My brother Toban forging his first Tomahawk.
Tomahawk
Woah! That's bad ass!!
From what did he forge it? Looks like high carbon steel?
From what did he forge it? Looks like high carbon steel?
Yep. A 15mm diameter high carbon re-inforcing rod. Note the TK, he has the same initials as me. His name is Toban Kahn.psyx wrote: Woah! That's bad ass!!
From what did he forge it? Looks like high carbon steel?
Coincidence that T and K are also the first and last letters of the word 'Tomahawk'!
Nice!
Axes on the axe forum
Axes on the axe forum
Yea! Pointy, shiny and very metallic! The handle is made of English Oak grown in our garden, in fact, I planted the tree myself from an acorn I picked up when I was about 3....peterleroux wrote: Nice!
Axes on the axe forum
Here's one showing the re-enforcing rod it was forged from.
And another shot of the axe
And another shot of the axe
Awesome ! Convey my respect and thanks for sharing !
I've dabbled a little with stock removal knife making and always wanted to try my hand at a forged blade !
Need 24 hour days, can't even get behind a guitar for more then 15 mins a week at the moment
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I've dabbled a little with stock removal knife making and always wanted to try my hand at a forged blade !
Need 24 hour days, can't even get behind a guitar for more then 15 mins a week at the moment
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O.K. So you've lost me here. There is a lot of elbow grease and polishing here, but what for? It is not an authentic indian tomahawk, they did not have nuts and bolts, - why would you want to make/own/display/show-off a piece like that? I can see there is a heap of work there, but what is the end product?
The end product is some fine craftsmanship...kholmes wrote: O.K. So you've lost me here. There is a lot of elbow grease and polishing here, but what for? It is not an authentic indian tomahawk, they did not have nuts and bolts, - why would you want to make/own/display/show-off a piece like that? I can see there is a heap of work there, but what is the end product?
It's not a cover.kholmes wrote: O.K. So you've lost me here. There is a lot of elbow grease and polishing here, but what for? It is not an authentic indian tomahawk, they did not have nuts and bolts, - why would you want to make/own/display/show-off a piece like that? I can see there is a heap of work there, but what is the end product?
It's an original; with inspiration drawn from an Indian Tomahawk.
I just love the idea of the handle being home grown!
Things evolve.
I'd bet nobody on the forum has a guitar like this
and nobody thinks it's inauthentic to have one that looks like this, with those new-fangled metal frets and all that other nonsense
The tomahawk evolved as many devices do. The modern bow is not the same as the weapon famously used at Agincourt.
A big step in the evolution of the Tomahawk was the arrival of European traders in North America and the commencement of trade between them and the native Americans. That made iron axe heads available for use on Tomahawks - and really that's what a "tomahawk" is: an axe.
American soldiers in Afghanistan get issued with a very modern tomahawk (the "VTAC" - Vietnam Tactical Tomahawk) for use as a tool and in hand to hand combat.
This is a car
This is a car
I'd bet nobody on the forum has a guitar like this
and nobody thinks it's inauthentic to have one that looks like this, with those new-fangled metal frets and all that other nonsense
The tomahawk evolved as many devices do. The modern bow is not the same as the weapon famously used at Agincourt.
A big step in the evolution of the Tomahawk was the arrival of European traders in North America and the commencement of trade between them and the native Americans. That made iron axe heads available for use on Tomahawks - and really that's what a "tomahawk" is: an axe.
American soldiers in Afghanistan get issued with a very modern tomahawk (the "VTAC" - Vietnam Tactical Tomahawk) for use as a tool and in hand to hand combat.
This is a car
This is a car
The satisfaction of creating something or finishing something is immense...nice one TK.
Where the like button?
Where the like button?
That thing looks hectic, good job! Is he planning on selling any of his work?
Next thing is to get him to make some crazy hand forged bridges and pickup rings etc, would look sick on a custom guitar! ?
Next thing is to get him to make some crazy hand forged bridges and pickup rings etc, would look sick on a custom guitar! ?