Very nice piece! I'm glad you showed the metal failure in your first blank, too. Lots of people would have been tempted to edit it out and move right to the new blank, and the viewers would have been clueless. By leaving that failure in, you've shown all aspiring craftspeople that unexpected setbacks will happen and that they don't need to be discouraging. Great job and great video!

That was a great video. I just went back to it as I'm trying a saw blade project myself. I appreciate tour way of showing how you do things. I believe I watched this the first time when it first came out. Like others, I appreciate how you show failure in this and the finishes axe is gorgeous. Having watched this again, I believe the wood used in the handle is beach. It often has a reddish hue. If it is, it's a great handle material, often used in Europe. Thank you for the video. Your videos have planted a lot of ideas in my head and now I'm making my first knife, so I'm grateful.

Im incredibly in love with the. Was just saying how we should have more full tang hand axes. Its beautiful!

I think that would make a perfect hunting/field dressing hatchet. Thin blade to carve and skin but can chop through bone. Very nice 👍🏼

First time watching your channel, you are truly an artist in your craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing your passion with all of us. I’m a wounded veteran, 100% disabled, watching videos like yours gives me impression to get up, quit feeling sorry for myself and accomplish something. I look forward to getting notifications on your next videos.

I'm addicted to your channel now .trying to catch up on all your vids 👍👍👍👍👍

Awesome project and captivating video!

I always enjoy the calm way you progress thru your projects, teaching along the way. Easy to understand. I have 3 belt grinders also, std 1x30, old craftsman 4x36 with cast body, and home built 2x72. And more gear I pick up at garage sales along the way. If my garage had any heat I would be out there. In the cold I can do 2 to 4 hrs, then out! Keep up the great videos ! Thanks!

That was great. The first fractured has now become the template. No loss.

What a great little Hatchet and out of a old Bench blade, Nice to see people like your self taking time not just rushing a project, Big Wave to you.

FUN watching!

When I was making my first knife I droped it on the floor between heat treat and temper. Broke into 3 pieces. Things don't always go perfect but you just learn and try again. Very nice hatchet. Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely awesome, so glad you came right with the second one, it’s beautiful. Thanks so much. Take care as always from South Africa

That "Coleman" Green just made it so freaking amazing. That is spectacular work! Thank you for sharing!

Love that little axe👍👍👍

This build was Amazing! I Can't believe the handle work on this, it's "BEAUTIFUL"!! Thanks so much for Sharing!

It's hard to know exactly what happened but it always seems to help mitigate cracks if the normalizing cycles include the entire piece of steel. I always do a slow annealing process before starting work then I do 2 or 3 normalising cycles before quenching. The full annealing should always be the first step to forging it goes a long way to destress the steel esp if it was abused before. I realize that this was a demonstration of matter reduction rather than forging but abrasives only add stress to the work. Also differentially hardening steel is less stressful on the steel if there is a "softer" less defined line between the hard and soft parts. Some alloys handle this better than others and saw blades don't always have consistency in thier manufacturing.

You could also consider welding some plates on either side of the hammer pole, so that it can actually function as one. Loved the video, thanks.

I’ve been enjoying watching your detailed project every time, from material to be used and identifying the tools you’re using. Keep it up!!!❤❤❤

I taught myself how to build crossbows and I kept notes on the how to for reference purposes. Who knows, your kids my want to make their own some day. It's nice how to make some things that others may want in dire circumstances. Better to know something's then not.

Great video. I love how you embrace ‘failure’ as an opportunity to learn and generate discussion. Happy to hear other opinions on this: I suggest that the solution to the cracking would be to first quench only the cutting edge briefly, then plunge more of the head into the oil, out to near where it becomes the handle. This should then create a more gradual transition between the very hard edge and the softer ‘poll’/ handle.

Awesome awesome awesome, so many things for this hatchet. I bought a throwing hatchet that was thin like this and next thing you know it was my go to hatchet. That turned out beautiful. Also everybody , this make fantastic decorative piece that can be used in a pinch. Love it.

Beautiful "axe" that eill be great for shaping spindles etc. I had a blacksmith friend "deceased" that made an axe head using three (3) circular saw blades that he forge welded to add strength. The handle turned out similar to an Eastwing hammer. The triple thick forge welding made a truly excellent "small forest style axe." I tried to buy it from me but he said he made so his son would have a life time momento to remember his Dad.

