primitive axe

Sam Salvati

Sam Salvati

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Forged this up today, Saw someone made one similar on another forum and HAD to try it. Salvaged a small hickory axe handle I had laying around, blade is 5160. The handle was drilled with a small pilot hole, then the tang was burned in about 75%, then it was Ht'd and all, then I bent the tang with a slight curve and wedged it all the way in. SOLID, and it get's better with every hit, no glue or pins or anything. Cut through a 7" pine tree no problem.

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That piece is definitely interesting, nice. What would be awesome is if you had sole ownership of the process and made the axe handle. Seen the youtube vid of that kid that does it like it's nothing? Somebody posted the link a couple weeks ago.
 
Thanks guys!

Bill, it's like swinging a feather!

Gixxer, only had a couple hours in the shop today to play, and that axe handle has been sitting waiting to be used. Haven't seen the vid got a link?
 
Sam do you have a link to the other forum...I'd like to see one more. Those vids BTW are just for handles.
 
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