Thanks, It was a fun little throwback to the earlier days when I first started out, brought back a lot of memories of my old coal forge. I have a sheepsfoot/Bull cutter I will be making next, then some more Damascus work coming up. I appreciate you watching!
This is how I learned to forge. I wanted to be a bladesmith. So I got a box of 25 rail road spikes and made 25 forged railroad spike knives. Then I moved on to 1084 steel bar stock. But yeah, that's where I started. The first few DID NOT look good lmfao! And, to be honest, not a single one looked anywhere as good as yours, BUT my 1st vs my 25th was leagues apart. But I learned a ton and it was invaluable. Watch how to forge video - try it out on a railroad spike.
I hear ya, it took me a while to get things looking decent too! Glad you made it through the learning curve, a lot of people give up at the beginning. I appreciate you watching.
I would love to see you forge weld an actual high carbon bit into a railroad spike. Iv been attempting to for a while with little to no success so seeing your way if doing it could help. And great video btw 👍
add some dawn dishwashing liquid: heat the water and add salt till it doesn't dissolve anymore... add about a tablespoon of dawn to the mix and let cool... it will gain you about 5-10 hrc on the finished knife... DONT temper... it isn't needed
Matt those came out great my buddy gave me a whole 5 gallon bucket of brand new RR spikes im gonna have to do some practicing i guess you have awesome skills Mark 😄👍
if ya want a challenge, try forging the head of the spike back into the body without cold shuts... took me 5 spikes to do it without cheating... (spoiler) the trick is to round all of the edges of the head with a small light hammer first (tucking in the corners)
Thank you for watching, I greatly appreciate it! I start off with a worn 80 grit to grind in the edge and roughly establish the bevels, then I switch to a new 80 grit to even everything out. Then I do a 120 grit belt with my leather platen to help smooth everything then finish off with a maroon scotch scotchbrite belt.
Awesome! Thanks for the info. I’m new to this and I’ve been watching all your videos for guidance. So far yours are the best and explain the most! So thank you.
Forging rr spike knives is extremely popular among beginners, and they are sought after here in the U.S. because people like to put them on display. I do not normally make them anymore as I try to mainly focus on known high carbon steel knives for customers, but I had several people asking me if I would forge a couple in these styles so they could see it done. Outside of novelty purposes they don't really have much of a place besides practice for forging a real blade without the concern of ruining good steel, like if you are trying out a new technique or something that your un familiar with. I appreciate you watching!
@@Mysticmountainforge Ну да, сталь-то мягкая и изуродовать практически нереально, а добавив кусочек подшипника на лезвие можно и неплохой нож получить... Спасибо что ответили)
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Really cool
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It's very very good bro 👌👍
i love them
Beautiful knives. Clean bevels🔥🔥👍👍👍
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❤ merci pour la démo de forge
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Nice video 👍
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Love to see your ART Work Matt! Thanks for Sharing!
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Thanks for the video, it helped me understand how the different blade shapes were forged.
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So cool, thanks Matt for making video, beautiful work
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very nice job. Forge on. God bless.
Thanks, you too!
Love your work brother... even these simple knives
Thanks, It was a fun little throwback to the earlier days when I first started out, brought back a lot of memories of my old coal forge. I have a sheepsfoot/Bull cutter I will be making next, then some more Damascus work coming up. I appreciate you watching!
as someone who has been at this since 1983, I can say that your talent is pretty impressive, particularly given the tools you have available
Thanks, I appreciate that, I always try to learn with every project.
Nice work! I use the same water bucket 😂
Thanks! They are the best buckets money can buy lol! I appreciate you watching!
This is how I learned to forge. I wanted to be a bladesmith. So I got a box of 25 rail road spikes and made 25 forged railroad spike knives. Then I moved on to 1084 steel bar stock. But yeah, that's where I started. The first few DID NOT look good lmfao! And, to be honest, not a single one looked anywhere as good as yours, BUT my 1st vs my 25th was leagues apart. But I learned a ton and it was invaluable. Watch how to forge video - try it out on a railroad spike.
I hear ya, it took me a while to get things looking decent too! Glad you made it through the learning curve, a lot of people give up at the beginning. I appreciate you watching.
I would love to see you forge weld an actual high carbon bit into a railroad spike. Iv been attempting to for a while with little to no success so seeing your way if doing it could help. And great video btw 👍
Thanks! I appreciate you watching! I plan on doing that in the future, I have done it a few times but also had several failures as well.
an adjustable wrench works wonders for twisting... lot easier on the hands
I have a few that are in storage from when I moved back from Alaska, i just haven't got around to getting them out, they do make a huge difference.
add some dawn dishwashing liquid: heat the water and add salt till it doesn't dissolve anymore... add about a tablespoon of dawn to the mix and let cool... it will gain you about 5-10 hrc on the finished knife... DONT temper... it isn't needed
I will give this a try, I get really busy with rr spike knives around Christmas so I will give it a go for sure! I appreciate the tips and advice!
Matt those came out great my buddy gave me a whole 5 gallon bucket of brand new RR spikes im gonna have to do some practicing i guess you have awesome skills Mark 😄👍
Thanks! That is awesome, Gotta love working with rr spikes, they are one of my favorites to work with. I appreciate you watching!
if ya want a challenge, try forging the head of the spike back into the body without cold shuts... took me 5 spikes to do it without cheating... (spoiler) the trick is to round all of the edges of the head with a small light hammer first (tucking in the corners)
I will definitley have to give that a try.
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What do you do with the blade after it’s all brushed clean? Won’t it rust pretty quickly after?
I apply a light coat of oil or wax to it when I store it, also make sure to dry it really well after washing. I appreciate you watching!
@@Mysticmountainforge thanks for the reply! Big fan
What grit belts do you initial use on the grinder and then what do you work up to? Thanks and awesome work!
Thank you for watching, I greatly appreciate it! I start off with a worn 80 grit to grind in the edge and roughly establish the bevels, then I switch to a new 80 grit to even everything out. Then I do a 120 grit belt with my leather platen to help smooth everything then finish off with a maroon scotch scotchbrite belt.
Awesome! Thanks for the info. I’m new to this and I’ve been watching all your videos for guidance. So far yours are the best and explain the most! So thank you.
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Do you take orders?
I dont take custom orders anymore but you can find some of the items I make for sale here.thekiamichicraftsman.etsy.com
А теперь вопрос на засыпку. Из какой стали делают эти гвозди? СТ3. Ну и зачем?
Forging rr spike knives is extremely popular among beginners, and they are sought after here in the U.S. because people like to put them on display. I do not normally make them anymore as I try to mainly focus on known high carbon steel knives for customers, but I had several people asking me if I would forge a couple in these styles so they could see it done. Outside of novelty purposes they don't really have much of a place besides practice for forging a real blade without the concern of ruining good steel, like if you are trying out a new technique or something that your un familiar with. I appreciate you watching!
@@Mysticmountainforge Ну да, сталь-то мягкая и изуродовать практически нереально, а добавив кусочек подшипника на лезвие можно и неплохой нож получить... Спасибо что ответили)
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