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THESE CUSTOM DESIGNS AREN’T JUST CHIPS OFF THE OLD BLOCK
You might not choose any of these axe to chop down a cherry tree or build a cabin in the woods. But we wanted to show you that with some creative inspiration, even an ordinary, hard-use tool such as a tomahawk or hatchet can be crafted into a work of art.
SPECS
Rudy Dean Custom Knives
Model: Damascus Pipe Tomahawk
Overall Length: 17 3/4 inches
Blade Length: 4 ½ inches
Steel: Twist Damascus
Handle: Curly English walnut
Other: Smoke hole plug is Damascus; mouthpiece and tomahawk eye cap are walrus ivory
Contact: RudyDeanCustomKnives.com
SPECS
Jamie Lundell,
Dragon’s Breath Forge
Model: Tomahawk
Overall Length: 28 1/4 inches
Blade: 5 inches
Steel: 1095 and 15N20
Handle: Ash
Contact: DragonsBreathForge.com
SPECS
Lee E. McDowell
Model: Miniature Axe
Overall Length: 6.5 inches
Blade: 1.25 inches
Steel: 1018
Handle: Curly maple
Contact: Lee_McDowell@MSN.com
SPECS
Charles Schuette
Model: Hawk & Scalper set/Medicine Warrior
Steel: ‘Hawk head is reforged ball-peen hammer head; scalper is 1095
Handle: Curly maple with silver wire inlays; ‘hawk 19.5 inches long; scalper handle 5 inches with nickel silver bolsters
Sheaths: Cowhide
Contact: CWSKnife66@gmail.com
SPECS
Thomas Ward
Model: Broad Axe
Overall Length: 18 inches
Blade: 8 inches
Steel: Wrought iron and pure iron from a bloom in 3 bars twisted together
Handle: Osage orange
Contact: TempestCraft@gmail.com
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared in the May-June 2021 print issue of Knives Illustrated.