Brand new old hawk

[anvil1231]

Heres one I just finished up. 2 halves of mild steel forge welded together with old file forge welded in for the cutting edge. I left some hammer marks for the nostalgia. Haft is oak with file branding and brass tacks

 

[PitchyPine]

Say now that`s dern nice looking. :thumbsup:

 

[davy]

Looks like it means business! :surrender:

Davy

 

[RC]

dang! purdy! ya dun good! :thumbsup:

 

[RickD]

Man I got to get a hawk someday..Nice looking hawk

 

[50cal.cliff]

I reallly like the looks of that hawk! Kinda says I was made to do the deed, ifin you know what I mean! :wink:

 

[fatboy]

You have always impressed me with your hawks!! as always this is real nice !!

 

[anvil1231]

Thank you to all. The compliments are very much appreciated.

Stuart

 

[JamesG]

Looks great

 

[GreyWhiskers]

Very nice. :thumbsup: GW

 

[shmrck1]

Stuart,
That is sweet!:applause::bow::thumbsup:
snake-eyes

 

[chipper]

How big was the chunk of steel you welded in and how did you keep it in place while you were heating up the metal. Gas wood or Coal fire.
I've tried several of these using pieces of a circular saw blade but I could never get it to weld and trying to hold a piece of metal in there is just nuts. I finally wrapped bailing wire around the whole mess but I could never get it to weld. Are you doing something special to prep the metal.

Regards
Loyd Shindelbower
Loveland Colorado

 

[anvil1231]

Loyd, I started with 2 pieces of 1 1/4in x 3/16in x 6in flat metal. I hammered the profile on each piece. I then laid each piece in a swage and started the eye it looked like you took and cut it in half long way from the tip of the spike to the cutting edge. You can wire the 2 half together,lock them together with tongs,tack weld with welder or what ever means of holding them together. I forge weld everything starting at the eye. I do the spike end first then the blade end. Leaving the last inch or so of the blade unwelded. I open up the end and sandwich a piece of file or whatever steel your going to use for the edge. Just heat it up and hammer down over it. It will hold itself in. When you do the welding just tap it rapidly if you hit it hard it come out with you. Take several welding heats and close everything up. Remember don't hit to hard just fast blows. A small hammer helps. I then drift it out to the proper size and true everything up. I use a coal forge for all my forging. Regular borax like you find on the laundry aisle for flux. Hope this helps.