Mod'ing The CS Trail Hawk

I may be the furtherest thing away from an impulse buyer. I research and (over)analyze every purchase I make with very very few exceptions..... I made it to page 8 of this thread before somehow I had amazon.com open in another tab and this hawk in my cart....... assholes and your enticing pictures. :p lol :thumbup: I'll post pics when I finish my modifications. Lot's of good ideas. Great thread and thanks for the inspiration!
 
I have read through this entire thread starting 2 months ago and also got hooked. I picked up 2 trailhawks,1 pipie hawk, and one spike hawk. Here is what ive done so far.
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The etched hawk was inspired by a book I just finished reading about David Crockett. He was promoted to Colonel of the Tennessee militia in 1821 after the Creek indian wars. His favorite saying was " Make sure you are right then Go Ahead". This hawk might have looked like one that would have been presented to him. Of course it would look at lot better than this one.The etching was a pain in the @$$ to do right. The ectchant got under the edges of the paint. The second one with the heart piercing was inspired by Ryan's Singman poll hawk. The sheath was made by Walks by Faith. Top notch quality and service. I will be a repeat customer.
 
Gorgeous, gorgeous work. Been through every page here. You guys have inspired me. Filing away at my Norse hawk with a Birchwood Casey cold blue kit sitting and waiting... :D

How do you guys like the balance on those pipe hawks? I really really like that design, and it's definitely next on the list.
 
hawaiianhawk said:
How do you guys like the balance on those pipe hawks? I really really like that design, and it's definitely next on the list.
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I actually like the balance of my pipe hawk a little better than the riflemans hawk. The pipe feels a little lighter and I can get a little faster swing going with it and my arm doesn't get as tired as I'm using it. The riflemans hawk can build up a fair bit of momentum thanks to the heavier head so it chops a little better but my arms start burning when I'm using it a lot sooner than with the pipe hawk.


Huh. After just reading that last sentence, I realize that I might need to go back to the gym and stop being such a wuss.:D
 
Here's the progress on mine. Stripped the paint obviously, and began workin out the pits & roughness with a dremel flap wheel. Works amazingly well!

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Makes me want to get a beefier dremel... I just have the scribe. Very nice for very fine work but a larger model would go far, too.
 
I like how that flap wheel is working... I need to get one of those. Have a dremel. Just need the attachments. Files and sandpaper work well but take a looooong time... :D
 
Without further ado, may I present Plan B (since plan A might possibly run out of bullets...)

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I stripped the head in the usual fashion. I filled the screw hole with JB Weld.

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Once the weld set, I flattened out the excess and stippled it with a center punch to blend in with the forged head.

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The stencils.

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Masked and peeled.

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Etched with the stuff from Radio Shack.

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After etching.

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An initial Duracoat job with Magpul Flat Dark Earth.

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Here it is after the final coat. I Ended up re-spraying it with an OD green base coat and then used desert tan for the light color.

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The finished hawk with another project of mine (cold steel blade, everything else me). I like the way the paint job turned out, though it does make the etching a lot more difficult to see at any distance. I used that sandpaper-and-mouspad technique to put the final edge on the hawk and the knife. They are sharp as hell. Hope you like them.

I'm working now on a neo-traditional trail hawk with some file work. More to come once I get it finished. Cheers.
 
Went back to work on the hawk today and after about 3minutes the dremel sh*t the bed! Guess I spoke too soon. So first thought was to take the motor brushes out and see what condition they were in. BAD apparently, cuz they were seized in the housing. So I dismantled the whole unit and broke the carbon out of the little shafts. Gonna buy a couple new brushes and hope that solves the problem.....
 
Where you getting the new brushes at??? I would much rather replace some brushes than buy an all new dremel (cost wise that is) when the time comes.
 
Local hardware store. From now on I'm gonna replace em ALOT more often! Dremel recommends replacing them every 60hrs
 
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