Part one of two in a short series about making tools from not-so-choice stock. In this part, I make a small hammer eye punch and drift from railroad spikes and scrap stock in preparation of part two, which will be released on 11/9/21 (Edit: 11/10/21... Audio files said no sync. Currently fixing).

For on-screen explanations of each step and tidbits of commentary, please turn on closed captions.

Part Two:    • Tools from Trash Part Two: Forging a ...  

P.S. Thank you everyone that's patiently waited for this second video! My fixer upper house and shop renovation has taken one heck of a toll on my time, energy, and finances, but I'm happy to finally be able to upload again, and hope this trend will continue with more regularity than I've had in the past 10 months.