SJS Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Had a chance to play in the forge and reforged a ballpein... Still need to wire brush and polish it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiack Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I like drawing the pien out into a point on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Long and wicked for days of maille or short and squat for use on plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benton Frisse Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 What size ballpein was this? Oh, and howdy from a fellow Hoosier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Nothstine Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Nice, looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJS Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Howdy;-) 32oz, been insanely busy still haven't cleaned her up and finished her yet. Got to finish my portable historic looking blacksmiths shop and haul it down to the pumpkin fest grounds to work in this weekend.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gehljoe Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Howdy;-) 32oz, been insanely busy still haven't cleaned her up and finished her yet. Got to finish my portable historic looking blacksmiths shop and haul it down to the pumpkin fest grounds to work in this weekend.... your not talking about the one in french lick are if so that xxxxxx or i would have went. O and nice axe im going to try one soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJS Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Nope north of Zionsville on 421 just south of 32;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironmike Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Axe looks good, How about a pic of your portable blacksmiths shop? That sounds neat Ironmike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJS Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 On the trailer ready to be off loaded at the pumpkin festival. Then from the side looking at my merchant tables. From the front with the "door" open forming a nice porch to work under. Its about 8 x 8 with door being 6 1/2' long and about that high off the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch4ging Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Now that's just cooler than the other side of the pillow! That's quite a load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Special Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Those are fun, like the portable shop. (and by like, I mean if I come up with the money one of these years, I am soooo stealing your idea.) Always thought it would be cool to try a double bit axe from a small sledge one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJS Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 When the power hammer is up and running gonna do a bunch of axes, and I think a cheap 2# hammer would make a nice double bit battle axe. Also have a pile of wrought iron tires that would look good as a pile of forgewelded traditionally forged axes:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benton Frisse Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 SJS I've been looking for some good wrought iron here in Indiana, but I have yet to find any. I'd love to do some pattern welds with them. Any good places around Indy you'd recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Russell Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 My version of a ballpein " Hack & Slash " Dale Russell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch4ging Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Thats a nice one, Dale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJS Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 Lovely Spike on that Dale, and the blade compliments the hammer eye too. Benton my in laws found a pile of wagon rims at an auction and I think it ended up being about 3$ a piece ;-) But I heard of a place called "Junky Joes" that had wagon rims for sale somewhere in southern Indiana, and I think there was an antique store in Cayuga that had a bunch of rusty rims which might be pretty close for you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJS Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Got a couple new belts for the 2x48 belt grinder and had some other tools that I was cleaning up from rough forging on a 100#LG, and needed to rotate through the tools as the heated up, so I finished grinding the axe, still need to do the hardening and temper, but looks nice now;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironmike Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 That came out nice Shane Ironmike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 We spent a little time in my shop after we got back from Divermikes hammer-in and heat treated it before Shane went the rest of his way home. We had a good time up there with Mike and the gang form Michigan, I think we all wore Shane out up there. I expected him to have it mounted and have some photos posted by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJS Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 I have it in the oven, @ 350 right now... I wire brushed the bit back to where it hardened to, and left the oil blackened scale on the rest of the body. I left my sword quenching tank, and the 5 gal bucket of ATF at a friends house across the state, along with my hammer making tongs, so I didn't have any way to oil quench the thing. Steve did a marvelous job, a file would barely make it shine, and the eye is much softer. It looks real good two tone black and silver like it is. I have had it in for an hour, I will rub it with bacon grease, and call it a finish. I have the handle ready just need to apply the bacon wax;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJS Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 You have to be smarter than your smart phone and the stupid windows 8.... Hopefully this works;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 looking good sjs! good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Du7ch Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Absolutely beautiful! Definitely on my to do list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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