First forged knife project complete.

acmech · Jan 5, 2017

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. 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 like the pics and the video I made for my dad so he could 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. Anyhow, hope you guys like the pics.