The head is solid 4140 with just the cutting edge hardened and tempered. This is my first try and file work so its not the greatest but I’m fairly happy with it

Excellent.  I like everything about this one (only very small suggestion would be to use a slightly narrower steel wedge for the handle).  An axe to be proud of.  Punching and drifting that cross section of tool steel must have been a bear.

Yes I should’ve used a smaller wedge but it’s what came with the handle so I used it. The hardest part of punching the eye was keeping it straight all the way down through!

Love the file work, well done.

Thank you 

The file work looks great, and the axe. What was the starting stock?

How'd I miss this. Beautiful work. Love the shape and file work looks good. 

Thanks guys. The starting stock was 3/4” x2 1/2” by a little over 6” long if I remember correctly.

This is beautiful, I love the bearded axes. The file work must have taken you forever to do haha. 

Well done! This is one of the items on my must do list.

I love the form you incorporated into this piece.

Did I say “well done!”?

I like the shape. Is this done on a power hammer.

Beautiful axe

Very nice!  Your file work is super!

Thanks guys it was my first time doing file work so I was kinda winging it! I used both a power hammer and a hydraulic press for different stages of the forging.