Introduction: COLD FORGING a KNIFE FROM a NAIL
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About: I am an artisan/teacher. I will post instructables starting from simple ones. Little by little the difficulty will increase but if you followed the previous ones there will be no problem.
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You need a nail, a hammer, a lump of steel for an anvil (a sledge hammer head will do), a stump, a flame, a couple of pliers, and a file.
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6 Comments
5 years ago
Been making these things for 17years
11 years ago on Introduction
These are awesome. When I was a kid Dollywood in TN would make you a knife like this from a railroad spike. It's always been a regret of mine that I didn't get one.
I wonder what TSA would say if you tried to walk through the airport with a pocket full of these? :) Nice work.
Reply 7 years ago
try it haha
9 years ago on Introduction
Thank you for showing how to turn the mundane into something of great value and craftsmanship. Pennies to dollars in minutes. Makes a cool letter opener. With a little refinement a detailing skinning knife for those hard to get places. Thanks from Deep Bush Alaska! Beautiful work! :)
9 years ago on Introduction
HA! thanks to this little gem I now have a plan for all those railroad spikes my boyfirend & I gathered up in Alaska when we had extra time to kill. :D
11 years ago on Introduction
That is absolutely fantastic. I am going to HAVE to try this. I see a decorative shadow box in my future.