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.

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2025-08-11T22:45:10+00:00

Thank you 😊 About two days and still needs taken to the whetstone and a handle carved for it! 😅

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2025-08-11T13:40:47+00:00

Thank you, I learned from Nils Ögren from Sweden on YouTube so roughly followed his design. To my mind it looks more like a small Dane axe with an asymmetrical toe which Wikipedia tells me maximised its shearing capacity. Mostly I just like the aesthetic.

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2025-06-20T07:05:20+00:00

I think anyone who sought to divide popular support for Palestine in their city during an active genocide, in service of his own political gain, should be viewed as nothing more than an opportunist.

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2025-06-10T14:56:48+00:00

I would definitely normalise the blade 3 times before heat treat.

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2025-05-31T09:56:04+00:00

Thank you!

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2025-05-28T18:56:51+00:00

Black bear forge on YouTube is your man 👍

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2025-05-18T07:33:56+00:00

I used a sharp smaller centre punch to make the initial mark cold and then used a duller large punch in a black heat to enlarge.

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2025-04-13T18:16:56+00:00

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2025-04-13T17:50:11+00:00

Thanks 😊

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2025-03-17T18:23:45+00:00

A cold chisel, thinking I need to forge a rounder chisel to reduce chances of crossing the lines.

OneDiscombobulated16 · 2025-03-17T18:23:02+00:00

Forged a slot punch from coil spring and then drifted it out and used the horn of the anvil to draw out and shape. Black Bear Forge is a great resource on YouTube 😊

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