Thanks for taking us into your shop. Loved the look of that handle

The differential quenching caused the fracture. The metal cooled causing different eutectoid structures crystalization. As always, you build a beautiful product.

That is a beautiful axe! I was wondering how well a thin saw blade would work for an axe but that was great! Thanks for showing the cracked one as well! That was a teaching moment for everyone watching this video.

Good craftsmanship pretty nice

One of the details I love most about your channel is your use of actual music and not some electronic soul crushing nonsense. It's your brother right? Nice looking build too, well done for showing your mistake. It's good for us all to see.

Simply Beautiful!!! I Love the Green! Incredible job.

COOL LITTLE TOOL

So the crack in the blade did occur during the heat treating process. The original blade probably had the propensity to "crack" before you started. The heat treating process just accelerated that. Very nice job once done. Beautiful workmanship.

Dude your videos are amazing I just started knife making and I have learned more from you then the “professionals” never hide mistakes it just shows the learning process, thank you!

Awesome work as always Sir

You are a good teacher, with the honesty to show how mistakes are made and how you overcame them. Valuable lessons of their own. There should be a radius between the head and tang to eliminate a stress point. I like how your axes are displayed on the wall... very attractive with minimal space. Edit: Seeing this ax perform convinces me that this is the one perfect tool to take on Naked and Afraid. But, at 5 ft. 9 in., 280 lbs. and 64 years old, I haven't received a callback from the producers. If they do, will you make me a hatchet?

I have carried a little full tang hatchet same thickness since ce I was a kid for backpacking. A folding saw and this is all I have ever taken backpacking. You can even baton kindling with them I know that sounds weird but it is useful. Love the handle much nicer than mine it should last you a life time as well.

My theory with the crack in the first blade is that when you quench hardened the blade it made the metal dissimilar enough that it caused it to stress crack. because the crystalline micro structure and carbon content was different it caused different rates of shrinkage along or close to the quench line or it could have had a pre existing microscopic crack from work hardening of the blade when it was in use on the saw.

Wow, it does a great job! I didn’t think it would work that well with a thin axe head! Works great! Thanks, gee that was hard work with the first one cracking!

Beautiful work, and calming video to watch!!

The lines are beautiful. You have a good eye for shape. Very nice little tool.

