Latest efforts! The hunter is a mill bastard file with wood handle ( don't know what exotic?)and elk antler finger guard.
The twisted handle is a triangle file that I forged . Still learning!! But I sure like tryin! Let Me know what is good and what is bad please.    




C- ya Bob

Look good to me!

Those look great to me.bd

I LIKE THE LINES OF THAT HUNTER! GOOD JOB.

hey, i really like the twisted handle one, never seen that done with anything but a rr spike

Both are great!  I like the twisted handle, I planning a similar twist on a knife!

Great start Bob.

Like the rest of the guys, the wrought/twist handle is a neat ideal.

Do have a suggestion to save your self some sanding and grinding after forging.  Just in case you didn't know already.  It's gonna sound crazy too, but it works.

I take it your probably forging with a ball peen and shop hammers like the rest of us start with.  Those things are made for beating bearings out of hubs and breakin' stuff.  They don't care if they leave a scuff.  

Grind, sand and and polish the head and peen of you hammers as perfect as you can possibly get them.  As good as you would a knife.  Do the same with your anvil.  Keep it as flat and smooth as you can.  Any blemish in either will be stamped right into your work.  GRRRR!

It sometimes takes some dummies...ah hum, not me though, a bunch of extra sanding to figure out what's going on.  ;~)

Hey Folks THANKS for the kind words!
Chiger i will do some grinding sanding and polishig on a couple of hammers Thanks
C-Yall Bob