http://www.alexbealer.org Last posts in topic Cotonti Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:24:52 -0400 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:03:11 -0400
One interesting note about the first video, Mark discusses tempering his hot chisel. I know that there has been a discussion or two at our meetings over whether or not to temper a tool for working hot. Mark has put it to the test and gives us his results. Take them or leave them, but I have yet to hear someone test it as he did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTUlegCO89o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y01PfWTQ0Kk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH42IohfhTE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-IkHjj8vSc

Added 35 minutes later:

If you receive the Hammer's Blow, Mark did a tutorial on how to forge these in the Winter 2015 issue. This might be a good supplement to that if you are wanting to forge one. I haven't read the issue to see how redundant it is, but I'm guessing he gives more info in the video.

Perhaps one of these could be a forge item.

Added 9 hours 8 minutes later:

This link is a diagram of the one Francis Whitaker made.
https://sites.google.com/site/aacblibrary/Vol11Num12MinersCandlestick.jpg]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2015 16:04:46 -0400