I picked up this little gem from Keith Bagley at last November's ECCKS but, somehow, forgot to post pix here.
This is a small hawk with a head that measures only about 5" from the edge to the back of the poll & an edge that is just a bit over 2" long. The haft is about 15" long and weight, with it in place, is 14 ounces. Although I generally think of small hawks like this as "head hammers", this one came with a nice heavy leather case & could also be categorized as a "bag axe", the type of piece that a hunter might have brought along to help in field dressing.
Call it what you will, but I doubt I'll do more that a lot of fondling & an occasional drill with it -- the haft is just too purdy to mess up... just yet.
Keith made the haft from cherry wood & detailed it with contouring, shallow finger grooves, an inlay of 50,000 cloisonné wire made of sterling silver, and a 9-coat hand rubbed oil finish. Here's a close-up of the inlay:
Speaking of fancy wood, I also picked up a Bowie from Keith at the same show with a 100 year old Honduran Rosewood handle. Here's a teaser. A bigger pic & specs are here.
This is a small hawk with a head that measures only about 5" from the edge to the back of the poll & an edge that is just a bit over 2" long. The haft is about 15" long and weight, with it in place, is 14 ounces. Although I generally think of small hawks like this as "head hammers", this one came with a nice heavy leather case & could also be categorized as a "bag axe", the type of piece that a hunter might have brought along to help in field dressing.
Call it what you will, but I doubt I'll do more that a lot of fondling & an occasional drill with it -- the haft is just too purdy to mess up... just yet.
Keith made the haft from cherry wood & detailed it with contouring, shallow finger grooves, an inlay of 50,000 cloisonné wire made of sterling silver, and a 9-coat hand rubbed oil finish. Here's a close-up of the inlay:
Speaking of fancy wood, I also picked up a Bowie from Keith at the same show with a 100 year old Honduran Rosewood handle. Here's a teaser. A bigger pic & specs are here.
