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phoenix1967 Record Book Buck Lawren Posts: 887	Pipe hawk tutorial Jan 12, 2009 22:29:50 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by phoenix1967 on Jan 12, 2009 22:29:50 GMT -5 I'm gonna be doing a tutorial on forgeing a pipe hawk over the next coupla weeks. Would y'all be interested in a step by step pictorial?
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Pipe hawk tutorial Jan 13, 2009 0:17:44 GMT -5

Post by phoenix1967 on Jan 13, 2009 0:17:44 GMT -5

I'm gonna start tomorrow, forging it out of 7/8's hex bar. I'm gonna try to get my friend Gene over to do the pics. I'll try doing one from a RR spike as well. My goal is to make a hawk that is big enough to use, but small enough to smoke comfortably. No stainless on this job, nickle and chrome Give off toxic fumes when heated.

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Pipe hawk tutorial Jan 13, 2009 19:10:38 GMT -5

Post by phoenix1967 on Jan 13, 2009 19:10:38 GMT -5

Well, Here's the victim

A piece of 7/8ths round bar from a long chisel.
we start by upseting the steel (squishing it while its hot to make it thicker.)

Next we'll use a high priced custom made tool

to start the hole for the Bowl

Next we'll start peircing the hole for the handle (again, notice the high priced custom made tooling)

Be sure to work the steel nice and hot, to prevent stress fractures that will destroy the piece in the quench.

now we need to shape the hole (I chose 3/8 by 1 flat bar so most hammer handles will fit)

After you are through, leave the bar in the hole and start drawing down the sides to help with stability.

Here's todays progress

Since I hate wasting Charcoal, I worked on a RR spike pipe hawk as well (More on it later)

Last Edit: Jan 13, 2009 19:13:39 GMT -5 by phoenix1967

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Pipe hawk tutorial Jan 14, 2009 18:03:50 GMT -5

Post by phoenix1967 on Jan 14, 2009 18:03:50 GMT -5

Well, I started off the day with some basic forge maintenance.
My dog was kind enough to dig up some fresh dirt for me (yes, that is a chunk of cinder block in the middle to prevent the coals from dropping through)

Notice the wet rag around the end of the bar. This keeps it cool enough to handle with gloves.

Begin Drawing the bar out for the blade. Keep things even by flipping the bar back and forth, using the same number of hammer strokes per side. I used the RR track anvil for this part, the curved surface works well for drawing out.

Todays progress, along with the "also rans" today.

I put my 36 OZ hammer in the pic to give you all a size reference

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Pipe hawk tutorial Jan 14, 2009 22:14:57 GMT -5

Post by phoenix1967 on Jan 14, 2009 22:14:57 GMT -5

Cody, You'r not gonna belive this, but it is a 10" metal blade 3 speed fan from Wallyworld. I'll Pull it out and take a pic of it for you in the morning. The forge I designed works by indirect airflow... the fan Pessurizes the air chamber below the tire rim. any coals that drop through fall harmlessly to the ground below and burn up. the little fan can move a high Volume of air at low pressure... perfect for charcoal. Charcoal burns hotter than coal, and requires less pressure than coal does. coal tends to "Coke up" or melt, often causing airflow problems.

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Cody ( The Patriot ) Monster Buck Philippians 4-13 :I can do all things through Christ who strentheneth me Posts: 1,025	Pipe hawk tutorial Jan 14, 2009 23:26:22 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cody ( The Patriot ) on Jan 14, 2009 23:26:22 GMT -5 What did the pipe come from?
	If you wont stand for something you will fall for anything wake up America!!!!!

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Pipe hawk tutorial Jan 14, 2009 23:34:57 GMT -5

Post by phoenix1967 on Jan 14, 2009 23:34:57 GMT -5

The pipe is sheetmetal ductwork from a dust collector at work.
The bottom is 14" tapering to 12". It has a 10" collector on the side of it. You could cut a 10" hole in the side of a metal office trashcan, or roll up some sheetmetal to get the same thing. This was lying there, and I set my tire rim on it for hight more than anything, thinking I could run my air pipe up the middle... Then I saw the fan, and decided I do away with the plumbing

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Pipe hawk tutorial Jan 15, 2009 11:21:54 GMT -5

Post by phoenix1967 on Jan 15, 2009 11:21:54 GMT -5

This is the easiest charcoal forge you can make... Tim Lively came up with this, and it can be powered with a hair dryer, or one of those heat guns

You can spend the money for high priced furnace mortar to mud it in, but i'm sure the Mississippi mud will work just as well

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Pipe hawk tutorial Jan 15, 2009 18:14:51 GMT -5

Post by phoenix1967 on Jan 15, 2009 18:14:51 GMT -5

Yep Cody, that red clay's the stuff.

After a little cleanup with the angle grinder and a 40 grit flap wheel, this is where we start today.

Drill a hole in your handle material. I chose a Poplar dowel (I love the way it smells) I used a 12" x 1/4" jobber bit, it took me 3 tries to get through to the end without it coming out the sides, so dont start shaping the handle till you get there.

I use a lot of tools to shape the handle (I hog off most of the material with a drawknife) till I get it close. I then tap the head onto the handle to give myself a better Idea of how much more needs to come off. (Remember, you can always take more off, but it's awfully difficult to put more ON)

Now it's time to connect the airway. Drill through the bowl into the handle hole.

I finished it off with a copper curlieque handle wedge, and an antler tip plug.
A good coat of urethane protects the handle. I'll cut a leather thong to tie the antler tip plug on so's it don't get lost. Here's some finish pics.

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