#makingtoolstomaketools

[drivenoutside]

Made a handle for my touchmark this past weekend. Slit and opened some 3/4” square bar. Puts some twists on the handle, then drilled & tapped the extra bit of material I left on the nose of the bar. Ground a corner and installed a set screw to hold it SOLID. The diagonal orientation of the handle makes it easy to line up with my left while swinging a 5-pounder with my right. No more smushed finger, light marks, or burnt pinkie for this feller. #touchmark #blacksmith #riddleofsteel #makingtoolstomaketools https://www.instagram.com/p/CK0WNbnD81U/?igshid=r6nxqy43uplx

[hashishian]

Some quick and dirty hardy tools from yesterday. #kenshinmetalworks #makingtoolstomaketools (at Kenshin Metalworks) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rrORLHsEP/?igshid=1dr82py9lccp2

[hashishian]

Latest batch of stuff to come out of the tempering oven. Chisel, fantasy blade drawn by @tokumeiokano , short drift, and an axe head I flattened the handle hole from round to oval then re-hardened. #kenshinmetalworks #knifemaking #makingtoolstomaketools (at Kenshin Metalworks) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9R3CJ3nn_j/?igshid=uuygxdp9q7ld