Description
I had the opportunity spend a day in Bruce Evans’ knife shop, and I watched as he forged out a spike tomahawk from a round bar of 5160 spring steel. I was so impressed with the process that I wanted to go back and document him as he forged out another one. This time I took my mini-dv camera with me, and as a result, I was able to produce this video.
See bladesmith Bruce Evans as he demonstrates how to make a frontier style tomahawk. You will get to watch Bruce from the first blow of the hammer to the final oiling of the finished hawk.
The DVD covers:
- Forging the tomahawk head from a round bar of steel
- Cleaning up the tomahawk head on the grinder
- How to make your own hawk handle from a piece of wood
- And how to finish and dress up the tomahawk
Chapters
Introduction
Forging the Hawk Head
Drifting the Head
Fullering the Head
Cutting the Bar
Shaping the Edge (1)
Shaping the Edge (2)
Shorting the Edge
Shaping the Edge (3)
Shaping the Spike
Straightening the Head
Cleaning the Head (1)
Cleaning the Head (2)
Etching and Buffing
Shaping the Handle
Dressing up the Hawk
Adding Leather
Adding a Copper Wrap
Adding Tacks
Finishing Up
Closing Thoughts
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