Forge fun, 9/16 wrench from head bolt

Hi all, had a set of head bolts left over from major repair on Ford 351 boat engine that I wanted to try and forge into something interesting.

https://i.postimg.cc/PqKjP0vz/IMGP0180resized.jpg

Raw forging.

https://i.postimg.cc/G221Yzk0/IMGP0182resized.jpg

After a little file and belt grinder work.

https://i.postimg.cc/G25njYQ4/IMGP0183resized.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/wB9zx9Mj/IMGP0184resized.jpg

9/16 bolt used to form the six flats.

https://i.postimg.cc/WzqLY3WX/IMGP0185resized.jpg

One of the left over bolts, a punch I made from 5/8 inch O1

Was a good learning experience and the wrench works.

Well done.

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Originally Posted by crashdive123

Well done.

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Thanks, sure the wrench is crude but I like the post apocalyptic rough look. Really pleased how the punch turned out. Needed it to make the large punch hole in the head of the bolt so to speed things up I used a draw temper on it and had it ready for use less then a half hour after forging. The punch should be good for many other projects.

Nice job all around.