Axe Making - Forging a Carving Axe... I failed slightly. 

Anyone who has done any kind of forging can agree we smiths have bad days and cursed projects, what matters is that you stuck with it and it came out looking great. Good job man

If you never fail, you never learn. Always remember, fail is an acronym for-First Attempt In Learning. Great video, mate.

I was a professional blacksmith for many years , made mostly authentic 18th century axes and knives. Forge welded all the axes in an old hand crank coal forge Didn’t even own a welder. Mostly used old buggy wheels for the axe heads with broken files for the cutting bit. Mostly made axes out of 4 pieces but did some like this Some advise...Don’t shape the blade before you weld it, gets scale in it making it harder to weld I’d shape the ears bend it shut then tap the bit into it heat and weld the blade. Then at an almost welding heat shape the blade. I liked to use a set hammer to weld the seam up right in front of the eye I always tried not to let the work cool off before you are done forging it. I finished my handles with spokeshaves and scraper blades made from old saws, no real need for sandpaper. Also when you wedge the eye do it so it is crossway, how you did it all the pressure is pushing out on the weld. I’d look for a shear for cutting the flat bar, quick and easy. The steel bit you can cut hot since you have to shape it to a wedge. I used a big spoon to manage my coal / fire and sprinkled water to control it. Just some pointers on what worked for ME, I think you are doing good I’ve seen a few foot operated blowers like that, always looked like it would be hard to use...is cool looking Looks like you have a nice anvil

So awesome that you shared this. No one starts perfect. It takes time.

I was taught not to put my chop on anything until I was satisfied that it met my standard. Putting it on early is just teasing fate. Not that I wouldn't love to have your forge skills.

I like that you make something and show when you use it!

It's not a failure if you learned something.

Excellent try, my man! You didn't fail, you just learned a new way not to make in axe (in the slightly altered words of Einstein). Loving your work. Keep it up, mate

Great job. No failure and no shame. You made a very useful tool and proved it by making the bonus slingshot for us. Thanks for sharing your work.

I always learn something from other people's failures in addition to my own. Nice axe.

A slingshot any angry bird would be proud of.

Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls

Best slingshot making video I have ever seen.

Hey we all live and learn by our mistakes. I really appreciate you showing your mistakes so I can learn from them as well thank you great video

It's good to acknowledge your mistakes, especially as no-one can say they haven't made any! It's not how many times you fall, but how many times you get back up. I'm sure you learned alot from this experience and it will improve your craft in the future!

I am always happy when I see there is a new video online.

It's amazing be proud!!!

This is so cool. I freaking love your vids more and more.

Sometimes sticking with it is the hardest thing to do. Nice job!

The ax making video looks very well.

WOW!! very beautiful axe

may not have come out the way you wanted but heck, you did make an axe and that's still awesome

Beautiful axe

..congrats on the production ..I considered that, a success ..keep it up

You did well nice axe, and yeah we all get those little hiccups where something goes wrong, and we have do a work around, but it turned out good. Well done.

Все равно молодец! Для первого топора очень хороший результат!

Much respect experience is the best teacher

*Very nice*

Wow, nice job!👍

Excellent work David! Another well made tool

Fantastic

Very nice. Looks very similar to the store bought one someone I know has that says hand forged. I couldn't do that.

I love that knife

That is one really over engineered slingshot. But seriously great work

Good job

excellent

Oil your new handles once a day for a week... once a week for a month, once a month for a year, then once a year forever. Great job overall.

There's no failure,you did make an axe & it works...👍

If you have troubles with forge welds like that in the future. Hit the problem area with WD-40, apply a liberal amount of flux, bring it up to heat and set your weld as usual. The WD-40 will act like a wick and leech the flux into the problem area and make the slag/scale squish out through the cracks as you hit it with your hammer

Parabéns muito bem feito o Machado like

Güzel olmuş 👏

Good job I couldn't make something nearly that good

Honestly I think the use of the mig was a good choice and well executed

I think it’s a beautiful axe👍🏾💃🏾💯

Very good bro 👍👍👍👏👏👏

Nice work keep trying forge welding maybe an old technique but it's difficult to master still it looks nice at least the heat treat took

Dude i was legit just trying to make one of these the other day and i couldnt get my forge weld right i just noticed a step you did that i completely missed. thanks for the information cant wait to try and make an axe again :D ... also i too had to mig weld mine xD

From my point of view, it looks great, is usable and you learned something. but if you want my suggestion: As the body is folded in preparation for the first forge weld. You should inserted a (thin) piece of mild steel at the middle section to secure the weld there, as it should improves the strength of the weld at that critical place. Weld up the body (before or after drawing out the edge is up too you), then cut up the edge to insert carbon steel. ;D p.s maybe add some glass powder, silica sand or iron-filings into your borax, cooking the borax might help?

