gimperfi Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 A friendly greeting to all. I hail from Charlottesville Va. Home of Thomas Jefferson and the UVa. Cavaliers. Since childhood I've had a fasination with edged weapons. Consequently I have made many attempts at creating a useful cutting tool using Wayne Goddards book THE FIFTY DOLLAR KNIFE SHOP as my guide. I've probably forged 50 railroad spikes in his one brick forge. One, I streched to over 3 ft. that looked like a fencing foil. My conclusion regarding spike knives...they won't hold a good edge but they are great for throwing and or sticking things including ones self! Several yrs. ago I bought a used MIG welder and a book on welding and soon discovered I had a knack for creating sculpture from the rusty junk I had accumulated. Since then I have attended 12 local art shows earning enough disposable income to upgrade my modest shop and become a respected member of my weekly Texas Hold'um group. I have yet to accomplish my goal however, of forging among other things, a Roman Gladious. To that end I have joined this forum. Victoritus non Victis (Bloodied but Unbowed) gimperfi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimperfi Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 A friendly greeting to all. I hail from Charlottesville Va. Home of Thomas Jefferson and the UVa. Cavaliers. Since childhood I've had a fasination with edged weapons. Consequently I have made many attempts at creating a useful cutting tool using Wayne Goddards book THE FIFTY DOLLAR KNIFE SHOP as my guide. I've probably forged 50 railroad spikes in his one brick forge. One, I streched to over 3 ft. that looked like a fencing foil. My conclusion regarding spike knives...they won't hold a good edge but they are great for throwing and or sticking things including ones self! Several yrs. ago I bought a used MIG welder and a book on welding and soon discovered I had a knack for creating sculpture from the rusty junk I had accumulated. Since then I have attended 12 local art shows earning enough disposable income to upgrade my modest shop and become a respected member of my weekly Texas Hold'um group. I have yet to accomplish my goal however, of forging among other things, a Roman Gladious. To that end I have joined this forum. Victoritus non Victis (Bloodied but Unbowed) gimperfi If you aim at nothing you will hit the target every time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Don't forget home of my Illustrous employer the National Radio Astronomy Observatory! Of course I'm at the NM facility in Socorro NM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Browne Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Welcome to IFI. Plenty of skilled people here to help you with your goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerhandsyd Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 sweet man im here with my facination to but more puposeful than abstract and if you want to get high carbon steel spike knifes just make em into blister steel, there might be a blue [rint for it here or just look on my thread in the blacksmithing section. syd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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