Tools and Functional Ironwork

Pattern welded ring of wrought iron and nickel steel with a silver liner. Video of the making here:

https://youtu.be/Msd9Iak9e2E

A test piece and my first attempt to learn engraved wire inlay. Silver wire with a bit of copper at the centre set as inlay into the top surface of a steel bar which is used as a flat, weighted surface to sand blades.

The process can be seen here:

https://shardsofthedarkage.blogspot.com/2016/09/engraved-wire-inlay.html

Large marlin spike used for splicing lines and untying knots.

Camp axe with two forge welded bits

Integral froe used for splitting logs into firewood or shingles

High carbon firesteel striker to be used with flint or quartz

Pair of forged corkscrews

A set of cooking hangers used to prepare food over a fire. The crane has two hooks and can swivel, holding a sawtooth trammel on the upper and a rotisserie on the lower.

Forged bowl raised out of sheet with a rolled edge and accompanying spoon. Both are finished with oil and heated to form a protective, non-stick surface.

Small guttering adze with an integral spine to help break and remove chips. Forge welded from 6 separate pieces and a high carbon steel bit.

Prototype dividers that feature an integral radial arm so the static arm can be used as a centrepunch without lifting the dividers from the work.

2” timber framing slick with a forge welded collar on the socket

1.5" timber framing slick with a forge welded collar around the top of the socket.

Hand plane iron forged from crucible steel

Japanese style nail set used to countersink nail heads

Single bit axe from a solid mild steel body and forge welded high carbon steel bit