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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: HickoryBill on April 26, 2011, 11:40:14 pm

Title: Osage Trio
Post by: HickoryBill on April 26, 2011, 11:40:14 pm

HEre are some pics of my Osage trio. My Osage bow( E Pluribus Unum), my hand forged tomahawk with Osage handle, and a little neck knife I just finished up with an Osage handle.

(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/0426012056.jpg)
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/0426012056a.jpg)

Title: Re: Osage Trio
Post by: Parnell on May 04, 2011, 11:20:50 am

That's a good looking set, nice!  How'd you learn how to do the forging - what did you use, HickoryBill?  Did you put a high-carbon layer of steel in the head of it?

Title: Re: Osage Trio
Post by: cowboy on May 04, 2011, 11:43:17 am

Cool set! Did all that wood come from the same tree?

Title: Re: Osage Trio
Post by: BearG on May 04, 2011, 11:45:48 am

SWEET

Title: Re: Osage Trio
Post by: cracker on May 04, 2011, 06:56:35 pm

Me likey very much.

Title: Re: Osage Trio
Post by: HickoryBill on May 04, 2011, 07:26:57 pm

The wood actually all came from the same stave, so it was from the same tree.. ;D ;D  A guy I work with has a blacksmith's forge in his garage, we spent an afternoon there and he taught me the basics. The tomahawk head is made from a single piece of 4140 steel.. It's folded over and forge welded.4140 is mid level in the carbon rating, but the head took a nice edge.

Title: Re: Osage Trio
Post by: JW_Halverson on May 04, 2011, 10:53:51 pm

All from the same tree?  Ohhhh, so much the better!  That really makes it a SET!