4 1/2 inches with finger grove. Hand forged railroad spike knife with a 180 or 360 degree twist in the handle. Handforged railroad spike curved skinner knife.
Railroad spike knife hand RR
The handle is unfinished and twisted for a great grip.
View all of the knives in our railroad spike knife collection.
The blade will be made once the order has been completed. This hand crafted railroad spike spear dagger is a fine example among these railroad spike weapons. Grind again to finish this project. Note that it’s higher carbon and not high carbon.
This allows a wider blade stock to be used.
There can be some variation on the style Forging the railroad spike knife blade. This 10.25 inch full tang knife has a railroad spike head at its pommel, a remainder from the original rail spike used to craft it. It's not illegal to forge a knife with an old railroad spike nor is it illegal to forge with any other solid piece of metal.
Knives are 8.5 total length, 4.5 blade, 4 handle.
Knives are 8.5 total length, 4.5 blade, 4 handle. Berserkerknivesshop 4.5 out of 5 stars (14) $ 35.00. As long as you have it, you can forge with it. The simplest is to weld a piece of blade stock onto a rr spike handle.
Drill a hole in the hoe blade and attach the spike handle as shown in the video.
The first step is marking your handle. Clean up the knife profile and grind the rough bevel. Completed knives are then wire brushed and coated with protective wax before shipping. Most any good smith can do them.
The average railroad spike is about 6 inches in length.
One of a kind forged and hand made. View more rite edge knives. Start hammering half way up the spike and out towards the tip. This full tang fixed blade is.12 thick and includes a brown leather sheath.
Dimensions may vary slightly as each item is handmade and forged independently.
Spear point railroad spike double edge dagger, polished center, viking knife, viking dagger, railroad spike knife. That can be done by making the handle, splitting it back about 2 and forge welding in the blade stock. Ad by threeweevikings ad from shop threeweevikings. Let’s go over what’s usually in a railroad spike and why, what you can do with it and.
The carbon level isn’t all that high, comparatively speaking.
Bring your own spike if you’d like. Paired with a sheath or display stand, this railroad spike knife is a great gift for a man or woman in your life. The last step is to grind down the blade, and you have a finished railroad spike knife! The blade is 4 to 4 1/2 inches long and the handle is 4 1/2.
Wire brushed finish with a natural wax coating.
Each blade is file tested and razor sharp. Wire brushed finish with a natural wax coating to protect the blade. This knife has a burnished finish and is fully tempered with a shaving edge. Knife includes a leather sheath.
The knives measures in at 8.5″ in total length, with a 4.5″ blade and a 4″ handle.
This knife includes a custom leather sheath. By starting halfway up you’ll leave enough room for a handle and have plenty of material for. Twist the end of the railroad spike in a vice to create a decorative end for the handle of the spoon. Dimensions may vary slightly as each item is handmade and forged independently.
Szco bayonet railroad spike knife.
Check out our railroad spike handle selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our hooks & fixtures shops. This bayonet railroad spike knife from szco is made from a solid hammer forged railroad spike. Railroad spikes are made out of carbon steel and are generally divided into three classes: Low carbon, higher carbon and structural steel.
Measurements are approximate due to the handmade individuality of each knife.
All railroad spike knives are between 8″ to 9″ overall length. This knife is made from 1065 steel with a rough forged finish. There are numerous ways to make a rr spike knife with a carbon. We file sharpen and harden them to hold an edge.
We all have different hand sizes and personal preferences, so this is an important step to get right to make the knife more than just an ornament.
Collect more of these unique railroad spike knives! The spikes we use for the knives are carbon steel and are made by vulcan spike co. Hand forged from high carbon steel railroad spike. We will be forging a handle and blade to shape, along with profiling the blade and refining the shape.
Are you aware that you can make a knife out of any railroad spike without having people try to correct you on what works.
