Part 2 - Hawk Project Update

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vector001

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http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=713383

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the Loon Hawk.
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i was trying to walk the line between symbolic and absolute likeness of this great bird.
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the head of the hawk at certain angles almost nails the shape of the Loon's, so i tried to make use of that.
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you can just feel that big red eye staring at you. this hawk looks even better in person.
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looks aside, this hawk is based on one of the first Gen 1 Mk V hawks, in an extra-long 28-inch configuration. it is going to be quite a weapon, and its fighting characteristics are exemplified in its physical qualities IMHO.

this is a really special hawk, and it was a true pleasure to slave on.


more of this hawk will be shown when we finish it up.

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next on the humble Hawk Project Update list is a very interesting tool - the Fast Axe 2.

thanks for looking.

vec
 
Great job on the Loon hawk. They are a Beautiful bird....
Very Artistic......
 
whoops! forgot to show some other hawks in the works before i yanked out the Fast Axe 2's - apologies.


along with our dear friend's Loon Hawk, i have a Gen 1 Mk V in the same class (center) that i am working on to match up with a beautiful Gossman Nessmuck, and a custom Light Coyote Afghan BUG (right). - "Light Coyote" sounds like an Op Tag to me... hmmmm....
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these are all atop our new aged Gen 1 Mk V endo-/exo-skeletal composite handles from the first big batch i made. they are collector items, but i hope they are used up, we can always repair them better than ever, if need be - ya just gotta love fiber-aligned composites....
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this one's "in the army now...."
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this little Afghan (below) is sporting some new finish material i like. short BUG hawks like this will work well as a tool, but they are especially good weapons IMHO. the sweet spot for a Gen 1 Mk V BUG hawk seems to be around the 20 - 22 inches mark - anything less or more is going to be more weapon than tool, because of its physics. - still a great tool though.

all i gotta say about this one is GET SOME, BROTHER.
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my experience is that all coatings fail eventually, so we make the underlayment, our micro-veneer micarta that we call Snake Skin, the same or near the same tone and color as the main coloration of the hawk. - in plain-speak, that means this hawk is tan underneath, and in a toughened layer that is much thicker than any paint.
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the paints on these are special though.

the new Mk V's are better in many ways than previous handles IMHO, including but not limited to heat-deflection properties, which is a big threat to non-metal hafted tools and weapons in today's battle conditions. - lots of SFG guys and contractors have seen composite stocks warp or fail in intense heat, for instance. - this coating doesn't fail until it is subjected to 300 + degrees Farenheit - the colors are also Mil-Spec variety and have low UV and IR signature.
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thanks again for looking, brethren.

vec
 
hey vec the daisy cutters just called... they said they wanted handles and pictures of them on bf:D:thumbup:
 
hiya Vector and Erika!

any chance of putting in another mounting hole?

like this, so i could BOLT it to a machined shaft i'm making....:
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swimmerdude1127 said:
I really like that BUG hawk (the shorter one).... looks sweet.
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the problem with those little buggers is you want to grab a machete and run around and chase people when you touch the hawk. :D:thumbup:

good thing that one's going to Afghanistan.

who's gonna miss a few Taliban.

har...!

vec
 
Bushman5 said:
hiya Vector and Erika!

any chance of putting in another mounting hole?

like this, so i could BOLT it to a machined shaft i'm making....:
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hiya, brother!

i don't think ya'd want to mount a pole on that side - the smaller one aft of there would let you hit harder with the head, and be more accurate with the poll, due to the way i placed the Center of Mass (just behind that first hole).

that said, the head is zone-hardened, so you could probably get through the steel there with a drill bit or two - good ones.

if you look though, you can see there are subtle chamfers in that front "field" that would allow one to have a secure mount with just the one hole. just make your square sides of your handle slightly larger than the bottom of the cut-out, and slightly smaller than the top of the chamfers, and you will have a self-adjusting mount - it's kind of a triangular fastening technique, but in 3 dimensions instead of just a planar set-up. - it should be really advantageous if your hawk gets nuked by something or you drop it down a chasm, and you need to screw it back together with an improvised handle or just re-tighten the handle/head juncture. - i always wanted to do my own gunsmithing when i carried a rifle professionally - so i wouldn't want to take that away from a brother when they had one of my hawks. you should do what ya like with it IMHO.

there are also similar radiussed edges on the top parts of both cut-outs that reduce stress risers as well as giving a three-point secure lock to a variety of handles styles, and tool accessories to this head.

i am going to get on this and work on the proto handles some tomorrow.

i think it's going to be special. - lots of screaming, hair pulling and teeth grinding up to that point on my part, of course - hehehe! -

the more a tool kills me in development, the better it turns out.

so i see this as being a helluva tool/weapon.


at least for my tastes.

thanks for getting in on the discussion, brother.

you always have good insights.

vec
 
That bug looks nice but I love that Loon.
My daughters favorite camping spot have loons on the lake and for some reason that hawk reminds me of that lake

Thank you
 
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