blacksmithing - mini railroad spike knife forging
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
- As a part of the blacksmiths challenge i made a couple of mini railroad spikes from 1/2" square bar 3" long. In this case they started as spring steel. Today I will make a small knife from one of the mini rail spikes.
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I know you can make knifes and I know they would be AWESOME.....you are not fooling anyone your number 1 fan..... 🔨🔥
I really love that your videos aren't flashy. Just standard, straight forward instructions and education. Top quality!
Thanks, I enjoy some of the flashy videos, but it just isn't me.
I've retired from making "fancy" knives, now sometimes just forge a hunter or two, I've come to love the simplicity of these types of knives and your explanation really hits the spot - pun intended - thanks John, loving your chanel.
Now I have to go watch you make the railroad spike. Would make a great little knife for my suspenders.
Great stuff John. Careful with water😁
Good Morning , John
Very Nice Video , And with Great Timing , My Son got me a little side Gift for Father's Day , it was a dozen , Mini Spikes ! Thank you for the inspiration ! Take Care and Be Safe ! Keep Hammering !
Ive always thought of making my own spikes out of good steel and then making knives from them. People really seem to love the rr spike knives but the steel sucks so bad that i could never bring myself to make a knife out of a real rr spike and sell it to someone expecting a good operator. Great job, you got me itching to do this.
Why not forge weld a file into it for the edge? I’m going to do it soonish.
That’s crazy, I clicked subscribe and immediately after his phone went off😂😂😂
Like magic
Hi John, greetings from New Zealand, I really like your videos, you have a very relaxed, informative style. I found it interesting what you said about handfiling a knife bevel, I'm 72 and I learnt to make knives couple of years ago, the guy who taught me is pretty old school, so he showed me how to file the bevels by hand so thats what I do. I think it puts you more in touch with the project, the material and the process, teaches one patience to..
Humble. Love the videos.
Very useful video John, thanks! I have a few of the small RR spikes in with the numerous larger, normal size ones in the shop. I have made a couple of knives out of the small ones, and have forged out the head into a handle of sorts while leaving the blade somewhat longer. Forging the heads is a challenge in that it is very easy to forge a cold shut. That happened with the first one and I chased it with the grinding wheel till I finished the handle. I never really got rid of it completely, but was able to camouflage it to a degree. I think I'll make the next one in a similar fashion to what you have just demonstrated. I don't aspire to be a knife maker, but the RR spike knives sell in the museum gift shop, especially during hunting season. Thanks again!
..Good video!! I learned 3 things from this, Thank You Sir...!!
Thanks!
Good stuff there John 👍🏽
Great video, thank you for making it.
Thank you John for sharing this with us
Great video. Very educational. Well made knife , looks great, will be trying this project. Thank you. Keep up the good work
Never disappointed, awesome job. Would like to see what style of sheath you put it in
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gorgeous wee knife,
Really nice vid jhon. Your audio,framing and narration are getting real good. You seem to be getting comfortable making videos. And are fast becoming one of my favourite black smiths. Keep up the fantastic work all the best from Nova Scotia.
Thank you
Simple yet useful. Nice.
Nice job
I'll pass on a little tip to your viewers who are not doing a twist in the handle: use a leather lace to improve the gripping surface. You may be familiar with what is called Common Whipping, where you start with a loop toward the butt of the handle, wrap both sides of the loop to the length you want, slip the working end of the rope under the leather wrapping and through the loop, and, finally, pull on the static end to pull both the loop and the working end *under* the coils. In leather lace this make a handsome knife handle with a flat surface of lace coils.
However, I am going to suggest a more practical alternative called West Country Whipping. It's not as pretty, but it makes for a far surer grip, which is a real help when the knife handle is shorter than the palm of the hand. Fold the lace in half under the railroad spike pommel and tie it in a simple overhand knot over the handle. Then flip the knife to the other side and tie a second overhand knot next to the first. Then flip the handle again and tie a third overhand knot. Just keep flipping and tying in this way until you reach the end of the handle. Take the two loose ends and tie them into a stopping knot. I prefer either a Square Knot or a Triple Overhand Knot. Set the knot with a dot of Superglue and trim the ends.
This makes a rough looking and deeply textured grip that will not let your hand slip under *any* circumstances, even if your knife handle is wet or your hands are oily. I use this on as many of my shop tools as I can and it works. Every time.
Great job John. To be honest if you could make them for 25$ fast enough I think you would make some money on them. For that you would need small enough spikes in big enough quantities without making them first. I like that small knife.
Hi John, I do not know if you have made a video on metal scrapers for flattening imperfections in flat surfaces. I would like to see something along that idea in a future video please. Again keep up the most excellent work! Greetings from Sydney Australia!
I have never used one and have no idea how they are made
Hi what type of tongs are using
What is your take on buying newly manufactured leg vices , new anvil , just new equipment ? I'm 33 and just starting into blacksmithing and feel like I'm to much of an novice to use all these older beautiful more authentic equipment almost like I'm not worthy lol
There are lots of new anvils that are excellent tools, possibly better than the old ones. While I haven't used one of the new leg vises, I suspect they would be very good and wouldn't have all of the issues you find in many of the beat up old vises.
Railroad spikes have high quantity of carbon
great little knife you made there 💯. by the way could you make a video on forging a medival folding knife. they are fun little projects for afternoons. Gary Huston made one, so if you want to make one go check out his youtube channel 👍
I'll give the idea some thought
John, In what medium do you harden regular RR spike?
I would think oil, but they are all a little different
Really didn't show how to sharpen it?
You're working your steel too cold especially when you put in the bevels, it is a lot better for your end result if you keep that steel hot! Forge Orange, and Straighten Red.
Assuming that the color you see on you computer monitor is the same color the camera records and that the color the camera records is the same color I am seeing as I work is really making a big leap to jump to a conclusion.