Rail road spike tomahawk

[anvil1231]

Here my recent tomahawk made from a rail road spike.

 

[Cutshaw]

That looks great! What kind of wood/stain is used on the handle?

 

[mymindisamob]

That's beautiful!:thumbup:

 

[PB Wilson]

That really is cool! I'd also like to know what you used for the handle, cherry perhaps?

 

[anvil1231]

The handle wood is cherry and dyed with light brown leather dye topped of with tung oil.

 

[Dusty One]

Great Job !!!

 

[Redsnake1997]

That's great!!! Is it for sale?? Email me some details if so.

 

[weety]

How long did it take you beginning to end? Any other examples of your work out there that you want to share?

 

[mymindisamob]

How long did it take you beginning to end? Any other examples of your work out there that you want to share?

DITTO! :thumbup:

 

[STR]

I've seen some clever uses of those railroad spikes by knife makers in the past but that has to be the best one yet. Nice! I like it a lot.

Great job on the wood handle too.

STR

 

[anvil1231]

How long did it take you beginning to end? Any other examples of your work out there that you want to share?

Forging,grinding and making handle with finish takes about 6 to 8 hours total. Click on my profile there is a link to my webpage. Thanks, Stuart

 

[rocketmann]

Nice hawk, Looking at your site gave me the impression that you are using brand new RR spikes. If so where do you get them and are they high(er) carbon??

 

[anvil1231]

Rocketmann I only have few new ones that I ran across at the scrap yard. The rest are old. I wish I could run across a barrel full of new ones. They are so much easier to work with, The ones I have are just the regular high carbon spikes.

 

[earthshaker]

Sweet hawk!, I just had a thought, a few years ago the UPRR put in all new concrete ties on their mainline (110 trains per day avg.) through here, I think I saw some spikes for sale around here someplace granted they wouldn't be new but if anyone wants me to look further ler me know.