Hammeron A while back I posted some shots of a Tomahawk my brother made. Here are some shots of his first locking folder. Ns90 stainless steal heat treated blade and Red Ivory burlwood handle.
Chocklit_Thunda Wow that's amazing! ??? Your brother has some major talent! Where did he get the burl wood from though?
Hammeron The burl was cut off a Berchemia zeyheri {Red Ivory } tree growing on a friends farm in the Magaliesburg. The whole burl was cut off with a chainsaw causing no harm to the tree.
Chocklit_Thunda Hammeron wrote The burl was cut off a Berchemia zeyheri {Red Ivory } tree growing on a friends farm in the Magaliesburg. The whole burl was cut off with a chainsaw causing no harm to the tree. That's really cool ? I dig that he uses materials that are not just bought. Just like the tomahawk handle from your own tree ? it adds a cool personal touch
V8 Very, very sweet - He's got talent! Dig the comfy looking handle and the blade design works for me - kinda suggests a clip point, but it's clearly not. Didi he design and make the blade from scratch? I was a avid reader of Magnum mag (waaaaay) back in the day and knife fabrication absolutely fascinated me.
Hammeron Yep everything made from scratch except the brass pins which are cut from a brazing rod. The blade is hand ground from a high carbon stainless steel called N690 {Not NS90 as I said earlier.} The blade is then heat hardened. From this point the blade can only be buffed and sharpened.
G-Man I saw his Tomahawk and now his knife, is he planning on making any swords or anything? Would like to see his take on something like that.
