Ball Peen Hammer Tomahawk
A tomahawk seemed to be the right answer for my needs so i decided to forge one from an old ball peen hammer.
Ball peen hammer tomahawk. 19 black walnut haft. How do you go about making a tomahawk from a ball pein hammer. One of the viewers has asked me to make a small camp axe with a hammer pole utilizing a 24 ounce ball peen hammer that had belonged to his father. Hand forged by traditional 18th.
Man transforms an ordinary hammer into a super sharp tomahawk axe by sara barnes on october 9 2017 australian knife maker steve miller breathes new life into a well loved ball peen hammer by transforming it in an unexpected way. Blade is a bell or crescent shape. T48 hammer poll tomahawk. I don t have the skill tools know how i m just curious about the project in general.
8 3 4 head with a 3 cutting edge. Ball peen hammer head. Stuart willis has some really nice ones that i ve seen on ebay. I wanted to make one that had a bit of a norse viking flare so when forging i drew it out top bottom to have the points at the cutting edges.
Ball peen laying around the shop for years and only occasionally use it. Amazing that something so beautiful can come out of a bp hammer. 18 hard maple haft. Hand forged from a 24oz.
I wasn t really sure what shape i wanted it to have so i ended with with a not so. Beautiful unique handforged tomahawk perfect for the outdoorsman made from a old ball peen hammer bstforgeandworkshop 4 5 out of 5 stars 17 70 00 favorite. Steelhead 5 piece fiberglass handle hammer mallet set 16oz ball peen hammer 32oz ball pein hammer 32oz rubber mallet 3lb sledge hammer 3lb cross pain hammer metal working usa based support. Steelhead 5 piece fiberglass handle hammer mallet set 16oz ball peen hammer 32oz ball pein hammer 32oz rubber mallet 3lb sledge hammer 3lb cross pain hammer metal working usa based support 5 0 out of 5 stars 19.
So i figured it would be a good candidate for a tomahawk. I ve seen some beautiful ones recently.