This sword, measuring 45 inches in overall length with a 10-inch handle and a 35-inch blade, was a challenging project that took over a week to forge entirely by hand without a power hammer. **Forging ...

New edition of Forging, by John Lord Bacon, revised by Carl Gunnard Johnson, published 1933.

In this video, watch as a skilled blacksmith forges a cross peen hammer by hand. The process includes selecting the right materials, heating the metal, and shaping the hammer head, along with ...