Upsetting the neighbors while upsetting a cupping toolThrowback Thursday @ethan_harty_blacksmith and I forging a cupping tool at the #bigvalleyjamboree in #camrose #alberta today. Those are @brentbaileyforge sledge hammers being wielded #blacksmith #bladesmith #blacksmithing #sledgehammer #toolmaker #tools #toolsofthetrade #anvil #hammertime #forged #frontstepforge | Front Step Forge

Some may find this upsetting… Upsetting is also a blacksmith’s term: for making metal thicker. I needed a larger block of steel than I had, so I took a 7 inch/ 180mm of 2” /50mm diameter S7 tool steel and upset into a block that I’ll forge a hand hammer from . . . #hammer #forgeron #blacksmith #frontstepforge #s7 #bladesmith #forgeroncoutelier #canadianknifemaker #alldaysandonions #airhammer #triphammer #powerhammer #yegmaker #Edmonton #alberta #madeincanada | Front Step Forge

The Fundamentals of Blacksmithing - Upsetting #forge #blacksmith #Blacksmithing | Black Bear Forge