Something a bit different for me.

[A C Richards]

A good friend and customer had been wanting a hunters/bugout axe. He had been planning to make one for himself but since I was forging yesterday... Well there was this piece of 4140 forklift tine just laying there begging to be made into this.

Head is 5" long, Bit is 3" Length 11"
weight 22oz.

Blade is parkerized. Handle is black canvas micarta, left rough sanded for grip. Pins have been peened and domed. Nice little package if I do say so myself.

This is a gift for this good friend. He is not expecting it and hopefully he has not gotten onto bladeforums as of yet. Been trying to get him here.

enjoy

 

[A C Richards]

It started life as a 4" chunk of this..

 

[BenR.T.]

That's cool Chuck!

 

[felizalde55]

Great present! You are a good friend!

 

[Lorien]

love it

 

[pootsythesamurai]

Unexpected friend gifts are the best - really digging this. Simple design and environmentally friendly until he starts chopping to test it

 

[bbingenheimer]

Chuck, I'm sure your friend will be pleased.

Bing

 

[Steve Randall]

looks like a great working hatchet. I like the design .

Steve

 

[John White]

Sleek! Very much form following function, and becoming welcoming to the eye as well.

Nice job.

John

 

[RWT]

Awesome. That is the perfect size hunter companion.

 

[Bruce Bump]

Good transformation. I like it.

 

[A C Richards]

Thanks all. It was fun putting this together. Now I think I need to make other iterations in different steel...