My tomahawks

[Buckaroo Lou]

After watching the movie "The Patriot" I really began wanting a tomahawk, so I started looking for a custom tomahawk. Well, I found them and like most custom work the price was more than I could afford at the time. So, like the time I wanted a custom Bowie and couldn't afford it I learned to make them. Since I didn't have a place where I could have a forge, I decided I would try customizing the commercial tomahawks that were available at the time to make them look custom or what I thought was better. Those being produced at the time were drop forged from 1055 carbon steel. A good steel for making tomahawks as they were easily sharpened and held a good edge. Here are some of my more recent projects I have completed.

The first is a customized faux pipe bowl tomahawk made by Cold Steel. Since the pipe bowl is solid and not for smoking it is a hammer pole tomahawk. The second is a customized spontoon tomahawk also made by Cold Steel and the third is a customized trail hawk, again made by Cold Steel.     

[Buckaroo Lou]

It would not let me post the photos of the trail hawk in the original post so here they are.

[Coffinmaker]

WAY KOOL!! 

[Black River Smith]

Nice touches.

[Buckaroo Lou]

Here is my modified Cold Steel Frontier hawk. Just finished it today.

[Major 2]

I like your hawks.... I have battle hammer walking stick/cane I made.
I'm working on a battle axe now.

[Black River Smith]

Buckaroo Lou,

What Cold Steel hatchet did you start with for these finished hawks?  Was it the Cold Steel Frontier Hawk Hatchet by chance?  That is listed as a 1055 carbon steel.

If it was, you definitely did a lot of elaborate embellishment.

[Buckaroo Lou]

Buckaroo Lou,

What Cold Steel hatchet did you start with for these finished hawks?  Was it the Cold Steel Frontier Hawk Hatchet by chance?  That is listed as a 1055 carbon steel.

If it was, you definitely did a lot of elaborate embellishment.

The one in the first 2 photos is a Cold Steel Pipe tomahawk, the one in the second 2 photos is a Cold Steel Diamond Sontoon tomahawk, and the one in the next 3 photos is a Cold Steel Trail tomahawk, and the one in the last 3 photos is a Cold Steel Frontier tomahawk.

[Mogorilla]

More of a history question.   Were tomahawks used in the 1860-1890 timeframe?   I know of them being used through the fur trade era, but only know of them after that by movies, which are no source.   Love the look and would love an excuse to put one on my gear.

[Graveyard Jack]

Very cool! I got several of the Cold Steel and CRKT tomahawks to modify. Only ever did one. Need to finish it and post some pics.

[Buckaroo Lou]

Here are two more trail hawks I have recently finished. Going to take a break for awhile.