rxer311
14 September 2019, 07:48
After my last attempt at knife making was pretty successful I have been itching to take on a more ambitious project. One of my buddies at work was really wanting to go so I signed up to do a class with him. Usually a class has up to 12 people in it, but by good fortune us 2 were the only ones who signed up for last nights class.
He made a railroad spike knife like I did last time, but as I said I was a bit more ambitious this time around. The master blacksmith had a ton of time to spend with each of us individually and his journeyman was there as well.
He handed me a scrap piece of 1075 tool steel and we got to work. The tool steel was a bit more difficult to work with but since it was a small class I was able to work on the power hammer and hydraulic press to draw out the steel before I hammered in the shape.
I really wanted to create a classic karambit and I accomplished my goal. Its actually a larger knife than what I originally set out to make, but it turned out pretty awesome. I wish I had more time on the grinder to really shape it and clean it up a bit more, but with only a 4 hour class, I only had so much time.
After I finished my knife I cold blued it for some corrosion resistance then oiled it with some Seal 1 CLP. I did a paracord wrap on the handle.
So here is the second knife I forged with my own hands!
https://i.imgur.com/6CXqvfX.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/doHxqWx.jpg
He made a railroad spike knife like I did last time, but as I said I was a bit more ambitious this time around. The master blacksmith had a ton of time to spend with each of us individually and his journeyman was there as well.
He handed me a scrap piece of 1075 tool steel and we got to work. The tool steel was a bit more difficult to work with but since it was a small class I was able to work on the power hammer and hydraulic press to draw out the steel before I hammered in the shape.
I really wanted to create a classic karambit and I accomplished my goal. Its actually a larger knife than what I originally set out to make, but it turned out pretty awesome. I wish I had more time on the grinder to really shape it and clean it up a bit more, but with only a 4 hour class, I only had so much time.
After I finished my knife I cold blued it for some corrosion resistance then oiled it with some Seal 1 CLP. I did a paracord wrap on the handle.
So here is the second knife I forged with my own hands!
https://i.imgur.com/6CXqvfX.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/doHxqWx.jpg