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Hand forging a hawk

Hi Ray,
Great thread it will be nice to watch the progress, from start top finish. Your work is always top of the line, cant wait to see the end product....
All the Best !!
 
It was a shame the edge cracked after heat treat, but I still have dibs on it!
I really like the overall design of the hawk, never saw a spike like that before.
 
Liam Ryan said:
It was a shame the edge cracked after heat treat, but I still have dibs on it!
I really like the overall design of the hawk, never saw a spike like that before.
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Liam, I got first dibs. I ground 3/4" off of the bit and reforged it. Other than the fact it doesn't look quite like it did it doesn't look half bad. I've got it in the oven right now. Didn't hear any cracking sounds this time.
 
I finally finished up this hawk. Its got a 6 1/2" head, 3 1/2" cutting edge, and just under 15".

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Ray,
Another True Beauty. Something like that is real hard to resist. Great Piece !!!
Just in time to carve up the Turkey with...
 
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