#photoOfTheDay is of a railroad spike bottle opener that I forged in my usual style, although there are many variations.
I think I've given away all of these that I've made except for the one I kept, but this one I sometimes think should have been the one I hung onto.
@magnetic_tape By "twirled" I'm assuming that you mean twisted... It's been a while but the order I think was:
1- Twist
2 - hammer
3- grinding (multiple steps)
4- heat and final dark finish on grip area
5- final grind/sand/polish of blade.
If you're going to heat the metal up hot enough to twist, it will become black/dark once it cools. So the steps have a logical order depending on what you are trying to achieve.
Thanks, and I hope that answers your question!
David Croyle
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