Daggars and stock removal?

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Cauldra

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How hard would it be to make a daggar with this method? Would it be easier to forge one?
 
I forged an 11" double edged dagger blade out of a round prybar and it was surprisingly easy. the hard part will be finishing it. :)
 
My comment was tongue-in-cheek, but the answer is either way. I don't know that it would be easier one way or the other. Since I also need to set up a forge and learn how to handle a hammer, I'd imagine it would be easier for me to make a dagger via stock removal at this point.

One thing nice about forging though, is if it aint right, you can fix it with a little heat and some hammer blows. You can't put back on what you ground off.

--nathan
 
I quickly learned that you must forge equally on both edges on one side, otherwise the blade develops a twist.

Kind of like forging both sides of a regular blade but times two and equally as important in keeping everything even and symmetrical.
 
Daggers arn't easy.

I tend to think stock removal would be simplest - but that is just my opinion.
 
Daggers are basically stock removal, even if you are a forging person. The final shape, edges, and center ridge details are the result of careful filing and sanding. Forging to shape takes a lot of the time off the job, but the final result is always achieved by stock removal.
Stacy
 
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