Enjoy a short video of how I forge a railroad spike into a knife. I enjoy watching other peoples version and creativity of their spikes, this is my take.
Thank you for all the hard work on these my dad and I love them. This is a great family piece taking mail that my grandfather used while building the LA metro system now is a useable item my dad and I can use in our day to day lives.
Design is super cool. I have a bunch of spikes I think I'll mess around with the end like you've done. I see someone "mentioned" that railroad spikes don't harden enough to be serviceable. I usually do mine with a high carbon bit. Since someone brought it up what is your take on that topic.
I have made some knives with older spikes and They can approach the low spectrum of hardened steel. I’m guessing 57 with the hardiness files I have, the carbon content will vary GREATLY depending on the manufacture of spike. Look for the super old ones with little to no markings, at the end of the day it’s a nostalgic piece that most would not use on an every day basis. But it is a ton of fun to forge, and seeing that imagination come to life. Keep on forging friends 👊
Thank you for all the hard work on these my dad and I love them. This is a great family piece taking mail that my grandfather used while building the LA metro system now is a useable item my dad and I can use in our day to day lives.
Good looking knives! Lots of effort went into them, and it shows.
Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoyed!
Very nice work
Thank you so much! 🙏
Lindas facas, excelente trabalho. Parabéns pelo trabalho.🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Thank you so much! 👍
Design is super cool. I have a bunch of spikes I think I'll mess around with the end like you've done. I see someone "mentioned" that railroad spikes don't harden enough to be serviceable. I usually do mine with a high carbon bit. Since someone brought it up what is your take on that topic.
I have made some knives with older spikes and They can approach the low spectrum of hardened steel. I’m guessing 57 with the hardiness files I have, the carbon content will vary GREATLY depending on the manufacture of spike. Look for the super old ones with little to no markings, at the end of the day it’s a nostalgic piece that most would not use on an every day basis. But it is a ton of fun to forge, and seeing that imagination come to life. Keep on forging friends 👊
Just experimenting? Who wants a soft knife?
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All that work for a novelty. As a knife, that steel sucks!
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