Pattern Welded Felling Axe

scottishsmith24

scottishsmith24

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I wanted to share a recent project that I have been working on, I have been trying to make a wolf's tooth pattern axe and this was my first attempt which was a disaster on the side of the pattern but it still turned out to be a nice axe. This axe was wrapped and welded with a body of mild steel and an edge of 1095 and 15n20 with a central core of 1084 giving the edge about 32 layers. The head is 8 1/4 inches long and the edge is a little over 6 inches, with the weight of the whole axe sitting at about 4 pounds. The handle is hickory and measures 35 1/2 inches long. All comments are welcome thanks for looking.

Oh also I did take photos step by step on the forging of this axe head so if anyone is interested in seeing the process I can post that in a separate thread.








 
Nice clean job! Perhaps for a laugh (or something to sober us up) you'll factor in your labour, equipment and materials just to give us some idea of how competitive you'd be against the Asian import axes that are flooding the country for $20 each, handle included.
You really cannot appraise "one-offs" but I would think there are a few folks with deep pockets out there willing to commission some version of the "very best".
Thanks for sharing your effort.
 
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