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I'll post up some bush knives and such, but in the meantime... Not a blade but you don't forge a blade without one. Started with a 5 lb chunk of 1045 round bar stock. In the forge it goes... ![]() Hustling to the anvil... ![]() After forging the flats, punching the handle hole w/ 10 pound maul... ![]() ![]() Hole punched, next step the drift {widening the hole}... ![]() Hole drifted... ![]() After normalizing, reheating, the quench... ![]() ![]() Pickling... ![]() Hafted and ready to go. 4 1/2 pound head... ![]() ![]() ![]() |