How to Forge Punches, Bolsters and Drifts -Blacksmirth Essential Skills-

Todays lesson is a three for one, showing you the making of a hand punch, a bolster plate, and showing the design of drifts so that you can up your skills in tool making. There are other tips and tricks in the video, such as punching technique and even where you can find spring steel from scrap!
Punch- EN8 steel
Bolster and drifts- Mild steel
Measurements stated in video
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[@robscott4723]

Love your informative dialogue. Have watched many Blacksmithing videos,but yours is the first to advise against hardening hot punches,with sounds reasons given as to why not.

[@adamrudling1339]

Excellent presentation as usual, nice work

[@jabbiekamara7888]

Thanks for sharing with us the punching skills. Is there a diy project possibility for making borax in blacksmithing.

[@Blou55]

Très instructif, joindre l'utile à l'agréable. J'ai une préférence pour les objets utilitaires que vous nous proposez.
Merci

[@northernfool7453]

Great video man, I really enjoy the tool making videos.

[@daverigby2577]

Super demo - thank you

[@fouledanchorforge5223]

Cool video have to make a square booster waiting on Beer 🍻 day myself

[@victortello3023]

Nice work!! 👌

[@tonetoner8789]

Your videos are mint 👌

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Very nice video. Thanks so much for this tips and tricks. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work. Forge On. Keep Making. God bless.

[@kevg3320]

Hope the casualty is recovering. Our thoughts and prayers etc etc! 😆

[@JariB.]

I agree with not wanting to use a high carbon steel for drifts, but what about a mangnese steel? Which are a fair bit tougher and more resistant to bending/musrooming when getting a decent whalloping? That is at least what some of my colleagues here in the Netherlands tend to do.

[@phoenixforge5944]

Sounds like a good idea. Not one I've tried but sounds like time for an experiment

[@mohammedrafeeqsoudagar895]

Good,GOOMARNIG