I finished a tomahawk today

[brenton k]

I’ve dabbled in knife making over the last few years, I’ve probably forged about 25 knives, and I just completed my first tomahawk.
I started out with a piece of mild steel 1.5”x6”x.25” and forged it down and wrapped it around a 1.5” pipe to rough in the eye, then drew out the body and forge welded it together and tapered the eye a little. I also forge welded in a damascus bit I had left over from another project for the cutting edge.
It’s on a curly maple handle that I dyed with leather dye and finished with a couple coats of TruOil.
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That's nice.

 

[SouthernUnderGod]

Very nice piece. Let us know if you decide to do some work or testing with it. The Damascus edge ought to do well. Great forge welding.


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[3fifty7]

Thanks, I have plans for another. I want to do a wrought iron body with a high carbon cutting edge, probably 1080.

 

[Bigchillin83]

need to make a short video of that tomahawk cutting through a perfectly cooked tomahawk steak... or layed on side of one cooked in the right lighting that would be a great pic!!!!

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[3fifty7]

need to make a short video of that tomahawk cutting through a perfectly cooked tomahawk steak... or layed on side of one cooked in the right lighting that would be a great pic!!!!

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I’ll get on that real soon !!!

 

[3fifty7]

need to make a short video of that tomahawk cutting through a perfectly cooked tomahawk steak... or layed on side of one cooked in the right lighting that would be a great pic!!!!

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Best I could do.

 

[Bigchillin83]

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Best I could do.

YES!!!!!! MAN YOU OUT DID IT!!!!! LOOKS GREAT!!!!

 

[Tib]

Looks good, very nice work.

 

[Plw8]

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I’ve dabbled in knife making over the last few years, I’ve probably forged about 25 knives, and I just completed my first tomahawk.
I started out with a piece of mild steel 1.5”x6”x.25” and forged it down and wrapped it around a 1.5” pipe to rough in the eye, then drew out the body and forge welded it together and tapered the eye a little. I also forge welded in a damascus bit I had left over from another project for the cutting edge.
It’s on a curly maple handle that I dyed with leather dye and finished with a couple coats of TruOil.
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That’s a beautiful Tomahawk!

 

[RiverLife64]

I assumed it was a steak too! Way better though!

Very nice work!