Forged spike hawk

[raylaconico]

I've always wanted a tomahawk and I'd like to say thanks to Bob Appleby for forging this hawk head for me. He is a great guy to work deal with. I did the final shaping, heat treat, and made the haft. The steel is 1084 with a hard edge and tip of the spike. The haft is hickory. I left a lot of the forged texture on the head to give it a rustic look and blackened it except for the edge which is shaving sharp! What do you guys think?

 

[shappa]

Looks great!
Nice finish on the handle.
Can we get a close up of just the head?

 

[R APPLEBY]

Looks real good Ray, Nice job, and you didn't waste any time finishing it up either

 

[raylaconico]

Close up of the head.....

 

[johneyblackbull]

There is not much I like more than a spikehawk, really great

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Really nice.

 

[shappa]

Thanks for the head shot.
Looks really good!