Blacksmithing Tools

Forge Tools • Anvil Tools • Hardy Tools • Layout Tools • Custom Shop Tools

Tools for the Forge

Hand-Forged Blacksmithing Tools Made for Real Work

Blacksmithing tools are made to take heat, pressure, hammer blows, and daily shop use. Tyler’s Knives & Ironwork offers hand-forged tools for the forge, anvil, vise, and shop, including custom tools built around the way you work.

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Hardy Tools

Hardy tools for the anvil, including cutoff tools, bending tools, fullering tools, and other hardy-hole shop tools.

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Punches & Drifts

Hand-forged punches, drifts, slot punches, and hole-forming tools for hot work, layout, and traditional joinery.

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Tongs & Holders

Forged tongs, stock holders, and special holding tools made to help control hot steel safely at the forge and anvil.

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Fullers & Swages

Tools for drawing, shaping, setting shoulders, spreading material, and controlling forged transitions.

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Layout Tools

Scribes, dividers, marking tools, center-finding tools, and simple shop layout tools made for accurate work.

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Forge Tools

Fire pokers, coal rakes, forge hooks, clinker tools, and other forge-use tools for managing heat and work around the fire.

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Custom Shop Tools

Need a tool that does not exist off the shelf? Custom blacksmithing tools can be made for specific jobs, jigs, processes, or shop needs.

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Tool Sets

Starter tool sets, forge-use sets, or custom grouped tools can be made for blacksmiths, students, demonstrations, or shop use.

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Built Around the Way You Work

Every blacksmith works a little differently. The right tool can make a job cleaner, safer, faster, and more enjoyable. These tools are made for real use in the shop, not just for display.

If you need a specific size, handle style, hardy shank, punch profile, drift shape, or tool design, custom options can be discussed before the work begins.

Tool Types

  • Hardy tools and anvil tools
  • Punches, drifts, and slot punches
  • Tongs and hot-work holders
  • Fullers, swages, and shaping tools
  • Scribes and layout tools
  • Forge tools and fire tools
  • Custom blacksmithing tools

Need a Custom Blacksmithing Tool?

Send the details of what you need made, including size, use, material, hardy hole size, handle preference, photos, sketches, or examples. I can talk through the design and let you know what is possible.

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