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Hello all , I have just finished teaching an axe making class ..... it went well. we made a total of 10.5 axe heads (nine finished axes I managed 1 and a half heads only.), most students going away with a forge welded bow tie construction axe and a punched and drifted axe , one student only came for 2 days and made a big forge welded axe. I pre drilled 1lb blocks of en9 (1050) let the bashing commence......
punching:-
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Knocking the punch out.
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Using a set hammer to refine the eye and blade .
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and the bashing commenses
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an axe taking shape...
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At this point I got a little stuck in and forgot to take more piccies , here is me lamping a folded mild steel over steel bow tie construction axe.
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and refining anoyther with a little more finesse
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and the finished axes it was a good 3 days work
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and the others
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and finaly the group shot , thanks guys for a great weekend.
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Posted

Looks great.
Do you need much experience to go on one of your axe making courses? I really fancy it sometime in the future!

Posted

no experience needed , 4 of the students were 1st timers. There is a lot of bashing involved , all steel construction axes need a lot of hitting.

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Ok, now there is one more thing added to the "I'd like to make" list. Awesome.


Same. This is awesome!



Zachary

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