Making small axe - blacksmithing, wood carving and bushcraft trip

Making and using a small axe. I forge the head, carve the handle and sheath from wood and use the axe on a bushcraft trip. Open the full video description for more information. ---------------------------- Date: May 2024 Day: about 20°C (59°F) Night: about 10°C (50°F) Hours of daylight = about 16 Location: Scandinavia, Northwest Denmark - sea, spruce/pine and hardwood forrest. Some of the most remote in Denmark, but limited how remote it can get. A lot of birds and deers etc. No bears, only a few wolves. _________________ Consuming: coffee. _________________ A few questions: 1. What steel did you use? C45 - about 80mm long piece of 40x20mm. 2. What wood did you use? Oak. 3. How did you heat treat the axe head? Annealing in air and hardening in water - hardening only the cutting edge area and using the remaining heat to temper to a light yellow collar. 4. Did you split the wedge kerf? Yes - I pre