October 6, 20169 yr I have been forging some Tomahawks and small Axes lately . The interested in making/forging them seems to be growing . Here`s some pictures of one I complete and donated to a Buck Skinners Rendezvous. Thanks for looking bob Sorry ,forgot to mention the Tomahawk has a 1075 steel cutting bit forged welded in
October 6, 20169 yr Nice one Bob, love the wood selected for the handle. Some kind of spalted maple? If you don'the mind my asking did you oil quench the 1075, and what quench oil was used?
October 7, 20169 yr Looks more like curly maple to me. Looks good. Did you order the handle or make it yourself?
October 7, 20169 yr Author I quench in Canola oil ,I did heat the oil up some before quenching the Hawk .the edge harden pretty hard , a file would skate across the edge ..I then temped back some where a file would just cut the edge. The handle is Curly Maple from Dunlap Woodcrafter ,they have a web site . I use Aquafortis Regent stain ,this stain bring out the Curly Maple and I also applied a thin wash coat of Cherry stain too. The Aquafortis Reagent is available from Track of the Wolf they also have a web site to order from
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