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Topic: Railroad Spike Knife  (Read 5227 times)

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MANBEARPIG

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Just grind that chit man!! They had those old school wheel grinders, its still traditional!
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ravensblack

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Hah! Ok just one more pic after putting the edge on. Taking it home to put the edge on.
"I always entertain great hope" Robert Frost


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WOW!

 :smt007 :smt007 :smt007

Great job Craig!!

 :smt006

Sincerely,

Jim

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ravensblack

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Finished. That was fun. Now I need a gd crappie.  :smt006
"I always entertain great hope" Robert Frost


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Craig always kinda reminded me of Tommy Lee Jones!  :smt044 :smt005 :smt003
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Awesome Craig......if you were in the joint.....you'd be the guy making all the shivs  :smt003
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ravensblack

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Craig always kinda reminded me of Tommy Lee Jones!  :smt044 :smt005 :smt003

Thanks Al! I always considered my self more Christopher Walken.

"I always entertain great hope" Robert Frost


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Someone is selling some on Craigslist ... http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/spo/4374814877.html

Craig, you should stitch a leather sheath for it now!

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Nice Job looks great  :smt027 How did you temper it?
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ravensblack

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Water.  I don't profess this to be an exact science here. I do not know all the metal science that is accompanied with the perfect and exact process. I just kind of formed the steel as a fun project. Ill use the knife and see how it holds an edge.
"I always entertain great hope" Robert Frost


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You have to thrust it into the stomach of a peasant to make it legit.
Matt


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Craig always kinda reminded me of Tommy Lee Jones!  :smt044 :smt005 :smt003

Thanks Al! I always considered my self more Christopher Walken.



You better stitch that sheath before shoving that up your ass  :smt044
Pronounced in Spanish  ka·be·za de mar·t·yo
Translates to Hammerhead in English for my Gringo amigos.
....and yes that's me with a 6ft. green moray in the avatar.

"Spearos before Hos" - Silent Hunter

"Give your son a fish and you'll feed him for a day.
Teach him how to spearfish and he'll feed you for a lifetime" - Cabeza de Martillo

Proud Papa of ...........
2018 JAOTY Lucas aka Baja Ninja
2018 JDOTY Noah aka Silent Hunter


krusty

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You have to thrust it into the stomach of a peasant to make it legit.

WTF? You got something against poor farmers?
« Last Edit: March 14, 2014, 06:32:27 PM by krusty »


Mr.Matt

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Lol. Saw it in a movie once. It was either serfs or infidels. I forget. Or virgins? Or virgin infidel serfs?
Matt


krusty

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I thought you had to fight off some poor meth head farmers while fishing by Watt bridge.


 

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