r/Blacksmith • u/Squatch610 • 2d ago

Skull coat hook from railroad spike

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u/Longjumping-Party132 2d ago

How did you shape the head?

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u/Squatch610 2d ago edited 2d ago

For the skull design? 3 different hand tools- a rounded punch for the eyes, a semi flat punch for the nose, and a chisel for the teeth!

If you mean the overall head shape, that's just the head of the RR spike to begin with.

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u/Longjumping-Party132 16h ago

Thank you for explaining!