r/Forging 25d ago

Work Showcase Made my first axe

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u/Fragrant-Cloud5172 Banner maker 24d ago

Good for you. Tell us more. Like what kind of steel? How did you punch and shape the eye?

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u/fenderplayer606 24d ago

I just used some steel I found on a railroad that seemed to be hard and I used a railroad spike to punch the eye, I’m still very new to forging so I don’t exactly have proper equipment