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Forging An S-Hook
Written by Franklyn D. Garland   
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     An "S-Hook" is one of the basic projects that many aspiring blacksmiths start with. It includes several basic techniques and is a good over-all exercise. The techniques used in this exercise include: 

  1. Drawing A Point


  2. Forging A Simple Scroll


  3. Forming Matching Bends


  4. Making A Simple Twist

     The stock size used for this exercise was a piece of 1/4" thick by 15" long square mild steel (1018) bar. To Start, heat the last one or two inches of the bar to a full red or orange heat.


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