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This is a discussion on Spike within the Knives in General forums, part of the Bladesmithing category; I know a spike knife is just as great of a beginner project as it is a project for anyone, ...
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07-05-2006, 03:42 PM
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 Spike
I know a spike knife is just as great of a beginner project as it is a project for anyone, and everyone has there own way of making them. So, lets see the way everyone makes theres. Here's a picture of one of mine. -Hillbillysmith
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07-06-2006, 02:43 AM
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cant find a picture of my 1st knife, but here is a picture of my 1st spike axe ok this afternoon i went and found my first 3 knives that i made from railroad spikes, i still need to make me a belt grinder so i can finish them, all i used on the first 2 was a 4" angle grinder, i stopped before i messed them up, the 1st one i got carried away with the twist, but they are in order from left to right Ron Last edited by metalmaster1766; 07-06-2006 at 03:23 PM. |
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07-06-2006, 06:13 AM
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Not knives, but could be.
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07-06-2006, 12:27 PM
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Howdy!! Here's a pic of three I finished a while back..I do mine a bit differently than most... JPH
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07-06-2006, 12:38 PM
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Here is one of mine with a beadblasted finish. Jens |
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07-06-2006, 01:44 PM
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Jens: That's really a neat finish....never thought about doing that, then again I don't have a blast cabinet but I like that "knarly look".. JPH
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07-06-2006, 01:57 PM
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Hello All, Haven't been able to visit much lately. heres some knives I did back before the ticker went south. the first pic is as forged the second is finished. It's interesting to see how many ways smiths find to do finish the same basic item
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07-07-2006, 09:55 AM
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thats quite a few knife JB, they look really good.
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07-07-2006, 03:57 PM
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The first one is actually the first spike knife I ever made. I gave it to my wife for our first wedding anniversary. She loved it, and then orderd that I give her another knife each year. I will post pics up soon of this years when I finish it. All the sanding on that was done with a 3x18 belt sander and a 1/4 sheet pad sander. I took it to about 220, then went to a polishing wheel on my bench grinder. Many hours on that guy. The others are just a few that I had some pics of. |
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07-07-2006, 06:23 PM
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Sqeezplay, There's 17 in that batch. Took 10 hours to hammer out with my air hammer. Started on a BP to compare average time for air versus muscle. I have the first half done hopefuly I can get the second part done soon. By the way it took about 14 hours to grind and finish them all. JWB
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