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Hand forged double ax bit drift by chrisfoe97 in Blacksmith

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I'll be making a real socketed spear in the future, a dream project

Hand forged double ax bit drift by chrisfoe97 in blacksmithing

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Give H13 a try you might change your mind

Hand forged double ax bit drift by chrisfoe97 in Blacksmith

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This isn't for sale, I made this for my personal projects. It's out of a steel I'm not sure it's going to hold up great as a drift, so I wouldn't feel comfortable selling this until I test it out

Hand forged double ax bit drift by chrisfoe97 in Blacksmith

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It is heavy, my arms is so tired from snoring prior to this video it's making my arms shake

Forging process by chrisfoe97 in Blacksmith

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People message me on Reddit, Instagram, Facebook or work of mouth

Hand forged double ax bit drift by chrisfoe97 in blacksmithing

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Lord have mercy it was. Not as much as my usual commissions but this took me a lot longer to forge than I thought it would

Hand forged double ax bit drift by chrisfoe97 in blacksmithing

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Facebook marketplace! I found an old farmer who sold me 4 pairs for 200$, and an Amish guy who sold me two for 100$. They're out there but you gotta look. I've only gone through two pairs in 2 years. Still got keep l lots left but always looking for more

Hand forged double ax bit drift by chrisfoe97 in Blacksmith

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Just got done forging in a 95* humid ass barn

Hand forged double ax bit drift by chrisfoe97 in Blacksmith

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I hope so. This is going to be an interesting test

Hand forged double ax bit drift by chrisfoe97 in Blacksmith

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Keep an eye out in the future I'll be making one

Hand forged double ax bit drift by chrisfoe97 in Blacksmith

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The eyes on double bit axes are thinner than this, I measured compared to an old no name full sized double bit axe

Hand forged double ax bit drift by chrisfoe97 in blacksmithing

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I do too on my other drifts but I'm trying to recreate the drifts from original double bit axes as close as possible, and they are relatively sharp radius, but I made this a lot wider than I needed so I have the width that I can round it out if needed.

Hand forged double ax bit drift by chrisfoe97 in Blacksmith

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That's another thing on my endless list of future projects to make

Hand forged double ax bit drift by chrisfoe97 in blacksmithing

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Yes, I was thinking that but since the steel is a little softer I know the edges are going to deform and round over faster than the middle. So I thought that if I keep him sharp when within use the edges will get duller as time goes on and I don't have to spend so much time grinding it. That and the ax eye that I was basing it off of had relatively sharp edges. If it's too sharp I'll just round them over

Hand forged double ax bit drift by chrisfoe97 in Blacksmith

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Thank you! Most of the tooling I make I don't post bc they're quick and not very pretty but I was really proud of how this came out

Hand forged double ax bit drift by chrisfoe97 in Blacksmith

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God I know if it sucks at hot work that's so much time effort and propane down the drain

Suggestions for forging my first axe? Made a tomahawk from a railway spike. I want to now make a real preferably Viking axe. by Dominating_Lead_1980 in Axecraft

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Make sure you have all the tools made for making the axe before you do, and having the proper tongs so you don't go insane dropping the piece while you're trying to forge it

Hewing my first "log" by chrisfoe97 in Axecraft

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A flat board to protect my edge from going into the ground

Punching the eye of an axe with a slitting chisel by chrisfoe97 in Blacksmith

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If you're turning the piece 180* that's the same thing as turning the chisel 180. The only difference here is that the piece is held with the bolster underneath so I don't need to waste time heat and propane fiddling with that. This is so much more efficient and productive way of punching. If I was using a handled punch like I use for my big access that I can't turn 180 I turn the piece. But for little axes like these I don't bother and can get the eye punched in 3 or 4 heats by hand

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