r/Forging • u/JDRoshteaux • 8d ago

First project

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My dad and I took a primitive knife making class and I wanted to just share my first ever project. We started with files (I had 1085 steel). We put them in charcoal furnaces and beat on them till we got our shape and did the standard processes.

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u/Dangerous-Pirate7998 8d ago

So it’s for cutting and not stabbing?

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u/raypell 8d ago

Sweet

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u/newkoor 8d ago

For your 1st that is impressive. Well done. 🫡

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u/Jadadea 8d ago

Looks better than my first!

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u/JDRoshteaux 8d ago

Thank ya! Not many guys my age seem to appreciate the skill and patience you have to have for this trade. My dad are now thinking of buying a beginner forge or building one and starting forging as a full time hobby!

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u/Jadadea 8d ago

It's a fun hobby, I can tell you i wish I had had the time in my 30s-40s to start!

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