I welcome all fans to work with steel. Today we will look at how to forge a small hatchet from a large wrench. Such an ax can be kept near the furnace and chopped with it chips for ignition. Such homemade will always delight you with its brilliance, and will never rust, and if desired, such a tool can easily be used for self-defense and other good purposes. Of course, the blade of such an ax will not hold sharpening, but in general, the ax should work perfectly like a cleaver. If you are interested in homemade work, I suggest that you familiarize yourself with the project in more detail!
Materials and tools used by the author:
Material List:
- a suitable wrench;
- rope for the handle.
Tool List:
- oven and blacksmith tools;
- grinder or grinder.
Hatchet manufacturing process:
Step one. Forging
The ax blade itself is located in that part of the key where the spanner is located. We heat the key to a yellow glow and unbend the horn to the key. Well, then gradually by forging flatten the steel and thereby form the blade. As a result of forging, it is also possible to form a hook at the rear. A little effort and the profile of the ax is ready.
At the end, the author straightened the crown wrench on the back.
Step Two Quenching
Is it possible to harden such steel, the question is extremely doubtful, because steel in wrenches is not rich in carbon. One way or another, just in case, the author decided to harden the blade. We heat the steel to a yellow glow and immerse in oil. For hardening, automotive testing is quite suitable.
Step Three Grinding
We grind the blade, eliminate forging defects, and also sharpen, here the author used a belt grinder. Note that such an steel will not be able to sharpen to an acute state, and the blade will not keep sharpening, so we make descents like a cleaver.
Step Four A pen
At the end, we wrap the handle with synthetic rope, now the hatchet will be nice to lie in your hand, and it will also look great.Homemade perfectly cuts wood, and even such a tool pleases the eye, it can be conveniently hung on a nail by the ring.
That's all, the homemade product is ready, I hope you liked the idea, and you found useful thoughts for yourself. Good luck and creative inspiration, if you decide to repeat this, do not forget to share your ideas and homemade things with us!
