Hello everyone, I propose to consider an interesting hatchet that you can do do it yourself. The author decided to make an ax in the style of those used in a fire. That is, it is a strong ax with a sharp peak on the butt, with which you can break something, punch, and so on. In addition, it is quite possible to chop wood with such an ax, but it was made mainly for the collection. Everything is made of trash, an old ax was used, as well as an old pickaxe. As for the pen, it was cut from scratch. Everything is done not difficult, the speed of manufacture will depend on the tools you have.
To make this ax, the author used a fairly wide range of tools. This and a band saw, and grinders, grinder and more. But if you have experience in this industry, then you should not have questions about manufacturing. So, let's take a closer look at how you can make such an hatchet!
Materials and tools used by the author:
Material List:
- old ax;
- pickaxe;
- a bar or a board for the handle;
- oil for painting axes.
Tool List:
- grinder;
- tape cutting machine;
- grinder;
- orbital sander;
- welding machine;
- vise;
- polishing machine;
- drill;
- superglue or wood glue.
Manufacturing process homemade:
Step one. We make an ax
First of all, we need the old ax that we will remodel. We take the grinder and clean it from rust with a petal nozzle or the like. At this stage, everything can be processed with a wire brush.
We will also need a pickaxe, cut off one spike from it and adjust it so that it can be welded to the ax butt. When everything is ready, it will be possible to weld the parts together. Before that, we pull out the handle so that it does not burn during welding, and smoke does not bother us. You can start welding, the author cooks semi-automatic. You need to boil well, to the maximum depth.
After welding, the product is finally grinded, especially the weld.As a result, the workpiece should become all monolithic. Such work can be dealt with using the petal nozzle. It is important for us to remove all defects, sinks from rust, and so on. As a result, the product is obtained as new.
Step Two We make an ax
Now we need to make an ax, for this we need solid, strong wood, since our ax is quite long and the ax is heavy. You can use ash, maple or something like that. The author uses a tape cutting machine for such work, the main work is carried out on it. From the beginning we cut the beam, and then draw on it the desired profile of the handle. The author creates the main profile of the hatchet on a tape cutting machine.
Next up is grinding the ax, here we need an orbital sander or the like. We make the ax even and smooth. For final processing, you can go manually with fine sandpaper.
Step Three We finalize the ax
We need to modify the ax, take a drill and modify the hole in which we will install the ax. In addition, the author polishes an ax. As a result, he gets a mirror shine.
Step Four Painting a hatchet and assembling a pen
We need to paint the ax to protect it from moisture, especially since the ax will look much more beautiful. It is optimal to use oil for these purposes, the author chose a black dye. After impregnation, we polish the pen and let it dry completely.
Now the hatchet can be collected. The author used wood glue, which was then glued with superglue. If you assemble an ax on carpentry glue or PVA glue, everything will hold very securely. After installing the ax on the ax, cut off the excess part of the handle, grind and paint.
That's all, the ax is completely ready, it remains to sharpen it and you can test it. That's all, the project is over, I hope you liked it. Good luck and creative inspiration, if you decide to repeat it. Do not forget to share your homemade products with us!
