Here's a link to a couple of tomahawks that I made:
The following is what has been done to the tomahawks to complete their fabrication:
W1 tool steel bodies that are hand forged.
The holes are drifted with a tomahawk drift.
The heads are differentially hardened with clay (like samurai swords). This produces hard edges (for edge retention) with tough bodies (for shock resistance).
They are heat treated by myself in Evenheat Knife Kilns.
Water Quenched briefly then immediately submerged in molten salts that are melted and controlled by an EvenHeat Knife Kiln.
Double Tempered.
Dye Penetrant checked.
Tested by destroying concrete blocks and cutting into mild steel (no indications noted).
Dye Penetrant checked again.
Polished and etched.
Sand blasted.
K-Phos
Flat Black Gun Kote
Acraglas epoxy heads on with keeper to maintain head retention and integrity.
http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/gg205/rbranan/Tactical Tomahawk Pics II/?albumview=slideshow
Thanks for looking
KOBA Forge
The following is what has been done to the tomahawks to complete their fabrication:
W1 tool steel bodies that are hand forged.
The holes are drifted with a tomahawk drift.
The heads are differentially hardened with clay (like samurai swords). This produces hard edges (for edge retention) with tough bodies (for shock resistance).
They are heat treated by myself in Evenheat Knife Kilns.
Water Quenched briefly then immediately submerged in molten salts that are melted and controlled by an EvenHeat Knife Kiln.
Double Tempered.
Dye Penetrant checked.
Tested by destroying concrete blocks and cutting into mild steel (no indications noted).
Dye Penetrant checked again.
Polished and etched.
Sand blasted.
K-Phos
Flat Black Gun Kote
Acraglas epoxy heads on with keeper to maintain head retention and integrity.
http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/gg205/rbranan/Tactical Tomahawk Pics II/?albumview=slideshow
Thanks for looking
KOBA Forge