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Title: tomahawk for the kids
Post by: KHALVERSON on May 18, 2010, 07:26:00 PM

i havent posted in a while
crazy work hours and shop time has almost been  non existant
i had to whip up something for the kids
so here another railroad spike hawk
7-1/4 poll to bit brushed black finish and straight grain ash handle
now to do the leather work
 (http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh264/oxbowsteelheader/2010_05180035.jpg)
 (http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh264/oxbowsteelheader/2010_05180032.jpg)
 (http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh264/oxbowsteelheader/2010_05180034.jpg)
thanks for looking
kevin

Title: Re: tomahawk for the kids
Post by: skullworks on May 18, 2010, 07:41:00 PM

Very nice! I hope it does well!

Title: Re: tomahawk for the kids
Post by: Steve Nuckels on May 18, 2010, 10:06:00 PM

Kevin, very nice work!  I hope to try to make one soon!

Did you try the "King" quench oil?

Steve
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Potomac Forge
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IN GOD WE TRUST

Title: Re: tomahawk for the kids
Post by: Scott Roush on May 18, 2010, 10:40:00 PM

nice.

kevin.... did you hot slit your eye?  i've been having a helluva time with that.  i ended up just drilling and filing out a slot... but i'd like to get one punched out eventually.

Title: Re: tomahawk for the kids
Post by: Ragnarok Forge on May 19, 2010, 12:51:00 AM

Scott drill a small slit and then punch and drift it out.  Makes life a lot easier.  Good work for the kids on the hawk.

Title: Re: tomahawk for the kids
Post by: prarieboy on May 19, 2010, 07:13:00 AM

Very nice Kevin.I wanna see the leather too!

Title: Re: tomahawk for the kids
Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on May 19, 2010, 09:49:00 AM

Hope I can afford one of the hawks that are going up for the kids.
 
 Really like this one.

Title: Re: tomahawk for the kids
Post by: Jason Jelinek on May 19, 2010, 12:36:00 PM

That is definitely one of the things I would like to do in the next 5 years.

Title: Re: tomahawk for the kids
Post by: Kevin Evans on May 19, 2010, 02:22:00 PM

Very good job Kevin!!!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: tomahawk for the kids
Post by: JohnHV on May 19, 2010, 03:12:00 PM

Nice Kevin.

Where do you get your HC spikes from?