February 18, 200917 yr Hi everybody, Its been years since I've posted anything, so I decided to show what I've been working on. School has kept me busy and now winter is keeping me from the forge, but I hope to be back at it soon. The pictures below were taken before the knives were finished. Apparently I forgot to take pictures after finishing and before giving them away. The first knife is a railroad spike forged with an up-swept blade, then mostly filed to shape. It was made for my girlfriend's uncle. I left the handle and parts of the blade rough for aesthetic reasons. The second knife was also made from a railroad spike and was based off of a parang machete. The parang has three distinct edges as you go further up the blade. I tried to mimic this as best as possible with the shorter blade. The edge closest to the handle is very fine, the middle is more coarse, for chopping, and the tip is super sharp. The handle was poorly done and may need to be replaced, but functions well for the time being. I do not have a lot of experience with handles, especially on knives with a curved tang. Any comments and suggestions are welcome.
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