Learn how to forge simple hardy tools for a blacksmith shop. Step-by-step techniques to create durable, practical tools for everyday metalworking.

The item pictured is a blacksmithing tool called a hardy bottom swage. The bottom swage fits in the square hole in an anvil known as the hardy hole. The hardy hole allowed for the anvil to be more ...

Watch the full blacksmithing process as a custom hardy-tool boot scraper is forged from raw steel. Learn the design choices, techniques, and craftsmanship behind building a tough, long-lasting shop ...