Timmy Charles Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I made a railroad spike knife the other day. It turned out a lot better than my first one. I think the twist was a nice additional touch and they look fairly uniform. I just have to get the blade sharpened a bit better. This will be used as a fathers day gift. I will be putting his last name on the blade. Check out the video on it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Looks nice, each time you'll get better and better. I decided to remove & straighten the bottom edge on mine during profiling, which makes sharpening easier. Here are some of mine where you can see what I mean. How are you hardening yours? I quench in ice water and then only do a minimum temper of 325' for an hour. I don't do too much cleanup on these, going for a more primitive look. I'm working with old files now, the profiling & grinding that I learned while working with spike kso was beneficial. The forging & HT'ing is obviously different. Here's what I made my dad for Father's Day. I took it over to him at lunch, which we spent sharpening knives. I now have a bald spot on my left arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Charles Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Here's what I made my dad for Father's Day. I took it over to him at lunch, which we spent sharpening knives. I now have a bald spot on my left arm. file knife 01.jpg I like that knife with the bone handle. I heat treat in the over as well. I usually do it at about 450° so I can cook pizza at the same time (just kidding). I treat at about 350°. My first one I used a grinding wheel with the sandpaper and cleaned it up and made it nice and shinny. I like this one much more with the cutting edge only being shinny. Thanks for checking it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eseemann Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Dcraven, How did you mount the scale on the horn handle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 It's a partial tang. I drilled a hole in the antler, then dug it out so the tang would fit and epoxied it in. Send me a PM if you have anymore questions on it. Tim, I like how you left the hammer marks on this one. Keep the videos & pictures coming. I sold a bottle opener like the one you made in that other video today. 2nd one like that now that's sold, it's good to share ideas! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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