Steps I use in forging spiked tomahawk......

Raymond Richard

Raymond Richard

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I was asked to do an article or two in the OKCA News Letter and I thought I'd do one on making tomahawks. Thought this might be of some interest to some of you. The only thing I cheat on is the slot for the eye, everything else is done with hand held hammers. The picture is pretty self explanitory but if there's questions let me know........
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Thanks Raymond.
I have often wondered how you do the eye on axes.
The picture tells me alot.
Were can i read more about it?

Cheers

B.C
 
BC, I've got this post over at shop talk and its alittle more in depth. I don't believe the article will be out for a few months yet.....
 
how do you slot them? on a mill or just drill then file it up? I've been wanting to make one piece axes for a while instead of forge welding.

Cheers, great picture.
 
Robert, Sorry I didn't get back sooner. I had forgotten about this post. The way I do the slot is to drill a serries of holes and then use a carbide burr to clean up the slot. I do all that with my drillpress and a cross vice.
 
Raymond Richard said:
Robert, Sorry I didn't get back sooner. I had forgotten about this post. The way I do the slot is to drill a serries of holes and then use a carbide burr to clean up the slot. I do all that with my drillpress and a cross vice.
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Thanks alot Ray :)

sounds easy enough and I have access to mills at work, this thread has been most informative :cool: especially for an upcoming smith :D
 
Raymond, thanks for the pics, they are very informative. I was wondering, where/how did you acquire/make the drift for opening up the eye? Is it designed to fit the "standard" (if there is such a thing) 1 degree eye handles that are solde at Track Of the Wolf and DGI, or is it your own profile?

Best regards

Clinton
 
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