October 21, 201312 yr I wanted to share a recent project that I have been working on, I have been trying to make a wolf's tooth pattern axe and this was my first attempt which was a disaster on the side of the pattern but it still turned out to be a nice axe. This axe was wrapped and welded with a body of mild steel and an edge of 1095 and 15n20 with a central core of 1084 giving the edge about 32 layers. The head is 8 1/4 inches long and the edge is a little over 6 inches, with the weight of the whole axe sitting at about 4 pounds. The handle is hickory and measures 35 1/2 inches long. All comments are welcome thanks for looking. Oh also I did take photos step by step on the forging of this axe head so if anyone is interested in seeing the process I can post that in a separate thread.
October 21, 201312 yr Post the process pics in "THIS" thread where they belong to show how you made this Axe - Nice Job
October 22, 201312 yr that is a very pretty axe. did you forge weld in a layered piece to achieve the edge pattern? i'm unclear on that. notice the term "bit", that means inserted a chunk of PW
November 14, 201312 yr I always love when an axe head that pretty is complemented by a handle of equal beauty. Nice job sir.
January 31, 201412 yr I would really like to see the pics of how this axe was made! Great job, this would be the envy of anyone I go to the woods with.
February 4, 201412 yr I agree on posting the in process pics. and clarity on how you achieved the edge pattern. Very nice!
May 22, 201412 yr Gorgeous tip! I would very much like to see the step by step of how this beauty was made! ESPECIALLY that tip!
May 23, 201412 yr Gorgeous tip! I would very much like to see the step by step of how this beauty was made! ESPECIALLY that tip! That "tip" is properly called a welded "bit" Benton. He just made a deeper one from a nicely contrasting pattern welded piece and ground it to expose the patter. Frosty The Lucky.
May 23, 201412 yr You may have heard of a "double bitted Axe"? You probably know the Eye, how about the Poll?
May 23, 201412 yr Yessir! The back end of an ax. Like a hammer poll, etc. Although most ax polls can't be hammered with unless specified, correct? For they'll damage the eye or split the eye?
May 23, 201412 yr Thanks Frosty! I need to work on my ax nomenclature a bit. =/ Don't sweat it Benton, nobody is born knowing this stuff. It's all a life long learning curve, I learn something every day, from anyone I read, I'm a big old knowledge sponge. I'm REALLY looking forward to learning what you can do with a little practice and help from the gang. I surfed around your blog a bit and see plenty of promise. Forge on little Brother. Frosty The Lucky.
May 25, 201412 yr Thanks for the kind words and for checking out my blog, Frosty! I try to soak up as much knowledge as possible!
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