Hawk pattern

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jdm61

itinerant metal pounder
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This is a rough pattern that I ground from 3/16 mild steel just to get a feel for it. It is a hair shorter than 15 inches long and the head is right around 7.5 from edge to tip of the spike. The edge is 3 inches tall and the spike will get a chisel point in this configuration. A 4 sided tapered pyramid point is another option. I may end up going a bit shorter on the head, maybe like 7. The handle needs to be cleaned up a bit. The ultimate goal is to have an octagonal handle with a bit of flair at the butt. My original idea was to go with the moly free .275 L6 and maybe even do bainite then re-treat the edge for martensite, but it doesn't look like Aldo is going to restock that any time soon, so I will probably go with .250 80CrV2. Any comments?IMG_0766.jpg
 
One thing that I have realized is if you buy a sheet of steel and cut a few of these things out, you will have a number of long thinner pieces left over that would be quite suitable for things like bush swords and/or big choppers depending on how you lay things out. :D
 
At 15" long, I would leave the head as it is. I assume the use will be as a caming/woodcraft utility tool.

I would suggest the pyramid point ( much more useful).

An octagon handle on such a big hawk might be hot-in-the-hand. Try an ovalish profile and consider canvas Micarta ith Corby/Loveless bolts or horse stall matting (for horse stall matting or neoprene, use Micarta pins and black dyed G-flex).
 
That and for those who have a need to slay zombies. Always need to account for that demographic. :D I am a Corby guy, but I see a number of hawk makers using the flared tube rivets. Any opinion on those? Any handle I do gets a dose of some West System product no matter what mechanical fastener is used. I bought some of that black epoxy dye to use for wa handles with dark ferrules and I am liking that stuff.
So 15 is a big hawk? I [picked that size because it seemed to be kind of the medium variety. between the 12-13 inch "CQB" hawks and the 18 inch full bore breaching tools.
Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
At 15" long, I would leave the head as it is. I assume the use will be as a caming/woodcraft utility tool.

I would suggest the pyramid point ( much more useful).

An octagon handle on such a big hawk might be hot-in-the-hand. Try an ovalish profile and consider canvas Micarta ith Corby/Loveless bolts or horse stall matting (for horse stall matting or neoprene, use Micarta pins and black dyed G-flex).
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Flared tubes are nice if you can make them consistent. I use Corbys on most all blades.

Zombie slayers take a specialized blade and spike shape. Also, they tend to be around 20-24" long and weight five pounds.
 
If I had told you 30 years ago you would be making hawks to fight zombies would you have looked at me funny? lol
I like the profile
 
My daughter is a cardiac nurse. A few years ago the CDC used a Zombie Apocalypse Planning program as a means to get the word out about disaster preparedness. Their slogan was, "If you are prepared for Zombies, you are prepared for everything." The nurses and doctors dressed as zombies ...with full makeup... and went out to the public places passing out information packets on hurricane and other disaster preparedness ... and about getting flu shots ( a potential disaster most ignore).

If someone had told them that they would do that 20 years earlier, they would have committed the person as delusional.

Here, I found some info:
https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/zombie/index.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/zombie/posters.htm
 
Yes, but this is the same generation that organizes allegedly serious breast cancer awareness campaigns and uses slogans like "save the tatas" :p
Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
My daughter is a cardiac nurse. A few years ago the CDC used a Zombie Apocalypse Planning program as a means to get the word out about disaster preparedness. Their slogan was, "If you are prepared for Zombies, you are prepared for everything." The nurses and doctors dressed as zombies ...with full makeup... and went out to the public places passing out information packets on hurricane and other disaster preparedness ... and about getting flu shots ( a potential disaster most ignore).

If someone had told them that they would do that 20 years earlier, they would have committed the person as delusional.

Here, I found some info:
https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/zombie/index.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/zombie/posters.htm
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Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
My daughter is a cardiac nurse. A few years ago the CDC used a Zombie Apocalypse Planning program as a means to get the word out about disaster preparedness. Their slogan was, "If you are prepared for Zombies, you are prepared for everything." The nurses and doctors dressed as zombies ...with full makeup... and went out to the public places passing out information packets on hurricane and other disaster preparedness ... and about getting flu shots ( a potential disaster most ignore).

If someone had told them that they would do that 20 years earlier, they would have committed the person as delusional.

Here, I found some info:
https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/zombie/index.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/zombie/posters.htm
Click to expand...

We had these flyers you’re describing hanging up at the firehouse. It was ridiculous.
 
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