rokshasa Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 (edited) hail friends, i just finished an axe Eric(element) and i had worked on a few times, just want to say thx for the help budy and hope to work with you again, now to the good stuff. here are some pics , note that there is a split in the mid section of the blade...i used a shaft that had a small depretion on the end and well there you have it but it only looks bad the axe is still in good working order and took a good edge. the back is a hooked hammer head with sharp edges for extra beats lol. i just brushed the scale off and finished the edge and the hammer face for the ht, wich went well, i used hydrolic oil for the blade and water for the hammer face , i left the pits and hammer marks for thet fresh from the forge look.:D Edited May 22, 2009 by rokshasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 (edited) i used hydrolic oil for the blade and water for the hammer face How did you do that??? float 6 inches of oil on top of the water? and you didn't tell us about tempering Edited May 22, 2009 by steve sells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokshasa Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 i normalised the hole thing 4 times, got the axe blade to heat, quenched it in oil and drew out the temper with the leftover heat let it cool overnight, the next day i jamed a drift in the eye as a heat sink with an othere closer to the blade and heated the hammer face to heat and poured a stesady stream of watter over it till it was cooled enough then let the heat run the temper. both faces held up well and the body is nice and soft. i guess i was just so primed to get my post up i neglected to put that part in, sorry steve :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokshasa Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 i put the axe head on an old axe handle i had kicking around, the blade is 5 1/2" the hammer face is 1"x 1" eye is 1" and 1/4" thick over all 1' from tip to tip here some pics of the mounted head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
element Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Wow it turned out real good, looks medieval lol. Ya man it was a fun project, We need to find alot of coal for next winter haha. Right now way to busy to do any forging but if you need a striker leme know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Cool, and with the photo I can see its large enough to heat treat one end with out messing up the other nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Oh yeah, that looks like a serious piece of slicer dicer cruncher hardware. Well done. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick L. Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Really came out great! The hammered finish really gives that type of piece a lot of character in my opinion. That's a great part of the world you live in. The wife and I did several motorcycle trips up to the provincial park for camping vacations years back. Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I love axes and hawks, yours included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokshasa Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 thank you all for your kind words, i just hope all of my future projects get as warm a reception as this. i really liked making this axe and it was an awsome experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 nice axe,really like the fresh out of the forge look and your enthusiam for the art is outstanding,thanks for the pics,keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 What a beast! nice beard too :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelson Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Hi Patrick, Man that`s an awesome looking axe, the wire rapping looks very good too. Congratulations,it`s a show axe and I`d rather hang it up on my wall than take it to work. Nelson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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