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Post by paranger on Feb 28, 2024 13:43:41 GMT -7
This one is based upon an original 18th c. spontoon tomahawk with purported Huron / Wendat provenance. Like the original (last picture), the head is approximately 8" long, hand forged entirely of wrought iron, with a wrapped, forge-welded eye. My version sports an 18" fire-hardened ash haft.    |
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Post by Black Hand on Feb 29, 2024 9:22:25 GMT -7
I think you need to get a hobby that gets you away from the computer....  Nicely done! I've always thought spontoon hawks looked awkward and was concerned about their "stability" in use. |
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Post by paranger on Feb 29, 2024 9:25:43 GMT -7
I think you need to get a hobby that gets you away from the computer.... Nicely done! I've always thought spontoon hawks looked awkward and was concerned about their "stability" in use. You may be right.😔 Yes, I think your concerns are founded from a practical standpoint. That said, I think the stability issue is mitigated by the fact that I believe these were meant to target soft tissue: less chance for a glancing blow than, say, an axe bit to the skull. It's more like a dagger with a handle than an axe. |
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Post by brokennock on Feb 29, 2024 12:13:30 GMT -7
I think you need to get a hobby that gets you away from the computer.... Nicely done! I've always thought spontoon hawks looked awkward and was concerned about their "stability" in use. I've often thought the same thing about practical stability in use for these and other similar period tools/weapons. Many of the tools I see that have a handle 90° to the "working" partner the tool, such as these and some hammers or the hammer poll on some axes and tomahawks, seem awkwardly long in relation to the handle length. |
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Post by Black Hand on Feb 29, 2024 13:52:56 GMT -7
For lack of a better term, these look "floppy" with all the practicality/stability of trying to stab someone with a live trout...
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Post by straekat on Feb 29, 2024 14:16:14 GMT -7
A shock and awe weapon of it's day meant partly as show and to intimidate?
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Post by straekat on Feb 29, 2024 14:19:36 GMT -7
I think you need to get a hobby that gets you away from the computer....
Hang-gliding au naturelle?  |
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Post by paranger on Feb 29, 2024 15:01:12 GMT -7
I think you need to get a hobby that gets you away from the computer....
Hang-gliding au naturelle? Ummmm....no, I don't think so.🤔 |
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Post by brokennock on Feb 29, 2024 19:06:08 GMT -7
I think you need to get a hobby that gets you away from the computer....
Hang-gliding au naturelle? He'd be ready for that carrier style landing 😄😄😄 |
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