June 14, 201313 yr 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.
June 14, 201313 yr 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.
June 14, 201313 yr Author 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.
June 15, 201313 yr 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
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