Have you ever been curious about metalworking maybe more as a hobby? Don’t want to purchase industrial-strength tools and spend a fortune? If you’re looking for a new hobby, here are some metalworking DIY projects you can try at home to practice some of the skills needed for metalworking.

Try making a bottle opener! These are great to give as gifts and you could even potentially sell them if you get really good at them. It mainly involves measuring and cutting metal pieces to the size and shape you want so it can be really easy to start with, you won’t need a lot of tools, and you can get more and more creative as you get more comfortable.

You can make rings as well. Making rings can help you learn things like bending metal and smoothing it so it can be some really good practice. Since rings don’t take much material to create, if you mess up you won’t be at a major loss, either. Get good at making these and you’ve got another great gift idea!

If you want to practice working on larger scale projects, try your hand at an outdoor fire pit. You can be as simple or complicated as you want with this and provide a fun outdoor activity for you and your friends and family.

Along these same lines, try making a grill surface to cook food on. These can be simply done by cutting pieces of metal piping and welding them together.

Lastly, try a coat rack, towel rack, or shelving of some kind. These items are always useful to have in the home and you can get some experience with welding pieces together as this is a vital metalworking skill. You can make the bases and the hooks for these items or you can make your bases and purchase the hooks if you want.

There are many other at-home projects you can do with metalworking. If you’re bored, need a new hobby, or have just been interested in metalwork don’t hesitate to give it a try with a simple DIY project. You’ll learn a lot of new skills with just a few simple projects!

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