I FORGED an Axe Out of REBAR and It's INSANE!

[@krissteel4074]

Thing with rebar is that it welds just fine with Arc welding, but it is a low carbon steel which is sort of a two-fold problem -You need a couple of hundred degrees more to forge weld low carbon steels, so get it screaming hot -It produces more scale at a lower temperature due to it being more chemically reactive to fire + oxygen than high carbon, alloyed steels Otherwise, you got it done and while some of the process wasn't working out for you, that's just part of learning with these things when you go off and do new stuff

[@JPsBladeworks]

For sure. I wasnt aware of that for the low carbon steels. On top of all that my forge is too small for it so i could never get it in far enough to close the forge as i normally do so that keeps it lossing heat from the large opening

[@TravisC.Brown82082]

From what I know about rebar you have to clean the hell out of it and grind down or flatten the raised edges before forge welding. Everything else looks good to me so good job Brotha. I hope to see something like this again on your channel. I like experimental stuff because you never know how it’s going to turn out.

[@JPsBladeworks]

If i had more space and a bigger forge id do more out of the box things. Unfortunately for now knives are my bread and butter. I would love to do a sword sometime but those projects take weeks to get done and youtube hated me for just missing one week 🤣

[@jonahweinshenker]

The end result was really cool. The most impressive part is that you didn’t give up on the thing. From all the obstacles you kept running into, if it were me I would’ve chucked it off a cliff. Great job!

[@JPsBladeworks]

It was my second rendition. The first i scrapped so i was already too dep into it to quit 😅

[@fernandojimenez2922]

B.trabajo muy creativo te felicito desde España

[@heiko.h8263]

At the first moment I was in the road to say, it's wastet time. But you use good steel for the blade, so I have to apologize! Good job, brother!

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks. I always use good steel when i can.

[@victorallen149]

It’s nice to see a talented man who remains humble.

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you

[@stormdrifter7904]

Could you try a canister with nickel-plated toenail clippers (toenail clipping optional but they might help with carburisation)? The nickel plating could make a really cool fine, bright-contrasting line against the core steel and powder filler

[@nanaki-seto]

2 things on the grip re do the wrap put some leather running length wise 2 strips one on each side wide enough to fully cover the bare rebar showing through. And do extra band of leather up top of grip glued to the leather wrap so it never comes loose. But that sucker over all looks damn mean i like it!

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks. Glad you liked it

[@demingzhang7204]

Is this one of those end of the world build challenges? Because it looks like it.

[@bobbiscub]

HEY YOU TOOK MY IDEA FOR A BIGGER PROJECT TO HEART! I'm so glad, this looks awesome bro! I just watched your ASMR video of making a knife with copper and I got an idea. So you make your Damascus like normal, and you make the Go Mai, but instead of just copper you use both copper and silver on both sides. Looking at the base of the left side you stay with a strip of copper, a strip of silver, and ladder it up opposite in the other side. I think you would get a REALLY cool design!

[@JacobGunner]

I love how experimental this was, I don't do this kind of work but I know that feeling of seeing something, thinking "I can do that!" and it doesn't turn out that way. You were still able to get something really cool out of it though while I'm sitting here wondering "What have I done..."

[@JPsBladeworks]

Haha yea i think i can do anything until i start and realise its a week project not a 2 day project 😅

[@TheWilku22]

Looks awesome actually! It's like a weapon from Fallout or an apocalypse!

[@bjornronaldson6017]

Dude, rebar is a huge pain in the butt. Props for getting it to go as well as it did!

[@JPsBladeworks]

This whole project was a huge pain in the butt. Im glad im done with it and it was a breath of fresh air from the regular work i do.

[@bjornronaldson6017]

@JPsBladeworks hey, sometimes that's what matters man!

[@victorallen149]

I really like the way you narrated your video, it makes for a better understanding of the project!!!

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks glad you liked it

[@nanaki-seto]

On the spike you could have gave it a couple twists around it self like a bread tie then went for a forge weld it was the springiness that was popping it apart with a couple twist it would have kept it from coming apart letting you weld it up

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thats a good idea but unfortunately it never came to mind at the time.

[@Nobe_Oddy]

you should prolly get something (preferably made of metal) to use as a tray that you put your hot pieces on top of and then sprinkle the flux on.... this way you don't have to keep cleaning your anvil... and if you don't get it all off the anvil then the flux will melt and stick to it and just turn into a mess to clean up... plus you have all that flux around the anvil's base now too..... it's just easier to use a dedicated piece of metal as your fluxing 'container' - I see people use paint can lids, but that seems too small, but it's the perfect thickness cause you need it to do anything except contain the flux but it needs to be metal cause everything you put on it is gonna be hot - :) and that shaker works GREAT! I see people use spoons to sprinkle it on but the do such a terrible job that they just end up dropping the entire spoon ful right on top and it's just wasteful

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thats a good idea. I have so much flux on the floor that if i drop the piece the floor flux mets and sticks all the scale and dirt from the floor to the steel and thats been a pain recently. I appreciate the advice.

[@jackn2236]

@@JPsBladeworks I'd recommend raiding your kitchen, you're specifically after things like an old cast iron skillet or stoneware that nobody uses that will give you a raised edge so you can move it around without having to worry too much about spillage, or a metal cooking tray that doesn't have any coating or a coating that you can remove, this will once again give you that raised edge but also give you some size for larger projects. Also for future reference, if you ever do another project like this, you might want to consider having someone assist you, they hold the torch (preferably an oxyacetylene torch) to the area of the rebar being worked as you work it, this will keep the rebar red hot where it is most easily worked, not sure if this would work for splitting it, but it will work for bending like at the start of the video.

