flandersander
07-21-2010, 02:02 AM
I was gonna name it Flander's Ugly Knives, but I think the acronym for that would be violating site rules.. :blushing:
Anyways, here's a little piece I whipped up for my girlfriend. It was a High Carbon railroad spike. It worked out well, because it had an H "popping out" from the butt of the knife, and her name is Holly. She couldn't figure out how I made it "pop out" like that, and I'm not about to tell her. For those that do not know, the H stands for High Carbon. Some railroad spikes are needed with a higher carbon content, which makes for a better knife. Unfortunatly even "High Carbon" spikes are relatively soft, and do not make the best blade. But it looks nice. I'm rambling. In the second pic, you can see how it goes from polished, to ground but smooth, to a grippy handle. I left the scale on. It's very balanced in my hand, and it's very nice to hold. My first forged knife. haha. Thoughts? Will the scale on the handle keep from rusting? I know scale is oxidation, but it's different than rust... right?
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee325/flandersander/100_1726.jpg
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee325/flandersander/100_1727.jpg
Anyways, here's a little piece I whipped up for my girlfriend. It was a High Carbon railroad spike. It worked out well, because it had an H "popping out" from the butt of the knife, and her name is Holly. She couldn't figure out how I made it "pop out" like that, and I'm not about to tell her. For those that do not know, the H stands for High Carbon. Some railroad spikes are needed with a higher carbon content, which makes for a better knife. Unfortunatly even "High Carbon" spikes are relatively soft, and do not make the best blade. But it looks nice. I'm rambling. In the second pic, you can see how it goes from polished, to ground but smooth, to a grippy handle. I left the scale on. It's very balanced in my hand, and it's very nice to hold. My first forged knife. haha. Thoughts? Will the scale on the handle keep from rusting? I know scale is oxidation, but it's different than rust... right?
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee325/flandersander/100_1726.jpg
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee325/flandersander/100_1727.jpg