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Rob Toneguzzo

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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.

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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

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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. 

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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.

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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??

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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.

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Gotta git me summa those  !!!..........B)

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Great work Rob. What did you use to shape the eye?

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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.

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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.

 

 

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Hi Rob, 

Clearly this was pre-finger/hand injury. :P --- 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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

 

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Very nice piece, it is inspiring!

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