How To Make A Double Headed Battle Axe

Hello, my name is Red, I'm a maker. I work with metal, wood and leather.

For a long time, I had this two hatchets waiting in the forge for me to do something with them, so instead of doing a simple restoration, I decided to make a double headed battle axe, which I wanted to make for a very long time.

I started by selecting the hatchets I wanted to use. After annealing and shaping, I welded the two parts to make the double headed axe. Then, I used my homemade belt grinder to get the final shape (which is pretty close to a bat - some might call it the bataxe...). I usually like shiny blades and axes, but this time, I wanted something different so I decided to texture the axe. Then, I normalised the head, quenched in oil and tempered in my kitchen oven. After cleaning the axe, I shaped a handle by hand.

I started the build back in June, but life and other projects delayed this one. I'm really glad I took the time to finish this project and I hope you'll like it as much as I do.

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