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Trapper Rob:
I use hay rake tines.

JEB:
Thanks for the replies. I can get all the old spikes I want. problem is they are kind if big. The hay fork tine use sounds good as they are already small. 

I would still need to know what to do maybe someone could start a how to from start to finish.

osage outlaw:
Would some old round files work?  You could anneal them and harden them after shaping

Bryce:

--- Quote from: JEB on February 08, 2018, 07:49:30 pm ---Thanks for the replies. I can get all the old spikes I want. problem is they are kind if big. The hay fork tine use sounds good as they are already small. 

I would still need to know what to do maybe someone could start a how to from start to finish.

--- End quote ---

They make better knives.

But you would have to cut it lengthwise then Aneal, shape, then a hot oil quench to harden it back up. Then brush a file over it and if it glides across without biting in then your good:)

dylanholderman:
I’d use a old file railroad spikes don’t have much carbon in them maybe something like 1045

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