Destructive testing aftermath

[Storm Crow]

I haven't posted a whole lot lately because I've been working on a couple of projects that aren't finished up yet. But I wanted to show the aftermath of testing out one of the projects that I hope to be able to reveal soon. I'm kind of excited and it's hard not to show it.

That's a clothes dryer that was destined for the scrapyard, a cinderblock, a piece of seasoned oak firewood (the piece cut through is about the size of my upper forearm), and the round thing is the end of a propane tank that was cut off to make a gas forge shell.

More later.

 

[pullrich]

Dang.

 

[KrisNZ]

....Man what did the washing machine do to piss you off,...

 

[Bufford]

Looks like the Maytag man finally lost it. How did the edges hold up?, perhaps some pics,

 

[SharpByCoop]

Oh, this is a toughie: Punch hole marks and narrow slits. He he he!

How long was the handle on that hatchet?

Coop

 

[Storm Crow]

I may have jumped the gun a bit as I'm still working to make sure the handle is what it needs to be. The steel part is exactly where I want it. The handle is almost, but I may either have a small change to make or start over with a different material.

May be a little while.

There are unlisted videos on Youtube showing the destruction taking place. I'll make them public when I'm really ready to unveil it.

Bufford - You can't shave with it, but you can still cut seasoned oak as well as it did before tackling the dryer and cinderblock. 15 minutes on a coarse whetrock or a minute with a fine belt on a belt grinder will bring it back to its original sharpness.