Making an Axe with a Dovetail Blade
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- Опубликовано: 30 май 2024
- In todays video I'll be making an aluminum bronze axe with a hardened steel tip that has been "dovetailed" in place. I was inspired by Black Beard Projects here on RUclips. Go check out his channel for similar projects!
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Intro 0:00
Making the steel tip 0:13
Hardening the steel 2:15
Making a mold 3:05
Melting aluminum bronze 3:55
Pouring metal 5:06
Grinding axe head 8:00
Making the handle 10:00
Finished Axe 12:42 
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Man the foresight to cast those tig rods was incredible. Kudos! Looks great!
Would have never thought of that!
@Watchyn_Yarwood you and me both
Nah just experience in both welding with tig and foundry work. One solves a issue of another.
Because of your I've bought a 3d printer and built a furnace. Thank you, brother.
Because of *you
That’s awesome! I’m glad to hear it!
@@SupremeDoge35 bro stfu mans just had a typo
@@SupremeDoge35they probably meant to say "because of your videos"
I think he meant to say, "Because of your sick vidz brah, I bought a 4d printer."
The trap for sparks on the grinder is genius, looks so much better than a bucket of nasty water on the floor 🤮. Love the videos 🥰❤️
Yeah, id' love to see a video on ow that was made.
looks like simple stovepipe material with a jar added to the end. @@lazarusrex9545
gotta catch the sparks to reuse them later, otherwise it's just a waste
@@greerbriggs8421The spark jar
why you so mean to me bucket :c
0:28 3D Printing is a revolution for making casting molds, easily. An accurate, reliable form with little effort.
The spark collector is genius! This way you always have some spare sparks at hand👍
Sand in a crate process never gets old
Making the little tig filler sticks out of the same alloy wad a genius idea mate! Well done indeed! 👍
So nice to see someone who still uses old school machinist tools and measuring instruments.
My dad was a machinist, my grandfather a carpenter. This video was like watching both craftsmen at once.
That's awesome! We're opposites. My grandfather is a machinist and my dad is a carpenter. It's cool that we both ended up here to watch this beautiful creation come together.
I think the steel really sets it apart...MUCH stronger and can be sharpened much easier than the bronze! Plus the two tone of the axe is incredibly beautiful!
Love the shape of the handle and the overall look...DEFINITELY a beautiful piece!
Keep em coming!!!!
I also wonder if this axe would be surprisingly usable since it's not uncommon to use soft steel for the body and hard steel for the blade to get the best of both worlds. I suppose the only issue would be a crack between the two, but that extra loop seems to be more than enough to stop that
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I'm more worried about galvanic corrosion, aluminum and steel do not like to be touching each other. Maybe the copper will prevent said corrosion but I don't know enough about metallurgy to be sure.
@@MediocreNed Looking it up, the steel he used is a low-alloy steel, and likely has an anodic index of -0.85, and apparently aluminum bronze with his proportions might have one around -0.35. That's a 0.5 volt difference, which from what I can gather means it needs temp and humidity control to be fine long term. Aluminum bronze itself is fairly great at being corrosion resistant, but it'd be much lower maintenance if he flipped his ratios since aluminum casting alloys have a -0.95. Then it'd be fit for harsh environments.
@@TheMaskedArcanum
So it won't corrode at the dovetail joint like I was worried about but it will be more vulnerable to patina/rust overall? If so, as long the axe is oiled it should be fine, tedious but doable.
There is no such thing metal like aluminium in the bronze age, it was tin & lead back then
A bronze wedge would have looked cool but I love this project. Great job.
Bronze wedge, and a bronze endcap for the handle would be nice touches.
it looks like it needed a groove along the edge of the steel to support it from side to side. Although he did put in that little hoop of steel, this looks like it will 100% move sideways if used as an axe a few times. very good looking art piece, though.
@@itoibo4208
The pressure from the differential expansion and contraction of the metals might make it a more secure joint than you'd expect. For example look at the Canadian 2 dollar coin, after some early problems with the center falling out because of just how cold it gets up here were fixed they're generally very durable. Only way to tell would be to make a less-nice one and give it a good torture test.
