Channel: Black Beard Projects

Category: Howto & Style

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Description: Making a viking bearded hatchet from start to finish with steel from railroad track and damascus. Traditional wrapped and forge-welded eye construction. Steel from the railroad track I have is hardanable, handle is made of elm wood. 1095 and 15n20 damascus piece made and kindly provided by my friend @Sperber- Knives I am aware this is far from perfect, it's the first time I try anything like this. 0:00 Railroad Track Steel Prep 1:45 Forge Hatchet Body 3:50 Damascus Cutting Edge 6:05 Grind 6:50 Heat Treatment 7:20 Final Grind and Etch 8:13 Handle 10:40 Steel Wedges 11:35 Finish and Tests #beardedaxecontest Made to join a friendly competition hosted by the group: facebook.com/groups/NoiSpacchiamo Thanks Mauro Ianni for the organization and invitation! Some of the stuff I use for my projects is listed in this amazon storefront: amazon.com/shop/blackbeardprojects It's affiliate marketing, so if you order something from here you'll help the channel for free! Thank you! ★Patreon★ patreon.com/blackbeardprojects ★Website★ blackbeardproject.com ★Follow me★ Facebook ► facebook.com/BlackBeardProjects Twitter ► twitter.com/BlackBeardProje Instagram ► instagram.com/black_beard_projects