Jul 3, 2011 · Hi there . I am planning to make an double sided ax.Sometimes called a hero ax. The blade will be about 400 mm from left to right. Question 1: What kind of steel is suitable? " …

Oct 3, 2017 · Welcome aboard! You could put a single sided bevel (just make sure it's on the correct side for your right or left-handedness) on the damaged side and and have a …

Dec 1, 2022 · My thought for marketing hand forged hatchets and axes is to make the eye as close to standard commercial eye's as reasonably possible. Axe eyes are tapered widest at …

Mar 1, 2015 · I threw my d bit in fire until red then threw in shallow pan of motor oil which combusted then left sit until cool. Now looks black wit a reddish color wondering if annealed …

Jan 13, 2025 · Thanks Chad. I have a small 1 ton arbor press and will see if I can make that work. I just saw a video that gave me an idea. I'm going to try and fabricate some rectangle and …

Sep 2, 2012 · We took pics of this last build so I thought we would post them.Lisa sold this one the other day.. Start off with a 1" x 1 1/2" bar of mild steel.. First thing to do is make the …

Jan 19, 2006 · A little plasma cutting,a little heat treating,a little forging,a little quenching,a little welding,grinding and polishing and voila! 1 cm thick military steel, 9 rivets, one white oak 5 cm …

Apr 1, 2012 · I have a "Thom Smith & Sons of Saltey LB" tool & tbh, I cant tell if its for blacksmithing or mining. Its a double-sided/headed "pick" but theyre in opposing directions.

Feb 14, 2014 · As I understand it forge welding leaf spring together for an ax is difficult. I have made axe heads before and the thought of all this wonderfully sized stock laying about in leaf …

Jul 13, 2012 · I used a modern three-sided tool for a day and (having previously used old-style round ones) found it had the habits of 1) digging into the wood under the bark, and 2) cutting …