@@MisterBones2910 maybe. One common action of an axe is to pull the handle sideways to split things. I feel like this would start coming loose after doing that several times. There are also side forces from just hitting things slightly off. I realize this is an art piece, and it is beautiful, but I would be afraid to actually use it, because it might be ruined fairly quickly. As you said, a test would be nice.
@@itoibo4208
I'm a welder so I've got a good amount of experience with thermal expansion in metal, while I can obviously guarantee nothing I'd personally feel quite safe using it. Keep in mind that it's the same sort of pressure joint (not the dovetail, just the expansion part) that holds the head of the axe on the haft, at least when it's cut down flush with the head. The only worry I might have is if the bronze began to deform, but it's got quite a bit of meat to it and I'd imagine you'd notice it happening before it came off and took a bite out of your shin.
Hi, blacksmith here: I really like the concept! Unfortunately that hardening you did was WAY too cold. The entire piece has to be glowing at least dark red, you can check with a magnet: as long as it is magnetic it is still too cold. Also there is a high chance that the casting got the steel too warm again to retain any hardness that would have been there
I do agree about the quinch temp and you could be right about removing the heat treat with the bronze but I figure with the amount of steel there and the bronze only touching the back it should only temper the back abit and not the whole piece of steel but could be wrong, its possible that using an induction heater to only heat the edge of the steel and harding it after its been casted could work better but youd need an induction heater to get that controled of heat placement
Also a smith, I had the same concerns. It is super cool to look at, but my hangup is our predecessors didn’t make axes this way for a reason. Not saying it CAN’T be done, but alot of work to make it correctly.🙂
oh. that axe looks nice. click. what an interesting video. i wonder if other commenters agree? "hi, blacksmith here, dark red, anealing, glass transition temp, something something" down the rabbit hole i go! 😄
Only aesthetic improvement for me would be a bronze wedge.
You forgot the most important part that seems goes over all the forging channel's heads: galvanic corrosion. That axe will just crumble to dust but what do I know? Nothing about lame channels and their quest for the daily trend.
I love seeing stuff like this.
Absolutely beautiful. I really enjoy seeing young men create not only beautiful, but useful tools.
Beautiful. It has me imagining a version with fleur-de-lis in place of the dovetails.
A most vicious and beautiful idea, I like it.
Man i wont be able to cast metal in an apartment but i'm living that life through your videos
dude this video I was kinda suspicious of the thumb nail and then I watched it it was the actual thing you made awesome work keep it up I'm am dropping a sub because of this one
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The merging of colors and materials plus mechanical interlock is work of art.
That is an astonishingly beautiful axe.
awesome techniques. I love casting bronze against anything silver- the seams are magical. Great idea for letting the bronze cast over the seam as well as the extra loop welded onto the steel. Just awesome
Beautiful work, lovely axe head! The dovetail is a great idea.
As a woodworker, 2 things I'd have done differently about the handle:
1- use a sturdier wood than walnut, like ash, white maple or hickory, walnut is a bit fragilw if you mean to actually use the axe
2- finish the surface with a card scraper instead of sandpaper, it gives more of a sheen after oiling, whereas sanding has a more "dull/mate" look, which might make sense if meant as a showpiece. 🙂
On a handle as short as that I don't think walnut will be an issue, and I don't imagine it's going to see a lot of hard use. On anything longer, or on a tool that's going to be a workhorse, I agree with you.
@@zenhydra yeah i agree, and a lot of things people forget it grain orientation. and if its just a showpiece then this little hatchet is fine but I worry about the eye deforming
@@Yaboyycrunch that head will be loose within the first 3 uses, the eye wasnt seated properly, it hits the bottom of the handle before even getting snug in the eye, you can see he just push it on by hand
@@drmusrudloff yup
If anyone asks us, it was perfect the first time, no problems LOL. Turned out great.
What a beautiful axe you made. Walnut is my favourite wood to work. The colors are perfect.
