Knives and other sharp and pointy things

We can always count on the lads in our family to bring home sharp and pointy things. Tom has quite a collection of fancy French Lagiole knives, Alec and Duncan have collected a few swords (not to mention cannon balls, artillery shells etc).

We stopped by the side of the road for an "learning and discovory" moment and happened upon a foundry making knives, machetes and other farm tools.

They buy truck springs in Bangkok

Cut them into lengths.

Then they heat them in a charcoal  furnace and pound them into rudimentary shapes

Next the blades are heated to temper the metal and pounded into their final shape.

Grind the edge and put on a handle et voila! Sharp and pointy.

I didn't buy any, some people will be dissappointed.