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October Picture Gallery |
I know you guys have been dying for some new pictures...well, here are the pictures from the fall. Enjoy!
All images are thumbnails. Click on the image to see a larger more clearer version.
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A lot of people ask how I do the fire brazed silver inlays, and if they are really done in the forge. Here's a sneak peak. I start out by forging the shape I want with a punch. I undercut this shape with a small chisel or small burr in the dremel tool. I next fill the cavity with drops of silver.
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Next I cover the mound of silver with Borax, and throw it in the forge. The forge shot shows the silver finally melting and collapsing into the cavity.
A Plains War Hatchet made from a rasp.
A trade knife. I like the braided linen tie down at the bottom of the scabbard - Bob braided that a couple of years ago.
A copperhead rasp hawk.
Bob and Pip share a lighter moment while I am taking pictures of hawks. This is after the Christmas hospitalization.
Two different views of tomahawk racks in the shop. The first is over the finishing bench, the second is in the forging area. The tomahawks in the second picture have undergone the initial forging and will undergo forging a couple of more times depending on the style of hawk being crafted. For those serious axe buffs out there, I did copy Gransfors Bruks' axe rack shown in their catalog. What a cool outfit.
My friend Gary brought over this great find - a mid 18th century spike hawk. Obviously the handle isn't original, but the head is awesome. I'll make one in damascus one of these days...
A customized Talon. Shorter, with a serious upper edge.
A very nice Hunter's Moon style pipe hawk with unusual blade markings. Copper inlay on the moon.
A hybrid of sorts. Silver inlay on the blade, brass on the leather area. Great maple too...