Survivor Smithing Appreciation Post

[Lumi]

Here's an improvised arrowhead I forged yesterday.

Before all else, I'd like to defend my honor and make clear that I have forged projects which were both far more complicated and of far higher quality than this disgrace. This was a very quick proof-of-concept made with limited tools to see if my new forge was running adequately. I took a whole 10 minutes to forge it and some 3 minutes to file it "to shape". The tang is too wide and fat and splits the shaft down the middle after a couple of shots, and the arrowhead itself isn't actually bladed, it's just a (rather dull) point.

Now, all of this is to say that the in-game survivors a pretty good smiths! Putting aside the fact the impro knives and hatchets are total disgraces of toolmaking, the fact they can cleanly forge barbed arrowheads with nothing but a (WAY too heavy) hammer, a repurposed furnace, no tongs, and no proper anvil/striking face is pretty impressive!

Curious if any of you smith IRL and, if so, do you have any TLD-flavored creations?

[Admin]

Thank you for sharing!