Alex Bealer Blacksmith Association

Here's a fireplace tool set I made for my son for Christmas. A a big deer hunter, I thought he would appreciate the elk antler incorporated into it (at 32", it gives him something to hope for!). The tools are basically the same from Jeff Mohr's "Blacksmithing for Home and Hearth", but the stand is of my own design.

antler fireplace tool set with three tools, incorporating an elk antler in the stand

Stand without the tools in the way:

antler fireplace tool stand without the tools.

The central shaft twists around the antler. I used a piece of PVC pipe as a form for this shaft. By heating it with a propane torch, I was able to bend it to the final shape without damaging the antler. Then I forged the shaft to that shape.