So I started this last night and I think I may need to make drift that would best open the hole properly. But other than that I've learned a few new techniques and have found this one a little "easier"
I started the blade first like a rookie and had a friend helping hold tools so my eye didn't stay straight either. I was curious about a bickerns horn and if maybe that would help the process at all.

Also, I tried forge welding a piece of flattened rebar. Got it on my second try. Not all the surface area but enough that I tried putting a chisel into the seem and the edges folded rather than splitting so I guess it worked. I'm gonna try a few more times with a longer seam until I'm better

Excited to hear what you think

Hey not bad at all. You have the profile looking quite nice. What did you use to open the eye? It's look very angular. Or did you wrap weld it?

I used a cutter to make a slit.... And I home made hit chisel for part off it then a railroad spike for some more then finally the biggest chisel I have. Definetly angular. I've just come into some spring steel I've heard make good tools. I may just but some fresh stuff though from a local dealer and make a proper drift and other things. Getting started is always the hardest. :)

MAke the drift the same size and shape ats the handle youi intend to use.....

Yeah I have a source of maple scrap here that ill probably use. Few long ones could constitute a pretty large axe head !:)

So I decided the eye was too misshaped and thin. I got cut it open and will do my best to weld a new one on.