I have been practicing my dane axe forging , using the punch and drift method .
here are a couple in the works.
made from en9 (1050) 45mm square.
small one is 7 1/2 inches along the edge and the big one bigger at least 10 inches along the edge .
these are prototypes to get my material dimentions right .
the small one has all the forging done and the big one is strait off the hammer. I will forge the ear tabs next .

Wow...I'm feeling a bit of inspiration to try one of these myself...Perhaps on a slightly smaller scale for starters :-)

Sounds like a lot of hammering to draw it out of 45mm square

well done :-)

Well done, Basher. I hope that you used a power hammer to forge them. They really look nice. Thanks for sharing them with us. :)

Well done, Basher. I hope that you used a power hammer to forge them. They really look nice. Thanks for sharing them with us.

forged under press and hammer . the big one hasnt been hand hammered yet , I'll pull the ears out on the poll by hand
all the best Owen

Those look really nice! If you don't mind explaining, how would you go about forging the ear tabs on an axe? I've wondered about how to do it for a while.

Those look really nice! If you don't mind explaining, how would you go about forging the ear tabs on an axe? I've wondered about how to do it for a while.

I have done it 3 ways pre fprm the ears before you punch through the eye , pre form them before you wrap or as I do with these , use a cross pein to draw them out whulst you have a mandrel in the eye .
all the best Owen

Thanks! I think this is going to help me out with the axe project that keeps bouncing around in my mind.

"the axe project that keeps bouncing around in my mind"

Just beware of the possibilities of Dane Brammage!

"the axe project that keeps bouncing around in my mind"

Just beware of the possibilities of Dane Brammage!

:lol:

Nice looking work! B)

here is another I just hardened and polished.
a tad under 10" at the edge

coool!