A satisfying process of forging a molten axe head under heavy machinery. Watch as raw materials are transformed into a durable axe head through precise and powerful factory techniques, showcasing ...

Modern blacksmiths apply heat, hammering, and shaping methods to form the axe head from high-quality metal. Though modern equipment and tools have advanced, the core principles of forging still ...

Despite its size, the Small Forest Axe is built for limbing and felling trees. The smiths at Gränfors Bruks’ forge each axe head with special carbon-steel alloy and stamp it with their initials when ...

The axe head, forged from solid Damascus metal, is a nod to the centuries-old tradition of Damascus steel use in blades. Damascus steel, known for its toughness, resistance to shattering ...

The Pulaski Axe combines an axe on one end of the head and a mattock blade on the other. Warwood, WV (March 13, 2023): For nearly 170 years, Warwood Tool has forged the tools that have helped ...

Over the course of several months, [Fischer] has been working on adding a dead-blow to a splitting axe. This fifth iteration uses a custom-forged head from blacksmith [Todd Elder] with a dead-blow ...

Here is a feature on him first published in 2023. The axe head, heated by the flames of Mathieu Collette's forge, glows white hot among the coals. Collette, a blacksmith who uses traditional ...