CONGRATULATIONS to Elias Vilchis for winning this giveaway! Thank you to all who entered, and I look forward to the next project!

@calholli

2 ай бұрын

I forgot to check..

With as much surface area as the titanium axe head has, there’s a strikingly uniformed beauty! With all the colors from the blade to the back of the axe, not one overpowers any other. Absolutely remarkable creation! Really, really impressive, Tim!

Hi Tim!! Great work! I throw axes in high-level competitions and to answer your question about the sweeping on the bottom of the head, that's actually by design. The rules for both WATL and IATF state that the score for a throw is measured by where the metal of the head meets the plane of the board; that means that any part of the head buried inside of the board isn't counted. For every shot in WATL and for the clutch shots in IATF, a maximum length blade is ideal for the way the scoring zones work. As the boards get more beat up, the axes can sink pretty deep inside, so if you flat your shot on a beat up board (land the axe in the board so it's basically perpendicular to the ground) the scoring zone might be 2-3" into the axe head. Having the bottom sweep down like that is important so you don't lose as much coverage on a beat up board. Since axe throwing rounds are frequently decided by a matter of millimeters, you want to reduce any possible loss of coverage without compromising your throw or accuracy.

Wow. This is one of the first projects I’ve seen on KZread in a long time that made me smile uncontrollably and audibly say “wow” in a room by myself

That axe is stunningly beautiful! The materials, the shape, the colors... just wow! I've never before entered myself in a giveaway... but I just did. You've outdone yourself, Timothy!

The rainbow colours look amazing. I love this axe! New stamp technique works really well for your makers mark. Crisp and even. Throw a rubber mat on the ground below your target. I see some lunchtime axe throw comps in your future.

That variable voltage power supply was such a great idea...Axe looks absolutely stunning.

Every time you work with titanium it reminds me of my job as a Turbofan Test Engineer for Rolls-Royce at Stennis Space Center. The jet engines we worked on an tested had fan blades with titanium sheets formed around a titanium hexagonal (honeycomb) core. I was able to tour the RR plant that produced them in Derby, England back around 2009, and seeing that was amazing because it's such a hard metal to work with. Great work using titanium! I'm sure it wasn't easy!

@hoperp1951

3 ай бұрын

I was involved in producing the Titanium fan blade blanks which were supplied to RR Derby for the the E4, 524G, 524H, then all of the Trent series 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000 and XWB, plus the various membrane sheet panels that went between the hollow blades. I retired after 40 years in 2009.

@scottpageusmc

3 ай бұрын

@@hoperp1951 awesome! I was in Derby a number of times between 2007 and 2012. Also visited other locations, like Hucknall. My faculty, at Stennis Space Center, took over the noise testing that was at Hucknall. Thanks for the hard work! Had a blast inspecting your work after we ran the piss out of the engines!

@hoperp1951

3 ай бұрын

@@scottpageusmc I only managed a couple of visits to RR Derby, good to see the banks and membrane panel processing and a final product. Over the years in QA, involved in many projects and materials mainly Titanium, but also some Zirconium, Hafnium, Niobium thrown in for good measure.

@scottpageusmc

3 ай бұрын

@@hoperp1951 , that's awesome! Wish I could have seen more of that process.

Get yourself some 4x4 or 6x6. Ask your lumber yard if they have any culled lumber in that size. Cut them at 12" blocks and stack them so the end grain forms the face of the target. Oh I forgot one important step. Use some 1x3 spruce strapping to hold it all together. I framed the outside of mine with 5/4x6 deck boards. (Culled) And used some 1x3 spruce strapping on the back to hold the blocks from sliding out. Because mine isn't hung on a wall. If parts of the target wear out, just slide out the blown block and replace it with a new one.

You might have created a monster! I could see every serious axe thrower in the world calling you to make another one. Maybe you could sell them to the appropriate axe throwing organization for use as trophies for competitions?

@jpreziose

3 ай бұрын

I had the same idea. I want a gold rose one

The titanium finish on the acid edge is absolutely fantastic.

Tim, this might be the most beautiful thing you've ever crafted...it looks amazing!!!

I absolutely love the way titanium forges under the power hammer... glowing red marshmellows.

Man, the anodizing turned out insane, just adds that big cherry ontop of a beautiful axe. If you want your purple heart to really be purple, add some heat to it - I use it for my handles on my saws etc and if you don't keep it outdoors the purple will actually stay quite a while.

Shameless plug incoming. . . I'm a single father of 5 and my son would love to get this! He loves watching these videos.

