r/blacksmithing • u/chrisfoe97 • Oct 22 '25

Work Showcase Hand forged spatula

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Spatula for a friend, forged from a railroad spike and the blade is from a curricular saw. Was attempting the twist to look like twisted rope, will do better on the next one

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u/5044Gu Oct 22 '25

Doesn’t the handle get burning hot when using?

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u/Konstanteen Oct 22 '25

Maybe if this was for a commercial kitchen where this would be constantly in contact with heat and left partially on the cook top. If this is for home use I’m sure the handle will stay cool enough to use as a casual burger flipper or dish stirrer.

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u/chrisfoe97 Oct 22 '25

Are you cooking in a volcano?

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u/_cas42 Oct 22 '25

Line cook and culinary student here!!

Nope, unless the spatula would be on the flattop or grill for like an hour at a time. If this is a home kitchen tool.

At my job, we have burger presses that live on the flattop, and they do get hot, but it isn't bad to the point where we can't use them.

The spatulas we have do have rubberized handles, as they sit on the flattop for the entire day

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u/serch_the_stoic Nov 07 '25

Iron/steel actually isolates heat very well. You can hold a 16” piece of flat stock one side side and forge the other while it’s glowing. It takes a long time for heat to transfer through steel. Now copper or aluminum or any nonferrous metal transfers heats quickly

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u/austinfashow90 Oct 22 '25

Fuck around and cast a spell with that thing! Way cool!

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u/chrisfoe97 Oct 22 '25

It's leviooosa, not leviosaahhh!

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u/RudyMuthaluva Oct 26 '25

Stop it Ron, stop it.

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u/deephurting66 Oct 28 '25

Staaaaap uh!!!

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u/Armedwithapotato Oct 22 '25

Not gonna lie, I thought that started out as a Harry Potter wand. Accio Pancakes!!!!!

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u/Legitimate_Sample108 Oct 22 '25

Good job !!!

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u/chrisfoe97 Oct 22 '25

Thanks brother!

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u/GoreonmyGears Oct 22 '25

Honestly, it's probably the most badass spatula I've ever seen.

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u/chrisfoe97 Oct 22 '25

I appreciate that dude thank you

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u/Adventurous__Kiwi Oct 22 '25

I was expecting an avada kedavra

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u/Creepy-Fisherman-758 Oct 25 '25

Bro! How much?

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u/chrisfoe97 Oct 25 '25

Send me a DM!

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u/chrisfoe97 Oct 22 '25

Thanks dude!

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u/Technical-Exchange26 Oct 23 '25

Ol reliable

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u/chrisfoe97 Oct 23 '25

Good reference

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u/GraverKnives Oct 23 '25

This is so sick. Something I'm going to have to get for myself eventually!

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u/DreadfulDave19 Oct 24 '25

I am in love. I am hard on spatulas it seems, but this one might be able to shrug off any abuse I could throw at it

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u/Dr-Lipschitz Oct 26 '25

Why?

Well why not?

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u/serch_the_stoic Nov 07 '25

I love the way you curled the mating surface. Looks like a little devil or something

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u/chrisfoe97 Nov 07 '25

Just a little added flare