Tomahawk Talk

[Bradsknives]

I should neg rep you both!

That is one sweet pic!

NO BIG DEAL!! I had them all at one time!... Well for about 24 hours.

 

[OneBadV8]

and que"s

note: the spike hawk is far thicker than the other hawks which I found strange.

That spike looks pretty good!

chuck I forgot to tell you I tore down both your M16's and cleaned and lubed them, they are buttery smooth now.

Thanks guy! I'm sure they were pretty bad, they are about 10 years old and never cleaned

 

[DaKruiser]

I want my hawks!

 

[Suprtek]

So Tyler, what is your opinion about the quality of the steel in these hawks? I don't expect miracles from an item that costs less than $30 but I was just wondering.

I'm toying with a few ideas for one of my spike hawks and one of them is to remove the paint and polish it. So I'd like to know if you think rust would be an issue.

 

[tyler34]

So Tyler, what is your opinion about the quality of the steel in these hawks? I don't expect miracles from an item that costs less than $30 but I was just wondering.

I'm toying with a few ideas for one of my spike hawks and one of them is to remove the paint and polish it. So I'd like to know if you think rust would be an issue.

the steel is $30 hawk steel nothing great but it's not meant to be, it's meant to be thrown and not babied. and rust doesn't stick/form very well and highly polished items so you should be pretty good.

 

[Suprtek]

Made some "modifications" to one of my spike hawks. I'm not done with it yet but its late and I'm tired.

Pics tomorrow, I promise...

 

[Que]

Made some "modifications" to one of my spike hawks. I'm not done with it yet but its late and I'm tired.

Pics tomorrow, I promise...

It's not too late to post, but it's too late to add a pic? You tease!

 

[Suprtek]

It's not too late to post, but it's too late to add a pic? You tease!

Hey! It was almost midnight after a full days work. My wife was grouchy because I wasn't in bed yet and I didn't want to stumble around looking for the camera.

Basically, I was just lazy.

 

[Suprtek]

OK, here's what it looks like. I still need to sharpen it, but other than that, I think I'm done with it.

 

[tyler34]

looks good! that spike hawk is a pain in the ass to sharpen because it's way thicker than all the other hawk models.

 

[jsx1043]

Suprtek... that's just bada$$! What did you do to polish it?

 

[Suprtek]

Suprtek... that's just bada$$! What did you do to polish it?

Its not really polished. It still has kind of a rough texture to it. I have a really thick and dense wire wheel that did a decent job of removing the coating and smoothing it out some. I thought about trying to sand off the texture so I could actually polish it, but I decided against it because this ain't gonna be no wall hanger.

 

[E5RANGER375]

Suprtek, great job! That looks awesome!

 

[hotfarmboy1]

Great job man, I love the way it looks. I just have a feeling the way you angled the end of the handle like that may interfere with throwing it. But who knows I may be wrong, lol

 

[Suprtek]

Great job man, I love the way it looks. I just have a feeling the way you angled the end of the handle like that may interfere with throwing it. But who knows I may be wrong, lol

I certainly have no experience when it comes to throwing but I hope to change that.

I kinda thought the angle would allow a smoother release and better rotation. I still have one that is un-modified. I plan on trying them out today so we'll see.

 

[Suprtek]

Well I just tried throwing tomahawks for the first time ever. I clearly need some instruction or lots more practice. Probably both! That angle on the handle didn't seem to make much difference as far as throwing it but I should've rounded it off more where it gets thin on the end. As soon as it took a few hits, it started to split.

I'm gonna eat some lunch and try again.

 

[DaKruiser]

OK, here's what it looks like. I still need to sharpen it, but other than that, I think I'm done with it.

You done a great job! I've been thinking of sharpening the beard of my spike hawk, that makes it look bad***!

 

[tyler34]

I've been thinking of sharpening the beard of my spike hawk

great now your giving que one more thing to complain about that I didn't do for him.

 

[Suprtek]

great now your giving que one more thing to complain about that I didn't do for him.

Your right about how thick they are too. I had to remove a lot of material to get a decent profile on the beard. It wasn't exactly easy since I was guiding it by hand on a grinding wheel. Is there a piece of equipment made to do something like that more accurately?

 

[E5RANGER375]

Your right about how thick they are too. I had to remove a lot of material to get a decent profile on the beard. It wasn't exactly easy since I was guiding it by hand on a grinding wheel. Is there a piece of equipment made to do something like that more accurately?

like a wife?