Tyler Murch Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 New hawk of mine. Farrier rasp. Water quenched. Hickory handle. Grilled grip treatment. :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentin Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Wow ! Nice handel and nice texture on the ...eye of the blade ! beautifull work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Murch Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 The grip texture was done with a hot wire. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keykeeper Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Tyler, Very nice hawk! Did you grind the points of the rasp off before working it? I plan on making one of these or similiar to it. I have an old rasp, just need to know whether to grind or not. Anyway, awesome job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Murch Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 Thanks Key. I used the rasp just as it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchmancreek Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Looks good, I have a dozen or so farriers rasps and I need to give it a try. In the past I just used mild steel for the body with a piece of high carbon welded in for a cutting edge. I like the pattern that the rasp gives, but always worried about whether to grind the teeth or not. I'll try it your way with out grinding. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BT Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 When I saw the title of this thread, I thought it was gonna be a recipe (Grilled Hawk). I haven't found a good recipe for chicken hawks yet. Seriously though, Tyler very nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete46 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 It Ain't Bragg'n If You Can Do It! Very Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Murch Posted April 13, 2007 Author Share Posted April 13, 2007 Thanks for the input guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habu68 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Tyler, Nice hawk. A question, how did you forge the hawk? Is it welded only at the eye, like a froe, or did you weld it the full length of the blade , like you would if you were going to weld in a bit in a low carbon hatchet? Also, how did you lay out the burning on the handle? It was a nice touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Murch Posted April 13, 2007 Author Share Posted April 13, 2007 The construction goes like this- I scarfed each end, folded each end over about 1-1/2", then bent it in the middle with a hand held fork, hammered it closed, then welded the face. I drew the lines on with a pencil first, free hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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