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Flanged axe with stopridge 2
Original
| Found: Boerhaar, Overijssel, Netherlands
Age: middle bronzeage This axe is of the Vlagtwedde type, a dutch type flanged axe with stop ridge. The original of this axe can be found in the museum in Deventer. I made an reproduction of an axe of this type before. In the mean time, my casts have improved a lot, so I decided to redo this type of axe. This time I picked a different Vlagtwedde axe, which has some differences in the overal shape. |
The model
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The model used to make the mould is made from clay and sand. |
The mould
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The mould is made from clay and sand, and has been fired. The mould can here be seen before firing. |
Casting result
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The resulting cast is of very good quality. There's a small pit near the cutting edge, but this should disappear by hammering and grinding of the cutting edge. |
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| The axehead is now finished, after many hours of grinding and polishing, and ready to be hafted (though I'm currently not planning on hafting this one). For the grinding I used sandstone in different degrees of courseness. For the polishing I used dried clay with sand and just clay. | |||