I've found some pictures of the first knife I've ever forged!
It's the replica of an Iron Age knife found in a grave in Lazio, near Rome.
One of the first iron objects used in Italy (8th Century b.C.):
I used it for a whole month in the mountain, and while it shakes a bit, it passed the test
I used it for eating, woodworking and cutting tendons off bones.
Greetings,
Mauro.
"Technical notes":
forging lasted 2 hours, while polishing the blade with sandstone another 1 hour and 50 minutes.
I've forged it the 8th of May, 2010, and have never polished the blade again since then!
Ciao!