Neat Tool - Not My Idea

Robert Dark · Feb 22, 2009

Another reason to attend hammer-ins, Guild meetings, and knifemaker get togethers in general.

While at the Georgia Knifemakers Guild meeting a couple of weeks ago, a friend Carl (CRex) pulled out a handy gadget, and I couldn't wait to get home to make one.

This tool allows you full-tang forgers to forge the finger groove while using the anvil face to keep the spine straight.

You will notice in the pic that I have two size bars (large and small finger groove).

I made mine with a bolt for the base in order to fit in the pritchet hole on the anvil. This lets me rotate it to whatever angle on the anvil face I want.

Hope you can make sense of this.

Robert

James_Terrio · Feb 22, 2009

I don't forge, but that makes sense to me. Kind of like a fullering tool in a way. I love stuff like that, simple and effective :thumbup:

Mungo Park · Feb 22, 2009

Forge, man you could have dinner off that anvil, nice tool idea, thanks.
Cheers Ron.

Will Leavitt · Feb 22, 2009

I was working on something very similar Robert... great minds think alike?

strahd71 · Feb 22, 2009

thats awsome!

so simple yet so right

thanks

jake

Salem Straub · Feb 22, 2009

That anvil face is so beautiful that I would almost be afraid to work on it! I have had that minor annoyance many times of using a bottom tool or surface to form that shape at the drop edge, the spine kinks just a bit usually and takes a little creative hammering sometimes to correct. This is an elegant solution!

Burton Harruff · Feb 22, 2009

Nice. Thanks for sharing Robert. I like the idea of using a bolt to allow easy rotation. Guess I have some work to do

Raymond Richard · Feb 22, 2009

Hey Big Boy, How in the heck do you keep your work on the anvil face? I keep a little rust on mine so I can control the steel. BTW, nice tool......

Robert Dark · Feb 22, 2009

Raymond Richard said:
Hey Big Boy, How in the heck do you keep your work on the anvil face? I keep a little rust on mine so I can control the steel. BTW, nice tool......

Hey Big-un,

I paid so dang much for that chunk of steel that I have to treat it like a new car. I wash and wax it nearly every day.

Whenever I see somebody walking near it, I steer them in another direction. I figure the new will wear off in about 30 years.

Robert

Robert_Phelps · Feb 22, 2009

It took me a second to catch that that was an anvil, I thought it was the top of a metal table at first

Mace · Feb 22, 2009

Cool tool!
You don't use that anvil do you? You still use your old one huh?

Mace

Robert Dark · Feb 23, 2009

Mace said:
Cool tool!
You don't use that anvil do you? You still use your old one huh?
Mace

Mace, I will have to admit that I still use my old one for "rough" work,

Raymond Richard · Feb 23, 2009

Robert, You can tell me. I bet you use that anvil face when you've misplaced your mirror and its time to fix your hair.

bikermikearchery · Feb 23, 2009

mounting in the pritchel hole makes sense to me. Thanks for that.

sharpeknives · Feb 23, 2009

Thats neat. Now did you post this for the tool or to show off that anvil face? Not a cats eye to be found.