Hand Forged Knife

i recently forged a knife from a railroad spike. I wrapped the handle with quality hide, held in place by wire. I then ground an edge to the knife with a bench grinder, smaller details were done with hand files. Since the knife is made from a railroad spike, it is made from medium carbon steel. It is strong and heavy.

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[234maniak]

nice knife bro. what did you use to heat it up? a forge?

[spinkicker37]

@234maniak I am yet to build a functional forge, so the temperature was a bit low for what i wanted, but i used a fire pit and made a concrete dome for it to help contain the heat.

[234maniak]

@spinkicker37 thanks for the reply. yea i dont really have all the tools to make good quality stuff. but i do have a fire pit and im gonna try to make a knife out of a railroad spike. just so its strong and wont break. and did you just hammer it to make that thin down the edge?

[spinkicker37]

@234maniak I hammered it out for a while, then took the edge to a bench grinder.

[iandegia]

get a hair cut, hippie.

[spinkicker37]

@iandegia already did, about 4 months ago.

[RAMBOKIDx7]

@spinkicker37 Great job man! that is awesome, good to see you have great pride in your work. I have no special blacksmithing tools but I have like 5 rail road spikes. So what did you use to pound your steel on? and where can you get leather for wrapping?

Thanks man,

[pixelwizard9001]

you sir need to talk louder :D

[reese1011]

Well,I hate your haircut but admire your desire to do something creative.I can relate to the desire and self satisfaction in doing something like making a knife.I have kept a forge around since my teen years and now I am 49.So I would tell you "very cool"on your knife making adventures.I certainly hope you continue and make more knives in the future...

[sirlordmongus]

Keep up the work, I am certainly going to! It's exciting to make something with one's own hands! Heck, I can do a minor repair and admire it for days. ! I hope you represent a trend in our American culture.

[TheBigEB2589]

this was an old video so if you havent figured it out yet it will be a lot easier to work with your blade if its thinner. your handle area is fine but thin out the actual blade and you will be able to make it sharper and stuff :) happy forging

[spinkicker37]

@drxxragexx I have seen that done and dont personally like it. I dont have to do the same thing everyone else has done. Doesn't make it lame in the least.