That turned out very well. I do watch a lot of videos about projects much like this, and I constantly find myself asking the same question, "don't any of these guy own a milling machine or a router table". Yes, it turned out well with the hand tools, BUT.
an absolute work of art true craftsmanship at its finest
I wouldn’t change a thing. You are an artisan of the highest level. I LOVE this axe and I’m envious of your supreme skill.
It looks beautiful! It's great to see how organized you are with your tools and the attention to detail that you put in each project. Hope to see more!
Good work! You should try making a dovetail pickaxe as well but have say the left side be steel and the right side be aluminum bronze. Would be cool to see the dovetail "armory" grow
I just want to say, that I appreciate the effort to pre-harden the axe, but there is a 0% chance that it stayed hardened after casting. Especially not when you preheated it as well. But other than that, Beautiful work. I would suggest that you edge quench it with a torch after you cast it. If you’re careful you wont melt any brass. Great work!
A double edge sword with this same design would look amazing
You are a very patient and talented artist and craftsman. The axe is a work of art! Very impressive!!
That is beautiful. A very common way of making an axe is to use a lower carbon steel or iron for the main bofy and a higher carbon steel for the edge, but to use two completely different metals? Never have I even heard of something like that before. Amazing work good sir.
I really like that belt grinder setup, never seen one with a catch tube like that before.
I love seeing the dog!
I love this. In ancient times, steel was a rare commodity, available mostly as meteorites. So the early mints made dies in a similar manner by making the die faces about 1/4" thick and attaching it to a bronze body. Come to think of it, the engraving tools were probably made similarly.
That's a freaking work of art!
Well thought out, and well executed. Love that Grizzly!
Beautiful work. Display this one and chop wood with a store bought.
Interesting idea. Back when "Steel" was harder to make, you would often see an Axe with a bit of hardened steel. with softer steel/iron wrapped around it. I believe they called it the Plow Share method.
Love it. No chance I'll ever do anything like it, but really good to watch.
Really like the way it turned out! Using Damascus for the steel part would’ve looked really nice too.
Love the project turned out gorgeous! My only suggestion would be some sort of acid treatment on the head. It would make that border between metals pop like crazy
I just love how that turned out I think it would be pretty cool to do another one in the similar way, however, make it into a shepherd's axe
Great looking project. Might have been a cool idea to construct the handle out of two woods (say Ash and Teak), dovetailed together down the entire length of the handle.
Those colours and the joints really remind me of The Legend of Zelda
Mate that is phenomenal work, absolutely beautiful!
Those pin holes in the cast to make pins/slug to fill in the voids was very thoughtful… loved the idea.
Very good.
Incredible, young man. Pass that gift onto some on else, least it be lost
I love the catch bowl on the grinder, I don't know why they don't all come with one of those fitted, so much more efficient and tidy! :D
Beautiful!
this is a really nice bimetallic hatchet. the steel blade does the job of cutting while the softer bronze body absorbs the shock.
Seeing you hold the hammer by the middle of its handle @7:45 reminds me of when I was doing my toolmaking apprenticeship at the Ford UK Apprentice Training School at Harrold Hill in Essex. We rarely saw the boss of us all, but he had a workshop at the end of one of the workshops, so one day when walking through the workshop he say an apprentice using a hammer as you were. So he took the hammer and cut off the rest of the handle telling the apprentice that you _always_ hold a hammer by the end of its handle. I am 74 now, and long since retired, and I am not sure I agree with him as I am sure there have been times when I used a hammer that way. On the other hand, I have just counted, and I have fifteen, all different, hammers in my toolbox, so I'd argue that if I found myself wanting to use a hammer holding the middle of its handle, then I was probably using the wrong hammer.
i find that swinging a hammer just to hit something hard, its best to use the end of the handle, but for a more delicate or finer approach the middle or any other part is preferable for balance and control, and thats what i do mainly because i dont have many hammers of diffrent dimensions
Just out of high school, I worked on a crew building corrals, cattle pens and fences from wood and wire all over Texas and Oklahoma. Try hammering a nail or staple into oak wood and you'll soon learn the only way that's gonna happen is if you hold the hammer on the end.
middle for control, end for maximum leverage
I adore your videos when they drop. Only a few a year, but always top quality. I'm proud of you for how your skills have improved over time too.
