8 Blacksmithing Assignment

Purpose

• Learn about the various tools required to forge steel.
• Safely and properly use each tool to achieve success
• Understand the effect heat has on steel and the ability to form it.

Task

As a team, use the forge, hammer, and anvil to create two (2) objects made of steel (one for each person in the group). Due to the nature of the forge, there are a few limitations:

• The base material cannot exceed ¾” diameter steel bar stock
• No weapons of any kind.

Depending on the object created, the order in which you form the steel is very important, so work thoughtfully.

Criteria of Success

• The object must have a function. If its only function is aesthetic, then the object must be objectively beautiful.
• The final object must not include sharp edges or burrs.
• The object must be completed with teamwork.