Cut & ground this old $5 flea market Hatchet head that had been found buried in a late 1800's farm yard. It was pretty tough steel and took several hours to shape, i even simplified the design a bit. And it lost over half it's original weight in the process...

I welded a plug into it to give it a better period correct D shaped hole. Ball peen induced pitting and applied a salt water paste for a few days to add patina the freshly cut surfaces. Finally sprayed a light coat of rust retardant primer to darken the new work.

Shaped and distressed a hickory haft and have had it hanging from a 2nd story gutter for over a year now to give it a little more "authentic" weathering. I just checked and i don't think it's ready yet, perhaps this spring...?

LOL!

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Picture from the gutter...

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I'm not seeing how you incorporated the dwarf bread. Of course, they usually just used the bread for flails and polearms.

Banner day - second time I've been able to use a Pratchett reference. ;)

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Well, that's pretty embarrassing. I'll see if I can change it...

But that is a perfect cartoon for this! :lol:

It is good stuff!, you SHOULD find "reasons" to share more of this work!

Wow, that much for haft? It's just a simple wall hanger to me...