Belt Axe?
Hello everyone I'm a bit new to bladesmithing , would like to make myself a nice 18th century style belt/camp axe to go with my recent flintlock rifle I built. My question is what steel should I use...
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I'd use a leaf spring for a wrap around with a file bit. For a punch eye, pounding out a ball peen hammer has yielded some beautiful results.
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Did you see this? http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/53225/Wrap-around-hawk
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Heck, you could even forge down a ball pein if you don't want to wrap or drift the eye. I've been cleaning up a bunch of my hammers recently, and the old ball peons all spark like a pretty HC steel...
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I would get a bar One inch or one and a half inch bar. Forge it square then file a slot to drift the hole. By the way a hawk drift from Blacksmith depot.If you want to order your steel I would get a...
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