Blacksmithing School: 3.3 More Fundamentals of Hammer Control and the Multi-Tool

Coal forging the multi-tool continues with the shepherds crook forged after calculating the stock and finishing the piece. Contains: difference between shifting, bending and slapping, nuances of the pein, prefiguring and forging to finish, mid-stock isolation, practical anvil hardness test and practical measurement is covered. Will Bastas, former artist-in-residence at the National Ornamental Metal Museum, founded the degreed Blacksmithing Program at Austin Community College in 1992, created all of the curriculum and taught for 26 years. He is also a CWI, CWE, and Certified Pipe Welder 6G SCH120.