Level II: The Blacksmith's Craft. Instructor: Dave carroll
UPCOMING CLASS PROJECTS
Please see the list of recommended tools for each project below!
Remember to CALL Dave if you won't be attending a class (714-775-3130).
| DATE | PROJECT | TAB# |
| Nov 20, 2010 |
Dan Dole's Letter Opener |
25 |
| Dec 18, 2010 |
Make up class, bring along un-finished project and complete them |
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| Jan 15, 2010 |
Welded Bolt Head |
2 |
| Feb 19, 2010 |
Scroll tool |
15 |
| Mar 19, 2010 |
Bending Fork |
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| Apr 16, 2010 |
C - S Scrol |
16 |
| May 21, 2010 |
Collars |
17 |
TOOL NEEDS
Here are the tools you should (or may want) to have with you for each of our projects. Leave the other heavy handtools at home and save your back!
The project numbers used correspond to our tab numbers in 'The Book'.
You should always have with you:
measuring tool
soapstone
centerpunch
hotcut (chisel, toptool, or hardy)
2-2.5 lb. hammer with a flat face
wire brush
eye protection (consider something with IR protection for forge welding!)
A NOTE ON HAMMERS: I've mentioned quite a number of hammers below. This does not mean that you need buckets full of hammers to do the Level II projects! At this point in your forging, it is likely that you'll want 3 or 4 hammers, though. Most of them may be from yard sales and swap meets. A little modification can turn a less-useful hammer into a more-useful hammer, too!
Some specifics: For welding, use a light hammer, maybe with a rounded face. For upsetting, use a light hammer, but with a flat face. Light hammers are used for both because they work better for rapid lighter hammering (which is what both techniques demand), but you usually want upsets to have nice flat ends, and welds need the end of the scarf well forged-in. Thus, an 'upsetting hammer' is OK for welding, but some lovely 'welding hammers' won't do a nice job on upsetting. 'Heavy hammer' means a hammer you'll use for hitting punches- you may want something heavier than you use for standard forging, especially if your nice forging hammer will ding when striking a tool! At various times, we'll specifically need ball- or cross-peins, and sometimes a rounding face (like a farriers hammer) is useful- this doesn't mean more hammers, just well-chosen (or modified) ones! My welding hammer has a rounding face and a straight pein (it used to be flat- I changed it); my upsetting hammer is a ball pein. That's lots of handy hammer faces and uses in two swap meet hammers that cost me less $8 total (I had to buy a handle for one of them-).
| NEEDED |
SUGGESTED |
1) Welded Eye-Bolt
light welding hammer
borax
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1/2" round tongs
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2) Welded Bolt Head
light welding hammer
borax
hot cut chisel
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1/2" round tongs
1/2" round bottom swage
outside calipers (small)
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3-5) Plain and Forged Square Corners
light upsetting hammer
lots of patience!
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1/2" sq. tongs
scrolling wrench
steel or brass square (the angle tool...)
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6) Scarf Weld (aka Lap Weld)
light welding hammer
borax
1/4" flat tongs
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7) Glut Corner Weld
hot cut chisel
hot rasp
light welding hammer
even lighter welding hammer...
big sq. tongs for stock (3/4"?)
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light upsetting hammer
hacksaw
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8) Scarf Corner Weld
heavy hammer
light upsetting / welding hammer
borax
hot cut chisel or top tool
1/4" flat/box tongs
hot rasp
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outside calipers
steel or brass square (the angle tool...)
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| NEEDED |
SUGGESTED |
9-14) Hand-Turned Scrolls
cross pein hammer
light upsetting hammer
ball pein hammer
hot cut chisel
borax
1/4" flat/box tongs
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scrolling tongs for UNdoing!
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15) Scroll Tool (or jig)
chalk (blackboard-type)
pencil
scrolling fork and wrench (tab 27)
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scrolling tongs
hot rasp
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16) C- and S-Scrolls
ball chain or heavy solder (15-18")
paper and pen/pencil
1/4" flat or box tongs
scrolling wrench(es)
scrolling tongs
full-scale drawing to match
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17) Collars (and tooling)
small hammer
scrolling tongs
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18) Welded Twists
light welding hammer
borax
twisting wrench
large (3/4"?) sq. tongs
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scrolling tongs
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| NEEDED |
SUGGESTED |
19) Water Leaves (and bottom tool)
leaf hammer (tab 24)
5/8" sq. tongs
scrolling or wolfjaw tongs
hot cut/slitter chisel
hot rasp
file and/or sandpaper
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round faced hammer
heavy hammer
file
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20) Square Blockings (and tooling)
hot rasp
1/2" round tongs
sandpaper/broken grinder chunk
pencil and paper for math
glove for non-hammer hand
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set hammer
larger round/sq. tongs
outside calipers
straight dividers
heavy hammer
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21) Turned Hinge (blanket chest style)
1/4" flat/box tongs
slotter from sq. blocking or hammer
round punch for screw holes
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small scrolling tongs/pliers
small straight or cross pein hammer
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22) Welded Hinge
1/4" flat/box or farrier tongs
light upsetting hammer
borax
1/4" round tongs
1/4" round drift, if you have it
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light welding hammer
round punch for screw holes
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| NEEDED |
SUGGESTED |
23) Repousse (and tooling)
1/4" and 3/8" round tongs
light hammer with broad flat face
file
sandpaper
hot rasp
scrolling or wolfjaw tongs
scrap of plywood (at least 8" sq)
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steel polishing supplies
phillips screwdriver
ear plugs/muffs (recommended!)
sharpie marker
tiny centerpunch or scribe
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24) Leaf Hammer (and tooling)
5/8" sq/round tongs
3-8-1/2" sq/round tongs
hot rasp
file
sandpaper
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round faced hammer
outside calipers (recommended!)
heavy hammer
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25) Dan Dole's Letter Opener
light welding hammer
borax
file
1/4" round/sq tongs
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broad bottom fuller
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26) SLO Fire Rake
light welding hammer
borax
1/2" sq. tongs
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27) Williamsburg Scrolling Tools
medium welding hammer
borax
1/2" round tongs
tongs to grab 1"x1/2"
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hot rasp
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28) Mortise and Tenon Joints (and tooling)
round punch (~1/4")
hot rasp
file
sandpaper
spring fuller (Level I!)
ball pein hammer
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other sizes of round/sq. punch
rat-tail file
set hammer
guillotine tool or 'smoosh-o-matic'
heavy hammer
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