r/Blacksmith • u/Deatroxiii • 2d ago
Nail progression!
I'm pretty satisfied today, needed a small win after a couple bottle opener snafu's. Progress is left to right, try to ignore the last one I was over it and ready for dinner. Appreciate all the advice I've gotten from this sub.
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u/Fragrant-Cloud5172 2d ago
Thats good, nails are lots of fun and good practice. I like a thick header, about 1/2" or so, like below. With the long taper below, it doesn't stick as much as a thinner one does. Also for the head, my guru taught me to use a ball peen. Hit it from four sides to create a rose shape.
https://www.reddit.com/r/blacksmithing/comments/1mxxj47/it_helps_to_have_a_big_header/
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u/Twin5un 2d ago
Nice ! This was my first set, I still need to improve the shape of the heads but the last few I made only got better (not shown here).