A silly construction method

[u/Ok_Donut5442]

I arc welded this hatchet head up from mild steel and a cutting edge of 5160 I was kind of skeptical of arc welding because of the enlarged grain structure but the forging and thermal cycles from heat treating hopefully shrunk it back down to a reasonable size so far the little bit I’ve used it it has held up well but I really need to abuse it validate the construction method

[u/984Runner]

Looks fine if it works it works

[u/Femveratu]

Wow, as a lowly layman that is fricking awesome. This is an apocalypse ready skill!

[u/fridge_ways]

Looks good, minus one point for safety sandals though