ckent Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Made a scooped adze this weekend. The body is mild steel that was punched and drifted on the diamond. It has a 1084 bit welded in and is ground on the outside. Im not sure how the handle is going to hold up. It came out this way by mistake but is extremly comfortable. Time will tell. It has not been wedged yet, or sharpened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKrzysz Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 That looks really great. Was that all forge work or grinding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Looks very nice, you done good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Paul Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I love the lines on that. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 That handle looks real nice and looks quite comfortable to use as well! The tool head is beautiful! If it holds a nice edge I'd be pretty proud of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsme Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 That is a nice looking adze, Let us know how it cuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckent Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 I got it sharpened and honed today at work and gave it it's first test run..... extremely comfortable and balanced. However it took me a bit to get used to. Im not sure if I m a fan of scooped adzes that are sharpened on the outside. I'm going to play with the angle a bit and see if it makes a difference. I like my el cheepo store bought adze better. If changing the angle doesn't help I'm going to make another on the weekend and sharpen the inside edge. Its mostly forged but I did spend a good 20 minutes on a grinder and filing. Id like to make one entirely out of good steel rather than welding the bit in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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