Monday 15 August 2011

Hand forged tomahawks

This tomahawk is made from reclaimed weight lifting bar.  Its hand forged and filed to final shape.  The handle is 18 inches of tiger tail maple inlayed with sterling silver wire and leather braided knots. The tempering colours have been left on the spike and blade to show the relative hardness of the metal and the eye is drawn to blue/dark brown for shock absorbtion. Sold.

This tomahawk is made from reclaimed weight lifting bar. Its hand forged and filed to final shape. The handle is 18 inches of tiger tail maple inlayed with copper wire and leather braided knots. The tempering colours have been left on the spike and blade to show the relative hardness of the metal and the eye is drawn to blue/dark brown for shock absorbtion.  Sold.

Hand forged blades

This is a 12.25 Inch Bowie with a carved tiger maple handle and a stainless steel guard.  The material in the blade is 5160   Sold


Four inch skinner Blade is 1084 Steel with resin stabilized slab handle.  This knife comes with its own hand tooled leather sheath. Sold

This is a three inch skinner with tiger maple handle and copper inlay work.  The blade is 1084 steel and it also comes with a hand tooled leather sheath. Sold

This is a five inch Green River style buffalo skinner made of 1084 steel and there is moose antler scales for the handle and red and white scale spacers. This knife also comes with its own hand tooled leather sheath. -sold-

This knife is a replica seax made from a reclaimed file.  I have also made a period hand tooled sheath for this knife with brass trim.-sold-

This knife is a gem.  The blade is made from a reclaimed chain saw blade containing three types of high carbon steel and forged welded into a billet and then hand forged into the blade you see.  The handle is of tiger tail maple with sterling silver wire inlay, carved guard and putt plate with moose horn and brass highlights.  This knife also comes with a hand tooled full leather sheath.-sold-

This knife is a four inch skinner made from a reclaimed ford truck leaf spring more than likely a 5160 tool steel.  It has a tiger tail maple handle with silver wire and copper wire inlay to form the dragon's head design.  The guard is brass and it has resign spacers.  The spine of this knife has file work on it. This piece comes with a hand tooled sheath too.-sold-

This cute little knife is two inches of 1084 tool steel.  There is an inlay of moose antler in a full moon design on bubinga wood and brass pins.  This blade also comes with a hand tooled leather sheath.-Sold

Sunday 14 August 2011

Hand forged chess set




This chess set was forged from one inch steel bar and the pawns were forged from three quarter inch steel bar. This is a blacksmiths chess set as the pieces reflect blacksmithing tooling. The pawn are two different type of anvils and the rooks are fashioned after swedge blocks. The fire naturally comes from dragon breath. $2000.