Blacksmith toolset
by Ben "Djaggernaut" Chavigner · in General Discussion · 12/29/2002 (3:09 am) · 4 replies
Hello!
Just one pic to show what I'm working on, it's a blacksmith toolset.
This scene is about 300polys, I'm just playing on light.
If someone know what must be in a bsmith toolset, tell me, or if you've got good reference pictures... thx
More to come...
Just one pic to show what I'm working on, it's a blacksmith toolset.
This scene is about 300polys, I'm just playing on light.
If someone know what must be in a bsmith toolset, tell me, or if you've got good reference pictures... thx
More to come...
#2
I would check a library for a book about smithing to get pictures of tools.
Here is a link to a place that has some pictures of a blacksmith shop.
www.freefoto.com/pictures/industry/blacksmith/index.asp
Something to consider is whether you are designing something for a 'village' blacksmith or a swordsmith type shop. These aren't tools per se, but might give a shop some flavor. A 'village' blacksmith might have a pile of used and corroded horseshoes, a bin of nails, a bin of scrap metal, and various half completed jobs lying around. A swordsmith might have a stack of steel bars or sheets waiting to be forged into weapons and armor, the completed objects, and probably a nicer forge. Of course these ideas may be outside of your task too....
-Nat
01/06/2003 (2:32 pm)
They look nice.I would check a library for a book about smithing to get pictures of tools.
Here is a link to a place that has some pictures of a blacksmith shop.
www.freefoto.com/pictures/industry/blacksmith/index.asp
Something to consider is whether you are designing something for a 'village' blacksmith or a swordsmith type shop. These aren't tools per se, but might give a shop some flavor. A 'village' blacksmith might have a pile of used and corroded horseshoes, a bin of nails, a bin of scrap metal, and various half completed jobs lying around. A swordsmith might have a stack of steel bars or sheets waiting to be forged into weapons and armor, the completed objects, and probably a nicer forge. Of course these ideas may be outside of your task too....
-Nat
#3
01/06/2003 (3:31 pm)
Thanks Nathaniel, that's really what I was looking for! ;)
#4
There are a couple of tools missing from the list that Nathaniel gave, and that are not apparent in the pics linked.
-Grindstone: This would be present where blades are made. This is a big wheel of stone on a pedestal that can be turned by hand by an assistant or by foot treadle, that is the medieval version of the bench grinder. This is big enough to look cool and block line of sight and get in the way of h-t-h attackers.
-Quench tub/quench tanks: A general blacksmith would have a big barrel filled with water next to the forge for cooling hot work enough to handle it and for creating specialized shapes. This could be an opportunity for a cool environmental effect, because when the smith has been working recently, the water gets hot and the barrel steams. A swordsmith would have a smaller, narrower quench tank.
-Leg vise: This is a big vise with one leg that extends to the floor to transfer shocks directly to the ground. A swordsmith might not use this as often as a general smith, but it would be present in the shop.
http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/hirkw/leg_vise.htm
-Swege block: This is the form that blacksmiths hammer hot metal through to create regular stock, like bars and rods.
-Don't forget a truly ridiculous set of hammers and tongs!
Here are some pic links:
http://www.anvilfire.com/iForge/
Cool pic to view linked from main page: (yes, forges really are all this disorderly!)
http://www.westernscalemodels.com/Details/BlacksmithAssort.htm
Miniatures!
Side note: Really, the blacksmith is a medieval equivalent of the 3d modeller. Squashing, stretching, thinning, twisting, bending, and welding... a lot of terminology is common to both.
02/11/2003 (7:45 pm)
Wow. These tools look very realistic. Great work!There are a couple of tools missing from the list that Nathaniel gave, and that are not apparent in the pics linked.
-Grindstone: This would be present where blades are made. This is a big wheel of stone on a pedestal that can be turned by hand by an assistant or by foot treadle, that is the medieval version of the bench grinder. This is big enough to look cool and block line of sight and get in the way of h-t-h attackers.
-Quench tub/quench tanks: A general blacksmith would have a big barrel filled with water next to the forge for cooling hot work enough to handle it and for creating specialized shapes. This could be an opportunity for a cool environmental effect, because when the smith has been working recently, the water gets hot and the barrel steams. A swordsmith would have a smaller, narrower quench tank.
-Leg vise: This is a big vise with one leg that extends to the floor to transfer shocks directly to the ground. A swordsmith might not use this as often as a general smith, but it would be present in the shop.
http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/hirkw/leg_vise.htm
-Swege block: This is the form that blacksmiths hammer hot metal through to create regular stock, like bars and rods.
-Don't forget a truly ridiculous set of hammers and tongs!
Here are some pic links:
http://www.anvilfire.com/iForge/
Cool pic to view linked from main page: (yes, forges really are all this disorderly!)
http://www.westernscalemodels.com/Details/BlacksmithAssort.htm
Miniatures!
Side note: Really, the blacksmith is a medieval equivalent of the 3d modeller. Squashing, stretching, thinning, twisting, bending, and welding... a lot of terminology is common to both.
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