| FW-001 Trammel Hook This traditional hook is used to adjust the height of your pot or kettle over an open fire or from the crane of a fireplace. Our trammel utilizes a ¼-inch round hook which fits securely in holes drilled in a flat piece of iron stock which hangs on your cooking iron or fireplace crane. The trammel takes the place of a few “S” hooks (and is somewhat harder to lose than an “S” hook.) $15.00 |  |
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FW-002 “S” Hook - Twisted The “S” Hook is the traditional hook used to suspend pots and kettles from cooking irons and tripods over an open fire. Our “S” Hooks are made of ¼-inch mild steel, hot oil treated, scrolled on both ends for safety, and twist decorated for a classic look. Hooks average about 4 inches in length $5.00 FW-003 “S” Hook - Large, Twisted Same as the Twisted “S” Hook above but made from 5/16-inch stock and averages about 6 - 7 inches in length. Heavy duty “S” Hook for heavy pots. $7.00 |
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| FW-004 “S” Hook - Plain Same as above but without decorative twist. $4.00 |  |
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FW-005 “J” Hook This simple hook is very traditional in design - simple, functional, and graceful. The “J” Hook is one of the first projects our apprentice blacksmiths learn to make at the forge as it incorporates several basic ‘smithing techniques - drawing, scrolling, bending, and twisting. Our “J” Hooks are made of ¼-inch mild steel and are oil treated to give a traditional wrought iron black color. The scrolled end of the hook protects hats and garments. Hooks average about 3 inches in length. $5.00 | ||||||||
| FW-006 Spike or Drive Hook These hooks were traditionally used for hanging herbs in the kitchen to dry. The spike was hammered into the exposed beams and could easily support weight far heavier than a bundle of drying herbs. Our herb-drying Spike Hooks are made with a generous surface for hitting with a hammer so they won’t bend while you are putting them in place. (One tip, however: we recommend that you pre-drill a pilot hole before driving these hooks home as most of today’s homes don’t have the heavy beams our ancestors used in their kitchens.) $5.00 |  |
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FW-007 Tent Pole Hook This hook conveniently turns your tent poles into hangers. The hook has an eye formed on one end that slips over the pin in the top of your tent pole. The other end of the hook is scrolled and bent to form a basic hook. Hooks average 3 inches in length. $5.00 | ||||||||
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FW-009 Meat Skewer Set Meat Skewers were important utensils in kitchens of yore as they were absolutely necessary for securing cuts of meat, roasts, and fowl to the spit so they could be rotated and evenly cooked. Without skewers, the spit would simply rotate inside the meat or bird without turning the food. A young woman would try to include skewers of different sizes in her hope chest so that when she married and set up her own household, she would be well prepared. Some claim that the meat skewer was among the earliest form of iron cooking utensil developed and was patterned after skewers made of wood. Our skewers average about 12 inches long and are very suitable for use as shish kabob skewers. (By the way, shish kabob is a Pakistani term.) $15.00 per set of 4 | ||||||||
| FW-010 Hay Bale Hook Our Hay Bale Hooks are forged from 3/8-inch round stock and have a sharp point drawn out in a traditional fashion. Useful for handling square bales of hay or straw, these hooks simply will never wear out and will be a useful item in your own barn for generations. Also useful as a short tent stake puller. $12.00 |  |
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FW-011 Tent Stake Puller We have found that at the end of a long weekend of re-enacting, pulling tent stakes is just a chore. Using our Tent Stake Puller and your leg power will ease the strain a little, but you have to use your head as well. Keep your back straight, bend at your knees, place the hook under the bend of the stake, then stand up straight - and up comes the stake. The important part here is to keep your back straight. Remember, a back strain is not the kind of souvenir you want to take home with you from a weekend with your friends! Our tent Stake Pullers come in two sizes - 18" and 22” Please specify size. $15.00 | ||||||||
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FW-016 Turnscrews In modern parlance, these are called screwdrivers and are of a small size for carry in a hunting pouch or haversack. Although these are useful for many different purposes they are made for and intended for use primarily by hunters and shooters. They are handy for making adjustments to flintlocks and for disassembling muskets and rifles for cleaning. They are sold in pairs, joined together by a copper ring, so that if the hunter happens to drop them in the leaves or tall grass, they will make a clearly audible ringing noise. I don’t know how many small turnscrews I have lost in the woods over the years when I just carried one; however, I know for a fact that I have not lost any since I started carrying them in pairs like the type we offer. Made of high quality tool steel, please note that we make the bits of these turnscrews oversize so you can file or grind them to exactly fit the screw slots of your particular firearm. $15.00/pair | ||||||||
| FW-017 Vent Pick This tool is designed to clean the powder residue or fouling from the touch hole of your flintlock to provide a clear channel for the flash to reach your powder charge in the firearm. There is nothing quite as frustrating as having a nice deer in your sights and then have your excitement squelched by a flash in the pan! We offer three different styles of Vent Picks for you to chose from: Straight Edge (which can be further filed to fit your particular touch hole), Round Edge, and Curved (which can be used with a flash guard in place - good for reenactments when a hard day on the battlefield finds you with powder fouling to clean.) $3.00 |  |
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| FW-019 “C” Style Fire Steel This type of Fire Steel is generally thought of as an English pattern and is a type commonly found in archaeological digs at historic sites throughout New England. Made of high carbon tool steel. $12.00 |  |
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FW-020 Fire Making Kit Contained in a handy round tin can with a friction-fit lid, our Fire Making Kit contains everything needed for starting a fire in a traditional manner. The 4-inch round tinder box includes a “C” Style Fire Steel, flint, a generous amount of flax tow for tinder, and approximately 12 pieces of cotton char cloth. Of all the tools we offer, this represents a “touch stone” with history, a most ancient technology - one that can be traced back 5,000 years in man’s history. People who are unfamiliar with this form of fire making often times watch in amazement as a fire is kindled in this manner, as if magic or some sort of sorcery was used. $18.00 | ||||||||
| FW-021 Fire Rake This tool is similar to a Fire Poker but performs a different function. The Fire Rake is the blacksmith’s basic fire management tool and is just as handy around the cooking campfire as it is around the coal forge. It is used to rake together the hot coals so that the heat can be concentrated beneath a hanging pot. It is also used to rake together a bed of coals on which to set a kettle, pot, or other cooking vessel. Because the working end of the fire rake has been thinned to provide a wide surface for pulling the coals together, it is not as sturdy as the working end of the Fire Poker. (If you intend to buy only one fire management tool, go with the Fire Poker.) $25.00 |  |
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FW-022 Camp Fire Poker If you’re going to build a campfire, this is pretty much of a basic tool for managing that fire, especially when you and your friends sit around it and talk long into the night. Our Poker is a straightforward fire management tool with a “L”-shaped point on one end and a handle on the other. A large eye formed in the handle allows the rake to be hung on the cooking irons (away from the heat) so it won’t get lost. A fishtail scroll provides a rest for the user’s thumb when turning heavy logs. There is a decorative twist at the handle end as well. This is one of the tools our apprentice blacksmiths enjoy making as it allows some latitude in creativity in decorations. Variations in style. $25.00 | ||||||||