Had my worst forge day in 5 years last Tuesday

I was working on a set of 3 fireplace pokers and everything went sideways. My hammer slipped and I hit my thumb so bad I couldn't grip for an hour. Then I tried to quench a piece too fast and it cracked right up the middle. Anyone else have a day where you just should have walked away from the anvil?

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danielwhite7d ago

Had a buddy who broke his favorite rounding hammer on a Tuesday like this. He just sat on the floor staring at the handle for ten minutes before calling it a day.

rubyreed7d ago

I read somewhere that some blacksmiths actually keep broken handles specifically to practice rehanging heads. Really makes you wonder if your buddy just needed a good excuse to sit down for a bit.

patel.daniel5d ago

Keep a spare handle in your truck. That way you just swap it out and get back to work in fifteen minutes. Sitting on the floor doesn't fix anything.