Little Turtle Forge Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Here's the newest one I just finished I have two more left to do handles for. I started with 4 1/2" of axel and went from there. Definitely going to make a few more out of the axel as it was relatively easy to work and took a nice heat treatment and stayed hard so there was no need to forge weld a higher carbon bit in. I quenched in 100degree motor oil at around 1500 degrees and tempered in the oven for two hours at 360. It's slightly modeled to be a smaller variation of the Kentucky or Ft. Meigs belt ax. The handle is hickory. Please let me know what ya think and any suggestions or criticism is welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba682 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I like it man I got some axles comin can't wait to make an axe or 2 myself ,did you make the handle as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beech Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 The only thing I can say as "criticism" is that the handle grain might be better off running directly up and down the handle to help prevent breakage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will W. Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I like it. Especially how the handle turned out, that looks really nice. Good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbrown Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Looks great. . . What's the diameter of the axle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Turtle Forge Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 21 hours ago, bubba682 said: I like it man I got some axles comin can't wait to make an axe or 2 myself ,did you make the handle as well Thanks! Yeah, I made the handle out of a hickory board. I shaped it and did the majority of it with my awful little belt sander, then hand sanded it to 400 grit and then took a propane torch and lightly charred it , once again lightly with the 400 grit getting any too charred spots and then a coat of dark wood stainer. It turned out better than I thought it would! 16 hours ago, beech said: The only thing I can say as "criticism" is that the handle grain might be better off running directly up and down the handle to help prevent breakage. I totally see what ya mean and I'll be putting it use in future handles for sure! 5 hours ago, buckbrown said: Looks great. . . What's the diameter of the axle? Thanks! The Axel diameter is 1 1\2" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Nice little axe! Grain orientation looks fine to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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