June 12, 200718 yr I forged this wood splitting wedge from 1-1/2" square 1050. No power hammer used. It was all done with a sledge. I mean, anybody can make one of these under a power hammer. Don't strain yourself holding it under that big ram! Just kidding, I'm just wish I had a power hammer! OBTW, you can take it off my hands for $30.:)
June 12, 200718 yr Great looking wedge. When you do get a power hammer your hand hammering skills will translate to efficient use of that power.
June 12, 200718 yr Nice wedge! That is a lot of heavy hammerin, I know as I don't have a power hammer either, but I am also content with out one (for now). welder19
June 13, 200718 yr no no no no no.. keep hammerin'. this country has enough machine operators. skill is skill. too often nature gets it in the teeth simply because a big machine is handy anybody with a D6 cat can knock a 20 inch oak down .:mad: but it takes skill to take a big tree down and get it split up for some real purpose like a hand hewn harvest table. i'll bet there is a tree guy around who could use a good wedge????? 'm sick of store bought crappy saw dust furniture and run of the mill tools. keep hammerin' buzz
June 13, 200718 yr Author The proof's in the puddin'. Let's see pics, let's see pics, let's see pics.
June 13, 200718 yr Author I don't harden splitting wedges. Wedges are hit with sledge hammers, the wedge needs to be softer than the sledge hammer, and sledge hammers are already rather soft. The fact that it is made from a medium carbon steel will provide enough durability alone, even though it is not hardened. Besides, with a piece of 1050 steel this large, the hardness would only run about 1/8" deep, unless you grow the grain, which would not be good. In the early days of America, wedges made from plain iron were prized.
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