I picked up an old rusty/pitted railroad spike. I really like old pitted springs especially old buggy springs because of the contrast of pulling out a shinny blade from junk. Even though railroad spikes are much lower in carbon, I liked how worn & pitted this one was. Plus it's a good exercise in forging. Anyway that's what I told myself.
I quenched it but didn't temper it because I could only get it a bit hard. It does hold an edge OK though. I didn't bother hand finishing the blade just used a satin Scotch Guard belt finish...tippit
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really nice work, how thick is the blade?
The design corresponds to my taste!
Fun stuff buddy :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
The blade is forged out in an integral style so fairly thin. Here is a picture of the spine.
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