#PhotoOfTheDay is a sort of before-and-after photo of my railroad spike knife alongside a typical old and rusted spike as the "before" image. Many used spikes are in worse condition and may be bent, gouged, more heavily corroded, etc. Starting with one of the better ones simplifies the process a little.

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@croyle Very nice!! I expected railroad spike knives would be shorter, but I guess you get more length when you flatten them out.
@unicycle Exactly, The blade on this one is pretty thick too, so it it were more like a typical blade thickness it would have turned out longer still. Also, the angle on this photo exaggerates the blade length on this example.