New Craig Barr hawk

Here is pics of the curly maple. Think I have it ready for staining. The head is just pushed up by hand. Think the fit will be much better after I drive it on.

 
Drive it on with a rubber mallet by hitting it on top of the haft a couple good whacks. Drive it back off hitting it on the bottom of the haft their will be marks from the head where you need to sand more.
 
Thanks,that helped a lot. 15 min of sanding in the right places has really closed up those gaps.
 
Here it is after 3 coats of stain heat with hair dryer applied between each coat and a very light sanding with a scotch brite pad. Took a good bit more heat to turn the color than it did for the guys on youtube. The second pic is after wiped with a damp cloth to get an idea of what it will look like after the oil treatment.

 
Looks great that's why I went and got a heat gun a hair dryer will work but takes a lot longer. Tiger maple is some gorgeous wood.
 
Thank You!
I am happy with it so far for my first time. It looks better in person,the camera does not catch the 3d effect.
 
u812 said:
Thank You!
I am happy with it so far for my first time. It looks better in person,the camera does not catch the 3d effect.
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Take a pic of it in the sunlight when your done it will show then. Nice work not a lot of info out there on that finish.
 
Here it is after one good coat of BLO. Not sure if I am going to do any more coats if it darkens with more coats. The color is dead on where I want it. How long should I let it dry before the wax and is there any other prep work before wax?

 
Big difference huh I let it soak in for at least 24 hours depends on the weather.
 
I am very pleased with the grain. This was a 7.00 haft,wonder how good one of the 40.00 ones would have been. Got to keep the head shiny.
 
All waxed up and finished unless I decide to tie a leather wrap under the head. Thanks for all the help. Think I will do another soon only it will have to be a Cold Steel next time.
 
Very nicely done!
Where did you get the haft? I looked at haft house and couldn't find the curley maple nor the $40 maple hafts.
 
The ones for 25.00 to 40.00 showed a ton of figure even unfinished.
 
Thanks. In my searching i found One of the major makers of hafts had an eBay store. They had a wider variety than what was offered on their website.
 
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