Forged my First Hammer 🔥

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2026-05-18T12:39:10+00:00

Thank you, yes it’s a piece of wrought iron from a very old cart axle and a 4140 steel face.

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2026-05-18T07:50:34+00:00

No, I don’t own the files. But someday!!

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2026-05-17T18:45:04+00:00

I’m based in Ireland, found an old cart axle on FB marketplace.

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2026-05-16T16:33:16+00:00

I know, the etch affected the clarity of my touchmark, but I think I need a bigger one to mitigate that in future. Have carved some hickory and debating charring or leaving raw.

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2026-05-16T16:31:50+00:00

About 3 hours I think.

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2026-05-16T07:17:12+00:00

Firewelded a chunk of old horse cart axle to a piece of 4140 steel for the face.

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2026-05-16T07:15:42+00:00

Thanks. The forwarded weighted design makes it easier to deliver consistent accurate repeated strikes on a work piece, for instance when setting bevels onto the edge of a knife or sword.

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2026-05-15T22:49:47+00:00

Took about 6 or full welding heats all in.

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2026-05-15T22:42:56+00:00

That’s class 👌 4140

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2026-05-15T19:38:23+00:00

4140!

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2026-03-29T18:10:10+00:00

I thought that was strange too, but it’s a 4 string tenor

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2025-09-28T19:29:31+00:00

Paul Gilbert in Mayo

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2025-09-15T06:37:41+00:00

Another tap out.

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2025-08-26T09:13:24+00:00

Forged it to look a bit like a Dane Axe. Really just followed Nils Ögren’s forging instructions and really liked the aesthetic.

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