Forging a butcher style hardy tool - Blacksmiths tools

A butcher is similar to a straight sided cutoff hardy. But is isn't sharp like a hardy tool. The butcher is used to create a clean shoulder and is an ideal tool for creating a tenon on the end of a bar..

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