This Is Essential Education for the Aspiring Blacksmith!

Whether you're a homesteader, a prepper or you just like to know how to make your own tools and equipment, some basic blacksmithing skills can definitely come in handy and make your job so much easier. One tool you definitely need is an ax, which you can use to chop wood to build a fire, or for any other number of tasks around the homestead or to handle things in the event of a SHTF situation when you have to make do on your own.

You can buy an ax, of course, and there are certainly many versatile and effective models on the market. However, you can also make your own, a method we prefer because then we make it to our particular specifications and to meet our specific needs. However, it isn't always an easy task, especially if you're new to blacksmithing. Fortunately, we found an instructional video John Neeman of Autine Tools that makes the whole process so much easier!

So let's look at the step by step process of ax making.

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