333.okh Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Well this isnt really a Boy's axe but I do want to get the eye opened by a 'smith to accept the Boy's axe size and decisions as seen on House Handles website.Description: Boys AxeLength: 28"Grade AA: 7.65 EachEye Size: 3/4 x 2 3/16 (2 1/4 lbs.)UPC: 737184117285This was forged before WWII, the maker never came home. The son kept it in the shop. Now the grandson gave it to me to play around with. Well I would like to get it hafted. I know it was probably a hot cut and that I can use a metal handle or a small hammer handle. Not the point. I want this ugly thing opened up for the Boy's axe handle size so I can use one of my locally made handles. I know the cheeks will be widened when this happens and that is cool too for splitting etc. The edge it thick on top and thin on bottom. All this guys work was that way. I just need the eye opened and it heat treated again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) Build a drift that maches the axe handle, and transitions down to the current eye, if you drift and forge the cheaks (a multy step process, you will end up with a longer tool, and thinner cheaks, but it will fit. So it souls something like this, heat, drive in the drift a bit, hit the cheak and flip, hit the other cheak and drive in the drift, repeat untold you begins loosing heat, adjust the cheaks (frige on the thick. One if need be) reheat and repeat untile you have it the wY you want.The knife section has extensive heat treat articles, but the unknown steel rule of thumb is heat till non metallic and air quench, test for hardness, repeat with warm oil (veggie is better on your lungs than used automotive oil) repeat with water, repeat with supper quench... Stop when your file skates across itnow you temper it by reheating it untile it is soft enug for your intended use, you may have to heat it by steps untile you figure out when it gets to soft, and re harden and stop the tempering proces before that.now that's for the cutting edge, the pole is a different deal, if it is a struck tool heat the pole to dull red wile protecting the edge from the heat (the colors you saw wile tempering will warn you when the edge is getting to hot) and allow to cool, if it is a striking tool, then temper untile your file just begins to bite Edited February 25, 2015 by Charles R. Stevens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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