nerdsmith Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Dont scorn me to much hehe, this is a total experiment of trying to figure out how to make an axe without any piror knowledge into proper axe making technique, much like my budding smithing skills. Its a RR spike, with a piece of douglas fir that i am using temporarily until i get a piece of something better. After a very careful and timid test the head was imediately loose so i tried to drive a nail in there but i went over board and hit it to hard and slightly split this crappy wood. So it now has a wedge of metal in it with some hemp rope reinforcing to make it look primal. But i do enjoy making axes so i think ill do some research next time. Enjoy. Before and after pics of failure. sorry bit blurry. Quote
Maillemaker Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Looks good to me! I don't particularly like the look of most RR hawks, but you've pulled this one off very well. Quote
ThomasPowers Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 having that narrow of an eye side will allow the head to work against the handle in use and so need tightening up regularly. Doing a hawk style handle where it gets jammed in and can gradually work it's way up still staying jamed is a good idea. Quote
nerdsmith Posted February 24, 2012 Author Posted February 24, 2012 Thnx for the feedback. I have considered that with this hawk but the eye is too narrow and my handle would be just as narrow. I think i will implement that into my next RR hawk. Also what about the thickness of the eye? would it help stability if it was was wider? im talking about the lenth of the eye, the part that steel and wood meet. Quote
Frosty Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Weldome aboard nerdsmith, glad to have ya. By wider Thomas means running down the haft, not a wider eye looking from the top/bottom. Internal shape will help but I'll let the more experienced explain. It is a nicely refined piece of work, well done and nicely finished. The shape isn't so much to my liking but that isn't important. I'm also not a fan of RR spikes as blades without bits, they ARE good practice though so I don't scorn the things. I certainly look forward to seeing more of your work. Oh yeah, it isn't a requirement in any way but if you were to let us know your name, nickname, etc. we'd probably stop calling you "Nerdsmith." Probably, no guarantees. <wink> Frosty The Lucky Quote
Bentiron1946 Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Nice elegant shape. You done good! Quote
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