Railroad Spike Knife. This is a classic forging exercise which results in a. Make a railroad spike knife.

I made a handle for a knife blank with a railroad spike, and walnut.

Forging knives from railroad spikes is something that's been around for decades but has recently picked up more popularity. Here is a nice hand forged railroad spike knife i forged. Railroad spike, a special nail widely used in the railway industry, is an besides fastening, the railroad spike can also be made into some metal artworks such as knife, bottle opener, furniture and. This dagger railroad spike knife from szco is made from a solid hammer forged railroad spike. This is a classic forging exercise which results in a. Each knife has been made from a high. The latter is a special nail that is commonly utilized in railways as a critical part of the rail fastening system. Watch me as i turn an ordinary railroad spike into a precision cutting instrument using just a few simple tools. The song is called clearing a and it can be found at freeplaymusic dot com. It is pretty much a staple project of the art. Tanto style knife, modeled and sculpted in zbrush, uvs and retopo in 3dcoat, textured in substance painter.