Being thinner there, it just got overhardened. This is the first failure I've had since my first couple attempts. But wait, there's more.
See, I was fairly confident the blade was good, so I went ahead and mounted it on the handle. The handle I had spent nearly as much time on as the axe. I wedge fit it and used epoxy. Then I tested it which is when the failure happened. In a rush, I set the head in a vise to drive the handle out before the epoxy completely grabbed. I used my drfit the push the handle out, that made the wedge drive past where I had slit with a saw, resulting in a small crack.
Also, once the handle let loose, since I was in a rush, my wrist went down in the tip of the axe.
Looks pretty small doesn't it? Well, so is bacteria. That little cut resulted in a bruised bone and an infection that led to a hospital visit and a round of antibiotics. When I woke up the next morning, it was deep red, swollen and the beginnings of streaking was showing.
Long story short, this week has sucked.
