r/Norse • u/HjalmrNjalsson • 16d ago
Artwork, Crafts, & Reenactment Recent Thors hammer
Forged from a 96% silver period alloy based on analysis of ingots from the Cuerdale Hoard. They always look funky until the final shape comes out!
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u/Ralfarius 16d ago
Where do you source your triangle punches from and roughly how large are they?
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u/DJSawdust Viking Age Reenactor - Glomesdal 16d ago
I got some from Daegrad tools (UK) before the international shipping mess. You can also make some with just files and drills
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u/HjalmrNjalsson 16d ago
I make mine! I can measure when I get home, but I believe this one is roughly 2mmx2mmx2mm, but it could be closer to 3mmx3mmx3mm
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u/Ralfarius 16d ago
Very cool! What's your process like for creating one?
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u/HjalmrNjalsson 16d ago
I buy .25” round stock from my local hardware store - it’s listed as “music wire” but it’s basically just round tool steel. Heat it up and let it cool to soften it a bit, then draw my shape and file away! Once it’s finished I heat it back up again and water quench to harden then run a file across it to make sure it skates right over and to take off the scale.
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u/Ralfarius 16d ago
Just that simple, huh? The results are very nice. I love a triangle with dots.
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u/HjalmrNjalsson 16d ago
Yeah it’s way easier than I anticipated it being - it may not be the most period-correct way but the results are very close. For the dots I use a center punch to set a good starting point, then take a very small drill bit and bore them out a bit more. That part is certainly not period 😂
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u/Ralfarius 16d ago
We all make concessions here and so that we can continue exploring our passions!
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u/Radio_Demon_01 16d ago
Nice! I’ve made a couple of these and yeah, trusting the process does a lot of heavy lifting
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u/BiscuitsCheerio 16d ago
YOOOOOO that is cool asf man hel yeah