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Title: 4 Camp Hawks Fresh From The Forge
Post by: Ragnarok Forge on June 08, 2010, 10:52:00 PM

I have been on a tomahawk making kick lately.  These are four of my latest creations  They are all mid to heavy weight camp hawks.  They have Ash or Hickory Handles and were designed for heavy field use and are equally at home chopping wood, pounding in stakes, or cutting brush for a ground blind.

  (http://images.imagelinky.com/1276051216.JPG) (http://images.imagelinky.com/1276051216.JPG)    (http://images.imagelinky.com/1276051284.JPG) (http://images.imagelinky.com/1276051284.JPG)
  (http://images.imagelinky.com/1276051352.JPG) (http://images.imagelinky.com/1276051352.JPG)
  (http://images.imagelinky.com/1276051404.JPG) (http://images.imagelinky.com/1276051404.JPG)
  (http://images.imagelinky.com/1276051453.JPG) (http://images.imagelinky.com/1276051453.JPG)
  (http://images.imagelinky.com/1276051493.JPG) (http://images.imagelinky.com/1276051493.JPG)
  (http://images.imagelinky.com/1276051546.JPG) (http://images.imagelinky.com/1276051546.JPG)
  (http://images.imagelinky.com/1276051587.JPG) (http://images.imagelinky.com/1276051587.JPG)

Title: Re: 4 Camp Hawks Fresh From The Forge
Post by: robtattoo on June 08, 2010, 11:06:00 PM

Hot diggety pig! That last bearded hammer-poll is a beauty!

I mean they're all good, but number 4's a doozy!

What steel d'you use & what's the finished hardness of these puppies?

Title: Re: 4 Camp Hawks Fresh From The Forge
Post by: Ragnarok Forge on June 08, 2010, 11:37:00 PM

Rob,  

I use a variety of steels.  Everything from standard simple high carbon bar stock to 0-1, or W-2 round stock.  I use a lot of recycled steels.  In particular forged hatchet and axe heads, high carbon crowbars, breaker bars, etc.....

I harden the blade and hammer on each hawk to  58 rockwell and temper them back to 50 to 51 rockwell.  I have found that hawk blades need to be a bit softer than a knife to avoid cracks along the cutting edge.

Title: Re: 4 Camp Hawks Fresh From The Forge
Post by: DW on June 09, 2010, 08:17:00 AM

Love them all!

Title: Re: 4 Camp Hawks Fresh From The Forge
Post by: jcprintz on June 09, 2010, 10:24:00 AM

Ditto Robtattoo. #4s a beauty

Title: Re: 4 Camp Hawks Fresh From The Forge
Post by: Horner on June 09, 2010, 11:07:00 AM

WOW!!!!   :eek:   Man I love number 3.  
   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    Great work!!!

Title: Re: 4 Camp Hawks Fresh From The Forge
Post by: Scott Roush on June 09, 2010, 04:49:00 PM

nice clay... clean and beautiful...

Title: Re: 4 Camp Hawks Fresh From The Forge
Post by: Ragnarok Forge on June 09, 2010, 05:49:00 PM

Thanks guys.  None of these are carry hawks.  They all weigh a ton and are perfect for camp use.  I will post some mid weight hawks i finished up later this evening.