Hades forge Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Hey guys this is my first post so i'd like to introduce myself.My name is Zach and I've been forging for about two years now ,mostly knives and a few fire pokers and leaves and stuff. Its snowing right now and being a little sick but also itching to forge something but not wanting to spend a few hours out in the cold (my forge is outside) i went looking around in my tools and i found a knife i had made a some time back and thought to myself "i can make this look better and put it on IFI and hopefully the guys there wont make fun of me " :lol: (you can make fun of me if you want I'll take it like a man and never speak to you again ;) ) so here it is. When i found it it was curved like a banana and dull as a carrot the only thing i didn't change was the handle it's forged from 1/2" rebar bar (this was some time ago) no finish because I'm lazy and didn't want to waste my time on rebar it's razor sharp which is surprising since i only sharpened it with the fine wheel on my bench grinder, I also put a little false edge on the top for effect ;) seems like a sturdy knife and i actually kind of like it in it's crude way :P i might just make a sheath for it and attach it my hiking pack or something. sorry for the crappy pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Some people frame the first dollar they earned. That is a candidate for "This is one of the first blades I started with.". Keep it and you can see your progression in a few years. Be proud of it!! :) Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeshow Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Check out the knife making tutorials. It's really good stuff. Then make another out of 51XX or some other high carbon and put that one in your pack. Knives in the field need to be 100% dependable. Rebar not so much. Looks better than my first knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hades forge Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 I know but if I lose it I won't feel bad ;) plus it does it's job if you want to gut a fish or something I can just beat the crap out of it without feeling guilty But this isn't my first knife probably like the fourth my first can't even be called a knife it sullies the name of cutlery ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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