Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: mullet on March 28, 2010, 08:40:41 pm

Title: rainy day
Post by: mullet on March 28, 2010, 08:40:41 pm

 It started raining this morning and still is. So I've been piddling around in the shop all day. I decided to finish this Tomahawk I started about two years ago. I think it came out pretty good.

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Title: Re: rainy day
Post by: Pennhawk on March 28, 2010, 09:10:55 pm

Beautiful hawk. Do you think you'll throw it much with that pretty handle? What type of steel did you use for the outside and the bit?

Title: Re: rainy day
Post by: bryan irwin on March 28, 2010, 09:21:22 pm

looks nice

Title: Re: rainy day
Post by: mullet on March 28, 2010, 09:38:47 pm

 Penn, the handle is hickory and I'll throw it. I was just experimenting with stain. It was done with Walnut hulls and green leather dye. The head is a slice of 1" pipe with a piece of flat steel welded to it then the groove between the two built up with weld , ground and then the end with the edge heat treated after I blued it.

Title: Re: rainy day
Post by: RG on March 28, 2010, 09:47:09 pm

Good job I like it I have always wanted to learn to throw but never took the time

Ron

Title: Re: rainy day
Post by: cowboy on March 28, 2010, 09:52:34 pm

Now that sounds interesting - the welding part, hmm may have to try that. Like I need more hobbies, prolly take me at least three years ;D.

Title: Re: rainy day
Post by: Mechslasher on March 28, 2010, 09:55:07 pm

sweet hawk!

Title: Re: rainy day
Post by: mullet on March 28, 2010, 09:57:20 pm

 Thanks Chris. Paul, with my welding, it was more clean up grinding.

Title: Re: rainy day
Post by: FlintWalker on March 28, 2010, 10:34:57 pm

Looks like a fast way to cut off a chickens head ;D

Title: Re: rainy day
Post by: huntertrapper on March 29, 2010, 09:43:04 am

very nice mullet.

Title: Re: rainy day
Post by: DanaM on March 29, 2010, 10:28:17 am

Now thats a nice hawk :)

Title: Re: rainy day
Post by: Lombard on March 29, 2010, 11:29:24 am

Very nice, looks as though it would have excellent balance.

Title: Re: rainy day
Post by: Scowler on March 29, 2010, 12:34:43 pm

Very cool.