Thread: Weekend Tomahawk Build

Originally Posted by Shooter

Good shit mate, that thing will clean up well and the pitting will give it a ton of character! Look forward to the pics.
Give us a bell if you get stuck on any part.

Yeah, looking forward to it, will just wack it with the wirebrush on the drill get it all back to shiny, but leave the pitting. Will do the old lemon juice/vinegar patina trick after ensuring its all rust cleared.
Probably will grind back the poll to smooth.
Will go on the lookout for some wood this weekend, now got 2 heads that need handles!

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I find with a pited head like the one you just purchaced that a night in a layer of white vinigar will make easy work of removing all rust elements when using the wire brush.

Better to have spare heads then none at all

Finished one last night - got a lot to learn about sanding!!! But happy with it as a first shot.
Doing the pitted one next, hopefully I can learn from the mistakes of this one.

How did you find it mate, easy enough?

Is that Heat shrink on the shaft bellow the head?

Thats a nice bit of timber you have there, what is it?

Originally Posted by Shooter

How did you find it mate, easy enough?
Is that Heat shrink on the shaft bellow the head?
Thats a nice bit of timber you have there, what is it?

I'm not a woodworker - much more comfortable with metal - so few learning curves in regards to splitting and working with grains. Once its taken off it does not seem to go back on!
Also getting both sides even seemed annoyingly difficult - ie matching up curves...
Its a small piece of leather wrapped around and then tacked in place.
Rimu...... mate stripped a whole lot out of a place and let me pick through the stuff he had salvaged, grabbed enough for a few handles and some knive/file handles I want to make.