Looking for a stainles steel axe

[Jared]

you joke but condor make some really decent tools, much of the cheaper stuff is made by immacasa, and if it's good enough for people who actually live in the jungle then it's good enough for me to play with in the garden

Imacasa only make the traditional patterns afaik, and not the stuff that looks like someone has a been given a French curve set for Christmas.

 

[sargey]

Paint the head and oil the edge.

being a real urban bushcrafter, i forage in the undergrowth of mrs sargey's make-up bags and steal little pots of nail varnish. it's the future i tell ye. very handy at meet ups when it all starts getting a little SFA-tastic.

otherwise the fiskars axes are great, as you've no need to worry about the helve warping and the head pointing in funny directions. they will rust though once you're past the teflon coating.

cheers, and.

 

[jungle_re]

the axes won't be O1, but they are carbon steel obviously.

rather than get a crumby stainless axe, why not just accept a little tarnish? run the edge through a candle before you put it away and the important part of the axe is protected, the rest won't dissolve over a week away (or a year sitting under the leaf litter!)

but it might rot the haft of your largest throwing axe

 

[Dougster]

RWL34 axes!!!!! Phwoar.

Damasteel would be gorgeous but hard on the wallet.

Let's pester him John....

 

[Cegga]

Hi!!
I order the steel today I think I get a fare price .
I order some other stainless just for the test
5 kg Rwl 34 on the way
Cegga

 

[British Red]

Hehehehe

Bags me second after Magikelly!

 

[MagiKelly]

5kg sounds like enough for a batch of SotP axes. The rust proof axe for the paddler

Of course being the mercenary I am I will be happy with just one for me

 

[British Red]

Oooh an SOtP axe...v. cool

 

[EdS]

Oooh an SOtP axe...v. cool

just need a matching Stainless SoTP billhook - though the axe does sound very tempting.

 

[MagiKelly]

Oooh an SOtP axe...v. cool

Just as long as you know I am only kidding. poor Cegga will be beginning to panic. Although of course if he was willing........

 

[Wayland]

Could it be made to double up as a spare paddle?.....

 

[MagiKelly]

Perhaps not a good idea in a folding canoe

 

[Cegga]

Now you have to make your minds up axe or padle ???.I think I need more steel for the padle :werd:

Cegga

 

[Cegga]

Hi!!
Yesterday I get the steel (RWL 34) I buy the cheapest dim so I buy 100 rund and forge it to rigth dim that I need for the axe .But then time to take a breake for weekend :werd:
So let´s see what neext week can give .The dim now is 25x 65 mm so it take some big hammer to forge it down

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Cegga

 

[British Red]

Very, very cool

Can we have more pictures of this project please Cegga - I love seeing your work develop!

Red

 

[Shinken]

Yup more pics would be great and can you make me one too?

 

[Cegga]

ok here are more pics this is not me but it was in this hammer the steel was forge.
It´s a Beche´ 500 kg and the man on the pics are the owner of the chop and a weery good friend and the best black smith I know . And I have the fortunate to work there when he need some help and I go there so often I can .His chop are like a wet dream for a black smith
Cegga

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[Dougster]

I would absolutely love a small pocket hatchett in RWL. Looking fantastic!!!!

 

[the interceptor boy]

what about enamel paint on axe head, anyone try it.!
i would love an axe as well.

 

[British Red]

Is it only me or does anyone else find metal changing shape a bit magical?

Thanks Mic - but a hammer should have a handle!

Must be a bloody big handle on that hammer!

Red

(ps if there is only enough steel for three axes.....I have No.2 ! )

Have you got a design in mind yet for the "canoe axe" ?