I started with 3/8 X 3/4 stock.
It took 2 heats to drive the punch through the stock.

There was some distortion, but not more than expected
The punch as seen here is a piece of blade stock off the floor which I heated in the forge and quenched in oil.

Next I made another drift to use to clean up the distortion.  I heated the stock then inserted the cold drift and forged the stock back to shape.  You can see the color in the drift from the heat of the stock.  So far I have 30 min into this including time to make the punch and drift.



A couple of more heats and trips to the anvil gave me this

Now to the grinder to dress it up a little!


I think it will look real good on A little short sword.

Total time about an hour.

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