Hand forging a hawk

That's a lovely hawk, glad to see it survived the crack! Oh, and that bad things also happen to other good people :>

Adriaan
 
robinsteele said:
Great thread, Ray! I especially like and appreciate you showing how you overcame that crack. Many threads of this type just die when that happens. Thanks for sticking it out.
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I came real close to pulling the plug on this thread when that crack happened. I'm glad I was able to save the hawk and this thread. When I first started this thread I was only going to do the forging part and stop there but the interest was here. Other than the video that Bruce Evans put out on making hawks a few years back there really isn't much information to be found. Maybe this might help stimulate more interest in making them. Guess I felt like giving back also.

I got the haft pretty much shaped and hand sanded down to 80grit at this time. Its real close to being finished. I took a few more pictures to.

Here I am using the KMG hawk haft carver attachment.
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Using some elbow grease and 80grit paper.
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This is where I'm at right now. Hey Scott, there's some pretty nice grain in the hickory you gave me. Thanks a lot! The other thing is my osic measuring stick and pattern maker.
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This is like a Bob Ross "recovery".
You know halfway through you think the painting is ruined and then at the end.....Ta-daaa!
Great looking hawk Ray, Thanks for taking the time to break down the steps for us rookies.
I never knew oosic could be used as an axe handle :jerkit: :eek: :D
 
that looks really nice, i appreciate you showing all the steps. looking forward to final finishing :thumbup:
 
J.Marsillo said:
This is like a Bob Ross "recovery".
You know halfway through you think the painting is ruined and then at the end.....Ta-daaa!
Great looking hawk Ray, Thanks for taking the time to break down the steps for us rookies.
I never knew oosic could be used as an axe handle :jerkit: :eek: :D
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This osic would make a good club. A little heavy for an ax handle.

Had enough for today. I got the haft sanded down to 320 and dyed. Tomorrow I'll steel wool the haft and then start oiling it with Watco Teak Finish. I'm going to put a butt cap on the end of the haft. It will be real similar to whats on the knife.

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Go Ray! Can't wait to see the conclusion. I'll have to start calling you Homer if you keep coming up with these epic tales:thumbup:.
 
i like the stain Ray, and the buttcap will make a nice contrast on top and bottom.
 
Will Leavitt said:
Looking good... why are you wearing all that stuff in your shop? It cold or something :D
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Will, I look back to when I started this thread. I was bitching about how warm it was. I actually should have worn my thermal coveralls yesterday but the weight of them alone wears me out. My shop temp and the outside temp are identical except for when I have the forge running. I think it was around 40 in there yesterday morning. I even had shoes on. :D

I really see myself finishing up this hawk today. I probably said that yesterday also. Today's the day. Hopefully in the next few weeks I will see some attempts at a few more hawks by other makers. If there are any questions or needing advice contact me and I'll try to get you on track. I really appreciated the interest this thread generated!
 
Another nice one Ray! I like the added touch on this one of the butt cap... :thumbup:

Now, think you can show us how you do a hawk with a smokin' bowl instead of a hammer or spike??? :D

And with a beard this time!!!!!????? :p
 
joeshredd said:
Another nice one Ray! I like the added touch on this one of the butt cap... :thumbup:

Now, think you can show us how you do a hawk with a smokin' bowl instead of a hammer or spike??? :D

And with a beard this time!!!!!????? :p
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Hey Joe, I'll just wave my Magic Wand........
 
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