Stayed home today to spend the day smithing. I decided that I need a top fuller. A top fuller looks a lot like an axe or an adz but instead of a blade it has a rounded edge. Its designed to be set on a piece of metal and struck by a hammer. This can be used to put a groove in a piece of metal(suck as the groove down the center of a sword) or it can be used to help stretch out a piece of metal. I will be using it for the latter.
So I started from the beginning using a scrap piece of 4142(thanks Tony) steel I had laying around. I was able to form the tool and create the eye for the handle. It is now sitting in some wood ash to remove any stress from the forging process. Once it is completely cool, I will clean it up a bit on the grinder, harden and temper it then put the handle on. I'm pretty happy with how it came out.
I'm also happy with how quickly I was able to make it. It took me around 3-4 hours. I could have done it quicker but had the right size pair of tongs give out on me in the middle of doing the work. I'm really happy with how quickly some of the work is going for me now.
This is a pic of a fuller from centaur forge. Mine will look pretty much the same except the fuller runs perpedicular to the handle instead of parallel.
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