaring error? It's not that the punch isn't punched.

First finished project of #2020. Been wanting to try my hand at a traditional for a long time. They are made in pairs. These are wrought iron with W2 welded on one side. Worked one of them a little too cold and it split a little.

I learned a lot this round and made notes on how I could do better. I still need to finish these out. I hope everyone is having a great start to the new year.

@ McKinney, Texas

This way of mounting the Swage Cube was shared with me by String Bean. He welded together a box and shank that fit his anvil.

@ Kemp, Texas

PSA: I recommend that if you are going to be making hardy tools using a sledge hammer, that you make a safety collar to protect the edges from any errant blows.

I used about a 16" piece of angle iron with cuts at 4" at the bends.

@ McKinney, Texas