My Pipe Tomahawk

[Eric/WV]

Awhile back, we had a lengthy discussion about the functionality of pipe tomahawks. I was asked to post some pictures of my hawk, but I just now got around to finding the time. It is a pipe tomahawk made by Ryan Johnson of RMJ Forge. It is forged of iron with a steel bit inserted. The pipe bowl has some nice file work on it. My initials are lightly engraved next to Ryan's touch mark. The handle is made of curly maple, and the mouthpiece, inlay and top cap are made of pewter. The clean out plug can be unscrewed for cleaning. The haft has been wrapped with leather below the hawk head. Ryan also made the very nice sheath for it. This is a high quality pipe tomahawk, and I am very pleased with it. I could easily use this hawk for utilitarian purposes, however it is just too pretty.

 

[onefeather]

nice hawk he seems to do good work

 

Nice looking Hawk, :front:

 

[quigleysharps]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Does he have a site?

 

[blaster4]

yes sir he does. i gaze at it often hoping one day to be able to fund one of these myself

RMJ Forge

 

[musketman]

yes sir he does. i gaze at it often hoping one day to be able to fund one of these myself

RMJ Forge

Thanks, I added RMJ Forge to our weapons links...

 

[3 stinky dogs]

How do you make the head stay on ? I mean it looks like it would wobble off.I dont doubt that this mans hawk could take harde use but I just wonder how it is secured on the handle.

 

[hobbles]

3,
I used Super Glue on mine bout 2 months ago, I don't always hit my target with the head of the hawk and it is still tight ,,

 

[quigleysharps]

Thanks for that site Drake. Here's one of my favorites...been meaning to get one of his for quite some time...something always comes up. http://www.lchansen.com/

 

[Eric/WV]

3 stinky dogs,

I'm not sure if he still has an information page on his site, but he describes how to make the head fit tight on the handle. For starters, the eye of the head is tapered so that it will wedge tighter against the haft toward the top. This prevents it from coming off the top of the handle. Secondly, he glues and wraps a piece of leather under the head and sews it together tightly. He then slides a smaller piece of leather over the bottom of the first piece so they are overlapping and sews it together. This prevents the head from sliding downward off of the haft.

I was fortunate enough to have my tomahawk made before Ryan got really popular, and I was able to order a custom hawk. My tomahawk is the first "Patriot" hawk that he ever made. I ordered it after seeing the "Patriot" at the theatres. A few years ago, he started manufacturing modern tactical tomahawks, and he has focused most of his attention on the new hawks. He is no longer taking custom orders on his historical tomahawks, and he sells a finished historical hawk on a first come first serve basis. I was sad to see that he stopped making a lot of historical hawks, but I guess you can't blame him for trying to expand his business.

Eric

 

[blaster4]

man quigley now i have yet another hawk site to drool over. thanks. LOL

 

[FSCGunslinger]

Eric, your hawk looks a lot like the one I had Mark Williams make for me earlier this year. Pretty much the same materials and forging process used, I think. Designed mine myself and had it made as a functional family heirloom. After all, what good is an heirloom like this that just hangs on a wall somewhere? "Oh, yeah, this is my great grandfather's tomahawk, but he never used it." :: :: :winking:

Here's a closeup pic from Mark's website of it: