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Title: Ball Peen hammer hawk
Post by: rifleshooter2 on November 24, 2016
A hawk I made for a friend, I forged it out of a ball peen hammer.
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Post by: old salt on November 24, 2016

SWEEEET looking hawk would like to see more of you work.
  I made one of those it sure but did not that good, tried to make some from rail road spikes but the hole for the handle kept tearing out.
  To short of breath to swing a hammer any more
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Post by: beowulf on November 25, 2016
 thmbsup thats an impressive looking hawk !
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Post by: Hanshi on November 25, 2016
Man, but you do good work.  Very impressive.   thmbsup
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Post by: crazell on November 25, 2016
Great looking hawk. You did nice job. thmbsup
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Post by: DandJofAZ on November 25, 2016
I'd gladly send you a large ball peen and a small one for convertion.  A wee hawk for my youngest grandson and a larger one for me would be a very welcome  addition to my camping/playing equipment....  Do you perchance make extras some time???  Very nice work you are showing us... I don't have access to a forge to do the works.  (and don't  know if I could without trying many times)

Doug
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Post by: William on November 25, 2016
Very nice!
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Post by: Hawken50 on November 25, 2016
 thmbsup  Now that is some fine work there brother.
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Post by: hotfxr on November 25, 2016
That is a thing of beauty. Great shape and excellent finish work. How does it throw?
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Post by: Watauga on November 26, 2016
rifleshooter2  thmbsup Way Nice Work!  thmbsup
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Post by: rifleshooter2 on November 29, 2016
Thanks for all the kind remarks. I do plan on making more as soon as I get back to day shift (end of December) I'm in zombie mode during night shift. LOL
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Post by: rifleshooter2 on November 29, 2016
Quote from: hotfxr on November 25, 2016
That is a thing of beauty. Great shape and excellent finish work. How does it throw?

I haven't thrown it. I did some chopping test and tried out the spike on a Kevlar helmet (it went trough it like butter). Then gave it to my buddy, he's taking it to Afghanistan so I wanted to make it as tough as possible.