Crevicing Tool

[davsgold]

I made up this crevice tool, it's for scratching the gold out of the cracks in the rocks and rock bars.

The scraping part of the tool is hardened and tempered 5160 spring steel, and the basket twist handle is made from 6mm mild steel rods.

I think it might just work ok, you know those little bits of gold that get jammed in the rocks that the pointy end of the pick is just a bit to wide for.

The Crevice Tool

cheers dave

[jrbeatty]

That's one elegant scraper Dave.

Your smithing skills are a credit to you-

[Goldseeker5000]

That is fine craftsmanship. Should work very well and last a lifetime. 

[Purplehays69]

A truly beautiful tool. Great job.....

[MSC]

 

Way to be creative. 

[davsgold]

I also have fun making other projects in the forge, mind you I'm still learning and have only been hammering hot metal in the forge for a few months really, but I enjoy it, and it's fun and it fills in time between detecting trips. 😀

Just a couple of the project I have finished

This is forged from a Railroad spike

and this from another Railroad spike

cheers dave 

[Valens Legacy]

Nice work and I like the way the wood turned out on the axe.

[jim tn]

Nice work! For only being at it a few months, looks pretty outstanding to me. HH Jim Tn

[MSC]

Takes a lot of heat to twist a railroad spike. Heating then quenching in oil re-hardens steal/iron after turning red hot, then re-heat to around 200 deg. to give back some mailability to the object. Nice work. 

[davsgold]

7 hours ago, MSC said:

Takes a lot of heat to twist a railroad spike. Heating then quenching in oil re-hardens steal/iron after turning red hot, then re-heat to around 200 deg. to give back some mailability to the object. Nice work. 

it sure does take a lot of heat, the gas forge I have goes through the 9kg LPG refills fairly quick doing the Railroad Spike projects.

And like you say heating hammering then re heating the oil quench and then the tempering, there is a fair bit going on.

and for the Axe/tomahawk punching the eye for the handle when red hot also takes a few re heats to get it done then drift it out to the handle size, all while trying to keep the eye on center is a challenge in itself

anyway I now have a pair of Viking axes tomahawks or camp axes, whichever you want to call them, and also a pair of crevice tools now as well, been busy forging and using gas that's for sure

the pair of axes

 

and the pair of crevice tools

cheers dave