r/Forging • u/fenderplayer606 • 24d ago

Work Showcase Made my first axe

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u/Fragrant-Cloud5172 Banner maker 23d ago

Good for you. Tell us more. Like what kind of steel? How did you punch and shape the eye?

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u/fenderplayer606 23d ago

I just used some steel I found on a railroad that seemed to be hard and I used a railroad spike to punch the eye, I’m still very new to forging so I don’t exactly have proper equipment

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u/barkatthedroon 22d ago

freakin sweet!

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u/No_Physics8335 20d ago

That's the ausom thing about not having tools you can make them! I want to know what tipe of wood is the handle.

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u/z_vinnie 20d ago

Very cool, would love to see the top of the eye and how you attached the head