Horrigan 'Hawk Goodness

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Debo

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I thought you guys might enjoy these pictures. I went out to my friend ABS mastermith John Horrigan's place yesterday. As we were having a beer and catching up he said, "Hey, I need a tomahawk for elk hunting this year. Let's make you one too." I had placed an order for one awhile back and was excited at the proposition of getting it early. Here are the pictures.


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Continued......
 
Finished 'Hawk :)

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We left a rich patina finish on it by putting it in the forge and taking it out allowing the scale to build, wire brushing it off, and putting it in the forge again several times. This left a finish that is more resistant to rust as well as a nice burnished look. We oil quenched the edge and the hammer head for heat treat until a file just barely skates off. I opted for the hammer instead of the spike (sexy as the spike is) because I felt it would be more useful when in the field.

We did a little chopping and the 'hawks are really nice. Edge tested by chopping some hardened Blackjack oak and still shaved arm hair afterward. :eek: They are made out of S7 shock steel (think ballpeen hammer). Perfect for 'hawks.

A great afternoon spent with a great friend.

Thanks John!

D.
 
Thank's for sharing the picture's Debo, Very Nice, Mr. Horrigan does some Awesome Work, I like that style of TomaHawk Head, Like you said It's more functional In the Field, "Beautiful TomaHawk" Take Care !
 
....and that's why they call him an ABS Mastersmith, i reckon...!

drool factor ten.

vec
 
John is a fantastic maker. I'm jealous!

Congrats!
 
wow, congrats on the hawk --- and even better that you got to participate in the making!
 
What a sweet post. I would love to have a hand in making my own. (I am making my own knife right now, but would sure like to be set up to make hawks).
thanks for the pictures
 
Debo: Ohooooh Myiiii.....Thanks so much for this post. The lines of this hawk are really beautiful. I'm a big fan of these unusual finish methods.....Really good work.
Best Dwight
 
That type hawk does not show up on his web site, does anyone have any info on it, such as weight, length, cutting edge etc?
 
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