Hatchet Forged From Ball Peen Hammer | Blacksmithing
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Forging a usable and nice looking hatchet out of a ball peen hammer! Possibly the coolest thing I forged so far if I do say so myself!
Thanks "Bespoke Bloke Designs" for the hammer head:
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Shout out to all the other makers and blacksmith that did this! It sure is a lot of effort.
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Honorable mention to @Brett McAfee for making one out of a steel wedge:
• Forged Hammer Axe from...
Just a self reminder I must try to punch a hole myself.
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Index of operation and materials:
0:20 Coke forge
1:00 I'm not sure how to explain this as I'm no blackmith expert. Instead of time stamps I think it's better if I explain by words here:
I started with a heavy hammer flattening the side of the hammer that will become the blade.
Then I quickly realized the hammer was too heavy and not effective over the large area of the hammer head after the cilinder was flattened.
So switched to a cross peen and little by little I moved material around to reduce the big chunk of metal that was to hammer head into a wedge shaped blade. This took a long time and a lot of work.
Forging took me a day, a good 8 hrs of hammering! (so much fun but also exhausting).
Also, I kept adjusting where the metal moved by working the sides as well as shown here 2:18
For last I forge the spike where the ball side was.
3:10 I left the hatchet to annheal, cooling down very slowly with the forge to make it soft and easy to grind
3:20 Grind profile, spike, and edge on the 2x72 belt grinder
5:00 Quick normalize cycle just before hardening, probably not needed after annhealing but for sure won't hurt
5:50 Checking temperature with a magnet to reach critical (over non magnetic)
5:55 Quench in water to harden
6:10 Tempering with the forge by slowly heating to deep straw color (around 230°C)
I check the hardness that came between 50 and 55 on the Rockwell scale
6:42 Remove scales with wire wheel on bench grinder
7:07 Buff edge and spike to mirror finish with fine polishing compound and cotton wheel on the bench grinder (I did some hand sanding off camera)
I hope the handle part is self explanatory, if not say something in comments and I'll write more!
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@incorporeal3793
4 жыл бұрын
Those types of attacks happen to UK firefighters and other emergency services too. Just the way the world is going.
@kjellski
4 жыл бұрын
If you're on the edge, go for Patreon, the voice overs are really good and very consistent! They give great insights into Gaders process and what didn't work... 👌🏼👍🏼
@poolpops
4 жыл бұрын
Black Beard Projects if someone were to send you a knife would you do a custom restoration ?
@keatonlimabeans7281
4 жыл бұрын
Hey mate that handle is backwards the palm swell is supposed to go on the front
@user-by8rk8uv8w
4 жыл бұрын
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Great work. Now really impress everyone and turn it back into a Ball Peen Hammer! :-)
@heywoodjublomi9315
3 жыл бұрын
Stolen
@charlesfaulknerjr7841
3 жыл бұрын
Ha! Good one
@jasontodd4801
3 жыл бұрын
That would be... upsetting.
@hunters36forgingwoodworkin73
3 жыл бұрын
@@jasontodd4801 ahhh I see what you did there.
@the55reaper
3 жыл бұрын
It's steel bro, not modeling clay 😂
My 5 year old and I watch these types of videos regularly, and I don't think I've seen one done with only hand tools. Love it! Very cool looking piece.
Great work, awesome to see someone not just take a angle grinder and destroy the metal. Nice to see so much of the work done by hand too! Looks great
i never get tired watching this kind of videos.
Prior to seeing this vid, the ball peen to tomahawk was my 1st real blackmith project. I'm glad I made mine like yours (processs and shape) its a great 1st project and very forgiving for a noob
Not only he created the awesome hatchet, but genuinely explained how he got the hammer and its not his original idea, such humility. I wouldnt know, i dont watch many such channels. There is no limit to this guys knowledge and creativity. From Forging to casting, leather works to wood works, painting to polishing, hammering to soldering, welding to woodturning to etc etc... i dont even know the number of terms he is expert in. Hats off!
