Railroad Spike Bearded Axe
STEP BY STEP PROCESS FOR FORGING A RAILSPIKE BEARDED HAND AXE: 12 STEPS.
STEP 1: Acquire a Railroad spike marked HC.
STEP 2: Heat in forge till bright orange. Remove and allow to fully cool.
STEP 3: Heat your spike in the forge to Bright orange/Yellow.
STEP 4: Center your “hot” cutting chisel on the spike. Strike 3-4 times and then remove and cool the chisel. Re heat.
STEP 5: Repeat step 4 on top and bottom of spike until the hole meats in the middle.
STEP 6: Once the hole is cut through, begin eying the spike with drifts until the hole is round enough to accept a handle.
STEP 7: Begin shaping your blade from the head of the spike. Be patient and slowly draw the steel out.
STEP 8: When satisfied with your blade’s shape allow to cool and grind your final shaping details in to the head.
STEP 9: Forge and shape the spike end of your Axe if desired.
STEP 10: sharpen blade edge and prepare to heat-treat.
STEP 11: Heat to bright red and quench in water.
STEP 12: Polish and mount on handle.
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FORGING THE HAMMER-AXE VARIANT: 4 Steps.
STEP 1: Heat spike tip to bright orange/yellow.
STEP 2: Place spike in a heavy vice and begin hammering the tip flat.
STEP 3: Hammer until the tip of the spike is 1″ by 1″ roughly.
STEP 4: Begin drawing out until desire shape is reached.
I hope this helps with your Spike/Axe project!
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January 28, 2011 | Categories: Knife making-Blacksmithing | Tags: bearded axe, coal forge, forging, ironwork, metalwork, railroad spike, railspike axe, railspike knife, throwing axe, tomahawk | 2 Comments
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GALLERY OF HAND FORGED BLADES FROM RECYCLED MODERN WROUGHT IRON (1018)
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January 11, 2011 | Categories: Knife making-Blacksmithing | Tags: bronze age style knives, chiseled runes, coal forge, cold chisel, cold chisel knife engraving, dagger, decorative art, hand forged, iron, iron art, iron work, low carbon steel, metalwork, mild steel, steel stamping, wrought iron | 2 Comments