dancho Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Double –bearded Slavo-Baltic hewing axe. Replica 11 AD. Blade width 145 mm. Weight 550 g. Body mild steel. Edge split welded with 0.9 % C steel. Pure forging. No grinding involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benton Frisse Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Man, I love this! What's the hole in the blade for? Super cool. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancho Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Man, I love this! What's the hole in the blade for? Super cool. Love it. Thanks Benton! You can start the rain with that hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 You like the whistling sound it makes when you swing it AND working in the rain?I must say you Carpathian mountain folk are interesting, stick around tell us more.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenylittlemetalguy Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 lovely tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancho Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Simply blow to the sky through it and you get rain soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Folk in California (USA) could sure use the trick, they've been under a severe drought for 4 years now. Will it work for Americans? We'll pass the design on if you'll tell us how to make and use it correctly.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancho Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 It's quite simple. Drill a hole in the axe blade. Raise it to the sky at 60 degrees. Blow as strong as you can. It works. Sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 You are blowing smoke, Where?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar.esq Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 The forging is excellent. The rain starter is a great bit of culture.It reminds me of the "nib" on the end of saws in that it's got a lot of theories for it's existence, but little proof. It becomes important to later generations who's curiosity is aroused by what they don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancho Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 A handle and leather case my wife made for this axe. The case is heavily waxed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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