history channel on axes

[trinydex]

was the tactical tomahawk manufacturer featured these guys?

http://www.rmjforge.com/Tactical Tomahawks.htm

 

[Burningcort]

yes it is

 

[trinydex]

what do they call that rapid hammering machine?

 

[just10minreader]

powerhammer?
a "modern marvels" episode called "axes" showed factory of CouncilTool (dot com)
They use a giant presses (formes axe head+eye in like 5 seconds)

 

[trinydex]

yeah i always figured there must be some craftsman that do it the psuedo old fashion way, with some great modern power tools to assist.

then i found this

http://youtube.com/watch?v=R0DwAWut3b8