my first spike tomahawk

[ironarmknives]

hey everybody ,this is my first tomahawk its 1095 L-6,5160,15n20 150ish layers,i ran out of steel so i took little pieces of all my scraps and made this it started as a 1"x1 1/2"x 6" billet ,the overall is 12 1/2" the blade is 3"wide and the spike is 5 1/2" long and the blade is 5 1/2" long,the handle is 30" long great for two handed work the handle is bocote i had sitting around .its not done yet but want to show it off. forging it was easier than i thought it would be. i'm going to make more maybe smaller next time .

 

[ArchAngel]

That is a lovely piece of work sir!:thumbup:

 

[CitizenQ]

Wild work! :thumbup:

 

[savagesicslayer]

Man that's nice.I bet she'd be a deadly little mistress.Great work.

 

[nikoknife48]

Sleek hawk, like what you did with the haft!

 

[ironarmknives]

thanks guys it was fun i made two matching billets for darci and i to both have a tomahawk with the same look they are 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 6 156 layers of L-6,1095,5160,15n20 so when she gets back we'll do a forging night and she'll pound out her first tomahawk i ordered the handles yesterday fancy curly maple .

 

[g.a.m.t.g.f]

Very nice !
What type of handle material is that?

 

[Dusty One]

Nice looking piece..........

 

[Nobody]

That is a really nice hawk! The bocote is a fantastic touch with the damascus head.