Forged from farrier's hoof rasp, this tomahawk has some  of the rasp's teeth visible along the poll.  The well-figured curly maple haft is finished with aqua fortis stain to accentuate the grain.  Forge welding the high carbon heads requires a careful regulation of the heat.  The steel must be just hot enough to weld without removing all the carbon ("decarburizing") or burning up all together.

Above are poll and rasp hawks showing the different treatments that can be done to handles.

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