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Forging knives from railroad spikes. Start date nov 23, 2009; This project is a little simpler than the. Today in the shop i am getting a little bit of blacksmithing practice under my belt, by forging a knife out of an old railroad spike.

Hello everyone and welcome to the forge! Split it back to 1 from the head. I make mine a bit differently than most other so, however a.

Forge with propane or other fuel. The purpose of this project was top explore my knowledge and skill with metal working. I have never used a forge before so i thought this would be a great idea to make a functional knife.

Another is to split the spike in half before any forging. When you prepare all the things ready, the first you need to do is to heat the half of. Rr spike knives are good as a novelty item, but not as a working knife.

You don’t need to have years of experience in forging a railroad spike as the steps that we are. Forging a knife from a rail road spike is something that has become quite popular of late.and here is how i do it. Twist the handle for beauty.

Joined mar 28, 2009 messages 4,008. With the release of our new railr. Rail spike or other piece of steel that you would like to forge.