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Taught myself how to forge making knives like this. I'd say my style has changed just alittle. http://www.bladegallery.com/knives/knife.asp?knifeid=3093&pics=small&alt=one
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I'll say. 
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Style may have changed but that is seriously cool. 
Looks like you started out as a natural, unlike the rest of us who have to work to do anything decent! 
Thanks for sharing,
Looks like you started out as a natural, unlike the rest of us who have to work to do anything decent! Thanks for sharing,- Joined
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Nice, I guess you have changed directions. Gib
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My knowledge for moving steel with had held hammers has greatly improved. When this knife was made I working on another construction project. I'd bring the scrap rebar home and the next week I was selling a knife or two the next week. At the time I had a coal forge made from a truck break drum. It worked fine for the smaller knives but the one in the link was forged from number 8 bar. 1" diameter material. Nothing was forged to shape, just flattend out and alot of stock removal to make these knives. The only thing I mirror polish now is my head......