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Swage Blocks

A swage (or swedge) block is a large, heavy block of cast iron or steel used in smithing with various sized shapes in its face and forms on the sides. Operations performed on a swage block include but are not limited to bending, cutting, punching and forming with the use of a hammer. The primary feature for the artist blacksmith is the bowl and semispherical depressions. The sides are usually scalloped with half rounds, 90 degree V grooves and half hexes to present formed shapes for forging operations. You can use the sides to forge gun barrels, or to make the curve on a wheel or finish a wheel rim. Other shapes, such as the half hexagon, can be used with a matching fuller (die) to form a hexagonal cross-section on a bar.

Roger Lorance Swage Block

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A very versatile cast iron swage block with spoon patterns on both sides. Block is finished and ready to use.

Rectangle shape, 7-1/2 x 13 x 3

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Green-Mengel Swage Block - A

Made of ductile iron and includes 4 ladles and 2 spoons (small and large) on one side: Ladle sizes: 5 inches, 4 inches, 2-1/2 inches and 1 inch.

The opposite side has a betty oil lamp and a fire place shovel.

Block is finished with all inside shapes cleaned. Block comes with a foundry finish and may occasionally show surface rust.

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Green-Mengel Swage Block - B

Made of ductile iron and includes 4 ladles and a large spoon on one side: Ladle sizes: 5 inches, 4 inches, 2-1/2 inches and 1 inch.
The opposite side has 1 deep ladle: 7-1/2 inch dia. X 1-3/4 inch deep.

Block is finished with all inside shapes cleaned. Block comes with a foundry finish and may occasionally show surface rust.

Peddinghaus Working Block

Special Order Item.

This versatile block handles your toughest forming, bending, creasing and grooving jobs. Combines an anvil, forming block and stake holder in a hefty 21 pound block. 2 inserts are designed to hold the forming and rasing stakes.

Hardened, tempered, highly polished tool steel. Block includes six shapes and surfaces: a V-shaped groove, a square groove, a half-round groove, shallow domes, radiused edges and flat anvil surfaces.

Green-Mengel Mini Swage Block

Makes a great paperweight and is dated for the year it is made. You can collect one for every year! Some silversmiths like this block too. The block is polished by the silversmith and then used as a tool. Block has a fireplace shovel, betty lamp, large and small spoon and 4 ladles

The block is foundry cast and made of ductile iron.

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BPCF Swage Block

Swage Block A

Cast iron swage blocks with impressions and various round and square hole sizes. Both A & B patterns are 12 x 12 x 4"

BF Swage Block, Mini

A very handy swage block size useful in many projects. Shapes and sides are clean. Made of cast iron 3 1/2 x 4 x 2"

Weight: 7 lbs