That looks really cool man, I love the head at the back as a hammer type and I plan to make my own but forgeweld a file or something as a high carbon edge
Nice i believe this is the one we got for our dad there were two types you could get i just cant remember the one we got. Idk if he has it yet but im sure he’ll like it when it comes in.
Love this video wondering if you could help me out a bit I started forging these but I’ve had some trouble on the blade I upset the steel just about as much as you do and then start using a cross peen to get width out of it but it’s not shaping like how yours is
Thanks, glad you like the video! The first tomahawks we forged weren't this big to begin with but we kept making a lot of them and developed a technique to the get desired results. You said you started forging these, without anything else to go on I'd say that you just need to keep forging them. Pay attention to how the metal moves under your hammer and learn to guide it's shape. Could be that the railroad spikes you're using are simply different from what we used in the video. Good luck at the forge!
I suggest you cross peen in a fan- like pattern. Don’t be afraid of multiple heats, cold forging just wears you out. Unless you have a striker, then wear him out.
Love it !!! I just found your channel and subscribed immediately. Great Stuff !!! I am very new to Blacksmithing... Can you make some beginner tutorial videos(equipment, tools, techniques, tips...etc)??? Thank you. Dinos from Cyprus(Europe)
Thank you for subscribing, glad to hear you like our videos! We've recently been discussing making some "how to" videos so we might be shooting some of those before too long.
This hawk can be forged solo, it'll take a bit more time and some steps will be trickier to complete depending on your smithing setup but it's possible.
I'm actually making on similar to this right now and I can say with absolute certainty that yes, you can do this solo. However, be prepared to spend a lot of strength smashing this RR spike.
You are correct. The spike is a lower carbon steel compared to, say a bearing, and the water quench gives us a higher rockwell hardness than if we used oil for the spike.
For this instance we're only concerned with the edge being hardened. This being a railroad spike there would be no issue with quenching the entire head and then differentially tempering around the eye. So personal preference more than anything else; for as many people there are that do something, there are that many ways to do said thing.
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I really enjoy seeing how the tools/weapons hold up to real work as well as looking nice 🍻
Just a couple of wild-haired burly guys creating appreciable art and practical tools.
Nicely done.
Nice hawk! Never seen leather wrapped on the handle to help the eye fit better.
Best Video Yet!!! That is Amazing Craftsmanship!!!
I love watching your videos and listening to the music you put to them! Love the tomahawk!
Incredible work as always
That looks really cool man, I love the head at the back as a hammer type and I plan to make my own but forgeweld a file or something as a high carbon edge
This looks great and it's super functional!
Great job! That's a really cool axe, especially since it's made from a simple railroad spike. Trash to treasure! 👍👍
I would be so scared placing the first strike to form the eye. Absolutely stunning.
Very good .
Seems like the water quench went well! I'm hoping you'll keep on perfecting the technique. I can't imagine they had parks 50 2000 years ago.
Nice work!
Amazing work, Jake!
Great video mate 👍
So cool 😎 love watching your videos.
Nice job, I like the ring eye look. I think I will try it. :)
Great video. Love the hawk. Subscribed.
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Nice build! New subscriber here.
Nice i believe this is the one we got for our dad there were two types you could get i just cant remember the one we got. Idk if he has it yet but im sure he’ll like it when it comes in.
Love this video wondering if you could help me out a bit I started forging these but I’ve had some trouble on the blade I upset the steel just about as much as you do and then start using a cross peen to get width out of it but it’s not shaping like how yours is
Thanks, glad you like the video! The first tomahawks we forged weren't this big to begin with but we kept making a lot of them and developed a technique to the get desired results. You said you started forging these, without anything else to go on I'd say that you just need to keep forging them. Pay attention to how the metal moves under your hammer and learn to guide it's shape. Could be that the railroad spikes you're using are simply different from what we used in the video. Good luck at the forge!
I suggest you cross peen in a fan- like pattern. Don’t be afraid of multiple heats, cold forging just wears you out. Unless you have a striker, then wear him out.
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Well Done!
Very Good!... #24 🐄🦉🏴☠✝
Love it !!!
I just found your channel and subscribed immediately. Great Stuff !!!
I am very new to Blacksmithing... Can you make some beginner tutorial videos(equipment, tools, techniques, tips...etc)???
Thank you.
Dinos from Cyprus(Europe)
Thank you for subscribing, glad to hear you like our videos!
We've recently been discussing making some "how to" videos so we might be shooting some of those before too long.
Ooooo I like that!!!!
great video!
Muy bueno!!!
Nice work! Was that a straight water edge quench?
Thank you, yes that was just water for the quench.
Very nice work, but could i ask why you didn't straighten the axe before assembly?
Thank you. Not futher adjusting the tilt of the head was just a choice of leaving it well enough alone as it was able to function effectively.
Hey is it still possible to do this if you have no frien... uh, I mean can I do this by myself?
This hawk can be forged solo, it'll take a bit more time and some steps will be trickier to complete depending on your smithing setup but it's possible.
I'm actually making on similar to this right now and I can say with absolute certainty that yes, you can do this solo. However, be prepared to spend a lot of strength smashing this RR spike.
Hello Congratulations! see if i'm right: you cooled the axe in water because this is a relatively low carbon steel. Thank from Brazil
You are correct. The spike is a lower carbon steel compared to, say a bearing, and the water quench gives us a higher rockwell hardness than if we used oil for the spike.
Pretty well done for such low carbon steel make my own now appreciate the video
🤩 wowed!!
hey I'm a kid and can someone ansere my question why did he only quench the tip
For this instance we're only concerned with the edge being hardened. This being a railroad spike there would be no issue with quenching the entire head and then differentially tempering around the eye. So personal preference more than anything else; for as many people there are that do something, there are that many ways to do said thing.
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