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Bearing Forged Into Fine Woodworking Tool Ep. 2
Recycling a ball bearing inner race into a classy woodworking tool! Once again this tough steels proves to be a… Read More
Rebar Shear Restoration
This antique metal shear was used to cut rebar to size in construction site. It must have been left to… Read More
Heavy Duty Tap Wrench Restoration
Restoring a 50cm (20inch) steel tap wrench. Nice and big for tap between M9 and M27. Found it at a… Read More
DIY Vacuum Pump And Chamber
How to make a simple but effective vacuum chamber with a fridge compressor and a steel pot. Very inexpensive if… Read More
Cast Intricate Shapes With Lost Wax
This week I finish to cast the last parts of my bevel grinding jig. These happens to be intricate and… Read More
Bearing Forged Into Fine Woodworking Tool
We all know bearing are made of tough steels. See how I make a classy woodworking tool out of a… Read More
Antique Axe Restoration. I Did It Again, BUT BETTER…
More axe experiment. I'm pretty sure this has never been done before. What do you think about this axe restoration… Read More
Microphone Boom Arm
Hacking an IKEA lamp into a boom arm for my Rode Microphone. I'm definitely not the first one with this… Read More
Stainless Kiritsuke
Kiritsuke, a traditional japanese multipurpose chef's utensil. This is my interpretation with western style handle construction and double grind. 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥… Read More
Stainless Steel Heat Treatment
Testing two different quenching process for stainless steel. Oil quench is what you see more often and for most high… Read More
Hatchet Restoration. Sort Of…
Alright, how would you call this experiment? Hatchet restoration? Makeover? Wrecking an hatchet head? Yes, I know this kind of… Read More
Micro Mayhem Logo Cast
Casting an aluminum plaque with the logo of my local multiplayer game "Micro Mayhem". Check out the Kickstarter page Read More
Fly Press Restoration
Finally found a nice press to restore! This beautiful blacksmithing tool is used to bend, cut, drift and punch steel,… Read More
Simple Leather Belt
Making a quick and dirty belt for the Deadpool buckle I made last week. I used mm thick leather that… Read More
Deadpool Belt Buckle Aluminum Cast
To celebrare the second movie about my favorire comics character Deadpool I made his belt with aluminum casting technique. The… Read More
Sandpaper Holder
I like to have sandpaper in stripes. Now I can cut full sheet all at ones without fear of mixing… Read More
Nicholson File Restoration
Restoring and sharpening a quality 12inch (30cm) Nicholson hand smooth file. I tried chemical sharpening with ferric chloride and It… Read More
DIY Heat Treatment Oven
Finally made a proper heat treatment oven capable of reaching 1000°C (1800°F) drawing "only" 1.7kW. Components list: Isulating bricks J23… Read More
Forged C Clamp DIY Blacksmithing Practice
Have you ever seen one of these vintage hand forged C clamp before? This week I made one out of… Read More
Branding Iron With Brass Casting
Two brass branding iron made with metal casting tecnique. I decided to make the patterns in two different way just… Read More