Found a tomahawk head on our land in oklahoma

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we have a cabin in oklahoma around the wister area. We go there on occasion and on my last trip i was walking through the woods down to the lake, i saw it laying on the ground. it is just the head, no handle. instead of a hammer or spike on the other end, its looks like a smoking bowl. it is older and is pitted, not too bad, but i was just seeing if aquiring a new handle for making one is a simple task. can i find a nice strong piece of hardwood and make it work? what are the best options? is there someone who specializes in this? i know it has to be well 90% sure its native american. not really caring if its authentic, but i think it is. had to clean it for a few ehours to get rust and gunk off. would love to have it set up to actually work with the bowl, not that i am going to use it, but my family is part Cherokee and Comanche so it would be killer to have it set up like a traditional hawk.. thanks for any suggestions..
 
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Obligatory "this thread is worthless without pics" statement. It is fairly simple to carve your own hawk handle, especially if you have a spokeshave handy..
 
will post pic when im off work, we are slow and it just popped into my head. so yes there will be a photo later.
 
There's places that supply handle 'blanks' .. and you can asked for them to be center drilled for your pipe. You'll have to sand/shape the handle down to your hawk head. I assume it's a drop the handle thru the top type of hawk. If not, you'll have to pin it.
 
hmmm, tried ading a photo, no link or tiny url is working. what program or website do yall use to upload a photo
 
You need to use a .jpg link to post it here.
I copied the image code from the left of the photo at tinypic and put it in this reply:


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I use photobucket - once you look at the photo, on the right you will see a box marked "Links to share this photo"and then copy the "IMG" line into the post.


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got it, using the wrong link, just saw the forum link. (so Confusing forums are) the whit stuff inside the hols was an epoxy i used for a handle that obviously didnt last.
 
How did you clean it? If you used a sander or grinder.........sigh

Does the hole go all the way through the bowl?


It looks like a French design to me.
French Canadian...?
 
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no i didnt grind it used a little clr and a soft scouring pad, there is still rust where the pad couldt get too. didnt want to use a grinder. it was atempting, but i know that will make it not good. the hole does go all the way through. i have a picture of that also

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Cicatriz said:
How did you clean it? If you used a sander or grinder.........sigh

Does the hole go all the way through the bowl?


It looks like a French design to me.
French Canadian...?
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You should of waited to see if it was worth anything before you did anything to it might of been a valuable piece and collectors would of wanted it untouched . That's the first thing someone should have told you of course I could be wrong and it's worth nothing but I bet it is . If you are still looking for a haft email or PM me let you know where you can get one .
 
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You should of waited to see if it was worth anything before you did anything to it might of been a valuable piece and collectors would of wanted it untouched . That's the first thing someone should have told you of course I could be wrong and it's worth nothing but I bet it is . If you are still looking for a haft email or PM me let you know where you can get one .
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Wow! You striked gold! What you have there is a head from a tomahawk that belonged to a warrior from the Redsac tribe (circa 1850's). It's probably worth around $20,000!

That was a joke, it's most likely not worth anything but regardless it's still a very nice find.
 
Metal Made Fox said:
Wow! You striked gold! What you have there is a head from a tomahawk that belonged to a warrior from the Redsac tribe (circa 1850's). It's probably worth around $20,000!

That was a joke, it's most likely not worth anything but regardless it's still a very nice find.
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HA i wish, maybe like 2.00 dollars. wither way it was a cool find, and the excitement got to me so i cleaned it instead of leaving it be. so now i guess im just trying to get it to look like a period piece and hang on the wall. all the handles i see are not round like this one. most are oval, any ideas where to locate?
 
I wonder if there are more in the area? Got a metal detector??
 
no i do not. i have thought about it though. its all wooded and untouched. i go there maybe once a year so i would have to plan on going for a few days too look.
 
Glad to hear a grinder wasn't taken to it. The shiny flash in the pictures makes it look ground down I guess...

It looks to be cast instead of forged.
I can't tell if it's a repro or not..

Second on the finished pics:thumbup:
 
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