Wrought + 1084 Tomahawk

oldanvilyoungsmith

oldanvilyoungsmith

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Most recent finished tomahawk.

Wagon wheel wrought head, with forge welded 1084 steel bit, with a gorgeous birds-eye maple handle.



You can see more of my work, including hawks, knives, and blacksmithing work on my facebook page, Eagle Eye Forge.
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Are you trying to say OAYS, your body is from old wagon wheel banding? That is beautiful stuff and I for one would like to see a cross-section shot maybe at the axe's bevel would be good.
 
Ernest DuBois said:
Are you trying to say OAYS, your body is from old wagon wheel banding? That is beautiful stuff and I for one would like to see a cross-section shot maybe at the axe's bevel would be good.
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Yessir. I found 2 old wagon wheel bands buried in my wifes, grandparents, family barn. This is forged from a slice of one. I'll try to remember to get you some closeups tomorrow (you're lucky, this one hasn't found a home yet, so I can take more pics, lol). Are you wanting like a shot of where the wedge is welded into the wrought?

ForkCreekForge said:
Did you have to etch the metal to get the wrought iron grain to show up?
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Yessir. I use PCB etchant (from Radio shack... bought 3 years before they shut down... man I need new stuff, lol) mixed with distilled water. I treat wrought basically like it's pattern welded steel. I grind, polish, etc. Then clean it, and soak it in acid for several hours minimum (I think this head got a good long 6-8 hr etch if I remember correctly). You can see faint hints of the pattern before etching, but for the most part it looks like a blank chunk of steel, maybe with some tiny inclusions here and there.
 
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