In this video, I forge a cross peen hammer, a unique project that explores two new techniques: the "pilot holes" method for punching the eye, resulting in a straight eye but requiring substantial ...

In this complete blacksmithing project, we forge a hammer entirely by hand. From raw steel stock to finished tool, the video shows every step of the process. A detailed look at traditional ...

Regular readers will recognise this as the third part of a series exploring blacksmithing for those who have perhaps always fancied having a go but have never quite known where to start. It’s written ...