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Matthew Parkinson
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PostPosted: Sun 08 Jun, 2014 4:51 pm    Post subject: Missiouri war axe         Reply with quote

Just finished hawk is forged from solid 1050 head with pierced with punch work along with copper inlay and some engraved scroll work, haft is curly hickory with silver inlay... it is based on several Missouri War Axes and is intended as a tribute to that style rather than a reproduction of a specific axe.
I did three Youtube videos of the making of this axe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p13VY5pjfMo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acXxnBFiYv0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsREred6yug&list=LLapqqqedDQP6zdsDSGS37oA&index=2

would love some feed back on this I am just getting interested in work of this era.



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it takes fire and steel to make a sword but only one of these to ruin one
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Glen A Cleeton




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PostPosted: Sun 08 Jun, 2014 6:09 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Super work Matthew and I am duly impressed that there was no power hammer was involved. I look foward to the trend of Native American hawks. Maybe we will see some other items such as lances?

Cheers

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Stephen Curtin




PostPosted: Mon 09 Jun, 2014 3:10 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Very nice work Matthew, well done.
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Daniel Wallace




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PostPosted: Mon 09 Jun, 2014 2:04 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

I enjoy seeing this whole process.

I honestly can't wait, I have a class scheduled with a smith by the name Marc Yanko who's teaching a course on tomahawk making. been waiting a year for the class.
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Matthew Parkinson
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PostPosted: Tue 17 Jun, 2014 3:59 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Thanks for the replies, I am glad it is being well received. I am very much finding my self interested in under appreciated designs of the 17th-19th century knives and axes. Some of the French table knifes are just wild as are the pole Hawks or the Missouri War axe, a very interesting and under studied time for bladesmithing.
MP

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