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New Hatchet called the Instinct!

Thanks everyone! Not alot of people see my work, so its nice hearing some good feed back. Really is motivating.
bobcatsniper said:
for some reason...me likely...dare I ask how much
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Sold this to a friend for his sons 14th birthday $175 for the blade $35 for the sheath. I honestly put a lot of detail work into this and feel like there was at least $270 worth of work. Anywho this is what I want to do and I'm giving the best deal I can to help get my name out there. So all in all $185 for the axe $35 for the sheath:) $150 for 1/4" inch material.

the possum said:
I like the shapes, and I love the finish. I like how you added all sorts of little details with bevels and such- it adds some touches that make it much more attractive than if you'd just cut it out of a plate & ground an edge on.

If I have any concerns at all, it would be for the steel handle. An axe gets its chopping power by having so much mass clustered in the head with a relatively lightweight handle. By adding weight in the haft you will actually decrease its chopping performance since you're changing the moments of inertia. Not to mention making it slower handling & having more weight to lug around on your belt. Have you considered adding some cutouts, fullers, or holes, etc., to reduce weight from the haft? I think this could really look cool & fit with the design, and improve performance at the same time. FWIW. Even so, congrats on a nice lookin' piece. :thumbup:
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Thanks for your compliment and input. I share your same concern of the balance. Fell in love with the feel of my first hawk that I got at a mountain man festival in the ozarks, and try my best to get a similar feel. This hatchet started as .375 was milled down to .23 in the haft, drilled and then countersunk. I lreally like the idea of a fuller running down the haft might have to try that soon.
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It got a few more holes after this photo. I have this wierd method of pinching the blade by the heel untill the haft rises up to a particular angle such that my wooden handled hawk does. :confused:

mnyshrpknvs said:
You should be proud of that one! Pretty kick a$$ indeed. I would like to get me one of those. Any interest in making another?
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Thanks, and of course, thats all I want to do.
 
boxerman5569 said:
I really like the look and the O1, Good job. Kind of looks like a ice axe.
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Exactly! the curvature of the handle, the 'leash-hole' and the holes in the butt end all made me think 'ice-axe' as well. Modular attachments for a hammer, pick or adze would only reinforce that impression :thumbup::cool:

Good job! let's see more :D
 
I love everything except the "instinct" stamping and indent....other than that WOW, very cool.
 
Very, very, cool! Seems like you've got a bright future ahead of you making many, many more.
 
"If I were to order one I'd want a slight outcropping at the back, if not a decent poll area for hammering, but that's just what I'd order for myself."

super design. hatchets or hawks are a favorite tool

the poll is'nt a deal breaker but it would be handy
buzz
 
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