[@dagnard5707]

love making fun projects like this. everytime i have made something like this it sells stupid fast. there are some rebar that are high carbon steels, but yes the majority are mild steel

[@JPsBladeworks]

It was definitely a fun and sometimes frustrating build. But sometimes i need something like this that gets me away from all the knives i make regularly. A breath of fresh air from time to time

[@dagnard5707]

@@JPsBladeworks rebar hatchets sell really well. i want to say i made and sold 6 in a week. quite a few years ago though lol

[@osirisatot19]

Looks pretty good! And I've also had trouble welding rebar to high carbon steel.

[@JPsBladeworks]

It didnt help i couldnt get it as hot as i usually do when i forge weld because i couldnt close my forge.

[@osirisatot19]

@@JPsBladeworks Yeah I bet. MIG welding was what I tried and it didn't really work. My only other suggestion if you try to forge weld it again is to try hotter temp and use coal instead of propane; it is better for forge welding because of the lack of gas.

[@brandonneverun1678]

Absolutely amazing!!!!! Looks like something from Lord Of The Rings!!!

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks

[@iBlackForce_NRG]

I missed the yapping! It adds substance to the videos! 🤙🏿

[@briangray6538]

I like the commentary

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you

[@grahamking1036]

A hatchet version would be awesome.

[@flamefalconz]

Nice to see you trying other things, looking forward these projects

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you

[@RPrice_OG]

Lmao, a lot of things are easier in my mind than in real life.

[@JPsBladeworks]

I think thats a sentiment we all share

[@whiterhyno3574]

New element interested to see how this goes

[@JuanPerez-bu6rk]

Fun build

[@JPsBladeworks]

For sure

[@Bevel_and_Bark]

Looks like I’m definitely not going to make an axe for my first time forging 😂

[@JPsBladeworks]

Go for it. It was fun 😅

[@MVCompassRose]

Great job JP!! Love the result.

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you

[@anthonybroom]

Good idea, ,You don't know till you try', I was told.. Great work mate..👍👍👍

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks 👍

[@EK--ry3lr]

Neat attempt. I like it.

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks

[@twolf8222]

Great work to do the axe But you make great works

[@Norah-c2o]

Some rebar are hardnable you got to test it

[@thedeaderer8791]

This is sick AF would love to own one

[@Marc-qo1gz]

The coal forge you built would of worked great for this project

[@dustinbilyeu8177]

I would buy it that thing is cool as hell

[@sarantissporidis391]

That's one great Mad Max/Zombie Apocalypse axe.

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[@mtnbkr8480]

Yay, not just another crap in a can build. Even if it didn't work out perfectly, at least it was creative. ✌️

[@whiterhyno3574]

Rebar holds an edge if you only use it to cut wood. Ive made 1 out of rebar and it did ok.

[@ghostdog662]

This wasn't your best work but I still enjoyed the ride.

[@JPsBladeworks]

I agree with you 🤣

[@AaronBosterMD]

Nice 🪓 🔥

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you

[@robertstevison1448]

Great job brother utility tool for use not show

[@JPsBladeworks]

Not sure. Its kind of heavy 🤣

[@whiterhyno3574]

It cracks very easily from my experience. Maybe it needs to be hotter

[@cecilbennett2549]

First again!

[@JPsBladeworks]

Your even faster than me 🤣

[@kingjameson1318]

❤

[@JPsBladeworks]

❤️

[@kontofirmowe4548]

welded joints are not good idea in this case

[@JPsBladeworks]

They are not but i just wanted to finish. This axe will be a wall hanger anyways

[@1deckape]

Looks like a Zombie tool.

[@joshmyers2873]

I think rebar can have a hardenable quantity of carbon, but it is a crap shoot. When they make rebar, it is just a bunch of recycled steel, so you never know its quality.

[@JPsBladeworks]

I wasnt aware of that. I thought it was all just mild steel.

[@lorenzobustos3149]

Man. Love your videos. One of my favorite things was your video titles were just accurate descriptions of what you were doing. It hurts to see the click baity capitalization. I hope it doesn't devolve into you pointing at something with your mouth open in every thumb nail.

[@JPsBladeworks]

When i do my title and thumbnail and stuff, i get recommendations from the vidiq extension i have on my channel, and i thought I'd give it a try, but it just sounds weird when i look at it. Im contemplating changing it. There is no real upside as far as i see.

[@lorenzobustos3149]

I think the upside is supposed to be more views due to the youtube ecosystem pandering to the attention grabbing lizard brain reflex. I'll watch your videos either way because you make straight up no bs good content. I just like to see creators resist the urge to sacrifice their sovereignty for views. P.s. I sent you an email on your website about a custom knife. Holler at me if you get time to do one for me

[@alankeith7866]

The finished product turned out great. I am no expert by any means, but for the handle wrap, you should have started above the heel. You normally don't have a hand that low, plus it would give it a cleaner look. Now put that thing to work! There's a hundred year old oak on the back forty that needs felling...😁

[@JPsBladeworks]

I think ill leave that to the chainsaw. This fella is so heavy that little branch bout took my arm out of comission.

[@Pancreaticdefect]

Someone needs to mod this into a Fallout game.

[@JPsBladeworks]

It looks scuffed up enough for that