My son and I forged out a knife for my Dad from some spring steel that was made in the late 60's to early 70's (my Uncle bought the house trailer in 1970). The handle came from an old broke axe handle I saved. I am really happy with how it turned out, but even more happy with how excited my son was about it. After heat treat, I did test it with a file to check hardness, that isn't shown in the video. Already had someone comment I forgot to do that. I also tempered it in the oven at 400 for an hour and a half. Hope you guys like the pics and the video I made for my dad. I wanted him to see how we made it. My boy is pretty good at leather work so he made the sheath for it. I made both the forge and the anvil after my son expressed interest in knife making last year. We learned a lot and there are several things we'd do different next time like use belts for the sander that were meant for metal not wood. Also, as a smith told me, you should "hammer thick and grind thin". Well we hammered it thin but the surface imperfections just add character. After we made the blade, we went to the Hammer In at trackrock campground and got some tips from the real experts up there. It was a great time we all enjoyed. Anyhow, hope you guys like the pics and the video. Thanks for taking the time to look.
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