Chapter 14 [Finally Have Enough]

The moment Ouranos walked inside the blacksmith shop everything was the same they were metals laying around the difference was they was a senior brother inside the shop who was harming away when he saw his senior brother Ouranos walked toward him and he looked at his work. His senior brother stopped his work and he looked at Ouranos.

"You are finally here The master left you some work," the man said.

Ouranos let out a sigh and he touched his cheek and leaned over his senior brother's blacksmith table and picked up the metal before he shook his head.

"I am telling you this is so unfair The master is so strict on me and to add to that he allows you and senior brother to take a vacation but I am not allowed how come."

"You should feel lucky you have more work than us it makes us challenge but it also means that you are someone with different types of future so keep on working hard," His senior brother Taylor said before Ouranos nodded his head and he walked inside his blacksmith shop and he closed his eyes as he looked around.

Ouranos blacksmith room was neat and there were metals neatly laying around where he can see he saw his work and he picked up a metal that he has been using as he sat the metal at the table. Ouranos started hammering his work away. The moment Ouranos holds hammers it's like his in his own world everything in the world doesn't matter to him.

Ouranos understood the meaning of blacksmith. Blacksmiths shape and join metal by heating it in a forge until it is soft and workable. They then hammer, bend and cut the metal into shape before it cools again. Blacksmith also must understand how they use the metals and also can speak to the metal.

HAMMERS

For everyday work most blacksmiths use a ball-peen hand hammer weighing about 750 to 1 250 g. A hand hammer should be of a weight that suits the smith. It should have a longer shaft than is usual for other work and be well-balanced. Often special hammers are used for particular jobs. These the smith usually makes as the need arises. Old car-axle shafts are suitable material for hammers.

Sledgehammers may be double-faced, straight- or cross-peen, and usually weigh from 3 to 5 kg. They have long shafts for use with two hands.

All hammer heads must be firmly fastened to their shafts. Both wooden and metal wedges are used. The centre lines of the hammer head and its shaft must be at right angles to each other. Hammer faces should be polished and kept free of marks.

CHISELS

The blacksmith needs chisels for cutting both cold and hot metal. For cutting cold metal chisels are comparatively short and thick, while for hot metal they are thinner and longer. Chisels can be of many shapes and sizes, special ones often being made to facilitate the work in hand. They are best made from steel containing about 0.8 percent of carbon. Motor-vehicle coil and leaf springs are a fair substitute if nothing else is available.

Smiths are often called upon to make chisels for other tradesmen. These have to be hardened and tempered to suit particular purposes.

SETS

Like chisels, sets are used for cutting hot and cold metal. Basically, they are chisels with handles or shafts. Wooden shafts are easiest to handle but many smiths use metal-rod handles. These are cheap and easy to make and fit. As with chisels, sets for cold work are short and thick whereas for hot metal they are longer and thinner. Again, these can be made in a wide range of shapes for various purposes.

HARDY

The hardy is a chisel designed to fit the tool hole in the anvil. It is used with a hand hammer for cutting both hot and cold metal.

TONGS

The blacksmith uses many different types and styles of tongs (Fig. 13). Tongs must hold the workpiece firmly without slipping. They are often made for one specific job or adapted for a particular workpiece and will vary in length, size and weight, as metal sizes also vary. Although smiths make their own tongs, generally from mild steel, it is a good idea to start with at least a few pairs already made.

PUNCHES FOR HOT WORK

These can be round, square or almost any other shape to suit the job. Punches should be long enough to keep hands away from reflected heat and large ones can be fitted with handles. They are usually designed to remove the minimum amount of metal from the job and to swell the hole to size and shape.

DRIFTS

Drifts are rather like short punches. Made of carbon-tool steel, they are of exact size and shape and may be round, hexagonal, octagonal or almost any other shape. They are usually hammered through the work to finish a hole to size and shape while the metal is only at a dull red heat. A little grease can be applied to make the work easier and to give a better finish.

FULLERS

These, like chisels or sets, are made in various sizes and have rounded edges. Small ones may be hand-held while larger sizes require shafts or handles and are struck with a sledgehammer. Fullers are usually made in pairs. The bottom fuller fits into the tool hole of the anvil. They are used for setting down shoulders in preparation for forging tenons and for drawing or moving metal in one direction (Fig. 15).

