traditional wrought iron Bag Axe with Curly Maple

[Kentucky]

Heres a little bag axe with curly maple...The head was made by forging in the ears and half of the handle socket into two seperate pieces flat of wrought iron. then forge welding both pieces together to make the body..Then a piece of W-2 was welded in for the cutting bit..Challenging way of makeing an axe but fun..Handle was made from nice hard curly maple board stock with a ball grip..Basically "Knife on a stick"..The whole thing is 12" long..These little axes were made for light chores and game dressing mostly..very light..less than a pound..

 

[bearhunter]

man, that is a real beauty. nice work!

 

[Jenner 515]

I like that alot. Well executed!

 

[grafton]

great job. You selling this one?

 

[tundratrader]

Wow! That is a very refreshing axe. The handle looks amazing great job.

 

[Kentucky]

Thanks for the kind words..It was fun to make...You have to do something different and fun sometimes or you'll forget why we do this in the first place..

 

[Ahnkochee]

She's a beauty, thanks for sharing. Reminds me of a British Belt Axe.

 

[Pipeman]

Sweet little belt axe, love the lug, great hunk of curly.

Best regards

Robin

 

[omniviking]

very nice hatchet. where did you get Wrought iron from? it is getting hard to find.

Pat

 

[Dusty One]

Very nice looking piece....Great finish on the curly maple !

 

[Stuart Willis]

Great little axe and curly maple. :thumbup: