so it doesn't take much to pull it off. So, this is a project anyone can do with very minimal tools required.Anyway, we had fun. I had her put on safety glasses and a leather apron. We heated the nails with a small torch. We pounded a variety of shapes until she was tired of swinging the hammer. Then I showed her how to grind a quick bevel and touch up the profile (all of which could have been done with a hand file as well). Last, she wound "handles" on them with embroidery thread.
It was an hour and a half of fun that also happened to teach her about how to use a few tools. In the end she was more than happy to tell me that she made her first knives a lot faster than I did :D .
Of course torches, hot nails, power grinders, etc...all require close adult supervision, experienced instruction and appropriate protective gear.
Here's a few pics of the "sword forging day". :D
