Forged to finish practice

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Her are three Railroad spike knives I tried to forge to finish. They turned out OK. Next time I will try some hidden tang blades. It was a fun project. I need to keep the scale cleaned off better next time to keep from forging them into the steel but everything else turned out fine.

 

[nc_cooter]

Well done! You are progressing very well. Really like the blacksmiths' knives. They are good practice for drawing.:thumbup:
Mike

 

[Hengelo_77]

yes I like them!
How do RR spike knives hold up?

 

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They do ok.I think the steel is around 1045 . So middle of the road I guess. Makes a knife but not like 1084 an up.

 

[grlangr]

Thanks for posting these! They look great and gave me some Ideas to!