Author Topic: Bag Axe/Polled Tomahawk (Read 3972 times)

Bart · « **on:** April 28, 2018, 12:41:34 AM »

Just fooling around in the shop. Hand forged mini-polled tomahawk, and a small bag axe. Curly Ash haft for the hawk and Osage Orange for the axe.

wattlebuster · « **Reply #1 on:** April 28, 2018, 01:28:20 AM »

I like em. Both of them

okieboy · « **Reply #2 on:** April 28, 2018, 02:21:05 AM »

That is some pretty good fooling around. I like both of them, but the one on the left really grabs me.

Greg Pennell · « **Reply #3 on:** April 28, 2018, 02:51:44 AM »

Those both look great! I’ve used Osage for handles (and bows) before...that stuff is harder than woodpecker lips. Are they made from tool steel, or did you forge weld a cutting edge in?

Greg

Bart · « **Reply #4 on:** April 28, 2018, 03:21:49 AM »

Forged from 4140 stock and tempered. Handmade eye drifts.

B.Barker · « **Reply #5 on:** April 28, 2018, 04:55:55 AM »

Neat.

Bart · « **Reply #6 on:** April 28, 2018, 05:16:58 AM »

Coming from you Brian, I will take that as a compliment.

WH1 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 28, 2018, 03:03:45 PM »

Bart
both look great. What size billet did you start with for each?
Missed you at the class this year.
Todd

Elnathan · « **Reply #8 on:** April 28, 2018, 03:46:09 PM »

Nice. What are the dimensions?

I have little round-poll tomahawk with a 4 oz head I made while taking a blacksmithing class many years ago. It is pretty cute, but just to light to be very useful for anything.

okieboy · « **Reply #9 on:** April 28, 2018, 03:52:26 PM »

I would like to see photos of your drifts.

Bart · « **Reply #10 on:** April 28, 2018, 05:53:12 PM »

PM sent to those asking questions. Thanks

P.W.Berkuta · « **Reply #11 on:** April 29, 2018, 08:09:50 PM »

Gee -- it would be nice if you posted the info so the rest of us would know their dimensions

-- by the way -- VERY NICE INDEED. You are VERY talented

!

Bart · « **Reply #12 on:** April 30, 2018, 03:46:46 AM »

In response to the size and dimensions of the hawk and axe.
I used 1/2" square stock, cut to 3 3/4" to form the hawk head , and for the axe I used 1/2" x 1" stock, cut to 3". The hawk head is 4 1/2" in length, and the cutting egde is 1". The axe head is 3 5/8" long and the cutting edge is 1 5/8".

Big Wolf · « **Reply #13 on:** May 12, 2018, 05:08:18 AM »

Very nice Bart, I’d like to see pictures of your forge.

Marcruger · « **Reply #14 on:** May 12, 2018, 08:48:59 PM »

Beautiful work sir! I cannot decide which I like better, so I'll just say "both". :-)

stubshaft · « **Reply #15 on:** May 12, 2018, 09:56:31 PM »

I like the head of the one on the right and the handle of the left one. Maybe, the other way around. I think that both of them look great.

Bart · « **Reply #16 on:** May 14, 2018, 03:45:13 AM »

Thank you gentlemen for all of the compliments. I love to forge the bag axes and minature hawks.

aaronc · « **Reply #17 on:** May 31, 2018, 05:46:28 AM »

Both are awesome,..my pick is the one on the left. Best -Aaron

BOB HILL · « **Reply #18 on:** May 31, 2018, 06:16:40 PM »

Nice looking forgework there, Bart. Thanks for sharing.
Bob

Bart · « **Reply #19 on:** June 04, 2018, 09:58:41 PM »

Thanks again for the likes...

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Author Topic: Bag Axe/Polled Tomahawk (Read 3972 times)

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