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Title: finally a wrapped eye hawk
Post by: Scott Roush on December 06, 2010, 04:47:00 PM

these are harder to make than they look... wrought iron wrapped with 15n20 welded into the edge.  It took me 3 attempts to get everything to stick. Each time the welds failed I had to go in and clean all the scale and flux out and try again.  Once again.. it came down to temperature and soak...

 (http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj61/The_Roushs/_SAR0001-1.jpg)

 (http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj61/The_Roushs/sroush_tomahawkweb.jpg)

Title: Re: finally a wrapped eye hawk
Post by: 2treks on December 06, 2010, 05:10:00 PM

That is cool. I like the handle also. Nice job.

Title: Re: finally a wrapped eye hawk
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on December 06, 2010, 05:13:00 PM

Scott that is sweet, nice job
Dana

Title: Re: finally a wrapped eye hawk
Post by: Montauks on December 06, 2010, 06:07:00 PM

nice job! is that old rawhide on the handle?

Title: Re: finally a wrapped eye hawk
Post by: 4est trekker on December 06, 2010, 06:21:00 PM

I really like your style, Scott.  Keep 'em coming.  It looks great, especially with that handle.  :)

Title: Re: finally a wrapped eye hawk
Post by: L. Harris on December 06, 2010, 08:13:00 PM

That's beautiful!!

Title: Re: finally a wrapped eye hawk
Post by: Cody D Works on December 06, 2010, 08:41:00 PM

Really like that!

Title: Re: finally a wrapped eye hawk
Post by: Scott Roush on December 07, 2010, 10:34:00 AM

thanks folks!  fun to make.  Can't wait to do another.

And yeah.. that is some rawhide.  I'm really getting into working with that stuff....

Title: Re: finally a wrapped eye hawk
Post by: Cody D Works on December 07, 2010, 07:32:00 PM

Im still drooling over this one. I hope that one day my work is half that good...

Title: Re: finally a wrapped eye hawk
Post by: arrowflipper on December 07, 2010, 07:33:00 PM

(WOW) That is nice,love that old rustic look nice job!   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: finally a wrapped eye hawk
Post by: Scott Roush on December 07, 2010, 08:53:00 PM

Thanks guys...

Cody it will be.. just don't give up when things get hard. Twice I almost threw this thing in the scrap pile, but twice I opened it back up to clean all the scale out with sand paper, files, dremel tool.. whatever I could fit in there.

It's these kind of projects that make me want to add a coal forge to my shop... I just get a feeling that coal makes for better welding conditions for stuff like that.  When I watched Butch Sheely do this, after he was done the thing didn't even look like it went through a forge. Look at mine... I didn't put those marks in there like I normally do. They aren't even hammer marks. those are scaled out pits from all the excessive welding heats and too rich of an atmosphere...

Title: Re: finally a wrapped eye hawk
Post by: Cody D Works on December 07, 2010, 09:20:00 PM

Im still trying to build my forge cant find noone with a welder to help me out. have a RR track anvile and possibly an official one coming.

Title: Re: finally a wrapped eye hawk
Post by: Scott Roush on December 08, 2010, 06:45:00 AM

cody.. get a 110v wirefeed welder.. a craftsman.. for $100.  You can teach yourself and you will be amazed at what you can do with one....

Title: Re: finally a wrapped eye hawk
Post by: seabass on December 18, 2010, 06:50:00 PM

nice job buddy.i know it was tough,but you pulled it off nicely.that handle is way cool,steve