Craft Video Dictionary: Punching Forged Steel demonstrated by Heather McLarty

Craft Video Dictionary: Hot Cutting/Shearing
Splitting a piece of metal after heating it in a forge by striking it against the sharp edge of a hot cutting chisel known as a hardy. The hardy has a squared shank that fits into the hardy hole of the anvil to hold it in place.
Medium: Metal
Material: Mild steel
Process: Blacksmithing, Forging
Subprocess: Cutting
Tools: Cross peen hammer, Anvil, Hardy
Artist: Heather McLarty
Location: Adam's Forge. Los Angeles, California.
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