The Instigator
Sorceror
anyone out there a blacksmith or aspiring to be a blacksmith in real life?
Now that's Canadianhome hardware
Good going. Did you end up using coal or charcoal? The super black color is rub off from sediment. Polishing will brighten it and Boiled linseed oil will darken it.
If you open the mouth a bit with a chizel it also works for an opener!
props to you for actually following through with a project too; that can be the hardest part sometimes.