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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Knapper on November 20, 2013, 10:31:13 am

Title: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: Knapper on November 20, 2013, 10:31:13 am
Was looking the other day for some ideas on tomahawk styles. haven't seen any posted here in a while that I can remember, but knew that some of yall had to have some great looking hawks.
Knapper
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: cowboy on November 21, 2013, 08:06:21 am
Man not a lot of hits on this one aye?  ;D. I made a hawk once but you'll have to see venisonburger about that one. The handle was a single piece of Osage worked to one ring in center, steamed, wrapped around hawk and tied. Turned out pretty cool.
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: Knapper on November 21, 2013, 09:05:56 am
Sounds cool. Thought with all the craftiness that goes on around here there would be plenty to look at. O well :o
Knapper
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: iowabow on November 21, 2013, 09:36:45 am
Well not a tomahawk but here is a picture of a celt I made a couple years ago. Just no handle made yet. This was done with peck and grind technique.
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: Wolf Watcher on November 21, 2013, 10:08:36 am
I have a hawk that I finished this summer.  The head was given to me by Steve Seabass and was made by KHalverson out of a railroad spike.  The handle is 100 year old Juniper fence post embedded in a hippo ivory tooth.  It has a small ivory seal tooth in the front end of the handle and has a turquoise bear clan design in the handle.  Its a good thing I don't know how to post pictures on the web site, but I can send one by email if I have your email address.  Mike Hawk Huston told me he liked it and that was a welcome compliment!  Joe
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: Knapper on November 21, 2013, 10:27:22 am
Wolf Watcher, Just hit the envelop icon on one of my post and youll get my email address. Iowabow that's an process I haven't even tried yet, don't know much about it, But would like to see it on a stick, It looks really good.
Knapper
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: YosemiteBen on November 22, 2013, 12:16:45 pm
hold your horses - I got two to finish and then I will get some pics up.
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: Knapper on November 22, 2013, 12:55:03 pm
Great, Ben cant wait to see them. I'm headin to the deer woods and wont be back for a week. have fun all!
Knapper
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: Stringman on November 22, 2013, 02:54:21 pm
I posted this some time last year, but can't remember the post name. This was my first and was a fun build!

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/5D5A4B65-6D39-4CDA-A7A4-FE8FA5D69ABE-820-0000006F88F53CC0_zps8eb73f09.jpg)
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: knapperhead on November 22, 2013, 03:20:40 pm
^^^^^ that is awesome !
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: JackCrafty on November 22, 2013, 09:49:36 pm
Some historical items below.  Not tomahawks but similar.  I'll try to locate some pictures I've seen of war clubs with stone "spikes".
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: YosemiteBen on November 24, 2013, 01:37:04 am
sorry knapper - you are gonna have to wait til I get back from Oregon to see the hawks I just put in the gift shop. I will post the pics when i get back.
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: JackCrafty on November 26, 2013, 11:29:18 pm
Possible hafting configurations for corner tang knife.  One looks like a classic tomahawk.
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: Knapper on November 28, 2013, 12:06:35 pm
Very nice Stringman, that what I'm talking about nicely done. Thanks Patrick, like those clubs, the pic of the corner notch and hawk I like also. Can't wait to see what Ben has in store
Knapper
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: YosemiteBen on December 13, 2013, 01:06:02 pm
Okee Dokee -
Back from VaKay! A day in the office. Time to catch up!

This will be in two posts at least.
One is what I call Neolithic meets Medieval. The other two look a little more Norse than anything else.
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: YosemiteBen on December 13, 2013, 01:10:07 pm
Round Two - these are the ones I made for the Museum Gift Shop
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: Knapper on December 13, 2013, 01:26:09 pm
Those hawks are nice, and that war club is viscous!! >:D That will do some damage. Thanks for showing.
Knapper
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: Majuba Tom on December 13, 2013, 02:04:19 pm
Thats just crazy. I like it. >:D
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: iowabow on December 16, 2013, 08:36:05 am
Looking good Ben
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: Peacebow_Coos on December 17, 2013, 02:17:57 pm
That's one wicked looker YosemiteBen!  ANy way you swing it!
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: David_Daugherty on December 17, 2013, 10:34:52 pm
(http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w401/dw_daugherty/20121001_191444.jpg) (http://s1074.photobucket.com/user/dw_daugherty/media/20121001_191444.jpg.html)

Made this one a while back.  Slate hawk, osage handle with leather wrap, pheasant feathers, hand bead work.
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: David_Daugherty on December 17, 2013, 10:44:31 pm
(http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w401/dw_daugherty/20131009_160141_zps62333e40.jpg) (http://s1074.photobucket.com/user/dw_daugherty/media/20131009_160141_zps62333e40.jpg.html)

Not sure what this is…it was found in lower Alabama.  But whatever it was used for it was authentic.
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: knapperhead on December 22, 2013, 12:02:39 pm
That tomahawk is awesome
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: Knapper on December 24, 2013, 03:38:33 pm
David, that is very nice work on that hawk.
Knapper
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: medicinewheel on December 26, 2013, 03:51:56 am
(http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w401/dw_daugherty/20131009_160141_zps62333e40.jpg) (http://s1074.photobucket.com/user/dw_daugherty/media/20131009_160141_zps62333e40.jpg.html)

Not sure what this is…it was found in lower Alabama.  But whatever it was used for it was authentic.

Kinda looks like a buffalo effigy to me.
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: Speedipus Rex on December 26, 2013, 08:54:14 pm
Ben...is that point tied down with something and then covered with some sort of resin? Beautiful as always sir.
Title: Re: Show Your Tomahawks
Post by: David_Daugherty on December 26, 2013, 10:38:21 pm
Medicinewheel- someone else mentioned that too me as well.  Does that mean it would have been used for ceremonies?