Niels Provos Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 I made these for a woodworking friend and decided to capture the process in video - @Alan Longmire gets a shoutout, too 4 Niels Provos The Serpent in the Sword Videos - Sword Resource Search Listen to my Activ8te EDM music releases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 I saw this on your channel earlier. These are also great tools to use at the anvil with a pritchel hole. They hold a piece down so you can use two hand tools on it. “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Provos Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 Completely agreed @Joshua States - I was surprised how easy and quick they are to make. I was considering making a few more for my own use. 1 Niels Provos The Serpent in the Sword Videos - Sword Resource Search Listen to my Activ8te EDM music releases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Page Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Good stuff! I've used these with the anvil too and in the right circumstances do a decent job if you don't have someone else to hold/strike for you. 1 Not all those who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien-Shards of the Dark Age- my blog-Nine Worlds Workshop--Last Apocalypse Forge- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyO Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 9 hours ago, John Page said: I've used these with the anvil too... I'll add for future reference that getting the size of the bend right is more important for use with an anvil compared to wood bench. When using on an anvil, you need some spring in the arm to allow the holdfast to wedge against the pritchel hole, whereas when using on a wood bench, the holes and softness of the wood bench is what wedges them tight moreso than the spring of the arm. 2 RIP Bear....be free! as always peace and love billyO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Provos Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 On 5/1/2022 at 7:15 AM, billyO said: I'll add for future reference that getting the size of the bend right is more important for use with an anvil compared to wood bench. When using on an anvil, you need some spring in the arm to allow the holdfast to wedge against the pritchel hole, whereas when using on a wood bench, the holes and softness of the wood bench is what wedges them tight moreso than the spring of the arm. You are completely right ;-) I did not try these on an anvil and the angle may be too steep. I managed to break one in the pritchel hole though. I had accidentally hardened it. Niels Provos The Serpent in the Sword Videos - Sword Resource Search Listen to my Activ8te EDM music releases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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