Hyperion Bladeworks by Noah Legel

06/04/2026

Help support our veterans by helping fund the Giant City Stables Horses for Heroes program! I will be forging several more knives from farrier's rasps used to care for their horses, and donating the proceeds from selling them directly to Giant City Stables!

06/04/2026

Hand forged spring steel Okinawan kanzashi/jifa (hairpin) with a black oxide finish. These were used as symbols of status in Ryukyuan society, as well as being tools to control one's hair, and last-ditch self-defense tools. Historically, they would typically be made of gold, silver, or wood, but I make these from spring steel so that they hold up to self-defense training.

06/04/2026

The fundraiser farrier's rasp fantasy bowie has been quenched and is now being tempered. Handle scales are yet to be selected, but attaching those will be the next step. This one is spoken for, but I will be forging more farrier's rasp knives to raise money for the Giant City Stables Horses for Heroes program, so be sure to follow me to see them forged and have a chance to own one and support a good cause!

06/02/2026

I just finished an apocalyptic style sheath for a belt knife I recently forged from a Texas Edition Chevy Silverado leaf spring. It is available!

06/01/2026

The first of a pair of hand-forged Okinawan tekko (knuckledusters) is roughed out. Time for grinding and attaching the grip.

06/01/2026

I rough ground the June bladesmith challenge knife after heat treating it and dunked it in ferric chloride to do a test etch, just to be sure the core layer of my sanmai stayed on the edge. I can't wait to see this one finished, as the cladding is wrought iron, which I've never used before.

05/31/2026

These cracks appeared on this O1 sgian dubh after having to redo the heat treat. We'll see if they're just surface cracks as I do more grinding.

05/31/2026

Forging a full-tang fantasy bowie from a used farrier's rasp I was given by Giant City Stables. Since the VA is not paying them for the equine therapy they are providing to veterans, I am forging some of their used farrier's rasps into blades to sell to raise funds for them.

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Forging a full-tang fantasy bowie from a used farrier's rasp I was ...

05/30/2026

Since the VA is not paying Giant City Stables for the equine therapy they are providing to veterans, I am forging some of their used farrier's rasps into blades to sell to raise funds for them. This is the first--a full-tang fantasy bowie!

05/29/2026

Help me support equine therapy for veterans!