{"id":1354,"date":"2021-05-28T11:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/?page_id=1354"},"modified":"2021-05-28T11:37:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T15:37:23","slug":"hammer-heads","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/?page_id=1354","title":{"rendered":"Hammer Heads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I thought I would try making some blacksmith hammers as part of an SCA A&amp;S challenge. The first attempt was a total failure. I had found some tool steel block cut-offs at a local Metal Supplier, which I thought would work well. Nope! The tool steel alloy was way too tough for forging. I found a 1-1\/4&#8243; drive shaft in my metal pile that ended up working very well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1377\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-15.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-15\/\" class=\"wp-image-1377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-15.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-15-384x512.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">An old driveshaft worked well for the hammerheads<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-39.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-39.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1392\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-39.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-39\/\" class=\"wp-image-1392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-39.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-39-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-39-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Starting the forge<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1369\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-05.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-05\/\" class=\"wp-image-1369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-05.jpg 759w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-05-380x512.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Heating the heads up needed a lot of head. I made a makeshift oven for the forge<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1380\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-19.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-19\/\" class=\"wp-image-1380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-19.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-19-384x512.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">I made up some special tongs to get the hammer heads in and out of the forge<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1373\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-11.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-11\/\" class=\"wp-image-1373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-11.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-11-384x512.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1368\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-04.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-04\/\" class=\"wp-image-1368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-04.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-04-384x512.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1365\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-01.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-01\/\" class=\"wp-image-1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-01.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-01-384x512.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Punching the hole through the head<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1367\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-02.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-02\/\" class=\"wp-image-1367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-02.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-02-384x512.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1372\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-10.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-10\/\" class=\"wp-image-1372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-10.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-10-384x512.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1375\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-13.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-13\/\" class=\"wp-image-1375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-13.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-13-384x512.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1379\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-18.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-18\/\" class=\"wp-image-1379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-18.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-18-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-18-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Finally worked a hole through<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-Upsetting-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-Upsetting-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1395\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-Upsetting-07.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-upsetting-07\/\" class=\"wp-image-1395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-Upsetting-07.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-Upsetting-07-384x512.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Upsetting the hammerhead to make it thicker<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1370\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-06.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-06\/\" class=\"wp-image-1370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-06.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-06-384x512.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1386\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-31.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-31\/\" class=\"wp-image-1386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-31.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-31-384x512.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1371\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-08.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-08\/\" class=\"wp-image-1371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-08.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-08-384x512.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Lots of shaping<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1378\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-16.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-16\/\" class=\"wp-image-1378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-16.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-16-384x512.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Square-face hammerhead<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-32.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1387\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-32.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-32\/\" class=\"wp-image-1387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-32.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-32-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-32-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Round-face hammerhead<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-34.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-34.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1389\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-34.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-34\/\" class=\"wp-image-1389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-34.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-34-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-34-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-35.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-35.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1390\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-35.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-35\/\" class=\"wp-image-1390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-35.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-35-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-35-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">It was hard to getthe holes centered<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-36.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-36.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1391\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-36.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-36\/\" class=\"wp-image-1391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-36.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-36-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-36-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-22-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-22-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1382\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-22-rotated.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-22\/\" class=\"wp-image-1382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-22-rotated.jpg 834w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-22-417x512.jpg 417w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-22-768x943.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-25-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-25-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1383\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-25-rotated.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/crafts\/blacksmithing\/hammer-heads\/20171127-hammer-forging-25\/\" class=\"wp-image-1383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-25-rotated.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glyndmere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-25-384x512.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Cooling the heads after hardening the faces<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-Handle-40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-Handle-40.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1394\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/glyndmere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20171127-Hammer-Forging-Handle-40.jpg\" 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