This week we have a forge on the way (like theirs), we purchased anvils, hammers, tongs, and grinders. Since then I have talked with Andy about equipment we used and who was the supplier. Once I went outside the wife remarked, "did you know you can get another lesson to make a knife out of a horseshoe?' Needless to say I went right back inside and signed up for another lesson scheduled the next day. Knifemaker Scott Roush (aka Makers Market seller Big Rock Forge) first put me on to the work of Arizona bladesmith Tai Goo. I left there with my knife and the feeling I made a new friend in Andy. Andy, the kind gentleman who gave the lesson was outstanding. She remarked, " you looked like kid in the candy store as you started smiling soon as you picked up the hammer." She was right I was hooked. While I worked on the knife my wife videoed the session. Forging a Rail Spike Knife with An Alligator Twist - YouTube Please watch: 'Blacksmithing Community 1000 subs giveaway' -Heya, In this. I signed up for the lesson to make the railroad spike knife. Now, correct me if I am mistaken, but I was under the understanding that if properly prepared - normalizing, annealing, forging, quenching, a bit of grinding and then heat treating - RR spike steel would be fine to use as a knife. The sweet girl behind the counter made my wife and I fell very welcomed.
And I know Railroad spikes is too soft to make a good functional hard use knife blade. b - l M - 21 Sections : knife bar : steel Sections : open : heat exchanger. 99 1 Not being a blacksmith or Metallurgist I know some limited basics of steel. Get the railroad spike up to a nice glowing yellow-orange color. Drop forged in the USA 5/8' x 6' Forge finish with mill scale - no coating In the past, there were two distinct grades of railway track spikes, low-carbon (LC) and high-carbon (HC). Forging a Twisted Railroad Spike Knife Step One: Forging the Railroad Spike Knife Blade. All I could think was WOW here is my chance. Seals : oil : mechanical : not wholly cotton. Try these railroad spikes when forging your first knife, hatchet, tomahawk, letter opener, bottle opener, etc. While on vacation we looked at many shops and found Iron Mountain Metal Craft.
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I have been watching the Forged in Fire TV show and always thought I would like to try forging a knife.
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