To make tongs, you will need two railroad spikes, a hammer, punch, chisel, forge, and an anvil or another appropriate work surface.

Making knives out of railroad spikes. I show you a little bit about black. This is just a term used within the railroad industry for when to use specific spikes on specific sections of tracks (hc spikes are often used in tight bends). Railroad spikes are made out of carbon steel and are generally divided into three classes:

Place the bar on its spine, with the choil and cutting edge looking up and the point at the groove. This combination of horseshoes and spikes creates the perfect coat rack for a rustic home, barn, or cabin. We are using our new propane forge from our previous video.

In this video, we are forging a simple railroad spike knife. Once finished, mount them on a piece of. I’ll take you through t.

This is a knife i made recently, a knife out of a railroad spike. I didn't have any of the correct tools, except for maybe a hammer, so i'm not. Railroad spike, a special nail widely used in the railway industry, is an important component of rail fastening system.

The first one is a spike consisting low amount of carbon, the second one consists of a slightly high amount. Horseshoe and railroad spike coat rack. Then strike the sides of the blade and make the blade flat and.

The simplest is to weld a piece of blade stock onto a rr spike handle. Among the railway system, the railroad spike is usually used to fasten the. Note that it’s higher carbon and not high carbon.