• Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I hope that you all have something to be grateful for this year and for many years to come

  • The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is available! Price is $250 ea (shipped within CONUS).
    Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/

  • America has reached 250 years, and I am grateful to be here, in the best country in the world. Thank every one of you who helps make this country a better place, those who have gone before and risked it all, and those who've paid the ultimate price to make the United States what we are today.

    Happy Birthday America! Let Freedom Ring for all time!

My battle axe

M

Meat_Hammer

Joined
Jul 23, 2010
Messages
17
I just finished my first battle axe, I call it "TALON". It is made out of carbon steel finished with gun blue. The handle is wrapped it black leather with copper braded wire. What do y'all think?

P9080413.jpg


P9080411.jpg
 
Last edited:
Time? Hahaha..I didn't keep track, it did take some time.

It all started at work. A friend and I were talking about battle axes, I started doodleing one and Talon just came about. The steel my Dad donated it, so I don't know what type of carbon steel it is, it's .25" thick. It was laying in a corner of the garage for years. I wanted to remove the rust but keep the pitting. I used Rust Cure (phospheric acid), once the black oxide was present. Then used "flingging wires of death" on a grinder to reviel the pits. Measured out my design, then started cutting with the plasma cutter. I only ground down the edges, I didn't want to upset the pits. It looks heavy, but not too bad, I don't own a scale. The only heat treatment was done by tools..hahaha. I wanted to give the finish a feeling of some exotic metal from here or else where. I blued it 6 times.

I have to tell ya, it's balanced very nice for it's size/wieght and every major points are sharp. Better be aware and weld it with care.
 
looks awesome, but In the event it was used for real, I think the notches in the "talons" would snag in the skin. wouldnt want to get your axe stuck in the head of a zombie
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top