Ouch... that wasn't your beautiful shillelagh-handled axe project, was it? :/ What an unfortunate development. Glad to hear your infection/wound is okay now, though. Yeah, that's the one. Added to which, I cracked the handle driving it out. Not a bad crack, less than an inch, but still. When I drov...

Thanks again for the well wishes. Infection is gone and I and doing great now.

@ Pete - thanks man. It's healing up fine. The doc gave me a prescription for Keflex. My first though, oddly enough, was "hey that's the stuff Roland took in "the Drawing of the Three"....yeah, I'm a big Dark Tower reader, lol. Brother, I know your pain! I have days like that from tim...

Just like the title says. I did the heat treat on the Harbinger Axe. There was a part of the edge that was a bit thin, but I thought it would be okay. It wasn't. http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww1/absilits/Mikes%20Dane%20Axe/2012-09-06002209.jpg Being thinner there, it just got overhardened. Thi...

For me personally, I believe that a ranger is a steward of his land. No one can "own" land, it exsists with or without us. But to keep it safe, to keep your neighbors land safe and trust him to protect yours as well, that, to me, is the spirit of a true ranger. It takes time to walk over a...

Due to finances, I'm listing this axe. Here's a quick pic; http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww1/absilits/fantasy%20axe/100_4865.jpg And here is the thread I did for it way back when. http://www.ranger.budgetauthenticity.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1610 As I said, the head sits a bit off sinc...

Welcome aboard. I'm still a bit new myself, but these folks around here are a great group!

I have thought about a playlist, but different folks come to the channel for different reason and it'd be hard to do one.

I'm hoping that the Admins can add the option.

For the mean time, here's a link to the introduction of axe throwing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLT4tSLU9G0

Thanks all. I did get a bit of time last night and I re-profiled the edge a little. I just didn't like the way it looked. I hope to get this tempered in the next week or so, if the weather holds and I get some more coal. @Ringulf - the stain is cabernet blend, made by Rust-oleum. I did three coats a...

So, I haven't gotten the head tempered yet, or even finished blending the lines. But I did get the handle done. Bear in mind, the finish on the axe will be closer to the fantasy axe I did instead of what it looks like now. Anyway, here are some photos of the handle, which is pretty much done. http:/...

But I have never tempered anything and don't know a lot about the "chemistry" behind the tempering or the actual process. I understand there are different tempering techniques for different things you are trying to temper, right? I would love to learn more forging techiniques and begin ma...

Oh, I can ramble, trust me lol. I think you can absolutely treat them yourself. When I first started out forging, I corresponded with a few different makers. Some liked to make heat treating sound mystic or esoteric. In the end it was all b.s., and it took me a month or so to figure it out. Two loca...

I would love to see them all on one thread as kind of a video book with several chapters. I find it difficult to get them al and in the right order when hunting on Youtube. :mrgreen: Yeah, that's why I'd like to be able to put them here. I asked Pete what can be done, if anything, so here's hoping.

¿¨screw a troll¨? :P Lol, well, it's all I could think of without getting real dirty... Well, I wonder how hard it would be for the admin here to add the youtube option? I can do a thread with just a link to my channel, but there's a few useless videos on there that can get in the way. Here's a ...

Lol, I'm glad folks like the choices offered, I tried to be creative. So what I'm getting from the poll is this; You'd like to seem them if I find a better looking presenter after having carnal relations with a mythical creature while bragging about it later to get the glory. All the time it's reall...