Crazy. I didn’t realize this until today, I actually live less than an hour from Sackin Metals. In terms of useful information, that’s about as useful to know as is getting gum stuck to your shoe.

cutting titanium with an angle grinder is how I found out how flammable a fuming pile of shop rags are. Love the sparks :D Also there is a corresponding voltage/color chart on google where you can see what color you will get from what voltage when anodizing titanium so you can actually pick your color

You keep making cool and interesting projects. Keep it going my guy. I miss the dude who worked with you, though. I forgot his name. Martin I think his name is.

Quite possibly one of the most amazing things I've seen crafted by human hands. AMAZING!!!

That’s the most beautiful ax I’ve ever seen.

Imagine showing up to an axe throwing competition with a set of these crazy axes. 😮

As would any collector, Aqua man actor and proficient axe thrower Jason Momoa would appreciate that axe, awesome job.

That axe is absolutely amazing! So beautiful!! Nicely done, Tim 😊

I LOVE this idea ! Down here in Ohio, it's almost as popular as corn hole. I built a regulation size board and put it on my barn. It's a crowd favorite when we have get togethers!

Dude the way you hype yourself up is so contagious. I'm sat here smiling from ear to ear watching you get stoked! Forget a giveaway I want to be your neighbor haha

Very cool, best regards from Germany. The blacksmith apprentice.

“Dude check out this awesome center punch I got!!” “Woah bro that’s dope!!” *replaces with real 308 cartridge*

Beautifully made. Always awesome when you pull all the stops with titanium. So many colours, and you can see the time you put into it. And nice throw!

Love working with purple heart, it comes out so nice!

That looks amazing! Your skills have increased exponentially over the years. Great job and keep it up!

How cool is this! Worlds is right around the corner as well. This would be an awesome axe to bring to WATL's World Championship event in April! Very cool project. Hope to see more work with WATL and IATF in the future!

What a beauty of an axe, absolutely love the look of anodized titanium. Great job!

Just a beautiful ax. I like how the colors of the head stands out with the purple heart handle! Nice job Tim!!!

Absolutely love the anodizing!

Crazy anodizing results! That came out amazing.

Always a fun watch! A secret benefit to every one of these titanium projects, they will probably be the longest lasting things you build if only because they do not rust. Thanks for being brave enough to work this Tim!

Wonderful video! It was truly amazing to see the anodizing process!

I am excited to watch this. Titanium is a material that most people avoid. I got my popcorn ready. 🎉

Another beautiful work of art. Thanks for sharing.

Tim, I’ve followed you from the start and you just get better. Not just your shop projects, but your personality and your film production as well. Gives me a smile!

That axe is stunning!! BEAUTIFUL!!

Hey Tim, I am a bladesmith from Brasil, would you be interested in selling the axe that was too small? I would love to finish it, never had the chance to work with titanium on a big piece like that, and would love to do it.

Tim, the purple heart is a wood with a secret. When you get it, you'll know if that's the right wood or not for your projects 😉

That's a beauty! The reason for the heel of that axe being the convex shape is to have more surface area past the cutting edge so when the axe sticks there's more of a chance to have that part of the bit being stuck into the bullseye

Probably one of your younger fans, but these things really motivate me to actually get in to blacksmithing myself, but because in so young i cant really yet because of the expenses of the metals and tools i need so i have to wait. But i do hope one day i can get half as good as you because results as these are like machine perfection👌

What a great idea going with titanium. i love axe throwing, but since i have a degenerative nerve disease and a separated shoulder, I've had to give it up. The typical axe is simply too heavy for me to throw for more than the 10 rounds we'd throw for. So if you make some for sale, i might consider trying it out. , ..... so i wrote that first part before you snodized... then you took it into outer space with that wild coating color. That's fabulous! Great job!

I LOVE the coloring you get on that titanium! so cool!

They are a lot of fun to throw you should make three more for yourself It’s a great way to relax

Sick! Love the attention to detail - thats one hell of a final product.

I am SO happy to see these type of videos making a comeback. That's why I started watching this channel way back in the beginning and hope to see more like these, such as the monster chainmail he made probably 3+ years ago and of course the titanium hammers etc. So enjoyable to watch. Thank you Timothy.

Man titanium anodizing never cease to amaze me... BEAUTIFUL... Great job there Tim !

That is the most beautiful axe I’ve ever seen. Great job Tim!!!

An amazingly beautiful rainbow colours on the axe

@Hydrazine1000

4 ай бұрын

The nerdy thing here is that the blade has no color itself. The anodizing process grows a transparent and colorless (!!) oxide layer. The colors that you see are interference colors from the reflecting light, and all those different hues are caused by the variation in thickness of the oxide layer.

If I could win that axe it would be mounted in a Locked cabinet on my wall for everyone to see, that is just beautiful. Great job

I think the Smithing community would love to see a collaboration between you and Torbjörn Åhman. Both of you guys have similar, yet less common, finishing quality to your projects.

