basher Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Hello . here are some of the axes that I have made .I love axes ,the are one of the most blacksmithy tools . hope you like them . thanks for looking all the best Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Nicely done! I particularly like the 2nd one. Beautiful work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 That's some nice pattern welding on the first and the third is a very pleasing shape. Shoot, they're all nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 they are beautiful basher - they look wicked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
781 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Very nice work How about some technical info on how you drew the beard that wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 The way I do axes generally is to start with a big enough mass of steel to draw the beard from either by upsetting the edge section back or by forging a larger section down to get the eye .I do this prior to punching or drifting .I would then punch the eye out and forge the blade, working fullers across the blade to get the beard width . I hope that makes sense the 3 axes there have 3 different constructions one is a bow tie folded and forged welded around a center core of the same steel . The other two are punched ,one having a damascus edge welded to it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don A Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Very nice, indeed. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckster2.0 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 The first one looks like a topographical map of random pattern damascus. Excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwin Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Those look good. I took Elmer Roush's Viking Ironworks class at John C. Campbell Folk School in 1999 (i think). We made some of those bearded axes in the traditional way. You folded the steel to form the eye with one piece of iron or mild steel. You shaped another piece of iron or mild steel to the length and width you wanted the beard to be, and then butt welded a piece of high carbon steel to the edge. The high carbon steel was maybe half an inch long with a width that matched the width of the beard. Once those were welded the beard was sandwiched into the end of the piece which was folded to make the eye and forge welded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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