The knife was forged from 01.
It is a simple knife but my favorite because I am not very good or patient at finishing.
The hawk was made from a railroad spike.
It was hafted with Hickory.
All comments are welcome.
Donnie

Love the design on both, especially the hawk. I'm having trouble with the finishing also, seems to be more excitement in forging, watching the shape grow out of an ordinary piece of steel, (ugly in the case of spikes) is addictive, everything else is boring in comparison.
Did you notice a big difference between o1 and the spike as far as forging?

I don't see a great difference in the forging. The spikes are just not a great blade material, more of a novelty. Everyone seems to have a favorite blade steel. I usually use O1, W1, or 5160. I am by no stretch of the imagination a bladesmith. I seem to get the best results with O1.

Is That Knife Handle Offset ?

No offset as far as looking down handle and spine.

looking good donnie! - im with you, the forging is the fun bit, finishing is a chore but ultimatley satisfying...! - ive forged some hammer heads but never an axe / hatchet - might be next on my list (as soon as i get a decent billet of 'W'ues' !)

Forging blacksmith knives is fun! When I get a new guy here thats the first thing they make.

Really nice stuff, Donnie!

Those knives look simple but are deceptively hard to make look "right"...

And it amazes me how many things can be re-born out of a lowly RR Spike.

Thanks for sharing.