Forging The Lowly Tent Peg

In this video I show the steps I go through to make heavy duty tent pegs. I do these in large batches and I have made a bending jig to do the curved end quickly and consistently. I first put the point on one end and I do this in one heat. I keep 3 pieces in the fire at a time. As I finish one I put another in the fire to heat. If I put more than 3 pieces in the fire at a time they get too hot to hold with your bare hand. Once I have pointed all of them I let them cool before working on the other end. For the curved end I use the jig to make the shape then I do the final light clean up on the anvil. Each tent peg takes 2 heats to make.
Beckett’s Blacksmithing
At Beckett’s Blacksmithing I specialize in hand forged products and custom decorative ironwork. I use traditional tools and methods and heat my steel in a coal fired forge. In addition to this, I use modern tools such as welders, power tools, and gas torches to bring this ancient trade into the modern era.
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[@billymacneil3839]

Some days i find it therapeutic makin the simple stuff ......

[@beaubeckett6045]

Me too. I have a blacksmith friend who says when making a lot of the same thing "put it into robot mode"

[@Vikingwerk]

Simple and effective.

[@beaubeckett6045]

I make and sell a lot of these at reenactments. I keep them really simple to keep them affordable as people buy these by the dozen.

[@ianandresen2326]

After trying to make one at Kelly's station,I can concede it is alot harder than you make it look! Wow

[@beaubeckett6045]

I just watched that video yesterday! It looks like you guys had a lot of fun.

[@hayward434]

Hey , Beau. Beautiful shop and nice work. I viewed you first on Woodland Escape.

[@beaubeckett6045]

Thanks! I really like my workspace and I love old tools. I spend a lot of time in there so I made it my own. The Woodland Escape is a great channel. I have been on there several times and I'm sure I will be on it again at some point. Maybe I will go help him build the fort!