Forging a serious axe that is easy to pack. firecreekforge... / firecreekforge #bushcraftaxe #texasblacksmith #forgingaxe
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@bobwebber85212 жыл бұрын
It's not the talking that is usually the problem just the real loud unnecessary music Thank you for that and the great video.
@danhunik79492 жыл бұрын
I do like the souind of a man at work. No elevator music.
@jimtaylor66632 жыл бұрын
That's a beautiful axe! I love that you left the axe head unpolished. There's a primal look to that finish that just does something for me.
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I really like the forged finish too
@thomasd50782 жыл бұрын
broke my heart when the handle broke. good on you for not throwing it. nice job
@13cornstar Жыл бұрын
I felt the pain when handle split!
@bruceb512 жыл бұрын
I like the commentary
@axemanmike43902 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Greetings from Salem, Oregon! 🌲🌲🌲🌲🪓
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir!
@steveschlobohm57932 жыл бұрын
Love it,well done! Beautiful axe. I like the duck tape bandaid, Stay safe my friend
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve
@E38915262 жыл бұрын
A thing of beauty!
@nicholaseedy32442 жыл бұрын
Beautiful axe. Love your craftsmanship sorry to see you're not doing the dagger challenge. More people need to appreciate work quality blades.
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I may or may not have much time for extra you tube this spring so decided not to participate
@nicholaseedy32442 жыл бұрын
@@FireCreekForge I had a feeling. Your work stands out and I hope you know that.
@outbackladas2 жыл бұрын
Nice axe, well made 👍 Missed the commentary. Regards from Down Under.
@mustafaunal18342 жыл бұрын
Good job. Nice!
@drewwilson88112 жыл бұрын
I’m liking the new press dies for the axes mighty fine job bud
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir
@T_B2 жыл бұрын
That's an awesome axe!!! And for what it's worth, I said "the word" for you on the 1st handle. 🤣🤣🤣
@jeffreycarter12232 жыл бұрын
You really do make beautiful tools, I love this channel weather your talking playing music or it’s just the hum of the press. At the end of day it’s not about the videos it’s about the work. Keep it up thank you for sharing. ❤️🇺🇸❤️
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir!
@simonlimon30982 жыл бұрын
Great work brother...
@2speed8182 жыл бұрын
Simply awesome 👍
@iniosirakov62438 ай бұрын
Много добра работа,не са ядосвай случва се дърво е.
@posterestantejames Жыл бұрын
Accompanying words would make your video better.
@driveitlikeyastoleit552 жыл бұрын
When you were quenching it looked like you were churning butter lol
@brianhershberger48342 жыл бұрын
Nice work!! Gonna miss seeing you in the dagger challenge.
@DavidEricWilliams2 жыл бұрын
another beautiful creation
@lancemillward19122 жыл бұрын
No words...I can see why now
@taneumjct51562 жыл бұрын
As a hooktender for 20 yrs I would always cut my axe handles short. So your first handle would have worked for me. Nice work
@jonesn38632 жыл бұрын
Great Axe it would be a joy to use
@wickedishiccy76212 жыл бұрын
Man I want to learn how to do that. In a past life I definitely would've wanted to be a Smith that's for sure.
@johnvaluk14012 жыл бұрын
Nice 👍
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@tsuchinoko7197 ай бұрын
Super relaxing wish this was longer so i could sleep to it 😌
@robsthedon2 жыл бұрын
Nice job
@picklesnoutpenobscott31652 жыл бұрын
I hate it when that happens. Great outcome anyway.
@michaelconstantin2736 Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@scottpitner42982 жыл бұрын
I’d have to axe you a few questions before trying to make one. 😬
@bobgore19622 жыл бұрын
Sorry about the first handle, but it still came out beautiful!!! Great job my brother! Thanks for sharing, and God bless you! 🙏🏻😎👍🏻🔨🔥🗡️
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir!
@vasvasilis77742 жыл бұрын
Για σου πατρίδα.
@larryjones47132 жыл бұрын
Sweet
@breakawaybooks47522 жыл бұрын
Crunch. Ah well.
@Smootus2 жыл бұрын
Your axes are almost as good as your knives! Ha! Great video,thanks for posting!
@danunger32402 жыл бұрын
I'm sure we're lucky to have NOT heard the language, when that first handle broke.
@_maur89_412 жыл бұрын
Sensacional 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼
@alexandrechagasmoreira378011 ай бұрын
👏👍
@matthewdancik55152 жыл бұрын
Excellent creation, as always. That handle would have cracked regardless of circumstances... Better to have it happen in your hands during the build as opposed to somebody else's out in the bush. Have you heard of Timothy Dyck/ Tim the Blacksmith? He's a Blacksmith up in Canada and also has a KZbin channel. I bring him up because he makes axes from time to time and when it's time to set the wedge in he uses his Press with stellar results. I think you may enjoy watching his process, as well as his videos in general. Anywho, I enjoyed watching this un-narrated video, but it felt lonely without hearing your voice. I'm sure it was much easier to produce and edit without the dialog though, and also time saving which is always in short supply.
