Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Smush, Twist, and Torc It

Photo credit: Greg Ramsey of Drunken Smithy

 

One of my first assignments at the forge was viking style torc bracelets, and I spent a few days learning to crank them out consistently. Eventually I ended up using a lot of power hammer, a lot of wrench action, and a good whomping on the horn. These start out as 6" bars of 3/16th square rod.

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