Railroad Hammers - Tools and Tool Making - Bladesmith's Forum …
WEBPosted July 5, 2010. That one on top is not a hammer, thus the odd handle hole. It's a handled drift for hexagonal holes. The one on the bottom is a spike-driver's hammer. The extra length is so you can hammer in spikes over the top of the rail so you don't have to keep stepping in and out of the track.
How to Forge a Rail Spike Axe - Bladesmith's Forum Board
WEBPosted January 8, 2015. How to Forge a Railroad Spike Axe (by thepxsmith) Smash the point into the shaft. Keep smashing. Try to keep it from bending while smashing. When you get to 4”-4.5” you can stop smashing (Your forearms will be super tight and your fingers curled permanently around your hammer by now). Make a slit in the top side.
Rail road clip? - Hot Work - Bladesmith's Forum Board
WEBMar 9, 2010 · Location:Sugar Hill, GA. Posted March 9, 2010. Recently I saw a bladesmith and a striker straightening a clip. The striker was using a 8 or 10 pound sledge and, eventually, the clip decided to move. First they straightened it, then they reduced it down to blade stock dimensions, a quarter by an inch. took a while.
Railroad spike head markings - Bladesmith's Forum Board
WEBMay 29, 2008 · The head of Soft-Steel spikes are marked with a letter or brand indicating the manufacturer (reference sec. 2.1.11). High-Carbon spikes contain anywhere from a minimum of 0.20 to 0.30 percent carbon (reference sec. 2.2.3) The head of High-Carbon spikes are marked with a letter or brand indicating …
Quiet this railroad track flatter - Bladesmith's Forum Board
WEBJul 22, 2021 · If you can't straighten the blade with hammer and anvil alone, use a vise and a wrench. If you're wanting to use it to remove hammer marks, you need to dress your hammer face and/or learn better hammer control so …
Forging a hammer - Hot Work - Bladesmith's Forum Board
WEBPosted October 30, 2013 (edited) I have been into hammer making as of late. I am also a frequent member at IFI. My first hammer made was a japanese forging hammer made out of 1.75" 4140, which is common vehicle axle material. It is a tough medium carbon steel that requires hardening in oil.
Rusty railroad spikes for metal? - Bladesmith's Forum Board
WEBApr 30, 2013 · Railroad spikes, in my opinion, are a great medium for getting started. True, the quality of the steel is mediocre at best, but for learning how steel moves under the hammer, and learning blade profiles, cross section, and bevel angles, they are a great learning tool; plus, for show and art knives, people will pay upwards of $100 dollars for ...
RR Spikes - Beginners Place - Bladesmith's Forum Board
WEBSep 21, 2013 · Members. 1.3k. Gender:Male. Location:California. Interests:Gems, Minerals, Bladesmithing, Archery, Metals, Violin, Writing, and my Savior. Posted September 21, 2013. Today I went asking around a bit for an anvil, and remembered the old railroad. I checked out the area (hoping for a bit of track) and noticed the RR spikes dropped around there.
railroad spike or rebar - Beginners Place - Bladesmith's Forum Board
WEBAug 14, 2015 · railroad spikes are good if you want cheap decent practice material, however they often have stress in them or even hidden cracks, also I would suggest going to a mechanic or scrap yard and looking for coil springs or leaf springs as they are made of 5160 steel, a lot of mechanics will have them laying around for free or cheap and 5160 is really good high carbon high Chromium steel.
Tools and Tool Making - Bladesmith's Forum Board
WEBOct 4, 2020 · When I went out to give them hand, they had uncovered an old driveway drag made from 2-8' sections of railroad track welded together with 6' long 3" x 3/8" angle iron cross members. Damn thing must weigh upwards of 500 pounds. I'm thinking I've found a portion of the frame for my Frankenhammer.