Hit 500 hours on my anvil and finally noticed a weird pattern...

I keep a log of my shop time and just realized I cracked exactly 3 chisels right around the 100 hour mark, then none at all between 100 and 500. But now at 500 hours I've cracked 3 more in the last week. I'm not sure if I'm getting sloppy or pushing my steel too hard. Has anyone else noticed a rough patch after a long stretch of clean work?

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3 Comments

robin_roberts8414d ago

Nah, 3 chisels in one week is normal wear, not a pattern.

jamesfox14d ago

Three chisels is just poor workspace lighting causing bad strikes.

wilson.kelly14d ago

Doesn't this sort of thing happen with everything in life, not just blacksmithing?