I do like the souind of a man at work. No elevator music.

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.

@FireCreekForge

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I really like the forged finish too

It's not the talking that is usually the problem just the real loud unnecessary music Thank you for that and the great video.

Super relaxing wish this was longer so i could sleep to it 😌

broke my heart when the handle broke. good on you for not throwing it. nice job

Thanks for sharing! Greetings from Salem, Oregon! 🌲🌲🌲🌲🪓

@FireCreekForge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

Love it,well done! Beautiful axe. I like the duck tape bandaid, Stay safe my friend

@FireCreekForge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steve

Nice axe, well made 👍 Missed the commentary. Regards from Down Under.

Simply awesome 👍

I felt the pain when handle split!

Great Axe it would be a joy to use

another beautiful creation

Beautiful axe. Love your craftsmanship sorry to see you're not doing the dagger challenge. More people need to appreciate work quality blades.

@FireCreekForge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I may or may not have much time for extra you tube this spring so decided not to participate

@nicholaseedy3244

2 жыл бұрын

@@FireCreekForge I had a feeling. Your work stands out and I hope you know that.

A thing of beauty!

Good job. Nice!

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

Great work brother...

I’m liking the new press dies for the axes mighty fine job bud

@FireCreekForge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

Много добра работа,не са ядосвай случва се дърво е.

Awesome!

Nice work!! Gonna miss seeing you in the dagger challenge.

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. ❤️🇺🇸❤️

@FireCreekForge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

That's an awesome axe!!! And for what it's worth, I said "the word" for you on the 1st handle. 🤣🤣🤣

Nice job

I like the commentary

Nice 👍

@FireCreekForge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

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.

When you were quenching it looked like you were churning butter lol

No words...I can see why now

Accompanying words would make your video better.

Sensacional 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

I’d have to axe you a few questions before trying to make one. 😬

Sweet

I hate it when that happens. Great outcome anyway.

Sorry about the first handle, but it still came out beautiful!!! Great job my brother! Thanks for sharing, and God bless you! 🙏🏻😎👍🏻🔨🔥🗡️

@FireCreekForge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

Nice! How about a 27.5 pound axe next?

Hey man. I was wondering what size stock you start with this build?

Awesome ax. Sweet Dies you made for the press. What on that drift was catching on fire when you were punching the hole in?

@glenndarilek520

2 жыл бұрын

Coal dust to lubricate the drift?

@FireCreekForge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It is beeswax saturated with graphite powder

Για σου πατρίδα.

Turned out nice to bad about that first handle but I’m sure it will be a useful tool

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 KZread 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.

@FireCreekForge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yep, I've watched Tim the blacksmith, he makes some nice stuff

👏👍

Nice video also why did u quench with the forge and not the kiln

@FireCreekForge

2 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

@elijahmcgeorge5198

2 жыл бұрын

@@FireCreekForge ahh ok thanks

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.

@FireCreekForge

2 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.

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.

@FireCreekForge

8 ай бұрын

More of an hour glass shape I would say

Can you explain why you don't put a pin or rivet through the head to fix it to the handle?

@FireCreekForge

2 жыл бұрын

Yes; the wedge is what does that.

Your axes are almost as good as your knives! Ha! Great video,thanks for posting!

If I may ask, where do you buy those Blocks of steel? Very hard to find.

@FireCreekForge

2 жыл бұрын

I cut them from a long bar

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.

I'm sure we're lucky to have NOT heard the language, when that first handle broke.

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.

Crunch. Ah well.

Wtf i just noticed this guy's arms are big as fuk ,damn

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.

@FireCreekForge

2 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...

@urbanlumberjack

2 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.

Beeswax and graphite?

@FireCreekForge

2 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@killerkane1957

2 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.

@FireCreekForge

2 жыл бұрын

@@killerkane1957 good to know, thanks

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.