

But a welding machine, and a proper rod are faster, and easier. Wisconsin Volunteers : Explosive ball from Vicksburg alligator's scales from Fort Jackson, Louisiana leather valise, rebel, taken in Louisiana. Reserving the good steel for JUST where you need it. 2,387 Results LOT OF 4 CUSTOM HAND FORGED CARBON STEEL Blade Railroad Spike Miniature Knives 8.88 Custom Handmade D2 Steel Hunting Dagger Survival Knife. You COULD forge-weld a piece of blade steel into a groove before shaping the blade bevel. straighten and sharpen them after the fight, at your leisure, provided you win). At least when used as a real tool, rather than a decoration or weapon(yes, weapons can afford softer blades. The addition of a hard-facing material to the blade edge takes only a few moments(mostly setting up the welding equipment) and gives an infinitely superior edge retention to the finished product. We are using our new propane forge from our previous video. Most railroad spikes are "steel" in much the same way re-bar is "steel", but not quite as bad. 3.4K 418K views 5 years ago In this video, we are forging a simple railroad spike knife. The biggest step from "neat knife" to "Holy Awesomeness" has been the addition of 2 passes of chrome-manganese weld bead onto the blade edge, before sharpening. The process of creating this fantastic handle was done by cutting a cross-hatch pattern on the railroad spike, then it was heated and twisted a quarter turn.


I have one I got as a Christmas present, and several I have now made. When I produced them, I would do everything from a simple twist, to a 'pineapple' twist, or a 'cubed twist' on the end with the head, and then forge a blade on the pointed end.
