When I needed to replace a set screw on one of the Hammer head toggle link pins I wanted to make the job as quick and easy as possible.  ...

My press came with a single handle.  I have found that three handles work better for me.  I fabricated the additional two handles from ...

In the type of work I do I use dies quite a bit.  Mostly they are to aid production of pieces which require self-similarity and incre...

I used to think of drops as waste, a nuisance. But after I found a way to sort and store them for my advantage my opinion of their va...

I have made a number of work stands and the most satisfactory design, for me,  is made with a base of 16” to 20” wide plow disc, a ve...

I’m pretty sure when I was starting to learn blacksmithing I was thinking “work drives the tools”.  This is a version of the “chicken...

I recently heard a commercial where the person said, “Don’t you just love the feel of gold?”  Besides giving me an uncomfortable recoll...