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SOme of the guys were asking about my blacksmith work in another thread, so I thought I would post some pictures of different things, as well as some pictures from around home that some of you guys might get a kick out of. I was raised on a small farm in New River, TN on Pilot Mountain. We were raised to be self sufficent and I learned blacksmithing and a lot of other lost and old skills from my dad.
Heres me and him together with a couple bowies I hammered out. THe one in my hand has a 13.5" blade made from 1/4" 1084 steel with burmese rosewood handles. The one in his hand is made from 3/8" thick 5160 truck leaf spring, and hand a 10" blade and oak handle
This is me with the big boy hammer. 24 lb cross pein, used for moving heavy steel stock when working with another person as a striker. One holds the steel, one swings the hammer. I use this when dad can hold steel for me
Sometimes I'll have to move large stock alone, which means holding the tongs in one hand, and swinging a decent hammer in the other. I normally use a 6 or 8 lb short handled sledge for this working one handed
Here are just some different blades I've made. Some are nicer than others as my work progressed
The big bowie
This was a Zombie cleaver I built. 2.5" wide, 3/8" thick, and 28" long
This was a very large fighting bowie I built for myself. Notice the lack of finish work. I carry this one alot
This was a smaller 9.5" bladed bowie I built awhile back
THese are some roughed out blanks before I started doing finish work with smaller hammers and files
I called these the Sandbar Bowies, patterned after the orginal Jim Bowie sandbar fight knives
These are some small bushcraft knives I built
5.5" blade, paracord handle
3.5" blade, paracord handle
Top one was a 13.5" bladed bushsword, oak handle, bottom was 5.5" bladed paracord wrapped
Hot steel glowing fresh from the coals
Purpleheart handled bushcrafter
Heres me and him together with a couple bowies I hammered out. THe one in my hand has a 13.5" blade made from 1/4" 1084 steel with burmese rosewood handles. The one in his hand is made from 3/8" thick 5160 truck leaf spring, and hand a 10" blade and oak handle

This is me with the big boy hammer. 24 lb cross pein, used for moving heavy steel stock when working with another person as a striker. One holds the steel, one swings the hammer. I use this when dad can hold steel for me

Sometimes I'll have to move large stock alone, which means holding the tongs in one hand, and swinging a decent hammer in the other. I normally use a 6 or 8 lb short handled sledge for this working one handed

Here are just some different blades I've made. Some are nicer than others as my work progressed
The big bowie


This was a Zombie cleaver I built. 2.5" wide, 3/8" thick, and 28" long

This was a very large fighting bowie I built for myself. Notice the lack of finish work. I carry this one alot

This was a smaller 9.5" bladed bowie I built awhile back

THese are some roughed out blanks before I started doing finish work with smaller hammers and files

I called these the Sandbar Bowies, patterned after the orginal Jim Bowie sandbar fight knives

These are some small bushcraft knives I built
5.5" blade, paracord handle

3.5" blade, paracord handle

Top one was a 13.5" bladed bushsword, oak handle, bottom was 5.5" bladed paracord wrapped

Hot steel glowing fresh from the coals

Purpleheart handled bushcrafter
