Hatchet

Looks great.

I am sure someone here can offer ideas about the hardening tempering of the blade. Most likely you will have to disassemble though!

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Cool. How well does it work?

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beautiful hatchet but without hardening the blade is probably going to dull quickly and the edge may roll.

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Very nice.

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Very nice. I really like the handle style.

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Thank you for your kind words!
I made it for decorative purposes and I wanted to try working with metal.
The saw blade comes from the Czech manufacturer Pilana. Blade body is hardened to 44 – 48 HRC.
According to wikipedia:
Very hard steel (e.g. chisels, quality knife blades): HRC 55–66
Axes: about HRC 45–55
So my hatchet is at the very bottom of the scale. :)

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Blade body is hardened to 44 – 48 HRC.

Axes: about HRC 45–55

So my hatchet is at the very bottom of the scale. :)

- Tichomir Toth

I like the thought of re-purposed metal. I love the look of this “hacket,” that will be my name for a Cleaver that has metal hardness like an axe.

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Nice post, thanks for making it.

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Its beautiful; you are a very skilled craftsman – well done.

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