Insert the nail and make a mark with a sharpie about a 1 8in above the metal.
How to make a shield out of sheet metal.
Drill or punch a hole in both the material and metal that the nail can fit easily through.
You can either attach the cone to the post using angled wooden blocks see step 6 or metal tabs from the center hole that bend over and are nailed to the pole.
How to make a buckler out of sheet metal.
Plan it out in correl draw.
How to make a tent stove heat shield out of some sheet metal block of wood and coat hanger wire.
Cut off the rest of the nail with a hacksaw and reinsert the nail.
Trace cut sand and pound away.
Make the tabs about 1 5 wide and bend them up to nail to pole box.
To make the first cut a b line make a slot at a with a cold chisel to insert metal shears.
Make sure that the head is next to the material and you will be hammering onto the metal.