Скачать или смотреть Forging Technique–Wrist Tethered Tooling–Blacksmithing–Powerhammer Tooling

GOAL: Flat-die forging around 42' of 1 1/2" steel sq. bar for a console table. The pattern is like a zipper– it has left and right side grooves that overlap only in the center axis of the bar.
PROBLEM: Forging all the left sided grooves would cause the steel bar to bend to the right. I then have to contort my body to compensate when switching to forge the right side grooves. A wonky bent bar doesn't fit well in the forge and in the end, the bar needs to be a straight.
SOLUTION: Alternating L & R sides keep the bar straighter and maximizes how much can be accomplished in one heat. To make this happen fast and smooth, I tethered the fuller tools to my wrists so all I had to do was grab and release to switch between left and right tools. It worked really well !