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TSA:
i have my coal forge, anvil and a bunch of tools, been messing around over the years making all, and sundry things, really keen to make something useful, really would like to make a tomahawk.
been researching the axes made from ball peen hammers, seems like a fun way to go initially, but then i hear that the hammers are only a med carbon, so the edge holding wont be the best.

so before someone says, just weld in a high carbon bit, i have not had much success with forge welding, (so any advice in this department would be greatly appreciated).

would another option be to use a billet of good steel, suitable for an edge, and make the entire hatchet out of it, i know this may seem sacrilegious to some, but this may be the best option  for me.
 any ideas or advice!!
TIA

YosemiteBen:
Farriers rasps work well.

Pat B:
...so does a railroad spike.   (f)

dylanholderman:
yeah hammer heads are probably 1045, 4140 or something of the like. i think it would still be worth doing if only for the practice shaping the head, and if you figured out a good heat treat it would still be a serviceable tool.

the hawk i made was from 1" square 1080 and i went that rout because it was easier  :)  if you end up going that way try finding stock that is a little bit bigger if you can, i had to work pretty hard to spread out the width i wanted.

Pat B:
Is that the hawk you made for me, Dylan?

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