Chris john

Hello Rodney Thanks for taking your time to post and glad you like my work Chris

Hello Ironclad thank you appreciate Chris

Hi Jose thank you very much . Chris

Hi Owen you do great work to appreciate your views Chris,

HI Rich thanks for the complements glad you like my hawks . Chris

Hi Frosty , I Will have to give that a try thank you . And thanks for liking my work . Chris

Hi Rich , thanks for the imfo mate shall do. but i dont mind a bit of patinering seems to give a bit of caracture some times Chris

Hello Loneforge. glad you like my work thank you . Chris

Hi Don . might be the camera more than likey just me tho thank you. Chris

Hi there Mitch glad you like and thank you very much Chris

Hi people , Just wanted to show my T backed knife . Used 01 steel on this for the blade , Brass furniture, japanese style guard from stirling silver with copper habaki . Twisted Brass wire wraped on Ivory handle Sheath is made from old winnchester stock walnut i believe Chased and repoussed a couple of lion heads out of sheet brass for the sheath and end cap on the knife , hope you like thanks Chris

Hello Ecart , Thank you very much you will be better just keep at it mate ,I will be saying the same about your work one day but you just have to keep going everyting can be learned just takes a bit of time thank you Ecart . Chris ,

Hi there Thomas and Curly George thank you both very much for taking your time to coment realy appreciate . Chris

Hi Ozark Nick Not realy etching but glad you like . etching is done with acid this is chisel work thank you . Chris

Hi people . This is a small wrap and weld style hawk shape based loosely on the early style brought in from France and England. Mild steel wrap with w1 edge , deer wrap snake wrap, copper ., leather , brass studs ,feathers , bit of scratching with spotted gum haft some file work . hope you like . Chris

Hi Robert , Dont realy know much about shields , i think you know more about them than me i thought it just went ok with the axe .someone on here would know i recon Chris.

Hi Jose , Thank you . Chris

Hi Jose, Very nice hawk , what type of steel . Chris

Hi Robert , Yes just a small shield mate ,i think it goes ok with the axe Bit of repousse, chasing engraving and inlayed some gold and copper .heres a better pic. hope you like thanks Chris.

Hi Adam , Only this ruff pic, but i can tell you how i went about it tho . It was from one inch coil i forged square then slit where i wanted the haft, Forged to 90 then upset it to get enough to pull the corner out ,forged the blade out ruffly to what i wanted the pulled the ears out a bit then opened up the slit and used a tapered drift to form the tapered hole for the haft hope that helps thanks Adam Chris

Hi Iron Woody . The way the weathers been here the last couple of month probably more water between us an NZ too lol. No groups just a smithing one , i can get in enough trouble there with out any more thanks for your interest iron woody appreciate . Chris

Thank you very much Sam glad you like my work . Chris

Hi Daniel The patterns i saw on i viking boat so not my desighns mate . and the 3 triangled one is the vikings gods sighn Oden. thank you for your time appreciate . Chris

Hi people . This one is made from a coil spring from a quarry shaker hope you like Chris

Hi dpmcginn75, Nice hawk my first went in the bin thanks for sharing . Chris