How Do You Make A Throwing Axe?
This article assumes that the reader is an experienced metalworker with access to a fully equipped workshop. It also assumes that the reader is familiar with the safe and correct use of metalworking power tools, hand tools and safety equipment. Thrown weapons allow the user to remain at a safe distance when subduing an opponent or engaging in survival hunting. Throwing axes must be durable, decently balanced and heavy enough to penetrate the intended target. Mix the 32 ounces of blue Dawn dishwashing liquid, 5 pounds of salt and 8 ounces of Shaklee Basic H or Basic I, or 16 ounces of agricultural wetting agent, into a 5-gallon steel bucket full of water. This makes a substance called “super quench.” Super Quench was invented by Rob Gunter of Los Alamos Laboratory after the use of sodium hydroxide (lye or caustic soda) as a quenchant was banned. Super quench changes the surface tension of the water to prevent a steam jacket from forming around the steel but is far safer than lye because