Awesome craftmanship! Turned out beautifully!

~~~EXCELLENT~~~ Always a Pleasure to watch and learn from. Love the background music as well, and commentary of course is Pleasant, Informative and never sparse or droning.

Thanks for thinking outside the box and sharing , it looks great! Looking forward to more vids "Rock on young man"!

Well done man, you take a great pride in your work and it shows. Very nice.

I love this I’m a camper salesman and this is amazing

As a builder of custom homes, I respect your talent 👍🇺🇸

Very Nice! Love your videos! Dialogue is informative and we get to know you. The music is pleasant and appropriate. The editing shows us the detail we need without becoming ponderous. Excellent job, sir.

love the brushed metal look its kinda like a Delorean.

Sure wish I had one for Christmas, love it

Love your vids, you make some really neat things, this hatchet being one of my favorites. You should take a dremel with a chainsaw sharpening bit and grind a radius into the base of the bit, where the handle meets, those right angles are potential fracture points, by grinding a curve into them you reduce the amount of stress on any one single small point

Good job Dusty, congratulations!

A real fine job,, I love the green in the handle, also...!!!

Amazing. Thank you for your time.

Works similar to a tobacco knife I used in the fields as a kid. A truly beautiful piece of work! I think I’m gonna try to make one of these when I get some time.

Another great job! A real beauty!

John Deer green!!! Super nice

Excellent production and great music. Thank you.

Awesome build

Great build now you need a nice leather sheath for it great job

Great Job! SNAFUs Like This From A KNOW IT ALL Is Perfections. Keep it Up And Make More Mistakes For People To Watch !!CHEERS!.!

Can see you love what you do. And very nice job!!

Great job :-) and I guess an upside to the crack is that now you have a metal pattern, love the fit n finish.

Sir! absolutely awesome axe! i love it!

Great video! Very inspirational 👍👍

Well done man, great work. Awesome little piece, beautiful.

Really beautiful axe. Awesome video!

Excellent. Thanks for the great idea and excellent video. I like the way this hatchet can be used like a machete and with good control. I think I will make one. Cheers

Glad you are back making videos!!

Love the vids, great build! There was likely a micro stress crack in the saw blade before you started. Larger mill blades and band style blades take a lot less stress than smaller blades do.

I met an old man who worked at a roadside gas station not far from Fredericksburg Texas many years ago. He told me he had an axe that he used a lot for over 50 years! The head had to be replaced 3 times, and the handle 5 times, but yep, he had that axe for over 50 years!

I was dubious about how thin the head was, But wow that thing is sharp. Well done.

Beautiful!

beautiful job!

Just yesterday I was thinking it’s been a long while since you posted any videos. I’m glad to see you’re still making content.

I love the idea. It looks amazing!

A work of art, I love it.

Crack could have happened because the steel was already hardened due to being a saw blade maybe try to enial the blade before you work it the re harden at the end as normal

Great job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Found by accident but loved the video was looking at rocket stoves and clicking on video after video and ended here.

I'm a saw filer in a saw mill. Saw blades have tension rolled in them. This is to keep the cutting edge tight. I mostly work large bandsaws. 40 to 48 ft. If a saw gets too much tension it causes metal fatigue. I have welded bands and had them break that way.

Very Cool Hatchet that was made out of a Old rusty Circular Saw Blade !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's cool as hell! Good job and good idea!!

Very pretty hatchet, nice job !

Beautiful axe. I enjoyed the video. I’m subscribing to see more. Thanks for sharing.

7:03 Someone is watching you! I just spotted a little head, whering ear defenders, in the background lol Re keeping your designs in your book, I just use my scanner/printer/photocopier to make a copy and cut that up instead of my original. Super quick and easy 😁👍

Really Enjoyed this. Thank You Brother

This was a really cool idea. I've never seen a full tang hatchet. Then I questioned why that was. With a full tang, a few issues arise: you get weight without the advantage of the heavy head, you get a super thin head/bit, and you risk having geometry differentials from the head to the handle. First, the usefulness of a hatchet is in its head being heavy. Gravity helps pull the weight of the head into your wood. With a full tang won't the balance be more central, if not more toward the handle because of the added material? That mitigates all the advantage of the heaviness of the head. Second, with that super thin bit, there isn't much "meat" behind the cutting edge to keep it strong, even with a convex grind. The support is missing. Also, with such thin material and the nature of hatchet usage, you'll be sharpening more frequently. A meat cleaver uses this design but the blade is much longer and heavier. Historically, folks haven't used cleavers as hatchets. Because it's not the right tool for the job. Third, since the handle and bit are married, you are locked into adjusting them together. You can't adjust balance or angle with the hang of the hatchet. It's a beautiful thing you made. I am struggling to see it's usefulness or utility. P.S. Differential cooling on such thin stock is most likely the reason you cracked the first blank. Not 100%, but as near as makes no difference.

Awesome little hatchet.

Exceptional ! Very nice 👍

Lovely that bud🎉

looks great. very nice work

Finally some one who understands heat treating

Looks great , nice work sir

You are a genius with the grinders. Adding a Sand O Flex contour sander to your sanders would be a way to get other nice curves etc, plus with a 60 grit grit you can get a wonderful finish on a blade. I use one on my knives and I have learned how to make my own refills (of many grits) from emery cloth. Saves TONS of money on refills.

I really enjoy watching your craftsmanship, I am restoring 3 axes right now (A complete teardown and restore) and I love having your videos on in the back round, it makes me feel like I have someone on my side while working & enjoys the same hobbies I do :)...Thanks for the vidoes man! #WestlandMichigan

Awesome video again dude! Please keep up the great work!

Your saw blade was hard already, you never made it soft to work on it. Then heat treated it back to some hardness

Awesome job nicely done good job

Real nice brother.

Beautiful job thank you for sharing

A few random ideas, you may have let it get too cool in the oil quench, then the heat that remained in the handle traveled toward the cooler edge, causing a shock to the hard edge. (Like adding boiling water to a very cold coffee mug.) Also you are working with an unknown metal, could have been a water quench oil, etc. A lot of newer ones are mild steel with hardened teeth welded on, as well. I made something with similar dimensions out of 1/4 inch O1, it's heavy, going to plan another thats smaller overall.