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DC:
Is the deep cut out so you can get your hand up closer to the centre of gravity of the head for 'detail' work?

Handforged:

--- Quote from: Hawkdancer on March 13, 2020, 11:03:38 am ---Nice!  How would spring steel work for something like that?  Got steel - got no forge! (f) (lol)
Hawkdancer

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If by spring steel you mean "leaf spring or coil spring" steel most consider that to be 5160.  5160 makes a damn fine hatchet or axe but it has a good bit more carbon than something like 4130 that has more chromium in it for corrosion resistance. I would think after years of use 5160 would work harden and start to crack unless it was only heat treated on the cutting edge. Then again this will also cause a few problems.

Handforged:

--- Quote from: DC on March 13, 2020, 12:01:38 pm ---Is the deep cut out so you can get your hand up closer to the centre of gravity of the head for 'detail' work?

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Yes, it makes it so that you can choke up on the bit of the hatchet. It also reduced weight and resistance.

Pinewood Archer:
Nice work,I've wanting to make one of those myself only mine is going to have an adze on the back.

Handforged:

--- Quote from: Pinewood Archer on March 28, 2020, 07:20:26 pm ---Nice work,I've wanting to make one of those myself only mine is going to have an adze on the back.

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I have made a few adze recently and I'm not sure that one on the back of a hatchet would be worthwhile.  Unless it was elevated higher than the spine of the hatchet it might get in the way. I think they would be best as two separate tools.

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