Forge welded hatchet from mild steel and 5160

In our second look at axe forging I will make a similar axe, but this time it will feature a forge welded steel bit in a mild steel body. Forge welding the ax opens up new possibilities .

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[bentoombs]

I tried this same process on a railroad spike knife and I failed, but those Barb's you put on their super secret genius stuff thank you sir

[jackdawg]

A Drill press vice sitting on the anvil would hold it well for splitting.

[daveneal]

I learn a lot from your instruction. Thank you.

[Cilgwri_Wanderer]

I must say, I am really enjoying your content. This is both informative and interesting. A wealth of knowledge that is being passed down the line.

[thomaswork]

Never mind sir I found your answer in the comments. Thank you for putting these videos on they are INCREDIBLY helpful

[xxxxxponchin]

I'm about to make an ax to camp and now thanks to your video I have more confidence to doing it, thanks for sharing 👍 👍

[gregwise]

Thanks For Another Great Video John! I'm Glad That You Took The Time To Explain The Special Tool On Top Of The Anvil, I Love Finding Out About Special Tools. Over The Past 50 Years I Have Made Many Special Tools To Do Any Number Of Given Jobs That i Was Confronted With as A Mechanic, & Now Having Only Been Into Smithing Less Than 2 Years, I'm Absorbing Information Like A Sponge, Thanks Again, !!

[johnjude]

Love you for giving the how to ways of acheiving an end for most projects as we all never have equal shops, toolings or skills.
John you are a "Master" of respect and teaching
Thanks

[joemajor]

awesome John! cant wait to see the video about the jig.. Thanks..

[vincentheid]

Great video with fantastic information. Thank You John Switzer @BlackBearForge

[brucemcnally]

I agree with FZR - your teaching is so full of info and ideas, just great stuff. I love your shop too. Many thanks sir.

[krustysurfer]

Awesome sauce! Thank you so very much! Great to learn from you! Thank you once again! TD

[FZR]

Best blacksmithing class on YouTube! Thank you....

[PedalSteel-byhx]

Loved the video. Do you make your own drifts or do you buy them. Maybe you could do a video on drifts and how to make them. Particularly for axes and hammers. Thanks.

[sindarwin]

when chiseling you should probably may a pair of vice jaw plats that have a small lip at the bottom so the vice both hold the piece and also bottoms out the piece so it dose fall when your cutting the slot?

[jasonlipmyer]

Why a hot chisel it when you could use a hacksaw? Is there a reason you like the chisel? Great video, answers a lot of questions I had.

[MikeG-jsjt]

Curious what you do with the items you make on video....do you sell them?....give them throw them in a bin?

[teun]

Why not just making the cut for the tool steel with an angle grinder and then widen it with a chissel?

[lewispowell]

i wonder how effective it would be to make the axe out of mild steel and then case harden the bit in the forge by covering in a charcoal paste and sealing in a clay envelope....

[garrettellis]

I’ve always wondered how a forge welder hammer face would go