horseshoe knife

[JoeSmo]

Here's a couple pics of a knife I forged over the summer. I went to a Boy Scout camp and signed up for a Mountain Man program. For $20 each, we were able to shoot .50 black powder muskets, set up primative animal traps and snares, forge a knife out a a horseshoe, tomahawk and knife throwing(those were also forged there), and we built a log raft and raced around the lake there. The director showed us other cool stuff. There was a log cabin built and two in progress we helped work on. There was also plenty of buckskin and rawhide on hand to make whatever. There were a few wolf pelts hanging in the cabin.

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/946/img0880lt0.th.jpg (http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0880lt0.jpg)
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1919/img0918ar8.th.jpg (http://img170.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0918ar8.jpg)

[Tony]

That sounds like an excellent time you had, well worth $20 of anyone’s money.

[falling rain]

Sounds like you learnt a lot from experienced people. Definatley worth the price for what you learnt........nice one

[Ed]

Sounds like you had a great time..... and what a fantastic oppertunity to try out some new skills. Good work on the knife by the way... the first of many maybe?

:D
Ed

[JoeSmo]

I do hope to make many more. I am interested in setting up a small forge in my backyard. Anyone know any good tutorials on the making of a forge? Any comments will be appreciated. :D

[Spikey DaPikey]

As made by our own Maddave

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=13693&highlight=hour+forge

[JoeSmo]

Thanks Spikey. :You_Rock_