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    My Second Forging Class

    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!



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    Nice work. What kind of heat treat/quench did you give it? I'm more familiar with 1095 than 1075; I assume it's a high carbon steel?
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    It is a high carbon steel. Oil quench then tempered.

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    And 1075 isn't quite as hard as 1095 but is a bit easier to work with (from what I understand). This is the main reason the smith recommended it for my second project. Better than a railroad spike which is not high carbon, but still easy to work.

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    Love it! That uneven ridge gives it a chipped obsidian vibe.
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    Nicely done, Sir.
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    Nice work. I love to see people doing things with their hands

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