metalanton Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 this is my fifth axe and definitely the best to date. I finally have become very confident in the forge welding process and am very happy with the quality of the weld on this one, hopefully the hardening and tempering of the bit is up to par as well. I started with a 1/2" by 1" by 7" piece of mild flat bar folded to form the eye. then inserted a 1.25" wedge of 5160 for the blade. triple normalized, then held at low non magnetic in a propane forge for 10 minutes, then tempered at 400 degrees for two hours. had some white oak that had not been kiln dried laying around so I made the handle of that. let me know what you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I think you did an excellent job. looks good and straight, and the lines of it look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalanton Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 thanks, I must admit I "cheated" a bit with my belt grinder. I usually prefer forged to finish, but on this one I had a bit too much material between the bit and the eye and chose to grind it out vs. drawing it out and upsetting the proportions that I wanted in the axe,..just didn't want the axe to get any longer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Good choice then because I think the perportion is great. You didn't cheat in my opinion. Can't cheat if you do the best you can with what tools are available to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAD MAX Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I think you did an excellent job. No you didn't cheat, you just used what you had to work with. I have never been able to forge weld, so I admire anyone who does work this good with a forge weld. I have actually given up on trying to learn it, But I do have special respect for those who do. Exellent work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel17319 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Mad Max have you ever welded with oxy acetylene its the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 On 4/18/2016 at 0:32 AM, daniel17319 said: Mad Max have you ever welded with oxy acetylene its the same thing. Oxy/Acc is the same as what? I hope you are not talking about forge welding, that is not the same as gas welding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 On 4/18/2016 at 8:32 PM, daniel17319 said: Mad Max have you ever welded with oxy acetylene its the same thing. On WHAT do you base this statement? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonah k Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Love this axe very good lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I would compare gas welding to TIG, not so much forge welding. Max, take a trip to Indiana, I bet Steve can get you to forge welding, helped me. Flat, clean, get it hot, but don't try to get it hot in 10 seconds, heat it relitivly slowly to make sure it's hot all the way threw, then bring it all the way hot! Tap it to get her with a firm but not heavy blow, then after it's stuck get after it. Bring it to welding heat and forge at least two more times. Btw, thank you Steve, I knew I was hitting it to hard, but letting it soke was the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian923 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 What did you use to fold the steel around to create the eye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Nothstine Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Nice axe did a great job. Handle looks good. Handles can be just as much work as forging the axe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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