Open it up and then forge weld a bar of 1075/1084/etc.
Making railroad spike knives. A high carbon rr spike is a about.30 c, plus a pretty high addition of cu. A belt sander is used to. Among the railway system, the railroad spike is usually used to fasten the.
The original video can be. Once finished, mount them on a piece of. This combination of horseshoes and spikes creates the perfect coat rack for a rustic home, barn, or cabin.
It makes them tough and shear resistant but not a good material for a knife blade. Forging the railroad spike knife blade. An anvil, hammer, tongs, and some wrenches to twist the spike.
How to make a railroad spike knife? Forging a knife out of a railroad spike is an old. 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.
Once the knives have cooled down and the metal has annealed properly, then we are able to. Rr spike knives are good as a novelty item, but not as a working knife. To make the knife you need a railroad spike and some standard blacksmithing tools:
You can even make the railroad spike knife at your home if you just follow some simple steps. Split it back to 1 from the head. The making of the knife is done using a railroad spike because of how it is easily.