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blacksmith wanted

Kildafornia · 2011-04-14 22:45:34

I'm looking for a hobbyist blacksmith to make a couple of holdfasts They are a wood-holding tool forged from iron, and used in a workbench where the holdfast is placed in a loose hole and hammered downwards to secure the wood - like an instant clamp. You then smack the side to release it. Cheap cast-iron reproductions are…

14-04-2011 10:45pm

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Kildafornia

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I'm looking for a hobbyist blacksmith to make a couple of holdfasts

They are a wood-holding tool forged from iron, and used in a workbench where the holdfast is placed in a loose hole and hammered downwards to secure the wood - like an instant clamp. You then smack the side to release it. Cheap cast-iron reproductions are available but they break easily. The old ones are forged iron. Here are a few images of holdfasts in action:

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#2 17-04-2011 2:33pm

irishlostboy

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http://www.michaelbudd.ie/
try michael. fantastic blacksmith.

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