I’m sure that if you look, you probably have an ancestor who was a blacksmith. Either way, it gives me great joy to see a young man working like this. Proud to watch.
Liam, sir, what an amazing amount of work went into this. Ive done 2 this way in class with Rob Garman, Grandads forge...being both lead and striker. Not an easy task. Yours turned out awesome Sir. Also nice handle work. I too find the "coffin" cross section more desirable than the typical oval. Personally nit a fan of the blackened handle, strictly for asthetics, however yours is more appealing with the heavy brushing. Job well done IMHO. Congratulations on your new hammer. 🙏 Blessed days and well wishes Sir Crawford out ⚒️🧙♂️
Yeah it get kinda messed up but I think that was mainly caused by my terrible striking. 😂 I just chucked it in the forge and straightened it out. No problem