Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **TwilightLane** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:32 pm

Well it's been way too hot and I've been way too busy to work on the Cubbie. But I did get a wild hair and modify a tomahawk. I think it turned out pretty cool.

It started off like this. Pretty boring. A trail hawk from Cold Steel. You can find them numerous places on the interwebs.

After stripping the head, boiling it in vineger, re-shaping the cutting edge and polishing the poll. After sanding the handle, staining it, burning in a 'four directions' symbol, applying polyurathane, drilling a lanyard hole, using a piece of brass tube to jazz it up...

Whaddya think??

by **TwilightLane** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:36 pm

A couple of detail shots.

by **TwilightLane** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:37 pm

I have a patient wife. :lol:

by **alffink** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:41 am

Much nicer, than the glossy black that was on the head originally

going to be used by the wood pile, when camping?

:thumbsup:

by **starleen2** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:31 am

Nice!

by **Cliffmeister2000** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:09 pm

Pretty cool! Can you stick it in a tree from 30 feet!

by **madjack** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:12 pm

...wattchit or Jeff may scalp ya forit

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by **WarPony** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:17 pm

madjack wrote: ...wattchit or Jeff may scalp ya forit

Me? Nooooooooooo, I wouldn't do such a thing! First, I'd have to sneak up on him and with that edge, I ain't tryin' it.

Jeff

by **Fenlason** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:45 pm

it looks real nice..

by **Fenlason** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:46 pm

Cliffmeister2000 wrote:Pretty cool! Can you stick it in a tree from 30 feet!

I used to be able to throw 2 at once.. one in each hand.. at two different targets [one above the other]

by **WarPony** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:12 pm

Okay, why did you boil the head in vinegar?

Did you seal the iron with some sort of sealant?

Is your edge razor sharp?

I bought a Gransfors Bruks axe about 7 years ago and love it!! I was driven to buy it because every one is hand made in Sweden...... from the head to the handle. The blacksmith even stamps his initials in the head after he hand forges it. It is razor sharp, holds an edge like no other and even comes with an owners manual. There's even a section in it to tell you how to "safely" throw it overhand into a stump. At the time, I think I paid about $70 dollars for it and now they are over 90. I'd buy more of their products but I wouldn't have enough money to ever go camping again............ :cry:

Jeff

by **mandy** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:32 pm

Nice Hawk. :thumbsup:

My brother was a mountain man renactor and he had all kinds of tomahawks. My favorite one he had was one that had a heart cut out of the head.
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