[TheForge] axe, hatchet and tomahawk heads

[Tim Underwood]

Dan,
There's a long chapter, The Ax On America's Frontiers, in the book
Firearms,Traps,and Tools of the Mountain Men.
There are line drawings of a lot of different styles of axes and tomahawks
with some forging instruction thrown in for good measure.
Author is Carl P. Russell, isbn 0-8263-0465-6.
If  I remember correctly, I bought it from Norm Larson.
Tim
Tim Underwood
Sugar Hill Forge
tunder4440@earthlink.net


> [Original Message]
> From: <DanCruzan@aol.com>
> To: <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
> Date: 2/10/2004 10:48:07 AM
> Subject: [TheForge] axe, hatchet and tomahawk heads
>
> I've made a few tomahawk heads in the past and not having any real guide
as 
> to shape and size some of them looked okay and some were rather
unpleasing. 
> After seeing Rob Hudson demonstrate this past weekend at the NJBA meet
and seeing 
> a nice tomahawk he brought as part of his display, I have a renewed
interest 
> in making axe, hatchet and tomahawk heads. Does anyone have a suggestion
as to 
> a reference that might show examples of such work? Information would be 
> greatly appreciated and thanks in advance.
>