Forging a KATANA from scrap (Post Apocalyptic Challenge)

Hello everyone and welcome back to the forge! In today's episode, I am excited to share my entry into the B&B Forge #2020toiletpaperrailroadspikeapocalypticchallenge. For this challenge, I used 2 railroad spikes to form the Tsuba, upper and lower spacer, and I used the head of the spike to forge a skull pommel. Sticking with the reclaimed steel theme I used a piece of A-996-60 grade rebar for the katana blade, I finished it up with some scrap red leather from an old jacket, some old wood for the handle and carved the Menuki from some old brass fittings I bought at the store awhile ago. This sword should work great to protect my TP stash and aid in gathering more if needed LOL! This was an awesome experience and a lot of fun to take part in. Get out, Heat some steel, Beat it with a hammer, and always remember to have fun.

*Rebar is a great way to practice forging techniques for little to no cost because it can be found frequently in scrap yards, it will harden to some degree in water or brine but it is always best to forge knives for use or to sell from a known steel such as 1084 or other high carbon steels.*

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Watch me compete on Forged In Fire Season 7 Episode 24 "The German Dussage"

Thanks to B&B Forge for the awesome challenge you can find the link to their channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUuwBvBbh0cUoJp3PEdHDKA

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Reveal Music is Watchdogs by Jo Wandrini