![]() ![]() I do this by when it comes to a straw color, I put the cutting edge only until the color leaves the back of the blade. After I test it w/a file, then I use the carry over heat to put a little bit of temper in it. Now I do quench the blade pointing Due North (I don't know if it really makes any difference or not, but it seems to work best for me). When the file squeaks, it is about right. Test it w/a file(a good Mill Bastard File). I do this by heating the whole blade to a good forging heat, and I quench the working part ONLY, the bottom 1/2 of the blade, ie. Then I rough grind the blade and I harden it. I like to leave the spine 3/16 to 1/4" thick. I forge it until the blade is about 4" long, and an inch to inch 1/4 wide. Then I come to the face and start thinning down the edge slightly I start the shape of the blade on the anvil. You need to leave it thick enough to have stock to grind. You do not want to forge the blade down too thin. Then I use the fuller tool, the length of the blade to give it more spread. ![]() I start hammering it down on the bias until I get a flat blade, which at this point is about 3/8" thick. This gives me a little bit more spread when I start flattening out the blade. On this particular one, we are putting a split on all 4 sides about 3 1/2" down from the head, and then heat it real good and twist it.Īfter making the twist (which will be the handle), I like to end up with the point of the spike on the BIAS (or diamond). I put some kind of decorate twist on all the handles. I am starting with a RR Spike that has an HC mark on the top of the head. This is a guillotine tool which is another fullering tool that I use on these RR Spike Knives. 4 is is a top and bottom fuller that fits in the hardy hole that I will explain later. Fig 3 is a offset adjustable wrench w/a handle welded on it that I use for twisting. 2 is a special pair of tongs made to hold the RR Spike by the head, also it can hold it vertically by the shank. These are some of the tools that I use when I am making things out of RailRoad spikes. RR-Spke Knife : anvilfire iForge Demo by Bill Epps
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