Bought Me A "tomahawk"

Discussion in 'Other DIY' started by omegaman, Jan 22, 2018.

0/5, 0 votes

  1. omegaman

    omegaman Expert Member
      123/173

    Blog Posts:
    0
    I never owned a tomahawk before. But one day I found a tomahawk-type handaxe I really liked the estetics of. Finish was no short of HORRIBLE though. On the paper it looked good, hickory shaft, 1055 carbon head, materials I have had good experiences with all in all. But what I recaived was a nightmare. The shaft didn't fit the head so they had crammed it on, leaving ugly woodships on the clearcoated(!) handle. The head had some spaceage plasticy coating on it. So I ugly I didn't bother with before pictures. But the shape is ME!

    So I went over it. I scraped the handle to fit with a knife and burned it hard to give it a good surface. Oiled it some until I was fine with the finish. Managed to get the coating of the head and sanded it smooth. Now It's getting a good patina-treat and I have a feeling it will be awesome. Looking forwards to trying it out!

    Thanks to Keith H for inspiring me to try this type of hand tool out!
     

    Attached Files:

    TexDanm, Keith H. and Grumpy Max like this.
  2. Grumpy Max

    Grumpy Max Member
      13/29

    Blog Posts:
    0
    Sounds like it was a disaster before you saved it.
    My Dad, hobby-wise, likes making tomahawks based on genuine ones held in museums; he’ll use modern axe heads & turns out some lovely examples considering his lack of tools.
     
    omegaman and Keith H. like this.
  3. Keith H.

    Keith H. Moderator Staff Member
      525/575

    Blog Posts:
    7
    When you are first learning how to throw an axe you can go through a few handles/helves.


    When I was teaching primitive skills & tomahawk throwing I had this axe made up with a steel tube handle. The weight of course is a lot different, but there was no way round that. Anyway it worked, saved me a lot of broken tomahawk handles. You can in fact if you look closely see that even this handle is slightly bent from hitting the top of the tomahawk targets.
    e734e565420fe927e278f150d6dc8e3c.jpeg
    Keith.
     
    omegaman and Grumpy Max like this.
  4. TexDanm

    TexDanm Shadow Dancer
      525/575

    Blog Posts:
    2
    The Viking bearded ax is one of my favorite shaped hawks. It is just plain pretty.
     
    Last edited: Jan 22, 2018
    omegaman likes this.
Loading...
Similar Threads Forum Date
I Bought A New Chain Saw. Gardening, Plant Propegation, & Farming Jun 2, 2022
Dod Bought Fake, Chinese-made Military Combat Uniforms News, Current Events, and Politics Jun 6, 2019
No need for store bought cleaners Other Homesteading Jun 21, 2016
History Of The American Indian Tomahawk Guns, Knives, Tools, Etc. Jul 24, 2019
Survival Tool- Tomahawk ? Guns, Knives, Tools, Etc. Apr 1, 2019
Tomahawk Throwing For Beginners. Other Advanced Survival Skills Oct 14, 2018
Tomahawk Throwing. Guns, Knives, Tools, Etc. May 29, 2017
Fur Trade Tomahawks. Other Reference Material Jul 9, 2016
Advantages Of The Tomahawk (Trade Axe). Primitive Tools and Weapons Jun 18, 2016
How To Throw A Tomahawk For Beginners. Primitive Tools and Weapons Jun 17, 2016

Share This Page