Hawk in the works

[MarkWilliams]

Hello everyone !

I have posted this elsewhere, but though you might like to see it here.

This is the head of a customer designed order. Making pieces to custome specifications is a much tougher task than just creating what you wish. I love making hawks as the only reason I took this order. It is much more fun to be unbound by set design. Alas I have enjoyed the experience and I'm looking forward to the next one.

The head is forged mild steel with an inserted and forge welded , high carbon bit. It has been coated with tool-black and submerged in bleach. I'm not positive of the exact formed coating , but it has a greenish gold hugh in the sunlight and is very tough. It resists abrasion greatly.

The haft will have a poured pewter mouthpiece on curly maple. The hawk will be fully functional if one so desired to smoke from it. Hope you enjoy.

[narsil]

Very nice indeed

I like the finish a lot, you seen to have a knack of putting interesing textures on your work.

[Hellz]

Very nice Mark

Don't let my girlfriend see that, she want's a hawk of her own...

Hellz

[johnuk6]

That’s a great piece of work I love it. I looked at your website and was very impressed with the stuff you make. Do you do all the leatherwork yourself?

[Colin KC]

Yowser Mark! That's great

I love the finish, & the bowl is a great shape

[lemoneyewash]

Yowser Mark! That's great

I love the finish, & the bowl is a great shape

Ditto!

Just gone through your website and have to say, I'm extremely impressed.

[Pumbaa]

Now that is an ispirational item . I have a cheap hawk with a pipe in it , but found that the head started to work lose and lost the seal for the pipe .I only stuck it in the top of a post so i could fill the bowl without touching the blade ( the sweat of your pinkies ruins the blade very easily , and its a pain to polish out )
Pumbaa

[Kevin]

Very nice work Mark..I like your style.

[MotorbikeMan]

That's reallynice Mark. I like the finish a lot, now I could be showing my ignorance or just asking a stupid question (neither unheard of ) but what is tool black?

[MarkWilliams]

Thanks Everyone,,


John , I do some leather work. Mostly bad . Usually I rely on others for leatherwork.

Motorbikeman, Tool Black is just a chemical used to put a rustproof finish on steel. I think it is very similar to good old liquid blueing. I got the technique of aging in the bleach from my partner in crime, Chuck Burrows (Wildrose).

I just tried using the toolblack instead of the blueing, as it was what I had on hand.

It's fun to do. You never really know what kind of finish you will get with different alloying elements.

[MotorbikeMan]

Thanks Everyone,,


John , I do some leather work. Mostly bad . Usually I rely on others for leatherwork.

Motorbikeman, Tool Black is just a chemical used to put a rustproof finish on steel. I think it is very similar to good old liquid blueing. I got the technique of aging in the bleach from my partner in crime, Chuck Burrows (Wildrose).

I just tried using the toolblack instead of the blueing, as it was what I had on hand.

It's fun to do. You never really know what kind of finish you will get with different alloying elements.

Thanks for that Mark, Imight just have to give that a go

[Trond]

ohh pretty
I like the profiles you have put on it, that cant have been easy!