Rob Toneguzzo Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Here is an axe/hawk made from an over size rasp our farrier uses on the heavy horses. Get a good supply of these and they are good USA steel. A tree fell in a storm on my fence so I thought it was a good oppertunity to test it Had chainsaw but just could not use it..old school all the way haha..very rewarding! Held up great on 6 inch trunk. 2 "Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes" - Tom HALL - Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Toneguzzo Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 Awsome for limbing but also cut through thickest part in under 60 seconds..great little axe and fun to use..very rewarding..love making axes. Any comments/feedback appreciated. Rob 3 "Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes" - Tom HALL - Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dougherty Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Very nice! -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Betts Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Axes are incredibly satisfying to make and use. That one came out great, Rob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCROB Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 awesome Rob................and I have a pale of 'em , Farrier leaves his unwanted rasps when he's done here....... "Never Quit On Improving" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Harris Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Sweeeeet. Did you have to grind off the teeth before welding? Trying to make each knife just a little better than the last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Toneguzzo Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 Thanks fellas. Caleb, I did grind them down flat. The rasp was rusty too and I figured the cleaner the better. I usually weld on the other side of a rasp where the teeth are smaller. "Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes" - Tom HALL - Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Detrick Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 That is so sweet Rob! “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." -Albert Camus http://www.krakenforge.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason Simonet Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 thats awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I have never made an axe, but I like them. I should probably make myself one like that for use around my home. I have to finish my machete first, though. kc 1 please visit my website http://www.professorsforge.com/ “Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.” E. V. Debs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Craft Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 G'day mate! Outstanding work on the one!! It turned out well! How wide and long was that rasp when you started, it looks like one of the biggest I have ever seen?? C Craft Customs ~~~ With every custom knife I build I try to accomplish three things. I want that knife to look so good you just have to pick it up, feel so good in your hand you can't wait to try it, and once you use it, you never want to put it down ! If I capture those three factors in each knife I build, I am assured the knife will become a piece that is used and treasured by its owner! ~~~ C Craft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Toneguzzo Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 (edited) Hi guys, thanks for the feedback. 1 hour ago, C Craft said: G'day mate! Outstanding work on the one!! It turned out well! How wide and long was that rasp when you started, it looks like one of the biggest I have ever seen?? Hi there CC...the rasp is 50 cm by 6 cm here is a pic next to a standard one. Edited March 4, 2017 by Rob Toneguzzo 2 "Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes" - Tom HALL - Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Brewer Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Gotta git me summa those !!!.......... If ya can't be good don't git caught !! People who say stuff can't be done need to git the hell outta the way of people who do stuff !!! Show me a man who is called an expert by his peers And I will show you a good man to listen to ...... Show me a man who calls himself an expert and I will show you an egotistical asshole...............!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Great work Rob. What did you use to shape the eye? “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Toneguzzo Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 Hi Josh, I have a tapered Tomahawk drift I have made and I bend the rasp around that. I knock the drift out then take a second heat. I then tap the drift back in and with the drift in place I drop the blade in the vice and squeeze the blade together which really pulls the eye tightly around the drift. I then tap the drift out and do the weld. Once the weld has taken I again drop the blade in the vice and tap the drift in and true it up. I do this so the eye weld is supported and clamped shut and can't separate. I then forge out the blade as normal. This is just how I do it and it works for me. 1 "Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes" - Tom HALL - Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Higson Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Nice, very cool! I'm wondering if you welded asymmetrically to prevent the weld line being on the edge? James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Lipinski Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Interesting idea to make an axe from a rasp. Looks untypical. Very nice lipinskimetalart.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Toneguzzo Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 Thanks kris, James, i just welded that sucker together and forged it out. Given it (and numerous others like it) a real shelacking and they hold up fine with some pretty heavy work.That being said I intend to forge some bearded style axes and will weld in a center peice to give more material. "Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes" - Tom HALL - Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C-S Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Hi Rob, Clearly this was pre-finger/hand injury. --- Hope all turns out well for you today. I know that hospital too well unfortunately. As for the Axe. Nice. Where do you source your rasp's from? I wonder if I can scrounge some up down here somewhere? Cheers, Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Toneguzzo Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) I get them from our farrier. Not sure where he gets them from though. Most farriers i have met are happy to give them to you. I just always test them as some are just case hardened. Here is another comparison between a standard and large rasp axe. On another note I rub the raven oil leather dye on the handle before boiled linseed oil. Brings out the grain and and gives an ok effect i think. Edited March 7, 2017 by Rob Toneguzzo 1 "Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes" - Tom HALL - Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) On 3/5/2017 at 1:47 AM, Rob Toneguzzo said: Hi Josh, I have a tapered Tomahawk drift I have made and I bend the rasp around that. I knock the drift out then take a second heat. I then tap the drift back in and with the drift in place I drop the blade in the vice and squeeze the blade together which really pulls the eye tightly around the drift. I then tap the drift out and do the weld. Once the weld has taken I again drop the blade in the vice and tap the drift in and true it up. I do this so the eye weld is supported and clamped shut and can't separate I then forge out the blade as normal. This is just how I do it and it works for me. Edited to add: What is Raven Oil? I think your idea of holding the eye in a vise after the weld for some later work is brilliant. I think I saw that done during one of James Austin's vids. Either way, it is a smart trick. The finished products look very nice. Edited March 7, 2017 by Kevin (The Professor) please visit my website http://www.professorsforge.com/ “Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.” E. V. Debs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Toneguzzo Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 Hi Kevin, Raven oil is the dye I use to colour the leather sheaths. I have black and brown. I rubbed some on a handle by accident one day and when I wiped it off it had stained the grain so I just did it all over. Kept some of the natural wood colour and darkened some grain highlights. I would not do it on everything but it looked OK on the axe handles. "Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes" - Tom HALL - Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salem Straub Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Very nice piece, it is inspiring! Please come and waste some otherwise perfectly good time, looking at my knives! www.prometheanknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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