This project is a little simpler than the.

How to make knives out of railroad spikes. In this video, we are forging a simple railroad spike knife. Horseshoe and railroad spike coat rack. That can be done by making the handle, splitting it back about 2 and forge welding in the blade stock.

I’ll take you through t. First choose the part you want it to be the blade edge up, keep it flat and hammer the tip on an angle, making it a flat back. We are using our new propane forge from our previous video.

Here’s something things you should have. A train spike doesn't make the best. To make tongs, you will need two railroad spikes, a hammer, punch, chisel, forge, and an anvil or another appropriate work surface.

Keep the bar at the center of the jig. I didn't have any of the correct tools, except for maybe a hammer, so i'm not going to make a full instructable out of it. Railroad spike knife made using the special tongs from kens custom ironsponsored by:

This is a knife i made recently, a knife out of a railroad spike. How do you forge a knife on a railroad spike? How to make a railroad spike knife | diy knife making:

Place the bar on its spine, with the choil and cutting edge looking up and the point at the groove. Forge hammer, 4 lb or 2 lb. 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.