Maciek Tomaszczyk 156 Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) this kind of axes was quite common in Poland during early medieval, plenty of them were found. My axe has 15 cm blade, i used wrought iron and O2 steel. Edited December 22, 2020 by Maciek Tomaszczyk 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 3,410 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Love the grain in that iron! Link to post Share on other sites
Maciek Tomaszczyk 156 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 Enjoy watching :-) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Maciek Tomaszczyk 156 Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 New tutorial is now available. This time i forged Viking age axe based on the archaeological finds from Gotland. I used wrought iron and O2 steel. Enjoy watching. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Gerhard Gerber 408 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Really enjoy your videos, you make forge welding look deceptively easy...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Maciek Tomaszczyk 156 Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) Great Moravian battle axe dated to early medieval (Viking Age). To forge it I used wrought iron and O2 steel, the eye is punch and drift, there are at least 4 different ways to get the same shape but in my opinion punching and drifting is the most accurate and historical proper. Tutorial is now available on my YT channel. Edited February 11, 2021 by Maciek Tomaszczyk 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Oberu 87 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 What is the end dimension on your eye? Link to post Share on other sites
Maciek Tomaszczyk 156 Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 (edited) Replica of the early medieval finds from Szurpiły (Poland), height 18.5 cm, weight 1.2 kg. I used the same technology as in the original find. To forged it I used 3 pieces of material (two types of the wrought iron and modern tool steel on the edge). Edited August 20, 2021 by Maciek Tomaszczyk 9 Link to post Share on other sites
Don Abbott 278 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Very nice. I love the figure in the wrought. Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 3,410 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Really well done on the thickness and tapers. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Maciek Tomaszczyk 156 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 ...and the video tutorial, enjoy watching. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 2,305 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Bravo! That is a nice axe. Link to post Share on other sites
Maciek Tomaszczyk 156 Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 The axe I forged last month. Copy of the F-type axe found in Birka grave 750. The weight of the corroded original is 1260 g. My replica has 1700 g, the size of both is the same: 180x222 mm. I used 19century wrought iron and old steel. The eye of the axe is folded and welded. Before i started to forge i print it in scale. To forge body of the axe i used 19cent. wrought iron round bar (part of the steam engine). Cutting age is 1045 steel etching in nitric acid showed a very heterogeneous structure of the wrought iron (crystals up to 3 mm). 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 3,410 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 I love it! Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Dougherty 1,312 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Wow! That is fantastic. Link to post Share on other sites
Maciek Tomaszczyk 156 Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Axe from Ostrów Lednicki (catalog no. 474). The sizes of the copy are the same as the original, length 10.2 cm, blade height 8.1 cm. The weight of the replica is150 g (the original weight is 75 grams). The difference in weight results from the corrosion losses of the find and the inaccuracy of the shape of the replica. Axe forged of 3 types of material: Eye is low-carbon steel from the beginning of the 20th century, neck and beard, 19th-century wrought iron, a blade is old steel. 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 3,410 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Love that view of the top. Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 2,305 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 I love that skinny bearded one. I can see Rollo going crazy with that. Link to post Share on other sites
Maciek Tomaszczyk 156 Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 Early medieval battle axe. I used wrought iron (old 19-century wagon axel) and medium carbon steel (1045). I based on the archaeological find from the Płock area (Poland). The eye is wrap and forge-welded, the cutting edge is symmetrical. 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 2,305 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Another fine piece sir! Link to post Share on other sites
Francis Gastellu 208 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Excellent, well done! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Maciek Tomaszczyk 156 Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 Here you can watch the production process. Enjoy watching. Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 3,410 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Excellent video! I wish I had the fast-forward option for hand sanding. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 2,305 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 The overlay on the bit had me saying "wait a minute....what?" Amazing work sir. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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