Hand forged barbecue knife

[verndahl]

Here's another one of my creations, a barbecue knife. What's a barbecue knife you might ask? With my method of barbecuing I tell the proper doneness of the meat with a simple cut with the good old Leatherman multitool. Not any more! It started out as a piece of broken car spring i found on the road during a summer bike ride. As only the second knife like object i ever made it turned out functional. When i first started forging i was thinking of making it into a hole punch but than i turned into a free style barbecue knife (by that i mean i didn't have any definite plan). I anealed and then hardened it with some dips in the forge till it was non magnetic and then just a little bit brighter, dipped in oil. Tempered on a hot piece of steal till straw coloured. Seemed to take a nice edge (definitly sharp enough to cut meat). Made the sheath out of a scrap of elephant hide. Next a matching fork!

 

[verndahl]

I'd like to see the things other people are making!

 

[rolodave]

A really good idea

 

[32t]

There is the stuff I made area.

You are the only one yet to post there so I will have to post and not make you feel lonely!

 

[cangooner]

It has been a barren spell lately for me in the shop, and the only thing I've made lately (base for a fire pit) has such gawdawful welds I'd be ashamed to post pic here.

Once I'm back in the swing of things, I'll join you too. Love the bbq knife idea btw.

 

[verndahl]

Don't like to show off but in the interest of being a active participant : my just finished matching barbecue fork.

 

[Bruno]

Cool. What's the little thing in the top of the picture?

 

[verndahl]

Cool. What's the little thing in the top of the picture?

thanks, that's the sheath for the knife.

 

[rolodave]

We need those at Charlie's

Well done!