RR Spike hawk w/tiger maple

butchesforge · Jun 10, 2009

Here's a little hawk I forged from a new spike-A pia to make and I don't do many,getting the eye right is the worst and this one isn't perfect,I blued then etched in bleach for the patina.The haft is a nice tiger maple-Thanks for looking----Butch

dectia · Jun 10, 2009

Sweet hawk! I really like how the patina compliments the tiger maple.

bear1889 · Jun 10, 2009

That is freakin cool.......thing looks like you could trim a gnat's wings as it's flying. Is it as balanced and nimble as it looks??

butchesforge · Jun 10, 2009

bear1889 said:
That is freakin cool.......thing looks like you could trim a gnat's wings as it's flying. Is it as balanced and nimble as it looks??

Pretty well balanced,and it is a light weight since it was just a spike:thumbup:Thanks--Butch

Keith Montgomery · Jun 11, 2009

You put that RR spike to great use. Very nice.

Dusty One · Jun 11, 2009

That is a very nice looking Hawk. One of a kind for sure, nice work....

indian george · Jun 11, 2009

Nice job:thumbup:

butchesforge · Jun 11, 2009

Thanks guys,I appreciate the kind words--Butch

bear1889 · Jun 12, 2009

Do you plan to make more of these.....how much will they run if you do??

I'm sorry if you were making these in the 18th Century you would have changed hawk history this is still cool as hell.

IVANKERLEY · Jun 12, 2009

beautiful hawk! Amazing what you can do with the spikes
all the best
ivan

butchesforge · Jun 12, 2009

Thanks fellas,this one is listed on Ebay if you are interested-Hi Ivan how's it going----Regards Butch

IVANKERLEY · Jun 12, 2009

butchesforge said:
Thanks fellas,this one is listed on Ebay if you are interested-Hi Ivan how's it going----Regards Butch

doing alright...
Had the RR spike knife on my hip while i did my outdoors chores last weekend:thumbup:

maybe i should add a hawk to my carry list for doing yardwork

hope all is well with you and yours
ivan

butchesforge · Jun 17, 2009

IVANKERLEY said:
doing alright...
Had the RR spike knife on my hip while i did my outdoors chores last weekend:thumbup: maybe i should add a hawk to my carry list for doing yardwork
hope all is well with you and yours
ivan

Thanks Ivan,maybe you do need a matching hawk

:thumbup:Regards Butch

sharpeknives · Jun 17, 2009

Very nice. That patina and handle really play off one another.

butchesforge · Jun 17, 2009

Thanks sharpe I appreciate it!----Butch

woodgood · Jun 19, 2009

Cool! I like the patterns in the wood and the head. Great job on shaping that spike!

David43515 · Jun 24, 2009

That`s a beauty. Would you mind giving us some more details on how you go about etching with bleach to get that patina? I`ve never heard of that before.

thefifth · Jun 24, 2009

very nice:thumbup:

butchesforge · Jun 25, 2009

David43515 said:
That`s a beauty. Would you mind giving us some more details on how you go about etching with bleach to get that patina? I`ve never heard of that before.

Hi David,it's very simple.I finish the head to it's final grinding,clean . (I use spray brake cleaner,go over with cold bluing I dab on rather than rub),I then suspend on a wire in reg.bleach,take out rinse ,rub with a fine Scotch_Brite pad.I look at the finish if I want more,I drop back into the bleach,til I get what I want------Thanks again for all your comments-:thumbup::thumbup:-Regards Butch

PS: Some metals do etch differently,so ymmv---