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Yep, I've watched Tim the blacksmith, he makes some nice stuff
@drewwilson88112 жыл бұрын
Turned out nice to bad about that first handle but I’m sure it will be a useful tool
@isaacbenrubi96132 жыл бұрын
Nice! How about a 27.5 pound axe next?
@davesmith56562 жыл бұрын
Can you explain why you don't put a pin or rivet through the head to fix it to the handle?
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
Yes; the wedge is what does that.
@elijahmcgeorge51982 жыл бұрын
Nice video also why did u quench with the forge and not the kiln
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. The forge gets it up to heat much faster on these heavier cross sections compared to knives, works well on these medium carbon steels
@elijahmcgeorge51982 жыл бұрын
@@FireCreekForge ahh ok thanks
@HDBrown-wc9xt2 жыл бұрын
Awesome ax. Sweet Dies you made for the press. What on that drift was catching on fire when you were punching the hole in?
@glenndarilek5202 жыл бұрын
Coal dust to lubricate the drift?
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! It is beeswax saturated with graphite powder
@siegfriedhorner4436 Жыл бұрын
I've seen some axes by well-regarded makers which do not have a smoothed, or polished poll. So, my question; is there any disadvantage to not finishing the poll, i.e., leaving it as it came out of the forge....rough ? (I'm not referring to a hardening of the poll)
@FireCreekForge Жыл бұрын
I've seen both, I think it's just personal preference. I'm not aware of any advantage one way or the other accepting specific cases as follows: some applications favor a rounded and smooth poll such as a carving hatchet where you may have your hand up close to the poll, and a rounded poll keeps it from digging into the web of your hand. Another example is a field dressing hatchet or ax, where the poll can be used to run in between the carcass and the skin, effectively helping remove the hide.
@siegfriedhorner4436 Жыл бұрын
@@FireCreekForge Thanks very much for your reply.
@garetkonigsfeld211 ай бұрын
making an axe and everything I read says the eye of the axe is larger at the top and smaller where the handle enters the eye. But every video I watch it looks like the eye is being drifted with the eye lager at the side the handle enters the axe. The axes you forge is the eye larger at the top or on the handle side? Thanks for your videos and time I appreciate it.
@FireCreekForge11 ай бұрын
More of an hour glass shape I would say
@yoeycrack1 Жыл бұрын
when hanging an axe never hit it from the bottom handle and was the glue on your wedge? You don't hang very much. A little BLO on the wedge a 2x4 on top set it lose in a rack/stand/vise and take your time hitting it in, this way you see how much its mushrooming out on the top sometime it takes a whole wedge sometimes it needs a round or straight step wedge sometimes it takes half the wooded wedge and you can just cut it clean off.
@mrjibrhanjamalkhan21442 жыл бұрын
Wtf i just noticed this guy's arms are big as fuk ,damn
@urbanlumberjack2 жыл бұрын
Are these 52100 as well? If so, how does 52100 compare and function versus 5160? I’m intrigued by an axe that is tough, yet has double the carbon of most axes made today.
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
These are 1060. as far as 5160 vs 52100, the latter will have much better abrasion resistance due to the high carbon content.
@harvesterbladeco2 жыл бұрын
If I may ask, where do you buy those Blocks of steel? Very hard to find.
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
I cut them from a long bar
@lorneclose73122 жыл бұрын
I have no problem with the talking or the music unless it's gospel lol but I'll tolerate it for the content. Keep up the good work.
@ShootingUtah2 жыл бұрын
Awesome 🪓!!! Some constructive criticism, if you make your handles have a little less curve to them, or at least less curve per inch or foot of length, the handles will be a good amount stronger. Like with bow making, wood will do what you want and flex and absorb shock but you have to be careful about having grain run off your piece. It will always happen but if it can be minimized it allows the wood to be more resilient. Another weird example is Viking ships used whole lengths of wood which kept the integrity of the grain of the wood down the whole length of the pieces and it allowed the ships to be super strong and flexible. Anyways longer comment than I intended, you're a much better axe maker than I am for sure, but I do have a lot of experience working with wood. Great work and hopefully I'll buy one one day.
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, you're right. So what actually happened in this video is I was trying out a new 28" handle design with more curve than the previous less curved 25" handle I've used... I ended up using the 25" handle, haha...
@urbanlumberjack2 жыл бұрын
Never had an axe fail due to curve. On a small axe, I feel curve is especially important because you’ll have a lighter head and shorter handle. The curve will allow the axe to punch above its weight. Additionally, in my experience, the curve does help some with shock absorption. Beautiful axe, just my two cents.
@killerkane19572 жыл бұрын
Beeswax and graphite?
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
Yep!
@killerkane19572 жыл бұрын
@@FireCreekForge been using it for years. Tip: agricultural graphite is used to lube seeds. It comes in big containers and is WAY cheaper than the small packages at the hardware store.
@FireCreekForge2 жыл бұрын
@@killerkane1957 good to know, thanks
@kuehneknives75862 жыл бұрын
Hey man. I was wondering what size stock you start with this build?