I used to buy old tool heads from my buddy who owned a scrap yard for 10 cents a pound. I've made 12 or 15 ball-peens into hatchets just like you! Good work!
Beautiful piece, love the tail spike.
By far one of my favorites
I have a strong admiration for a humble man and the fireman also, I scribed. I like to keep up with who made the hammers that usually gets lost but you can also trace back the steel.Thx
I have fell in love with that vise...
A very beautiful hatchet. I'm very inspired to build a forge at my home and start smithing.
This guy is talented! I enjoy all his videos
I didn't start the day thinking I wanted to learn about axe making, but here I am.
perfect work
Magnifico este projeto , dificil e ainda assim ficou com um ótimo acabamento . Parabéns Londrina-Paraná-Brasil.
That's bad ass. Best ball pin conversion so far. Great job
I real like the look of this hatchet !
A nice project! Inventive use for an old hammer head.
Very cool! Thank you so much for sharing!!
Straight to it! I like that
Right on good job ! Love seeing it done old school with raw muscle and 🔥 !!
Absolutely Beautiful
Thank You, Great Work.
The balance here between rough and fine finishing is fantastic! Just beautiful!
GREATWORK!!!!!
Ingenious 👍
Beautiful
Congratulations on a great job. Thanks for the video.
That turned out great. I wouldn’t have thought to do that, cool idea.
@josetelesdasilva6612
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks...
@scooter4198
3 жыл бұрын
Love the nubby spike lol soooooo sweet.
Beautiful work
i'm going to give this a go myself. i still have some old hammerheads laying around. thank you for the inspiration.
Amazing video it is inspiring me as a young blacksmith to get new ideas and new methods, thanks for the great content!
That's so cool that you use stuff that you repair or done to repair or make stuff. So satisfying to watch!
Very nice, thanks for the post 📯
A lovely bit of work there. Well done
Beautiful work.
Thank you for the video, and all the other videos you make for us. You're amazing!
(Sets up board to show how sharp axe is.) ×wack× (board breaks) Dammit!! 🤣🤣🤣
great idea
Idk why i love to watch videos like this
It's good to see someone making use of these hammers, which are a glut on the market and would go for scrap.
Foi um trabalho excelente parabéns amigo👍👍👍
Bravo 👏
All of it such an honest work! Quality work.
Amanzing!
perfect!! ❤❤
Very nice hatchet and a good use of a old tool .
I really like the handle shape of that hatchet. Nice work.
Its gorgeous..
100% awesome 👍
Class. Good job
Cool project, that turned out great. Good Work.
Amazing
Beautiful!
A piece of art !!
Very nice!
Excelente trabajo 😎🇨🇴
Not only did I enjoy~ you showed me better ways to making hatchets? Thank you.
very nice... You're projects are always the best... I'm happy to see that you got a new par of work gloves
@BlackBeardProjects
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Grandma Christmas gift
Nice job, thank you.
Very nice
A real blacksmith .. Nicely Done 🌷
Well done .
Great work
Maestro!!!
great job
Very Cool Hatchet !!!!!!!!!
Very nice well done
Cool project
Very cool, great work!
Nice job love to watch those videos
Nice !
Nice work. Thanks for sharing the story
Very nice.
Nice work.
Good job sir.
Gorgeous
Great work there Bro.
superb
So relaxing. Great build.
great!
Good job, I like it
very nice
Awesome
Very beautiful
Great work man
Awesome 👍👍👍Thanks for sharing
Awesome job.
That's cool.
I wish I had workshop like you and I work like you, because I do not want work for others, I mean I'm doing job in a company, Take care sir, thank you
that is effing cool, good job!
My favourite axe.
Excellent work
Excelente idea, buenísimo trabajo, saludo desde Paraguay....
Great craftsmanship Sirji
Perfect for bushcraft or camping, nice work!
Nice work
Que belo trabalho!!!!!