JimiRain

Nice little anvil.

Nice work, cant wait to see the final product

Two days ago my grandfather asked me if I was still working with metal. When I said yes he told me he had a scrap metal pile in one of his fields by the river. As soon as he was done saying this I got on my quad and drove down to the river. When I got there the first thing I noticed was an old forge, which with a little work and a new blower will work fine. Second I noticed a few oil drums filled with metal scraps. I took out the top layer of scraps and what did I find but a ton of R.R. spikes. I think I'll be busy now, and I'll post pics of the restored forge when im done.

Thats a nice little knife. I like the handle.

Thankyou for all the ideas. I think ill try the ballpeen hammer though. It sounds like the easiest way for someone with little experiance.

My grandfather called me the other day and asked if i could make him a tomohawk. Can anyone give me some pointers on how to make a simple but nice looking tomohawk? thank you Jimi

It came from bar stock. The end was heated so I could put a slight curve on it. I did the rest with a disk grinder and belt sander. I did not heat treat this one, it was just for practice in making a sword really. I could not get enough heat as this was out at my grandpas. I heated the tip with a gas welder held from a distance.

This is a vegtable dicer/skinner/cut stuff with it blade. It was hand crafted from a tempered steel disk of unknown orgin. The handle was a steel rod I found on the floor of my shop. I got the idea from the tv.

This is a sword I made a few weeks ago. I beleive its made of 1050. It has a natural oak handle. Natural meaning I found it on the ground outside. Please give me advice on how to improve on my next one. P.S. sorry about the bad picture quality, I didnt have my good camera on me.

Wow. Nice work.

Candidquality, I have gotten and read a few books from my library, but none of them go into details on bladesmithing. squeezplay, I started from bar stock, no idea on the steel type. Quenched in water, dont know what temper colour.

This is a small tanto I made for my brother. Handle is the end of a broom. Blade is 4 inches. Polished and sharpened. Jimi

This is my second knife. Random peice of steel from my scap pile. Handle is oak I think, Blade is 10 inches. Has been polished and sharpened. Jimi

This is the first knife I made. Im not sure what type of steel it is. The blade is 5 inches long. The handle is a steel pipe welded to the blade. I made this knife while I was out at my grandpa's farm. It has not been polished or anything. Jimi

I draw 3 or 4 designs a day. I look at other peices to get ideas for the design then I draw it on paper. I make improvmets on the design then eventually, I make the peice.

Hello My name is James Costley but some people call me Rain. I am 14. Ive only been smithing for a few months. I mostly make knives. I have a forge I got from my grandpa, which my grandpa got from the smithy near his farm when it closed down. My anvil is a piece of modified RR track. So far ive made 3 knives and, I am working on a fourth. If anyone has information on what you need, and how to obtain a permit for selling knives I would appreciate it if they told me. -Rain