Monkey Hawk

BMK

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Just for fun, I Took a Cold Steel Spike Hawk and did some monkey business on it:

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"Zippy" - Director of Research & Development, Bush Monkey Knives, Fort Worth, Texas

stripped paint
closed the set screw hole with a weld
cleaned up all surfaces on the grinder
convex beveled the blade and sharpened the beard
bead blast
blued
etched

next: make a handle out of higher quality ash or some exotic wood suitable for a tool handle - any suggestions?

Cheap thrills - ~$30 from Amazon

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ash would make a nice handle - the grain on that one from CS is not optimal for long term durability in a throwing hawk.
Maple also works well.
 
wait that bad boy was 30 bones???

definently post it when your done all your stuff is awesome im excited to see it


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Cool, BMK. Will you be throwing it?

Hey, your R&D guy kind of looks like some of my apprentices!
 
:thumbup: Excellent! I have done amlost the exact same thing with a CS Trail Hawk. I love how well made they are for the price. Not the best hawk in the world, but good enough for just about anything I will ever do with one. Plus cheap enough to use HARD and not worry. I love throwing mine.

I have always loved osage handles on hawks. Hard to go wrong with Hickory as well. Ipe could definitely take a beating.... though would probably be a pain to make a handle out of.
 
Nice! I have been throwing CS hawks for 10 years or so now.

I need to get some of the new spike hawks and the pipe hawks. Great stuff!

For wood, something nice like tiger maple would look nice, but not if you are planning on throwing it!
 
Thanks for looking, commenting and giving me some very good ideas on wood handle material. I am going to "brown" the next one I do. I have used plum brown browning solution on muzzleloaders in the past and I think it would look great on a MonkeyHawk - provided my Director of R&D approves;-)
 
I've seen people torch them here and there, too, for character. Bound to be a fun project.
 
Birchwood Casey plumb brown solution is great stuff - I've used it on a few knives and axes in the past.
 
That's the stuff. I might have to "test" if I can etch it and if so, what color it produces. Never liked tests in college but this might be fun!

1066vik said:
Birchwood Casey plumb brown solution is great stuff - I've used it on a few knives and axes in the past.
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