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jlloyd73 03-25-2012 09:33 AM
TFF Knife Makers...Railroad Spike Knife???
 
I went to the mountains awhile back and there was a knife shop there that had some homemade stuff in their cases. I saw one of these railroad spike knives there and I thought they were simply beautiful.

Any of you guys make one or try to make one?

Awtoman 03-25-2012 08:22 PM
Re: TFF Knife Makers...Railroad Spike Knife???
 
I think the metal could be shaped into a cool looking knife, but I think it has the wrong composition to make a "good" knife. If its only purpose is to look at, why not.

Tom

76Highboy 03-25-2012 08:29 PM
Re: TFF Knife Makers...Railroad Spike Knife???
 
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Originally Posted by jlloyd73 (Post 897167)
I went to the mountains awhile back and there was a knife shop there that had some homemade stuff in their cases. I saw one of these railroad spike knives there and I thought they were simply beautiful.

Any of you guys make one or try to make one?
Got a pic?

JasonS 03-25-2012 08:54 PM
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Saw these on ebay a while back, killer.Attachment 61120

76Highboy 03-25-2012 08:57 PM
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That is cool.

Zane71464 03-26-2012 06:18 AM
Re: TFF Knife Makers...Railroad Spike Knife???
 
I'll second that!

jlloyd73 03-26-2012 06:42 AM
Re: TFF Knife Makers...Railroad Spike Knife???
 
I know right? I was hoping one of our friendly neighborhood TFF knife makers were doing them.

joncutt87 03-26-2012 08:09 AM
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I know the place jlloyd, they stay sharp FOREVER

jlloyd73 03-26-2012 08:13 AM
Re: TFF Knife Makers...Railroad Spike Knife???
 
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Originally Posted by joncutt87 (Post 897841)
I know the place jlloyd, they stay sharp FOREVER
It was a nice little shop....I think we were in Maggie Valley.

Heck, one of those with one of your famous paracord wraps to the handle... I think that would be the cat's meow.

Awtoman 03-26-2012 09:48 AM
Re: TFF Knife Makers...Railroad Spike Knife???
 
The finished knife looks like it has a convex edge. I am a big fan of that type of grind.

Tom

jlloyd73 03-26-2012 09:59 AM
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The ones I saw looked even better than the one in the bottom of that picture. Look at this one.

Zane71464 03-26-2012 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by jlloyd73 (Post 897903)
The ones I saw looked even better than the one in the bottom of that picture. Look at this one.
I love the looks of that!
I know it was mentioned as to how they (the metal) would hold an edege, but...
NICE!

jlloyd73 03-26-2012 10:51 AM
Re: TFF Knife Makers...Railroad Spike Knife???
 
My son brought a few railroad spikes home one day from some abandoned railroad tracks. I wish I had the stuff to make one of these knives.

joncutt87 03-26-2012 11:13 AM
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Spikes are cheap on fleabay

Zane71464 03-27-2012 08:35 PM
Re: TFF Knife Makers...Railroad Spike Knife???
 
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Originally Posted by jlloyd73 (Post 897925)
My son brought a few railroad spikes home one day from some abandoned railroad tracks. I wish I had the stuff to make one of these knives.
ME TOO!
I used to have a crap load of the rail road spikes we collected as kids off
an old shut down rail road. Use to, they'd replace the ones that need replaced
and toss the old one's off to the side, or off the stone.


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