Tomahawk making resources?

Crayola

Crayola

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Howdy folks! Long time no chat. Sorry I have to keep this brief. Come fall I'll be posting all the time!

A long term goal I have for myself is to forge tomahawks and other chopping goodies. Right now I am a stock removal guy and ewnjoying that a lot. I'd liek to learn what I can now on making hawks, and therefore forging in general as well. Any good resources out there available for a guy like me?

Thanks all. I sure appreciate all your help.

P.S., if anyone has any Carson folders laying around that they no longer need I'd be happy to send you some nice Canadian Maple Syrup for them :)
 
You can forge weld pieces of HC steel on ea. side then forge to shape or use small to med size ball pien hammers. then you dont have to deal with hot punching handle holes at this time.
 
Raymond Richard said:
Here's a link that will give you some ideas and get you started. http://www.anvilfire.com/iForge/index.htm Scroll down to number 12 and click on that. I do alot of things different than what is done there now but thats a good place to start. Once your there scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page.
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I cant take it!!!. I want to make one of everything and I dont even have a decent forge yet. :eek:
 
i cool thing i came up with, is a lashed on hawk blade. much like stone blades its help into a split hickory branch with rawhide. its just an easy first tommahawk, and it looks good. ive used these before camping and the hold up extremely well, if your good at lashing. theyed prolly sell really well at a pioneer festival.
 
Thanks guys for the info! Really appreciate it, as always. I'll look into Crawford's video, and I'm heading off to your link now Richard.

(Small aside: Hello Kim Breed! Karl Rejman here. Always wanted to say hi and I enjoy your knife articles)

Bye for now!
 
I was like Kim in not wanting to hot punch holes. While demonstrating at the S. FL Fair for FABA (FL Artists Blacksmiths Assoc.) someone gave us a bucket full of RR spikes marked HC. After making a couple of knives I tried making some hawks. Even with a striker it was a real chore to slit the holes for the handle.

A couple of weeks later I was at a FABA meeting and someone told me that he could slit the holes in one heat. He must have seen the disbelief in my face because he said "I guess I'll have to show you." While he heated a piece of steel he got a cheap air chisel with a straight chisel installed. He marked the center on both sides and started in with the air chisel first on one side then the other. In one heat he had the slit! He even let me practice with one.

The next day I was at Harbor Freight and bought one of the air chisels, something like $10.00.
Learning, Lynn
 
That sounds like fun Lynn! Thanks for the info on all of this guys, I've been inspired by Raymonds hawks for a long time now. How can one get ahold of Rade Hawkins? Also, does Kayne still sell hawk drifts? Dang, I had just about forgotten about making one of these, then I keep reading this post.
 
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