hammer to adze

[forginhill]

Picked up a hammer head the other day lying on the side of the road. Today I forged it into my first adze.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Very nice, does it work well?

 

[MattF]

Very nice you have given me a Idea.

I need an Adze and have got a spare hammer head.

Thanks for the Idea Matt

 

[VaughnT]

Beautiful work. Creating that curl was absolutely genius and really makes the piece jump out at you.

I'll definitely have to keep this in mind.....

 

[Clouston98]

Cracking stuff mate!

 

[Two Socks]

That is fantastic! Really nice work. I wish I had the skills.

 

[Paulm]

Great job

Cheers, Paul

 

[ozzy1977]

Cracking job

 

[Samon]

Love how you made use of the claws decoratively rather than just chopping them off!

Wicked job, mate. I'd love one like that.

 

[Robson Valley]

Very innovative use of material. I like the blade shape for cross grain cutting.
There's so much mass behind the edge, it must make for easy striking.

 

[huntersforge]

Nice job there fella. I like it

 

[Russell96]

Wow! Love that! Awesome work.
Russ

 

[humdrum_hostage]

That was one of the thoughts my freind an I were having when we made my frankenstein of an adze but we had no way of heating it enough to shape it so most of mine is welded and grinded before shaping and sharpening the end.

 

[forginhill]

Thanks for all the feedback. I've only had time to try it out once that evening, and I did so on a seasoned piece of mesquite shown in the photo. I thought it performed the way it should, but I have no experience with adzes, so that report is pretty subjective. I left the claw on for the weight it provided, but I agree the little eye it forms is kind of neat. I'll try to post a shot of a bowl soon.

 

[Dave Budd]

i like that i might have to make an adze with a decorative curl or feature on th back now

 

[forginhill]

Got a chance to use the adze some more on the mesquite bowl.

 

[Robson Valley]

Pacific Northwest native carvers, Bill Holm in particular, have discovered that there's a nearly ideal placement
for your hand: At the very edge of the bevel, come off that at 90 degrees with an imaginary line back to the handle.
The intersection is where your index finger should be.

Obviously the tool can cut, no matter where you hold it. Work on a 60' pole for a couple of days.

Strike rate: if you listen to and match your heart rate, you can strike for hours.
Hack away like a madman and you will tire fairly quickly.
Obviously, you're having fun.

I use 3 adzes: Sitka & D adze blades from Kestrel Tool and the bigger 7/75 adze from Stubai.

 

[Whittler Kev]

 

[milius2]

Now that is neat work there!!!