Splitting Wedge?

[gudspelr]

My dad ran into some old wood splitting wedges that he's going to give me.  Any idea on whether or not they'd be good steel for hatchets/tomahawks?  No idea on the carbon content of such a thing-think it'd be able to heat treat well enough to work for a cutting tool?


Jeremy

[JMR]

It seems like they would work for a hawk or hatchet since that is kind of what they are already. I would say go for it but I'm definitely no expert. I have seen a bunch of them made from RR spikes that are low carbon with a piece of high carbon steel forge welded into the cutting edge. Good luck. Jason

[Stumpkiller]

They're designed to be smacked with a hardened sledge so they'll be relatively soft.  But they might harden up all right.

[gudspelr]

Thanks for the advice. Might give it a try.

Jeremy