rsilver4 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Here is my latest spike hawk I forged from 1045,etched finish,filework,leather edge cover--Thanks for looking Regards Butch - By rsilver4 at 2011-06-27 By rsilver4 at 2011-06-27 By rsilver4 at 2011-06-27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshua.M Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 wow, that hawk has some sweet lines, i especially love the way the socket and blade look like 1 peice. How many have you done before? Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsilver4 Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 wow, that hawk has some sweet lines, i especially love the way the socket and blade look like 1 peice. How many have you done before? Josh Thanks Josh,don't know what you mean,the head is one piece of 1045--Best Regards Butch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshua.M Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Thanks Josh,don't know what you mean,the head is one piece of 1045--Best Regards Butch sorry, i was unclear, what i mean it the wat the filing between the eye and blade looks really nice with no fuller in front of the eye Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernkraftwerks Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Butch, can you tell us more about the handle? What kind of wood and finish is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsilver4 Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 sorry, i was unclear, what i mean it the wat the filing between the eye and blade looks really nice with no fuller in front of the eye Josh Josh,that is one of the hardest things to get right,a lot of time on the belt grinder,and I use the edge of the belt a lot--and I use a 4 1/2"flap disc to start with,they are great for that-Thanks Regards Butch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsilver4 Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 Butch, can you tell us more about the handle? What kind of wood and finish is that? The handle is curly maple-I get it as smooth as possible,I use Fiebings dark brown leather dye after sanding then use a propane torch to burn the color off then apply another coat and apply tung oil and rub with fine steel wool til I get the desired color then buff with beeswax....thanks and regards Butch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecart Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Nice hawk! How do you apply the beeswax? I just finished a haft for an axe with beeswax. I melted it and applied with a rag and after it dried some I buffed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhog Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 rsilver, that is a classy looking hawk. I have never made one but I am going to give it a whirl. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsilver4 Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 Nice hawk! How do you apply the beeswax? I just finished a haft for an axe with beeswax. I melted it and applied with a rag and after it dried some I buffed it. Hi,I use a buffing wheel like you use on a car, on an old motor,load the wheel and lay into it---- Thanks for all the comments---Best Regards Butch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecart Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'll have to try it like that next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsilver4 Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'll have to try it like that next time. Yep you can really work the wax in with the wheel,you can heat the wax to apply to the wheel--Regards Butch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castlegardener Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 terrific looking at every detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdab95 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Wow..... That's amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsilver4 Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Thanks again guys,I appreciate all the comments--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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