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Pole axe head, complete. Ax head is 7 1/2"/192mm edge to point, ax edge is 5 5/8"/142mm. Top spike is 7 3/4"/200mm, and the long langets to spike tip are 24 3/8"/616mm. The handle is ash- and is octagonal, about 1 1/2"/37mm by 1 1/16"/27mm, overall length is 73"/1855mm. The edge of the ax and the spear point ar spring-steel, hardened to be tough, but they will take an excellent edge. The rest is mild steel.

In this view, you can see some details- file work on the feather, and the front is actually a 'key' that holds the axe blade to the weapon. All nails are "crossed" inside the wood, so they cannot work loose.
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~Danelli-Armouries Apr 2, 2012  Professional Artisan Crafter
It came out beautifully in the end, but your skills deserve a tig welder! ;)
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~sgainbrachta Apr 2, 2012
Someday! The next one is moving along well, too. It'll have all the refinements I think the first led me to~
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Mood: Wow! ~Ekuneshiel Mar 26, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
This is certainly a thing of beauty! I love the elegant and simple design, and the holes in the ax head add just enough flair. Very cool, dude!
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~sgainbrachta Mar 26, 2012
Thanks! I find that sometimes the less you do, the better. Often with weapons- the little things are ignored, and despite the function of it being good- that weapon will somehow "lack" for something. This on was (al;as) not my original idea, but rather an interpretation of a museum piece in Holland.
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~Ekuneshiel Mar 26, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
Well hey, sometimes history is the best inpsiration! :D
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~sgainbrachta Mar 26, 2012
Indeed! Why re-invent the wheel, right?
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~RoninPsycho Mar 5, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Whoa...this is fantastic! I've wanted one just like this for a long time! Did you make this, or did you but it somewhere?
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~sgainbrachta Mar 5, 2012
Thanks you very much! I made it- and am making 2 variations now- one is sold to a friend (well, traded, really~) and the other is for another fellow who wanted a hammer head on the back instead of the spike. When the MK.II is getting put together, I'll post it- probably the next day or 2, with a small amount of luck, anyhow!
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~RoninPsycho Mar 6, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Oh, wow! Nice! It seems very well-made. How long have you been making weapons like this?
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~sgainbrachta Mar 6, 2012
Thanks again! Umm... like this? about the last10 years, although I've been making for over 25... My skills in the last few years have improved markedly- mostly due to greater patience! Well, and some better tools, too...
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