forged a little ax outta leaf spring.edged quenched in veggie oil.

Very nice T.C. Were you able to see the pictures of the Show. You missed a good one but we understand and hope you can come by another time. Mike

thanks.Lookslike yall had a great time at the show.I hated missing it,but it was like it wasnt meant to be(at least this year).with deaths in the family right together,..and a major relocation right at the worst time. Looking at those pics really goes to show we have world-class talent right here in oklahoma!

Not a folded ax,..just a hunkof leaf spring,...the end up-set down into a rectangle and the eye cut with a slitting chisel then drifted out.

Nice ax
Ron

Did the upsetting thicken it up that much? Thats a pretty thick piece. Cool hawk

i've seen springs up to 5/8 inch thick on heavy trucks, and there are haevier springs than that on the dump trucks of the coal mining strip jobs around here. in fact the dies on my guillotene tool are 3/8 inch thick overload springs off of a totalled truck. i wish that my dad would have kept half of what he burried when he ran dozer years ago. oh, well

Bet that'll take the chickens head off for Sunday dinner, nice axe.

i need to make a small ax like that...well done, jimmy