A tiny hatchet from a lawn mower blade

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randallss7

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I had a guy ask me about making a tiny axe, I wasn't very interested really, but yesterday I was digging through some old boxes of crap I refuse to throw away, looking for a screw jack i wanted to use for a different project and came across some old industrial quality mower blades. When I remembered I had them I was like BAM I can make a tiny hatchet out of this. The handle is Arizona Iron wood the blade is lawn mower blade...lol. I actually tested the blade before I used it by annealing it then re-hardening it to make sure it was a steel I could use. Ground the head on a loose belt for a convex grind and sharpened at 25 degrees this thing will shave hair right now.

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That is freakin' nice. Do you sell things like that or just a hobby. that would look good next to some other toys in the safe.
 

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