Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Comments, please on Turkish Knife, made from a file

The Double D · 27th June 2006, 10:58 PM

I tossed out my idea because of my background and having made a fair amount of tools from old files, including a pretty ugly knife or two but mostly chisels and scrapers. Forging does indeed kind of work the file marks in. But this knife appears more ground or filed to me than forged.

Can you tell if it is forged or ground. (edit--Well just reread your post and did say ground)

Would the method of manufacure point to it's origin? One culture annealing then grinding or filing and another forging?

27th June 2006, 10:58 PM	#4
The Double D Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: On the banks of Cut Bank Creek, Montana Posts: 189	I tossed out my idea because of my background and having made a fair amount of tools from old files, including a pretty ugly knife or two but mostly chisels and scrapers. Forging does indeed kind of work the file marks in. But this knife appears more ground or filed to me than forged. Can you tell if it is forged or ground. (edit--Well just reread your post and did say ground) Would the method of manufacure point to it's origin? One culture annealing then grinding or filing and another forging?