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Hand-Forged Railroad Spike Knives… How Cool!

January 12th, 2010 Posted in Bizarre, Prototype

Andy Alm has a fantastic skill… Very entertaining to watch!

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  1. 2 Responses to “Hand-Forged Railroad Spike Knives… How Cool!”

  2. By Mike on Jan 13, 2010

    I have been making knives out of railroad spikes for years. I volunteer time at a pioneer historical village, where I work in the blacksmith shop (and also the print shop and depot). The village is located at Farmington, MN. (www.dakotacity.org).

    I made many knives for persons who reenact historical time periods, and want a period appropriate knife. Railroad spikes also have a rather high carbon content, so that they can be sharpened to a good edge and they will retain their sharpness for a long time.

    I have also used spikes to make gardening tools and even hatchets. We regularly display how blacksmiths would reuse metal items to make new items.

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  3. By norman upham on Apr 8, 2010

    How do I get in touch for this lad to make one for me?

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