Making a Titanium Throwing Axe
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
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CONGRATULATIONS to Elias Vilchis for winning this giveaway! Thank you to all who entered, and I look forward to the next project!
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With as much surface area as the titanium axe head has, there’s a strikingly uniformed beauty! With all the colors from the blade to the back of the axe, not one overpowers any other. Absolutely remarkable creation! Really, really impressive, Tim!
Hi Tim!! Great work! I throw axes in high-level competitions and to answer your question about the sweeping on the bottom of the head, that's actually by design. The rules for both WATL and IATF state that the score for a throw is measured by where the metal of the head meets the plane of the board; that means that any part of the head buried inside of the board isn't counted. For every shot in WATL and for the clutch shots in IATF, a maximum length blade is ideal for the way the scoring zones work. As the boards get more beat up, the axes can sink pretty deep inside, so if you flat your shot on a beat up board (land the axe in the board so it's basically perpendicular to the ground) the scoring zone might be 2-3" into the axe head. Having the bottom sweep down like that is important so you don't lose as much coverage on a beat up board. Since axe throwing rounds are frequently decided by a matter of millimeters, you want to reduce any possible loss of coverage without compromising your throw or accuracy.
Wow. This is one of the first projects I’ve seen on RUclips in a long time that made me smile uncontrollably and audibly say “wow” in a room by myself
That axe is stunningly beautiful! The materials, the shape, the colors... just wow! I've never before entered myself in a giveaway... but I just did. You've outdone yourself, Timothy!
The rainbow colours look amazing. I love this axe!
New stamp technique works really well for your makers mark. Crisp and even.
Throw a rubber mat on the ground below your target. I see some lunchtime axe throw comps in your future.
Tim, the choice of wood for the handle was awesome. Purpleheart is beautiful, the color fades when you cut it or grind it, but a little heat brings it right back. I would like to see a fireman's axe made with a Redheart handle. Thanks for the videos. 😎
Tim, this might be the most beautiful thing you've ever crafted...it looks amazing!!!
Outstanding! Really love the look of the raw titanium billet after its been forged a bit, that oxide layer has some interesting colors! And the anodized finish is just beautiful, I had no idea you could control the process so much. Your videos on alternative metals are my favorites of yours, especially the will-it-forge videos.
Always a fun watch! A secret benefit to every one of these titanium projects, they will probably be the longest lasting things you build if only because they do not rust.
Thanks for being brave enough to work this Tim!
Tim, I’ve followed you from the start and you just get better. Not just your shop projects, but your personality and your film production as well. Gives me a smile!
Just a beautiful ax. I like how the colors of the head stands out with the purple heart handle! Nice job Tim!!!
I am SO happy to see these type of videos making a comeback. That's why I started watching this channel way back in the beginning and hope to see more like these, such as the monster chainmail he made probably 3+ years ago and of course the titanium hammers etc. So enjoyable to watch. Thank you Timothy.
Embarrassed and excited to report that this 37 year old man said "Oh come on Timothy you know it" out loud as he clicked on this thumbnail.
edit: There's a moment around 7:10 where you leave in a shot of you examining your work. I love that. It's something a lot of folks don't include, the real true moment of a craftsman just observing what he's done. I really like that.
Beautifully made. Always awesome when you pull all the stops with titanium. So many colours, and you can see the time you put into it.
And nice throw!
Dude the way you hype yourself up is so contagious. I'm sat here smiling from ear to ear watching you get stoked! Forget a giveaway I want to be your neighbor haha
OMG Dude you are insane throwing that work of art!!! I SCREAMED WHEN IT STUCK. F'n heart attack!
You might have created a monster! I could see every serious axe thrower in the world calling you to make another one. Maybe you could sell them to the appropriate axe throwing organization for use as trophies for competitions?
I had the same idea. I want a gold rose one
That variable voltage power supply was such a great idea...Axe looks absolutely stunning.
As an axe thrower I can tell you that this would really stand out at a tournament or a league night. Looks very nice.
This is the first video of yours I have watched and I’m instantly charmed. Such a lovely energy to both you and your work. Subscribed and looking forward to more
What a great idea going with titanium. i love axe throwing, but since i have a degenerative nerve disease and a separated shoulder, I've had to give it up. The typical axe is simply too heavy for me to throw for more than the 10 rounds we'd throw for. So if you make some for sale, i might consider trying it out. ,
..... so i wrote that first part before you snodized... then you took it into outer space with that wild coating color. That's fabulous! Great job!
You definitely earned my sub with this build! This is actually the first video I've ever seen of yours, but that is an absolutely BEA-UTIFUL axe, my brother! Absolutely gorgeous coloring!!! Shalom and congratulations to whomever wins it!
Loads of fun to watch. Thank you for the opportunity to win this beautiful wall hanger!
That's a beauty! The reason for the heel of that axe being the convex shape is to have more surface area past the cutting edge so when the axe sticks there's more of a chance to have that part of the bit being stuck into the bullseye
Quite possibly one of the most amazing things I've seen crafted by human hands. AMAZING!!!
