How To Forge A Knife From A Railroad Spike. This is a knife i made recently, a knife out of a railroad spike. But if you're going to do the work to forge a spike into a knife, for a few bucks you could use a real high carbon steel, do.
Students should wear comfortable, natural fiber (cotton) clothes they don't mind getting messy, work boots or closed toed shoes and safety glasses. Bring a lunch or check out one of the local places to eat. Then, use a rounding hammer to beat one of the corners on the end of.
Once we have a handle and blade formed we will quench the blade to harden it.
Daswolf, i'd rather get both that is, quality and quantity! Participants must attend both days to complete a knife. Students should wear comfortable, natural fiber (cotton) clothes they don't mind getting messy, work boots or closed toed shoes and safety glasses. The unique character qualities of this knife are found in the twisting and forging methods making each piece one.