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Tooled up

I really enjoyed this project. Over quarter of a century ago, I went to Bookbinding College, and spent the first week gathering and making tools, and cases to keep said tools in. I was able to get my whetstone and it's case from the loft and repurpose it for silversmithing - yay!! 

I found some nails from the shed, and used some old prosecco corks as handles, whilst I see if the tools are any good.  I used a couple of lost head floorboard nails, a random pin nail and then ground down both ends of a broken  jewellery drill bit for a burnisher. I'm delighted with the results

It was a joyfilled couple of hours making these. I've now got to test them. 

:-)

Tooled up - image 1 - student project