Once finished, mount them on a piece of.

Forging railroad spikes. With 4 spikes per tie, that yields about. Avoid hitting them when they’re cold, though. Forging a railroad spike knife is like any other diy task that you have known before.

Twist the handle for decoration. Forge welding 3 railroad spikes together. Try to keep it from bending while smashing.

This combination of horseshoes and spikes creates the perfect coat rack for a rustic home, barn, or cabin. The 3 railroad spikes get scarfed on the end so they can be forge. Now i will tell you how to make the rail spike knife from railroad spike, this method is interesting and safe.

In this video i walk step by step how to forge a railroad spike tomahawk with a high carbon steel bit forge welded into the cutting edge. In a railroad spike forging machine of the type comprising a steel stock pointing roller assembly which longitudinally feeds pointed spike blanks along a centerline to a head forming station, a. Forged knife from a railroad spike step 1:

Horseshoe and railroad spike coat rack. A forge (mine is an old hibachi style grill lined with. Forging a plant basket hanger of 3 railroad spikes step 1:

I think the earliest railroad spikes were made by blacksmiths. Although rail road spikes aren't particularly high carbon, so they won't have great. Taking anything from the tracks is stealing, but if you see an old spike just lying there not intact with the rail itself, i don't think anyone will miss it.