From Conception to Completion: A Brennan Tomahawk

This tomahawk was created by Jud especially for my son Shane.

A posse ad esse

(from possibility to reality)

All the steps to create this amazing piece of art are shown in the following photographs:

Mansker Tomahawk Part Three

The finished tomahawk, forged from a rifle barrel with the rifling appearing in the bowl, final stain on the handle and careful aging of the entire piece. A turned plug for the draw hole has also been added.

The Mansker Suite: Tomahawk Part Two

In this series of photographs the engraving of the steel parts is completed, the handle is fitted and silver bands are attached to the bowl and the handle.

The Mansker Suite: Tomahawk Part One

Here is the tomahawk in the first stages of forging and early silver inlay and engraving.

Coming up ... The Kasper Mansker Suite

Jud has created this suite of Tomahawk, Rifleman's Knife, Powder horn, Possibles Bag with Patch Knife, Powder Horn, Priming Horn and Powder Measure as an historically accurate set to accompany the rifle which is a documentary copy of the original Mansker Rifle which now resides in a private collection. Jud has made several other documentary copies of this rifle, one of which is on display at the reconstructed Mansker Station Fort in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.

In the following weeks this blog will feature insights into "the building of" this fine set.

Working Tomahawks by Jud

Engraved Tomahawk by Jud