Can you tell me where to find or buy a A hand thimble that you had on the frontier knife sheath I really need one so if you could tell me where to buy or find one thanks Nice vid btw always love em;)

Nice slingshot at the end

This is the new ASMR for me.

I kept seeing sunglasses :)

Very nice work as always. I really dont think that was a fail. I'm actually very jealous about the forge weld XD I spent the last two weeks making a new forge and trying to get it to forge welding temp and had zero success XD maybe I should just quit propane.

Really inspired me to give it a go, great job and I'm sure the next one will be better forge welded, maybe easier in a gas forge? 🤔 All the best mate 👍 Skye

you are the best bro

Using an axe to make an axe brilliant

Bom trabalho, muito binito , parabens. Brasil.

Looks awesome unlucky about the forge welds happens to all of us best way is to swear at it and try again

make another shield and please be more historically and and the vikings used a main wood piece for their elbow but also a leather grip for their hand closer to the rim of the shield. that helped them to wield the shield with greater strength and resistance to attack. THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT VIDEOS

Be careful with that, the upward slope of the blade edge makes it more likely to glance off and come towards you rather than away. The Gransfors Bruk website calls that "Wrong grind and dangerous", so you might want to give it another heat and bend it in towards the handle some.

What is the kind of rock you use in your forge? I’ve seen it before and don’t know the name. I’ve been trying to make myself a forge and was looking for that stuff

From what I learned, when forge welding, more heat less borax.

That's a lot of steps just to make a slingshot, lol. Just kidding, I enjoyed the video, keep up the good work.

Well Done Yours Frank

For your first try I think it looks amazing

At the forge welding you hammered he steel a bit to cold when it was nearly red this could acure the crack

Came for the axe Stayed for the slingshot

Can I get a link or something to those pants? They look great

Still a great tool. What's the significance of the tat on your left forearm?

waw wonderful

Looks awesome.. does it make it difficult to use, when the axe head "tilts upwards" as much as it does.?

What do you use as fuel for the forge?

The god of creation. Hephestus' son, makein creeatee, has forged a blade of which dissapoints the god's father, hepheastus. Give sacrifice to the gods to protect him, of which one like should suffice.

Hey, not as bad a failure as I'll probably have on my first knife

' good idea homemade ax... try fix the digitalcamera to stop contrast control brightness

I've never been this early before

what is that that you are using in the furnace? Coke?

What kind of belt grinder is that?

Why did you ignite the quenching oil?

Can you forge a m9 bayonet

A box full of oil. And I thought I had seen it all

Failed slightly, a mistake or two sure but dang you had time to make a slingshot after forging an axe, gg.

You should have cleaned the faces where the axe head meets the cutting edge insert,

How many time this axe tooked you ? (Forging time, welding, sharpening etc...)

the steel will warm up faster, when you use smaller chunks of coal.

Just curious, why do you hand carve your handles instead of using your belt sander? Seems like it's much longer for little to no benefit, or am I missing something?

He's secretly Joerg

debajo del cabo quedo un poco debil... pero la hoja es bonita... de todo se aprende en la vida

I would suggest that you start peening the blade after the weld sits instead of prior to it. This way you won't have such a large area to weld, and it might make it easier to direct your hammer blows.

You should make a primitive bow next

13:47 there's a chicken

Did not fail

Надо было засыпать буру между вариваемой высокоуглеродистой сталью и основой. Оттого и непровар.

Forgive any ignorance on my part, but wouldn't it be easier, or at least more reliable, to smith the axe from a solid piece instead of forge welding it? It seems like a needless complication in my eyes.

What kind of coal do you use?

hi ! , take another steel ( wrought iron and carbon steel ) , there's too much sulfur in mild steel .

Can you forge a Viking Dagger? 🗡

Failure is just early attempts at success.

Isn't it a hatched?

this video should be titled, how to make a sling shot.