I'd like to have one of those!
I dont care if that is a function tool or not. To me its art and id have that displayed in my house somewhere. Well done.
The dovetail look is so satisfying when it's a perfect fit
I am in love! Need this
This is definitely my favorite of all your projects on this channel! This isn't too different in concept from the way a lot of axes were made historically, with a mostly iron head and a steel edge forge welded together. Putting the steel in the mold and casting around it is such a cool idea too! The dovetail turned out amazing, and I love how the steel and bronze look together.
Very smart making fill rods like that.
That is a beautiful Hatchet!
Would make a cool growing axe! Thank you for sharing!
Just to second what Natedawg said, thanks to your videos, i found out how approachable something like sand casting is. It's one of my favorite hobbies now. I made half the Christmas presents i gave away last year, and I'm making my own tools for the garden now. Thanks, man.
"New frames need analyzing; click analyze." 06:38
As a person working with Premiere Pro, it's a confusing moment when I see a Premiere Pro notification in a video. I always check if Premiere is open on my computer, while I know it isn't.
Just like hearing a phone notification in a video and checking my phone to be sure. :)
PS Very nice work on the axe!
Either that, or After Effects' 3D Camera resolution plugin.
either way, I was also hella confused.....
You my friend have nice tools! In the most masculine way!
I said it once, and I will say it again, you are an Artist, your work is extremely well done. Keep using that brain to think up new and different things to do. Oh, and you have a GREAT work shop.
Clever idea! Excellent execution! And I definitely learned a few things
Wow Dude, this axe was rad! Thank you for taking us along for the ride. 👍😎🇦🇺
Absolutly amazing 100 times better than that just random damascus stuff. 10/10 great job!
What an awesome build this was
An axelent performed job and a beautiful axe!
10:02 honestly looks soooooo good
Wow, more art that function. Beautiful and magnificent.
Haven’t seen your channel before, but this axe is gorgeous.
Wow that thing's beautiful!
Love the steel tip idea and the dovetails. Beautiful piece.
Absolutely gorgeous
Wow, that thing looks fantastic
It's beautiful. Great job and creativity. I was originally thinking those dove tails need to be super precise to get them to fit but nope. Not if you cast them in you don't. Kudos!
Fantastic, interesting, great final results.
Reminds me of a dwemer axe. I need this. ❤ it's a work of art
Absolutely Stunning
Awesome idea on this build, and I think it came out beautiful.
After you welded that loop on the edge, steel, I thought next time you could also drill some holes on the inside of the dovetail pattern to lock in the Bronze. I like the added loop for sturdiness, and also a little handle to lift it out of your kiln.
Great job, you’re very talented
Every time you say dovetails, my brain instinctively goes "WOOHOO!"
That was amazing to watch. Great work.
What a creative mind, and very practical at that. Awesome job. What a beauty.
Its super. Couple things I might add in your casting are some wedges for the axe handle.
If you were to make a axe with a hammer end you could use flat stock to weld the end on and then bent just right towards the handle end. As long as the flat stock has holes in it, it should hold.
Super cool dove tail.
That's lovely. Well done.
Awesome work. I love how you combined 3-D printing, steel shaping, sand casting Bronze, and woodworking into one project. And it looks sooo good. Well done my friend!👏👏👏
Nice. Love the pooch too (4:30).
The collector you made for the belt grinder is super cool!
A work of art. Beautiful.
That is pretty slick! I like the difference between the metals, really stands out. Walnut handle is cool, too!
Great project! It's cool seeing how you've expand both your craftsmanship skills and your workshop over the years.
Stunning!
Next-level craftsmanship. Meticulous attention to detail. Nicely done.
Another gorgeous project. Always look forward to your next video.
I've not yet seen something like this. This axe is an absolute beauty without loosing any functionality. I love it.
That is a beautiful piece.
Wow, really interesting project and well made! It looks gorgeous!
I smiled at that. When you used the same colour hammer to put the wedge in. Great job