Gigantic titanium alloy Minotaur axe

[Mecha]

This poleaxe is an unusual project, in that it's a "weldment," pieces welded together into one solid metal object. In this case made from 5 pieces, and composed of 5 different titanium alloys.

The axe is just over 6 feet long, nearly 2 feet wide, and weight just a smidge over 10 pounds. Hell of a wall-smasher, with unstoppable power. It's a bit barbarian in aesthetic, but is fully-functional and virtually indestructible.

This axe was deceptively difficult to make considering its simplicity, and I greatly underestimated how hard it would be to put it together. For just one example, each of the blades has a length of about 15 inches, and is double-bevel, for a total of 60 inches of convex edge grind, on a curved blade mind you, not a straight blade. In a really tough titanium alloy. And that was just the beginning. After all the madness of making it, in the end I have to admit it's a pretty awesome thing to hold, and sight to behold.

 

[WValtakis]

Er mah gerd

 

[Mecha]

Er mah gerd

Wanna engrave 4 square feet of titanium?

 

[xxwarderxx]

Wow. Legendary.
That would be an amazing piece to own.

Some engraving would put that over the top.

 

[jbmonkey]

damn....very impressive.

 

[fishface5]

That is . . . sheer madness. !!!!!
BUT - this thread is useless without video! The people demand footage of you swinging that beast. Preferably in your front yard.

 

[Crag the Brewer]

WOW!!!!


*And remember, it's ten pounds?
Yikes..... What would it have been if steel.....20?

 

[Crag the Brewer]

The tragic news is..... whoever gets this, is going to Need a second one, to ballance the mount it's to..... Visually.

Yeah need 2.

 

[Lorien]

hat's off to you sir! That's quite a piece

 

[Mecha]

hat's off to you sir! That's quite a piece

Thanks!

 

[Mecha]

That is . . . sheer madness. !!!!!
BUT - this thread is useless without video! The people demand footage of you swinging that beast. Preferably in your front yard.

Too late. It's already been shipped off!

 

[xxwarderxx]

Looks like you shipped a street sign.

 

[xxwarderxx]

Just curious, about what did it cost to ship such a beast?

 

[Mecha]

Looks like you shipped a street sign.

The lady at the UPS store said, "That's obviously a sign." I told her it was a battle axe, and she smirked like I was joking. Nevertheless, the contents list says "Battle axe."

Just curious, about what did it cost to ship such a beast?

$250, plus $25 for insurance, for a grand total of $275.01

 

[jlauffer]

Holy crap that's awesome!

 

[jbmonkey]

can't really package that badboy poorly as in protecting it.....nothing's gonna harm it.

Id be more worried for the packages that it might fall on during shipment.

 

[ShannonSteelLabs]

That is freaking awesome.
Though I don't think the packaging will protect it. Its probably there to protect everything else from it. Lol.

Awesome work as always!

 

[awjones]

That’s awesome!

 

[Bigfattyt]

Shut the front door!!
I want it!!

 

[Richard338]

The lady at the UPS store said, "That's obviously a sign." I told her it was a battle axe, and she smirked like I was joking. Nevertheless, the contents list says "Battle axe."



$250, plus $25 for insurance, for a grand total of $275.01

Awesome, makes those Emerson shipping rates sound downright reasonable!