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8:47 pm
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April 26, 2010
I have read one description of making a four-tine pitch-fork. IIRC, a plate was split with the outside tine blanks thicker than the inside tine blanks. This allowed the extra material for the base of the outside tines. IIRC, the portion behind the tines was hammered from rectangular to triangular and thence into a socket.
I once watched Brent Baily make a hoe from a rectangular plate. He used a version of a bob punch over a a bolster in order to draw a socket for the handle.
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October 4, 2010
Brett, I have a book titled Practical Blacksmithing by M.T. Richardson, Weathervane Books, published 1891. Tons of info, including making a rake, mattock, etc. Perhaps the NWBA library has it. It is 4 volumes in one book and covers the range of smithing from simple to extreme. Only thing is the organization is tough to follow and has a lousy index, but fun to read (if only for the antique syntax).
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