Tent peg driver, pelvis splitter,kindling maker

LC · December 20, 2009, 08:34:00 PM

Not that I split the pelvis but here's my latest project thought some of you might enjoy seeing some pics of. Salvaging a worthless piece of steel to a useable piece of steel, now I need to do some leather work.

LC · December 20, 2009, 08:44:00 PM

http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/LCooper/?action=view¤t=PC200035.jpg

LC · December 20, 2009, 09:13:00 PM

Well evidently I don't know how to post pics here, sorry.

tomh · December 20, 2009, 10:05:00 PM

tomh · December 20, 2009, 10:06:00 PM

just copy the image code under the share image section and paste it into your post.

LC · December 20, 2009, 10:18:00 PM

Thanks tomh, just a dumb ol electrician, I run alot of circuits and data for the dang things you'd think I'd learn how to use them!! lol

joekeith · December 21, 2009, 12:42:00 AM

That's a good lookin' hawk.

Sheepshooter · December 21, 2009, 10:34:00 AM

Very nice LC. There sure are a lot of talented people on this forum! I've always had a bit of interest in knifemaking but have never pursued it and know nothing about how you guys do what you do. Browsing thru this forum I'm very often in awe!

Scott Roush · December 21, 2009, 12:07:00 PM

love it.... how does that curly maple hold up? Do you need to follow the grain when making a handle like that? I have an old hawk I wanna do something like that with... but I have a hard time finding curly maple blanks where I live that would work. Anyway... beautiful.

LC · December 21, 2009, 09:16:00 PM

No doubt the curly maple handle isn't going to hold up like a ash or hickory handle would. I don't see me doing much more than spliting kindling size wood or shaving splinnters on it for starting fires and yes driving my tent pegs in. Now if one could find some curly hickory or ash that would be awesome. I just have ALOT of curly maple. I did very carefully follow the grain when making it so we will see.

Steve Nuckels · December 21, 2009, 09:25:00 PM

LC, that is really very nice! I'm going to forge one from a ball pein hammer some day soon.

Assuming you forged it, how did you keep from deforming the "handle hole" during the forging process? Or did you use a "Drift" to reshape it?

Great job!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
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LC · December 21, 2009, 09:40:00 PM

Ah shucks Steve you assumed I'm talented enough to forge anything more than checks! No I guess you'd call this a "cheater" hawk. It's made from one of those old hatchet hammers you see at flea markets for a buck, like in the first pic. I used cold bluing for the color.

Steve Nuckels · December 21, 2009, 09:49:00 PM

Well it looks great! I really like it, you should be proud of that!

Steve
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ABS Apprentice
Potomac Forge
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IN GOD WE TRUST

Broken Arrow 1 · December 22, 2009, 11:06:00 AM

Wow thats frickin awseome!