Spike hawk

[Messerist]

I made this out of a very old rusty 24oz-ish ballpeen hammerhead.  I got the idea from Stuart Willis on the Muzzleoader Forum.  He makes some whiz-bang stuff!  I forged this for a friend who has a very nice collection of old wood-cutting implements from Minnesota's logging past.  He is also a retired swabbie and wanted a boarding axe just in case pirates ascend the Mississippi and threaten our fair metropolis.  This might not be very PC and if it isn't please go ahead and delete.  I have some more in the works that should fit the bill nicely.  Enjoy...p.s. it is just a plain hickory handle.  I am looking for a source for some nice curly maple.

[Josh Dabney]

Messerist,

Thats some DURN fine forge work Pard !    I'm really diggin all your stuff thanks fer posting it.   

I was gonna suggest that this hawk head just might be deserving  of a fancier haft,  sounds like we're on the same page there though 

Fine workmanship Pard,   Josh

[KidTerico]

Messerist great work on the hawk. Keep making and showing. KT

[Ned Buckshot]

Nice job!

Some really nice wood will look great!

Ned

[Dave Cole]

Great looking hawk pard.Dave

here's the best source for quality Curly Maple
http://www.curlymaple.com/

[S.Willis]

Very nice hawk. Don't you just love reforging those old hammers that are no good for anything esle.

[Messerist]

Thanks Gentlemen for your comments.  Dave, thanks for the link for curly maple.  Stuart, I blame you for my new addiction since I saw your work about a year ago on the Muzzleloader Forum.  I've collected a bunch of hammerheads that I plan to smash into hawks and other implements of destruction