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RR Spike Tomohawk


Isaiah Lake

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Nice! The lashings look great with the hickory. What was the original length of the RR spike you used for the head?

 

-Dan

 

Thanks Dan.The spike was about 6and1/2in.

 

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I like that, has an aggressive shape to it.

I'm guessing 2 spikes... very clever, I don't think I've seen that before.. Any pics of this one before handling?

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I like that, has an aggressive shape to it.

I'm guessing 2 spikes... very clever, I don't think I've seen that before.. Any pics of this one before handling?

 

Thanks GEzell. I only used 1 spike though I wish I had some experience welding. Sorry but all I have are final pics though I could make another.

 

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um, if you wanted maple or wallnut, I could whip out a few on the lathe for you... just give me an idea of the size head you want, I can make them oval shaped or perfectly round.. square too if you want..

 

How in the world would you do a oval shaped handle on a lathe?

 

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you can turn them with two axis's.. just mark em, and move em.. makes it a bit of an oval that can be cleaned up by hand.. Old wood turners trick..

 

or, you could do it the easy way, turn it so that it tapers to a point lengthwise, and use a plane to make it the same thickness on one view (sides of handle) and hand finish it.

 

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I turn my hawk handles on a lathe round with a taper. Then buzz a thin strip off each side with the table saw. Then it just takes a few minutes on the belt sander to contour it to an oval. A rasp can also be used followed by a lot of hand sanding.

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