Forging tools from high carbon steel
 
Blacksmithing and woodworking go together well, as I've tried to show in some of the examples below.

   
Carson demonstrates forge welding as part of his senior project.
Spring steel from a truck mudflap holder.
Oak handle
Another view to show the tempering colors.
Forging files and rasps into drawknives. Black Locust handles.
From a Nicholson rasp, with Hard Maple handles.
Another Nicholson rasp with Hard Maple handles.
Drawknives and spoon bit from auto leaf and coil springs.
Another driawknive. This one is from automotive leaf spring, with oak handles.
Drawknife from auto leaf spring with Ash handles.
Osage Orange handles and Nicholson files.
Cutting end of Turning tools at left to show tempering colors.
Eye is forge welded shut on this froe. Wood is Oregon Oak.
Another froe with forge welded eye. Handle is Black Locust
Auto leaf spring with Black Locust handle.
Froe--Auto leaf spring with Ash handle.
Froe--Forged from auto leaf spring with Ash handle.
JB's froe. Automotive leaf spring with Ash handle.
Bent knives from coil springs. Osage Orange handles.
Spoon bits range from 1/2" to 1-1/2"
Back side of large spoon bits.
Front side of large spoon bits.
Sharpening steel and spoon bits from coil spring stock.
Slick...forged from truck leaf spring with Ash handle
6# slick forged from truck leaf spring with Purpleheart handle.