Andrew Smith Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Here are some pictures of one of my tomahawks and a couple of rr spike knives. I have been blacksmithing for about a year and a half and I have only made spike knives and tomahawks but I am finally getting used to it and getting them looking good. what are some of your opinions and things I could do to make them look better. -Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Nice looking hawk and the RR spike knive are OK too. You've done good for only simithing for a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerironworks84 Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Great looking work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 looking good to me - love the hawk and like what youve done with the handle :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Smith Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 RR spike knives and hammer hawks are the only things that I have made in a year and a half of blacksmithing, I have made different ones, like cord wrapped handles, micarta handles. Today I tried making a striker for a flint and striker set. I thought it would only take twenty minutes but it took me every bit of an hour. The knives only take me about thirty minutes. I guess practice makes perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windancer Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 RR spike knives and hammer hawks are the only things that I have made in a year and a half of blacksmithing, I have made different ones, like cord wrapped handles, micarta handles. Today I tried making a striker for a flint and striker set. I thought it would only take twenty minutes but it took me every bit of an hour. The knives only take me about thirty minutes. I guess practice makes perfect. Late seeing this, but very nice work on both. Are you using arm power or a power hammer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Smith Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share Posted February 20, 2010 I used all arm power. My anvil is just a piece of rail road iron, I am looking around to try to find a used anvil for a good deal somewhere. And yes, my right arm has gotten much more sturdy (and bigger) since I started blacksmithing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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