What a beauty of an axe, absolutely love the look of anodized titanium. Great job!
That axe is absolutely amazing! So beautiful!! Nicely done, Tim 😊
Crazy. I didn’t realize this until today, I actually live less than an hour from Sackin Metals. In terms of useful information, that’s about as useful to know as is getting gum stuck to your shoe.
Man titanium anodizing never cease to amaze me... BEAUTIFUL... Great job there Tim !
cutting titanium with an angle grinder is how I found out how flammable a fuming pile of shop rags are. Love the sparks :D
Also there is a corresponding voltage/color chart on google where you can see what color you will get from what voltage when anodizing titanium so you can actually pick your color
Probably one of your younger fans, but these things really motivate me to actually get in to blacksmithing myself, but because in so young i cant really yet because of the expenses of the metals and tools i need so i have to wait. But i do hope one day i can get half as good as you because results as these are like machine perfection👌
A part of me wants to wait to give this video a like until after the sweepstakes. But that would be crazy dishonest, since this is an awesome video and deserves every algorithm boost I can give it. Titanium is an awesome material, although often misunderstood. Frankly, until I started watching your videos I never considered that it could be forged, let alone into such beautiful tools. Keep up the great work Tim!
How cool is this! Worlds is right around the corner as well. This would be an awesome axe to bring to WATL's World Championship event in April! Very cool project. Hope to see more work with WATL and IATF in the future!
That looks amazing! Your skills have increased exponentially over the years. Great job and keep it up!
That thing is sooo sick! I love watching you forge titanium
That is the most beautiful axe I’ve ever seen. Great job Tim!!!
I LOVE the coloring you get on that titanium! so cool!
I love the sparks titanium makes. It makes for some great camera shots :)
I have a titanium plate in my jaw from someone who hit me with a tire iron when I was a kid! My son and I built our own forge out of a 5gal bucket and Kayowool and refractory cement! We started making stuff about 5-6 years ago! We haven’t made anything like this throwing axe yet lol! Great job on it!
I LOVE this idea ! Down here in Ohio, it's almost as popular as corn hole. I built a regulation size board and put it on my barn. It's a crowd favorite when we have get togethers!
The titanium finish on the acid edge is absolutely fantastic.
That drift press you have is such an interesting machine....never seen anything like that before...
Crazy anodizing results! That came out amazing.
That is a stunning piece of work Tim.
Imagine showing up to an axe throwing competition with a set of these crazy axes. 😮
As an axe throwing fan, this project is extremely exciting. Unfortunately, it's a one-off no chance of buying one. Great job, Tim.
Amazing man. Your attention to detail is always great to see
Wow I watch all your videos and have done for years and that is without doubt the best axe you have made wow I would mount it on my wall probably build a handmade cabinet. Well done
Get yourself some 4x4 or 6x6. Ask your lumber yard if they have any culled lumber in that size. Cut them at 12" blocks and stack them so the end grain forms the face of the target.
Oh I forgot one important step. Use some 1x3 spruce strapping to hold it all together.
I framed the outside of mine with 5/4x6 deck boards. (Culled)
And used some 1x3 spruce strapping on the back to hold the blocks from sliding out. Because mine isn't hung on a wall.
If parts of the target wear out, just slide out the blown block and replace it with a new one.
That's pretty cool looks like the welding art you see but with out the ripple of the welds all's I keep thinking is how Stiletto used to make steel axes and now everybody knows them for titanium hammers you've pulled the switch a roo with this one nice work
Man, the anodizing turned out insane, just adds that big cherry ontop of a beautiful axe. If you want your purple heart to really be purple, add some heat to it - I use it for my handles on my saws etc and if you don't keep it outdoors the purple will actually stay quite a while.
Great job on those throwing axes I really like the look of them both
Awesome project, titanium is so fun! Quick note on the anodizing, once you go up to a certain voltage you can't just go back down without cleaning and re-etching. The coating formed from the voltage is like armor, and once a "high voltage armor" is on the metal the lower voltage won't really have much affect. Also, the voltages past 80 or so can start to do wackier things and have a higher chance of ending up splotchy. Finally, to see the real color you really have to dry it off fully. Less so on polished metal, but satin metal will change color dramatically from a wet-to-dry state. There are some good reference charts of colors online if you poke around a little (I like the one with all the bolts at various voltages)
That's such a cool ax love how the colours turned out
An amazingly beautiful rainbow colours on the axe
The nerdy thing here is that the blade has no color itself. The anodizing process grows a transparent and colorless (!!) oxide layer. The colors that you see are interference colors from the reflecting light, and all those different hues are caused by the variation in thickness of the oxide layer.
What a beautiful peice of art! the only thing that would make that better would be some artistic inlays in the handle, maybe a decorative wrap, that would be a show piece worth displaying on the wall.
Man the glow of titanium when you heat it and work it is just beautiful
Tim, love the videos. Keep it up man! Also that dc power supply is strong enough to carbidize if you want to harden the edge of that throwing hatchet/axe. If you do, only carbidize one side of the bit.