Outstanding! Really love the look of the raw titanium billet after its been forged a bit, that oxide layer has some interesting colors! And the anodized finish is just beautiful, I had no idea you could control the process so much. Your videos on alternative metals are my favorites of yours, especially the will-it-forge videos.

The Axe is crazy beautiful. It needs a prettier handle maybe a burl, flame maple or curly or even an ebony stained black would set it off just nicely. If you used a well figured maple piece you could stain to match the inherent colours of the blade. That would look so cool if you blended three colours. Just a suggestion:)

Loads of fun to watch. Thank you for the opportunity to win this beautiful wall hanger!

Amazing man. Your attention to detail is always great to see

That thing is sooo sick! I love watching you forge titanium

That is a stunning piece of work Tim.

The most beautiful piece of metal I’ve seen

I know nothing of forging etc. All I know is that was one of the coolest axes over ever seen! 😮

Wow that axe looks amazing .. well done on a simply great creation...

Absolutely stunning! Love your experimenting mindset and quest for excellent. Marvelous endresult 🔥🔥🔥

That's such a cool ax love how the colours turned out

What an exeptional job....so beautiful...love it

It's simply stunning. 😍 You Sir are an amazing artist.

Great job on those throwing axes I really like the look of them both

this axe just looks unreal. amazing work

Sweet, nice job. Looks amazing.

Awesome project and result!!👍👍👍

What an amazing beautiful job Tim

You definitely earned my sub with this build! This is actually the first video I've ever seen of yours, but that is an absolutely BEA-UTIFUL axe, my brother! Absolutely gorgeous coloring!!! Shalom and congratulations to whomever wins it!

Looks badass! The thing about axe throwing is that lighter axes tend to have from drops not being heavy enough to stick in harder wood. Throwing harder would solve that BUT that means less accuracy. The weight does the work. The Ace of Spades is a very cheaply designed axe in terms of materials using 1045 steel. It's very soft but has the weight at 2.2lbs head weight. At 1.3 lb head weight, the titanium head is on the light side. However, with the poll being fatter than the Ace's it will help drive the blade similar to the hammer hatchets. And with a 6-7oz hardwood handle, it may be enough to prevent drops on pine or knotty targets. I hate to think how much that titanium stock costs tho.

It’s beautiful Tim ! Well done 👍

Sick project tim. Love the axe

Insane job on the anodizing

Pretty awesome stuff! Super creative!

dude that anodization is dope as heck!

What a really cool Axe, great job

Man the glow of titanium when you heat it and work it is just beautiful

I just wanna say thanks for the hard work and also, why the hell hasnt other metal done this before!? Amzing 😊❤

That is a beautiful axe. I don’t think I could throw it. Great job

Embarrassed and excited to report that this 37 year old man said "Oh come on Timothy you know it" out loud as he clicked on this thumbnail. edit: There's a moment around 7:10 where you leave in a shot of you examining your work. I love that. It's something a lot of folks don't include, the real true moment of a craftsman just observing what he's done. I really like that.

Work of art Tim. Beautiful axe 👍🇦🇺

Absolutely stunning!

That's pretty cool looks like the welding art you see but with out the ripple of the welds all's I keep thinking is how Stiletto used to make steel axes and now everybody knows them for titanium hammers you've pulled the switch a roo with this one nice work

Beautiful work man!

As an axe thrower I can tell you that this would really stand out at a tournament or a league night. Looks very nice.

I love the sparks titanium makes. It makes for some great camera shots :)

That is so cool I wish I had that talent making art is so fun to watch thank you

It looks like an axe enchanted with Frost or Lightning from Skyrim. That color is ethereal!

Awesome I love all your videos keep it up Timothy.

The throwing axe is sick 🥳😎 the temper colours are amazing

Nice ax! Was just waiting for you to miss the target completely and go through the side of the shop

Awesome project, titanium is so fun! Quick note on the anodizing, once you go up to a certain voltage you can't just go back down without cleaning and re-etching. The coating formed from the voltage is like armor, and once a "high voltage armor" is on the metal the lower voltage won't really have much affect. Also, the voltages past 80 or so can start to do wackier things and have a higher chance of ending up splotchy. Finally, to see the real color you really have to dry it off fully. Less so on polished metal, but satin metal will change color dramatically from a wet-to-dry state. There are some good reference charts of colors online if you poke around a little (I like the one with all the bolts at various voltages)

looks like a heroic rarity weapon in an rpg tbh. Great job man

Take a bit of time to create an end-grain target and backstop. Easy enough to cut a bunch of 4x4 scrap into regular blocks, then glue them into a 3ft by 3ft, end on, square to comfortably catch your flying axes.

Wow I watch all your videos and have done for years and that is without doubt the best axe you have made wow I would mount it on my wall probably build a handmade cabinet. Well done