ot: about axe styles

There wasn't a problem with the axe head itself, but with the handle. I meant the handle broke because the eye was not large enough.
 
This is just one of several projects that I plan for when I do get the forgbeque up. It is now midnight here in florida (vacation) so I will post more tomorrow.
 
Where does one find a Blacksmith's Supply? My great-grandfather was a blacksmith in south-central Oklahoma, forget the name of the place offhand.
 
Rusty said:
Where does one find a Blacksmith's Supply?
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Many of the animal health supply stores that sell tack and other equestrian supplies have blacksmith equipment.
The place where we get my Bigeloil, a horse liniment, has several really nice anvils as well as hammers, all sorts of tongs, rasps and files and the like.
 
Rusty and the rest of you gents, HERE is a link to a link of all things blacksmithing. I hope that it helps. I have dealt with Centaur in the past, as well as a few of the others. I would also like to make a plug for THIS VIDEO I wish that I had it before I started pounding iron. As they say, a picture says a thousand words, and a movie is thousands of pictures. I can't recommend this video enough for the newbie. This will show you how to make knives like 90% of the third world does.

Stevo
 
Steve, I've just requested that video as a Christmas gift. It looks great.

The following link descibes itself as a 'Virtual Junkyard for Blacksmiths'. Lots of links and for-sale stuff (MAN, that's an expensive hobby!):

http://www.keenjunk.com/
 
By the way, where is the MWKK and when is it going to be held :) ;)? I thought it took place in Ohio last time. If so I might be able to swing by and bring a forge we can use. I'm not putting my anvil in the car though :D :D . Don't quote me on that though...;).

I would suggest you start with an old ball pein hammer head. Pretty easy to forge a hawk out of one, just go slow.

Matt
 
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