Forging A Huge Integral Bowie Knife From A Giant Truck Spring, Blacksmithing, Knifemaking

My Website: Support this content: T-Shirts: I was given a massive truck spring, and I want to forge a cool blade from it! Though I don’t know for sure, I think this spring is 5160 steel. I did some hardness testing on it and it came out to 58 HRC following hardening and tempering. Dimensions of this Bowie knife: Overall Length: 17“ Blade Length: 11“ Spine: .250“ at bolster, distal taper to point. #Bowie #Blacksmith #Knife