LH
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Post by LH on Feb 10, 2024 16:52:51 GMT
Hi.
I bought this weird axe like 20 years ago. I guess it looked better on the website because I have no idea why I bought it. I never liked it. It's been in storage ever since. Now I decided to make something from it.
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The head was glued (badly) to the handle. I just twisted a little and it came off.
I thought of reprofiling it to look like a more normal axe.
But then I kind of accidentaly put it up side down and it looked kind of cool. I really like historically accurate weapons but hey this looks awesome.
I then sawed the excess off and drilled the top plate off.
I made the eye oval and made a shaft. Also sharpened the axe.
I blued the axe once and it looked weird but I decided to leave it like that.
Also stained the handle.
The handle could be a lot longer and I might make a new one some day. I just happened to have a piece of wood of that length and for now it's ok.
The blade I think is some kind of stainless but it feels very durable and hard. It rings like a bell when hit with something, very satisfying.
Definitely a fun little project.
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AndiTheBarvarian
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Feb 10, 2024 17:22:46 GMT
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Post by mrstabby on Feb 10, 2024 18:15:26 GMT
The blade isn't a wood cutting axe though, a fighting version for sure. Looks kinda like a rhino snout tip up.
EDIT: I believe it might be an executioners axe. I have seen one or two with that exact design. No idea if tip down gave any sort of advantage, but they seem to have been tip down.
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LeMal
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Post by LeMal on Feb 10, 2024 19:31:18 GMT
Did the exact same thing a few years back! Will try to post a pic as soon as I get home to take one. (Also from a dirt cheap "BudK" style blade from a pawn shop, cost maybe 15 bucks.)
Also, good tip for those who don't like round handles and want something else for indexing the edge, it was the first polearm where I repurposed an old hockey stick. Since then I've realized they work great, and have become my go-to, especially with some added steel langets and/or a glued fabric or rawhide wrap.
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Post by pullrich on Feb 11, 2024 17:18:32 GMT
Great work, looks good! I like the choices of positioning and patina
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Scott
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Post by Scott on Feb 13, 2024 2:59:18 GMT
Looks Like a goose wing axe. Nice.
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Feb 13, 2024 16:16:54 GMT
Mounted like that it reminds me of Arms & Armor's Hungarian Irish axes (Links: Hungarian Axe & Irish Axe). It certainly seems a lot more practical mounted the way you have it oriented now. |
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LH
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Post by LH on Feb 14, 2024 6:09:19 GMT
That Hungarian axe is actually quite similar. Thanks for the link. LeMal did you take that pic? |
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LeMal
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Post by LeMal on Feb 14, 2024 8:37:17 GMT
That Hungarian axe is actually quite similar. Thanks for the link. LeMal did you take that pic? Sorry, took a little more digging through storage than I thought to get the thing out! But here's a quick pic. imgur.com/gallery/U1v53LQ |
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LH
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Post by LH on Feb 14, 2024 10:14:37 GMT
Looks exactly the same. Ever cut anything with it?
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LeMal
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Post by LeMal on Feb 14, 2024 15:33:05 GMT
Looks exactly the same. Ever cut anything with it? A few light water bottles. Worked well. Yeah, pretty much the same, except--it's hard to see in the pic--the shaft is rectangular, as I said earlier an old hockey stick. Fit nicely into the socket just with gaps, so I filled them with my beloved analogue to pitch--high strength hot melt adhesive. |
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