Belt/Bag Axe

[Stuart Willis]

Here is one I finished this past week. Forged 1 inch square mild steel (A36) with a piece of farrier's rasp forge welded in for the bit. Curly maple handle. 12 1/2 in. OAL, 5 5/16 in. Head, 2 7/16 in. Cutting edge

 

[Bill Armstrong]

I like that one a lot! thanks for showin it! Bill

 

[Metalhead0483]

Nice looking piece! God I love a curly maple handle

 

[nc_cooter]

Another beauty, my friend. A handy trail axe.


Mike

 

[Raymond Richard]

Nice looking tool! I need to get busy and make and ax or two.

 

[Larry Hensley]

That looks great.

 

[Robert Mayo]

Nice little axe Stuart.

 

[Dave Bowen]

That looks great. I would really love to learn how to make these some day.

 

[sunshadow]

Quick question, I am trying to make an axe, so I can then help one of my students who wants to make one, do you fold around an eye form and forge weld the body back to the form, or do you broach a bar for the eye and notch it for the insert?

-Page

 

[Stuart Willis]

Quick question, I am trying to make an axe, so I can then help one of my students who wants to make one, do you fold around an eye form and forge weld the body back to the form, or do you broach a bar for the eye and notch it for the insert?

-Page

On this one I started with 1 inch square and and cut a 1 inch slit in the middle. Then drove a drift in till I got the size I wanted

 

[sunshadow]

Thanks!

-Page

 

[Will52100]

That's a great looking belt axe, I realy like the hammer head on the end, would work great for camping.

 

[LRB]

Extra fine work again Stuart. Very nice!

 

[David Wesner]

Really nice Stuart :thumbup:, right up with the best of 'em :thumbup: