Aeneas61 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 So anyone know how the goosewing style broad axe was made? Or ideas? Have yet to see a book with step by step or anything, only a few obscure references to "difficult multiple forge welds" any ideas are welcome! Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyO Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 This most certainly isn't the answer, only an answer. I think it probably depends on the size of the axe, but I have one that I was told awas from the 19th century with a 14" blade and it looks like it was made by forging the blade and both sides of the eye flat then eye was formed by wrapping it and riveting making an eye that's approx 5-6" deep (pretty tough to punch/druft through this thickness) The edge looks like it's done the way many axes were, by welding a carbon steel edge piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 IIRC there is a broad axe shown in Charles McRaven's "Country Blacksmithing". But as mentioned the traditional way is to forge the body out of real wrought iron making forge welds as needed and then weld on the high carbon edge. Real wrought iron worked at welding heat is VERY SOFT and so a smith with one or two trained strikers could really manipulate metal in a hurry using it. Much harder trying to use modern materials and just your own arm...one reason the powerhammer became more and more popular over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don A Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Not necessarily a goose wing, but well worth watching anyway: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQaaS71yfvM I'm sure some of the techniques would cross over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 What is you idea of a goose wing are you talking pointy bit up or down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeneas61 Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 http://www.oldworldheirlooms.com/assets/images/Web_TAX-01-010_Image_03.jpg basher this is the type Im trying to figure out... hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhand Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Get American axe by Kaufman it has a diagram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I have just purchased that book ....ta for that. I have an identical axe to the one in your picture. the eye is formed with material from the blade wrapping around its self and side welded to the blade , just in front of the socket. the socket is formed from the same piece wrapped around its self. and lapped and forge welded at the front . the poll is a seperate piece forge welded on. on the axe I have I can see no forge weld to indicate a steeled wrought iron blade but my assumption would be that the blade has a wrought iron body with a steel cutting edge forge welded to it. this is a pretty standard design for these axes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhand Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 When I made my goose wing I used 2 halves for the socket and welded the sides. The poll was laid in between the socket sides and the blade in between the sides up front. then the edge was steeled on the bottom side. Need to make triangular shaped drift and bick to get the socket welded and shaped up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhand Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Actually the bick was rectangle and then the socket was drifted into the 5 sided triangular shape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhand Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 And.... Make the top half of the socket lap over the bottom half of the socket on both sides making the top half bigger leaving more metal to raise up during the socket drifting operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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