This is made out of a 32oz ball peen. Here's a look into my process during the intial rough forge/grinding stage.
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These were taken after the rough forging was done and I ground it down a bit to get a better look. There was a bit left to do as far as drawing out the metal and thinning it down some, so I went back to it and this is the final product.
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Notice that the tip of the blade is drawn up more than in the rough forge? I wasn't happy with the straight spine and since it needed to be thinned I thought I'd draw it up a bit. Any way, it's still right at 32oz and on an 18" handle you feel the presence of the head but it's not as slow as you'd think.
So....that's what I've been doing, lol.