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.

How to make knives out of railroad spikes. Railroad spike knife made using the special tongs from kens custom ironsponsored by: Note the “air” between the. Putting a twist in the handle.

Place the bar on its spine, with the choil and cutting edge looking up and the point at the groove. We are using our new propane forge from our previous video. How do you forge a knife on a railroad spike?

I’ll take you through t. In this video, we are forging a simple railroad spike knife. To make tongs, you will need two railroad spikes, a hammer, punch, chisel, forge, and an anvil or another appropriate work surface.

The simplest is to weld a piece of blade stock onto a rr spike handle. This combination of horseshoes and spikes creates the perfect coat rack for a rustic home, barn, or cabin. This is a knife i made recently, a knife out of a railroad spike.

Here’s something things you should have. 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. Twist the handle for decoration.

That can be done by making the handle, splitting it back about 2 and forge welding in the blade stock. This project is a little simpler than the. Once finished, mount them on a piece of.