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swamp yeti:
That is a nice piece of work.

burchett.donald:
Thanks swamp yeti, it was a fun project for me...
                                                                                                     Don

longbow man:
    Whether you drill out the head or roll over the steel and hammer forge it a drift can be used to true up the hole to make a tear drop shape. Notice how a hawk handle is tear drop in cross section? A drift is a tool much like a short tomahawk handle. Insert it into the hole and finish forging it to shape. The drifts I have seen are of cast iron so as not to stick to the red hot steel. I plan to forge weld a hawk soon with mild steel and a high carbon insert. Will let you know the results.

burchett.donald:
Longbowman, The railroad spike head was forged by a man by the name of K.Halverson who is a member here on PA... He would be the one to contact on his technique. I do know the hole was slightly tapered and I used a Zebra wood wedge and smooth on epoxy to mount the head. Thanks for looking...
                                                                                                                         Don

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