Striker

[Flying B]

Looking at old strikers from way back I noticed a lot of blacksmith made them different styles and shapes. Some are down right fancy dancy. I wonder if it was because they just wanted to show off their skill on the anvil. ? Or they just got bored. Anyhow I forged this snake style striker yesterday. I was bored

 

[FishDFly]

Who knows and nice work.

 

[Tom A Hawk]

I like it. From a round file?

 

[Flying B]

I like it. From a round file?

It was a triangular file.

 

[ADK Bigfoot]

As much as I hate snakes, I really like your striker!

ADK Bigfoot

 

[Flying B]

As much as I hate snakes, I really like your striker!

ADK Bigfoot

I also hate snakes. Even more trying to get one to look like a striker!

 

[ADK Bigfoot]

I would buy this just for the joy of repeatedly hitting it with a sharp flint to take out my hate for snakes.

ADK Bigfoot

 

[Flying B]

I would buy this just for the joy of repeatedly hitting it with a sharp flint to take out my hate for snakes.

ADK Bigfoot

I would buy this just for the joy of repeatedly hitting it with a sharp flint to take out my hate for snakes.
I am going to make a few more and will post in classified.

ADK Bigfoot

 

[ADK Bigfoot]

PM Sent

 

[david w]

Looking at old strikers from way back I noticed a lot of blacksmith made them different styles and shapes. Some are down right fancy dancy. I wonder if it was because they just wanted to show off their skill on the anvil. ? Or they just got bored. Anyhow I forged this snake style striker yesterday. I was bored View attachment 125178View attachment 125179View attachment 125180

Maybe a combination of skilled and bored. I watched an experienced blacksmith once. It was amazing how quickly he could do his work. He said, "the right metal for the job makes all the difference. After that, it's partly skill, patience, and a lot of luck"

 

[duca]

Snakes are Cool!!

 

[david w]

Snakes are Cool!!

Apparently, you don't have many cotton mouths around!

 

[ozarkjim]

Apparently, you don't have many cotton mouths around!

What David said !

 

[rafterob]

Just wanting to show off their skill I think

 

[rickystl]

Very cool. Nice work.

 

[oreclan]

Apparently, you don't have many cotton mouths around!

I ate some North Carolina cottonmouth in SERE School in 1970. It tasted like the Neuse River!

 

[toot]

I also hate snakes. Even more trying to get one to look like a striker!

grow up, it is just an inanimate object. it can not do you no harm.

 

[toot]

you did good in making it. I have been a black smith for over 50 yrs, and made a lot of strikers & never thought of making a snake one.? KUDDOS to yah!

 

[tenngun]

Just wanting to show off their skill I think

And it was a time of fancy. Lace on hats, gingerbread on ships ect.
Models of ships used to be made for the yards. Many of these still exist. Modren spy scopes have looked down the hatches in the lower decks. They found all the pillers and decking and knees all finished even though never to be seen.
It was just a decorative time.

 

[smo]

A time when Pride had a completely different meaning…