a hatchet head with a deformed eye.
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I'm no expert but would say no.Even if it's possible to salvage it,the amount of work would make it not worthwhile,at least for me.
but there are plenty of this type about.
you'd basically have to chop away the back of the eye and reform a new section then weld it on. - looks too damaged to just reform it.
could a smithy heat it and bash a formed section in to re shape it.......
I bet a 'pro smithy' would cost too much to be cost effective but there must be some on here that would do it for a trade or some thing.
is there a story behind this blade or is it just an interrest?
I do think re furbishing old tools is very satisfying even if most folks can't see the point.
Good luck
I bet a 'pro smithy' would cost too much to be cost effective but there must be some on here that would do it for a trade or some thing.
is there a story behind this blade or is it just an interrest?
I do think re furbishing old tools is very satisfying even if most folks can't see the point.
Good luck
you could just try welding the bad section as it does not need to be good quality steel as for the blade......
A smith might approach a repair thus:
(1) grind out as much rust, dirt and misc. junk as possible
(2) hammer-weld the split (the success of which will depend on the skill of the smith and the exact steel used in the making of the axe) reforming as much of the mushrooming as possible at the same time
(3) reform the eye using a punch or drift hoping that the weld holds (punch may need to be made or adapted to suit)
(4) clean up, regrinding, heat treat (hoping the axe doesn't go 'tink' on quench), sharpening
Time: perhaps 1-2 hours considering it'd need babying. Shop-rate typicaly £20+ per hour. Economical, no. Interesting, yes.
Of course it might be plugged with an arc-welder and a suitably shaped plug. Lots of cleaning, pre-heat and post-heat with a torch, possible re-heat-treatment and lots of time messing about with files trying to get the eye right again.
If it were mine I'd clean it up and use it as a talking point in the workshop, at meets, down pub... (okay perhaps not last one.)
(1) grind out as much rust, dirt and misc. junk as possible
(2) hammer-weld the split (the success of which will depend on the skill of the smith and the exact steel used in the making of the axe) reforming as much of the mushrooming as possible at the same time
(3) reform the eye using a punch or drift hoping that the weld holds (punch may need to be made or adapted to suit)
(4) clean up, regrinding, heat treat (hoping the axe doesn't go 'tink' on quench), sharpening
Time: perhaps 1-2 hours considering it'd need babying. Shop-rate typicaly £20+ per hour. Economical, no. Interesting, yes.
Of course it might be plugged with an arc-welder and a suitably shaped plug. Lots of cleaning, pre-heat and post-heat with a torch, possible re-heat-treatment and lots of time messing about with files trying to get the eye right again.
If it were mine I'd clean it up and use it as a talking point in the workshop, at meets, down pub... (okay perhaps not last one.)
either way you are looking at another heat treatment of the blade which would cost you too. - for the amount of money you could buy a new gransfors.
well IMO you should just bin it or maybe use the metal for something else. - it is pretty buggered as an axe.
I know I'd charge you at least £50 to get it useable.
Andy
I know I'd charge you at least £50 to get it useable.
Andy
No offence bud but you clearly are. - you have already said that you have two GB axes and you've been told that it would be more trouble than it's worth. yet you are still giving it a go.
frankly I think you got robbed for 50p. - I wouldn't have paid 5p.
still - I wait to be proven wrong.
turning it into a wedge for splitting - now there's an idea
Andy
frankly I think you got robbed for 50p. - I wouldn't have paid 5p.
still - I wait to be proven wrong.
turning it into a wedge for splitting - now there's an idea
Andy
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