HARDY (BLACKSMITHING)

The 'hardy' refers to a square hole in an anvil and various tools that fit inside that hole. As the hardy hole is square, the tools used in it will not turn. [1]
Differently hardy tools are used to form and cut metal. The swage is used to make metal round for final use as nail, bolts, rods or rivets. The fuller is used to make help bend metal, make dents and shoulders. Many hardy shapes have corresponding hammer shapes to help form metal, for example a "V"-shaped fuller is used with an inverted "V"-shaped hammer to form iron into an angle shape.

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1. ''The Complete Bladesmith'', p. 10

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The Complete Bladesmith: Forging Your Way to Perfection, , Jim, Hrisoulas, Paladin Press, 1987,

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