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    Aluminium?

    in Aluminum Alloys

    Posted

    Hi ianinsa yes  just the cleaning up grinding both on same machine the dust gets to gether  and

    trouble think about that  but then even flower mill have gone up too from dust , So care that all i meant i welded ally for years most of the phone station boxes over here 

    Chris

    Home bluing

    in Metallurgy

    Posted

    The buitiful blue found on early Colts  were done in charcoal from memory .

    Lot of spur makers use fire blueing .to colour .

    These fittings i did in caustic and nitric around 270 f  the salts boil a lot higher than water

    dangerous stuff one splatter you have a real bad burn .wouldnt use in the smithy my self .

    Most firearms were done with the caustic method not doubles tho you end up with 2 in the tank eats all the solder out .

    Chris

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    Latest pipe Hawk

    in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc

    Posted

    Nice hawk J wrought i guess from the old wheel like a etch on that would have some nice figure in  being wheel wrought .

    looks like a H and B hawk  . whats in cutting edge ?

    How did you get hole down the haft  always find that a paiin in the 

    Im guessing screw in bowl from pix but bit hard to say ,

    thanks for sharing we luv pix .

    Chris

     

     

    The Pontihawk

    in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc

    Posted

    I didn't ask when I first seen this cause if didn't want to look like a fool but I'm goin to ask it now. Is that Pontiac I see u dear the Indian head on your print out? If so is it the car or the Indian himself? I did some looking and I know Pontiac cars used an Indian head for a little while but I didn't see that one.

    ​Hi M Cockaran yes mate the print out is a 1947 pontiac car  hood emblem, pontiac was chief of the Ottawa

    thanks for asking glad you like

    Chris

    The Pontihawk

    in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc

    Posted

    Chrs you give us some real nice examples of how to embellish hawks. Keep posting it gives us something to help raise our standards. Good job

    ​Hi tdaleh my pleasure mate im  real happy you like  check out some of the museums on native hawks may give you more ideas

    Thanks Chris

     

    Viking ship builders war axe

    in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc

    Posted

    well I'd phrase it a viking ship builders fantasy war ax; Very nicely executed!

    In general it's hard to tell a regular "felling ax" from a "fighting axe" save that the fighting ones tend to be a bit lighter that the felling axes.-----Until you get to the Danish axes with the 6 foot handles or the ornately inlaid with silver axes that are a "fighting/display only axe"

    In early medieval times the most common weapons were the axe and the spear as the axe was to hand as a household object and the spear takes little metal to make. They also take less training to use by massed levies.  Swords and armour were owned and used by people higher in the social strata that could, say, afford a high end sports car and time to train with it.

    ​Hi Thomas  just a second  life for a old worn out file mate ,thank you for your input and  happy you like what i did

    appreciate .

    Chris

    Viking ship builders war axe

    in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc

    Posted

    You guys keep showing me such beautiful blades are drawing me towards the dark side! Arghhhhhhh.

    I don't know what to say other than gorgeous blade though I don't understand the utility of the hook above the blade or is it for hanging it on the wall?

    Frosty The Lucky.

    ​Hi Frosty just based on the dragon long boat theme , bieng a ship builders war axe  sorry if you dont understand that.theme

    thanks

    Chris

    Viking ship builders war axe

    in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc

    Posted

    Beautiful work Chris, I must be using cheap files. My attempts look nothing like that......LOL  If memory serves. when in the ACT, I almost had to chew the VB to get it down. Finally settled on Tooies (sp?) of some color.....great time, great people. Thanks for sharing......Dave    

    ​Hi Dave Thank you my pleasure   ,Glad you had a great time over here even after that stuff lol

    Chris

    Hawk heart

    in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc

    Posted · Edited by Chris john

    Hi Shamus and LastRonin  both not realy right close tho ,

    Centre of heart has been textured  with a punch i made on a piece of quarter rod useing a checkering file to

    make the pattern on  punch  face then hardened so i could texture the heart ..

    Making the steel look a bit used i wiped it over with a bit of hydrocloric  and fuming nitric acid what stayed in the heart

    patinaed it hope that explains it .

    Chris

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