the modern blacksmith

[...]... (Only the splines at the end of the axle may have been hardened somewhat to prevent wear by the gear differential movements) If the car-axle section has a diameter equal to the diagonal of the hardy-hole square, grind the axle to fit the square using the largest grinding wheel If you prefer to forge the section into a square as the illustrations show, then the hot section can be driven into the hardy... place the burning wad on the cleared firegrate , holding it flame downward with the poker Gently crank the air fan with the free hand until the flame is burning well, then crank vigorously Now let go of the fan and, with the freed hand, rake the ready coke or wood chips (but not the fresh coal) over the flaming wad of paper The fan meanwhile idles by its own momentum; when cranking is resumed, the paper... it there to cool It gave the edge the exact hardness he was after (based upon his judgment as to the proper heat of the steel when sticking it into the squash) The softness in the remainder of the blade graduated from the knife edge to the back I have owned that very knife all these years, using it for pruning tree branches and for clipping off nail heads in the vise instead of using a cold chisel The. .. the rod and next on the other Step 3 After sufficient upsetting has resulted, as shown, and the rod at the bend location has become 11/2 times thicker, it is time to hammer only the bulge locally at the bend Place the bend on the anvil, overhanging the edge but well away from it, as illustrated Now use a I-pound hammer, allowing the "mass" of the rod to counter the blows The mass of the rod can be increased... hammer peen, place the heated bar over the anvil hom, and pound with the flat face of the hammer Next place the steel on the anvil face as shown, and hammer the ridges out flat Continue drawing out the steel in this way until the desired length is reached ,;;'" or- result: tC: ; "6 -, 22 IT Skgq;: Another way of drawing out is to place the bottom fuller in the hardy hole and hammer the bar out on it... it harms the composition of the steel Slag is a melted mix of noncombustible matter in coal It lumps together at the air grate below the fire, often plugging up the holes and obstructing the flow of air, thus lowering the fire's required heat Each time, before starting a fresh fire, remove the slag from the air-grate holes with the point of the poker Ashes and small cinders will drop through the air... on the end of the anvil hom With the flat of the hammer, deliver strong blows, first on one side, then at 90 degrees on the next side, etc., tumbling the rod 90 degrees for each succeeding blow Deliver these blows as the rod is gradually pulled toward you until the end is reached This action "pinches" the rod end, as one might pinch a similar section of clay to make it longer This is drawing out the. .. refined, as the following steps in the illustrations show Be warned, however, that the almost-finished right-angle bend flush with the anvil's edge may still accidentally be hammered beyond that edge This would drive the overhanging side of the bend down, while flattening the part on the anvil face All your previous work then is beyond repair Examine the common errors closely, as these are shown in the illustrations,... delicate work and the cutting of soft metal) In finishing the tapered cutting end, move it to the anvil's edge (1) This allows the flat face of the hammer to bypass the anvil's face while refining the almost knife-sharp beveled end with light tapping and prevents damage to the anvil should the hammer miss Cut off the desired length of the chisel (see use of cutoff hardy, page 16) Next, grind the bevel to... fast, hold the rosette higher above the flame For variety, you can hold only the edge in the heat core It will become dark bronze, then purple, and finally blue Each rosette then can be variously colored to suit your taste Color the textured nail head separately, or simply polish it on the buffer to remove the forge-black It will then look like a silver button in the darker-colored rosette Or, if the nail . alt="" The Modern Blacksmith The Modern Blacksmith ALEXANDER G4 WEYGERS Illustrated by the author Itiii5I VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD COMPANY ~ New York Cincinnati Toronto London Melbourne On the front. tools at the native marketplace in the nearby village of Porong. And, luckily, I located there a blacksmith shop where the smith allowed me to spend the day forging the tool blanks. The shop was. lengthen a bar without use of hammer peen, place the heated bar over the anvil hom, and pound with the flat face of the hammer. Next place the steel on the anvil face as shown, and hammer the