Florentine Axe and Hammer Project

[Mirimaran]

Very nice! Love the handle work in particular, but great job on both!

Ken

[GreyWatcher]

Nice job all the way around ! I going to have to ask for some advice on my upcoming spear project.

[Ringulf]

OK the Hammer is now tightly affixed to the second haft.
It took a little bit to get the maximum distance forward on the hammer's blunt face because of the fact that it was cut in the other direction of the teardrop shaped drift hole. but it has enough space now between the haft and the tip to be more than a pall.
Brandwyn and my Son Arbitus, and I are going shooting. He just got a beautiful Horsebow and has the jones to shoot, but when I come back I will do the knotwork and stain.

Here are the pics.

[R.D.Metcalf]

Oh well...beyond my ability.

Not quite

If I were doing this, and later on, I might. I would anneal the head grind to shape and then harden the edge, leaving the rest dead soft. A half ass pit forge, which you could fill back in on top of the axe head once it got to temp to let the steel cool slowly overnight, and a 4 inch grinder would really be the only tools you needed to anneal and shape the head. Finishing with files and sand paper to suit yourself. That would be my attack plan.

[E.MacKermak]

I was looking more at easy ways to cut knife blades. I have a couple of Machetes begging to be redone into something I like more. And it is hard to get a good cut with a dremel tool.

[Ringulf]

If it isn't stainless an oxy-acetaline torch can do alot with the right nib, There is also alot you can do with an angle grinder and the right head. I use what I got (If it is plasma, well I still don't turn my nose up at it!)lol

[Kiriana]

We don't own any torches.. although his dad might give us his angle grinder.

[Ringulf]

This is where "Harbor Freight" can be your best freind, I know their stuff is not really high quality and if I have the funds I try to get the best product I can afford, but in this case my current angle grinder cost me no more than 15 dollars and I have already gotten several projects out of it. it owes me nothing and has a lot of life left in it. If you don't have one near you, there is always the internet site that has tutorial on everything they sell and the catalogue. Though I know going up and down 95 there is the big headquarters in either Georgia or SC. Anyway If worse comes to worse I am sure we could find a way to get some rough blade blanks cut out for you. We would have to do it when the machine is available so I can't give any time guarenties.

[E.MacKermak]

The big HQ is in SC. We have a few other places we could get one too. But free from Dad is so much nicer...he isn't using it much anymore. Worst case, I will pick up one when I get beck from deployment. Won't have time for too much work during leave.

[Ringulf]

Well here are the final pics of the Flourentine set. I was thinking about wrapping the lower part of the handles and still might but at this juncture I may even entertain selling the set. I inscribed in EF the name of the crow's bill hammer after a literary dwarven character from Markus Heitz' The Dwarves series. Boendal uses this weapon and his twin brother Boindil uses Flourentine axes...guess what the axe's name is! lol

[kaelln]

Just too cool looking!

[Rhys ap Ieuan]

They really look great! I love the way the colors you use really make them pop. What type of paint/dye/pigment do you use? And do you put something over it to prevent wear?

[Ringulf]

I used minwax water based manor oak stain on the carved knotwork and minwax waterbased color express emerald on the green. I finish and protect it with several buffed coates of brown shoe polish and it gives it a bit of character and depth.

I am glad you like them!

[Kiriana]

Wow those came out very nice. Love them!!

[Willrett]

I really like the hammer.