I've been a subsriber for some tome now, from before the giant chainmail, and must say I really like your honest reactions when something other then planned happens. Like trowing a titanium axe and it sticking the first try.
Offcourse I did the try to win thing by pressing the link but I did that to appease the "algoritme gods" by giving you more "engagement".
Hope to see your content for years to come.
Mans went and made an enchanted axe. Well done!
That anodizing bit was awesome, you need to show off more experiments with that! I do electronics, have a supply... wondering what I have in my house to plate or anodeize now 😂
Wow that axe looks amazing .. well done on a simply great creation...
Wonderful video! It was truly amazing to see the anodizing process!
The Axe is crazy beautiful. It needs a prettier handle maybe a burl, flame maple or curly or even an ebony stained black would set it off just nicely. If you used a well figured maple piece you could stain to match the inherent colours of the blade. That would look so cool if you blended three colours. Just a suggestion:)
Dude, the patina you got this time around looks incredible!
More titanium!
dude that anodization is dope as heck!
Sick! Love the attention to detail - thats one hell of a final product.
I absolutely love the way titanium forges under the power hammer... glowing red marshmellows.
Absolutely stunning! Love your experimenting mindset and quest for excellent. Marvelous endresult 🔥🔥🔥
The throwing axe is sick 🥳😎 the temper colours are amazing
I think the Smithing community would love to see a collaboration between you and Torbjörn Åhman.
Both of you guys have similar, yet less common, finishing quality to your projects.
That axe is stunning!! BEAUTIFUL!!
It looks like an axe enchanted with Frost or Lightning from Skyrim. That color is ethereal!
I just wanna say thanks for the hard work and also, why the hell hasnt other metal done this before!? Amzing 😊❤
That axe looks just like a weapon from a Marvel movie :). Great work!
I know nothing of forging etc. All I know is that was one of the coolest axes over ever seen! 😮
This axe man... Just completely unreal, it's flawless man. Wowww
looks like a heroic rarity weapon in an rpg tbh. Great job man
That’s the ace of spades. It’s my go to throwing axe. Love that titanium one you made. Wonder what it feels like throwing it
As would any collector, Aqua man actor and proficient axe thrower Jason Momoa would appreciate that axe, awesome job.
Looks badass! The thing about axe throwing is that lighter axes tend to have from drops not being heavy enough to stick in harder wood. Throwing harder would solve that BUT that means less accuracy. The weight does the work. The Ace of Spades is a very cheaply designed axe in terms of materials using 1045 steel. It's very soft but has the weight at 2.2lbs head weight. At 1.3 lb head weight, the titanium head is on the light side. However, with the poll being fatter than the Ace's it will help drive the blade similar to the hammer hatchets. And with a 6-7oz hardwood handle, it may be enough to prevent drops on pine or knotty targets. I hate to think how much that titanium stock costs tho.
Nice bit of gear mate it looks like it’s ready for battle cheers 👍👍👍
You should do a series where you make a complete set of traditional woodworking tools. Drawknife, chisels, saw, maybe even a handplane?
Hi, world axe throwing champion Dylan Teets here..
Yes!
That is all. Amazing work friend
Ok! Wow! Wish I had you in the shop to test this bad boy out and get a decent review on it! Thanks for the comment!
@@TimothyDyck It would have been my pleasure to throw such a beautiful axe!🪓
If you ever have any questions about the professional side of axe throwing and the axes most likely to throw, just let me know and I'll be happy to help!👍
Insane job on the anodizing
this axe just looks unreal. amazing work
It's simply stunning. 😍 You Sir are an amazing artist.
Great filming and editing on this one!
It’s crazy that most people will never handle titanium and yet, it’s still one of the most popular “nonstandard” metals we encounter in day-to-day lives. It’s really not that rare when put into comparison against other speciality metals. Just crazy how incredible it is.
Tim, the purple heart is a wood with a secret. When you get it, you'll know if that's the right wood or not for your projects 😉
They are a lot of fun to throw you should make three more for yourself It’s a great way to relax
I'm working on an axe throwing stick. I haven't got the weight distribution balanced yet. I wanted to start with a broad head hatchet, since it's biased to one side already. But they're too heavy in steel, and I don't want to spend money on titanium until I have a better idea. I have a cheap ice carving axe, punched out of sheet steel that I've been working on, trying for the right shaped handle. The axe head wants to sink too much, and so the wing shape has to compensate, and I haven't worked that out quite yet.
That’s the most beautiful ax I’ve ever seen.
That is a beautiful axe. I don’t think I could throw it. Great job
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This is a piece of art!!!
Defies the purpose of a throwing axe, though. Who would be so ignorant to throw it?!.
Work of art Tim. Beautiful axe 👍🇦🇺
It’s beautiful Tim ! Well done 👍
OMG! You're an excellent blacksmith! That axe is an exceptional piece! You should think of possibly auditioning for forged in fire to maybe help boost your subs and notariety! Just a suggestion! Awesome work!
Charles from Alabama!😊
What an amazing beautiful job Tim
The most beautiful piece of metal I’ve seen