SWAGES

These are top and bottom tools between which metal is worked. The most common are semicircular and are used for forming round sections to size after previous forging. The bottom tool fits into the tool hole of the anvil. In some cases top and bottom tools are hinged or fastened together by a spring strap or rod. These can be useful when a smith is working alone. They are also common in power-hammer work (Fig. 16).

FLATTERS AND SET HAMMERS

These have flat faces with sharp or rounded edges according to requirements and are placed on the work and struck with the sledgehammer. The set hammer is most often used for setting in shoulders, while the flatter is a good finishing tool and should be used only to impart a good finish to flat surfaces.

HAND MANDREL

This tool is cone-shaped and fitted with a handle. It is used for rounding up small rings or for stretching them to size. It is hand-held either on the face or over the edge of the anvil.

BOLSTER PLATES

These are steel plates with various holes drilled or punched into them. They are used for forming neat shoulders at change of section in the workpiece. Some types have round and square countersunk holes in them and enable countersunk-headed bolts to be made for ploughshares.


In the past three years has been given all kinds of jobs after all his work is honestly well done. He doesn't just make tools, he also makes weapons and also some other robotic tools that take time. But everyone loves his work that people are willing to wait for him.

Today he just finished the four daggers that someone asked him he stared at the daggers and he waved them around he nodded his head with a smile on his face and he shook his head this isn't bad. Yeah this isn't bad at all.

"Well done in the few days you be learning One Hundred Refinement and your goal is to make your own hammers do you understand me here is your pay check."

"Thank you teacher!" Ouranos said as he said at his paycheck he was so happy he jumped up and down.

"I have never seen someone who is a prince be so happy to have a paycheck."

Ouranos pouted and he huffed out his chest.

"Teacher don't be like that our emperor isn't known for being rich I might be a prince it doesn't mean we are full of money I finally have enough money to by myself a demonic spirit beast to be my Heavenly Jewel Ring do you know how long I have been waiting for that so long three years see this number three years!" Ouranos said as he held out his three fingers. Miles rolled his eyes and rubbed his disciple head before he waved him off.

The moment Ouranos went home he saw Arya who was working on something as she looked up she frowned for a moment before she smiled brightly.

"Brother!"

"Guess let's count my Kruger's!" Ouranos said.

Arya nodded her head both of them counted his Kruger's and Ouranos smiled brightly 35,000 Kruger's demonic spirit beast cost 25,000 Kruger's he has 10,000 Kruger's leftover.

"I finally have enough!" Ouranos shouted.

"Son what do you have finally off?"

"Oh you didn't I tell you since you have taken in Arya I wanted to pull off some loads off your shoulders so I been saving up for three years to buy myself demonic spirit beast for my first Heavenly Jewel Ring."

Ricky and Ginny stared at each other before they looked at Ouranos in a warm manner.

"Thank you for taking care of us," Ouranos and Arya said in unison.

"You two..."

"Sigh we are your parents you don't have to worry about that."

"No way mom let it be I already saved up and now I must make my breakthrough!" Ouranos said and he grabbed Arya hand as they were about to walk away together Ginny stopped them.

"Starting today you and Arya cannot sleep together."

"Why is mom?"

"Women and man shouldn't be sleeping together until marriage," Ginny said.

"But mom Arya and I like to sleep together."

"I said no, you and Arya are growing up and you guys are different so no sleeping together."

"But mom," Ouranos said as he let out a whining sound he liked to wake up next to his sister the first thing he saw in the morning was his sister who slept so gently and always held on his arm. He liked being next to his sister but not sleeping to her will be hard because it has been a habit.

"Alright, Arya we can't sleep together sorry mom is a witch," Ouranos muttered.

"Son what did you say."

"I love my mother so much!" Ouranos said and ran off.

"That little brat calling me a witch humph I will give him a good beating."

Ouranos was outside he crossed his legs and he started to cultivate he can sense he is close to a breakthrough. Ouranos found himself going into deep cultivation as he felt his mind become so smooth and calm he didn't mind the wind that blew the birds that were flying around. For Ouranos cultivating outside is the first thing he would rather do.

Chapter end