Hello, I'm at it again, I hope nobody minds me posting my journey around here and as always any advice is welcome, so I started to tackle ,after my first knife, my first set of tongs! Alongside it I made a quick puncher so I can use it on my tongs, this ain't finished yet and some bits are a bit crooked yea but the way I think about it is that I try to get the rough shape of the thing I'm making then working towards straightening and polishing it!

Bonus my tiny anvil set-up, I need to raise it a bit tho but first I need a new 🪵

This may have been a metal working scribe, I’m not sure.

Work in Progress 🔥

An 8-inch Full Tang Ginunting blade profile currently taking shape in the workshop. 🔨⚔️

Compact, rugged, and handcrafted with attention to every detail.

Handcrafted by Pangasinan Blades 🇵🇭

We bought a new house and there’s a large bucket of these very big steel bolts and some nuts in my new forge. They look like they could be great for knives. They’re about 7” long by 2” wide. Stamp says USAF but it couldn’t be Air Force parts could it? Any idea what the carbon content could be? I’ll spark / file test them when I get the forge running, but if anyone can identify them let me know!

New temporary setup, was too excited about my new anvil to wait and build a proper stand/forge

I have not seen these particular backwards "77" markings. It reads B:100771 stamped into the side body but the 7s are mirrored. There are no other visible makings on the base/feet. It weighs 112 lbs, has double hardie/pritchel holes and a clip horn. The face is narrow at about 3". It appears to have a cast base and solid tool steel body/face. I can tell it's a farrier style, but am wondering if anyone recognizes the maker.

I'm hoping to get some opinions on if this anvil would be a good buy as someone looking to get into blacksmithing. Is this a decent brand?

Forging out the blade on a really cool axe project, using a heavy double diagonal peen to really move some steel. Can't wait to show y'all the finished product