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Captain quality control eyeing my newest pewter inlays in this nice little 18th century brass pipe tomahawk. For a tutorial on how poured pewter inlays are made check out the blog post by Iron John! https://www.irontreeforge.com/post/poured-pewter-inlays-tutorial #artofweapons #howto #pipetomahawk #pewter #pewtercasting #pouredinlays #pewterinlays #cattomahawk #shopcat #weaponscat #qualitycontrol https://www.instagram.com/p/CpJtS1FMYKw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Some much needed tools! Excited to use these parallel jaw pliers and have badly needed to replace my key files for some time. Jewelers saws and wire snips go fast than tp around here https://www.instagram.com/p/CpEfaTqM2ws/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

One last look at the B&M tomahawk by Iron John and Stephanie of Iron Tree Forge. Artist copy of famous Butler and Mclellan Tomahawk from the Revolutionary War. For history and details of construction here's the blog post! Enjoy! https://www.irontreeforge.com/post/butler-and-mclellan-tomahawk #artofweapons #tomahawk #pipetomahawk #historicalweapons #armsandarmor #toweroflondon #revolutionarywar #wartrophy #battleofquebec #contamporymakers #18thcenturyartisans #historicalart #historicalreproduction #butlerandmclellan #handforgedtomahawk #quillwork #sinew #18thcentury https://www.instagram.com/p/CpEKq7Bs9Jr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Hunting knives with apple seed grind hot from the forge and rough ground. If I ever finish up the bag knives I started a month ago I'll have a good collection going! #handforgedknives #longhunterknife #freshknives #contemporymakers #bladesmith #kmg #1080steel #appleseedgrind https://www.instagram.com/p/Co5hrLgv7Dh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Copy of famous Butler and Mclellan Tomahawk by Iron John and Stephanie of Iron Tree Forge. Beautifully hand filed and engraved head in a burnished white luster with maple handle overlayed with porcupine quill wrap. For history and full description please visit the blog! https://www.irontreeforge.com/post/butler-and-mclellan-tomahawk #artofweapons #famous #pipetomahawk #revolutionarywar #frenchandidianwar #warof1812 #americanhistory #contemporymakers #historyart #traditionalcraft #tomahawk #quillwork https://www.instagram.com/p/Co1GsTYMUuq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

New sword by Iron John is up on the blog! New Amsterdam: town sword a what might have been at the Founding of our nation in 1789. Read the whole story and see the full sized photos here https://www.irontreeforge.com/post/new-amsterdam-town-sword-by-iron-john-logan #artofweapons #1789 #newamsterdam #swordart #historyart #contamporymakers #smallsword #hangersword #townsword #18thcentury #earlyamerican #historicalresearch #swordsmith #swordcollector #saber #delft https://www.instagram.com/p/Cov6N-OM_nO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Chiefs Dag by Iron John Logan. Naturally aged blade with brass bound walnut hilt inlayed with silver wire and trade pearl abalone. Extensive age and patina, museum quality, touchmarked by artist #artofweapons #artknives #wildwestknives #collectorknives #nativeweapons #chiefsknife #contamporyart #soleauthorshipknife #patina #art #folkart #americanart https://www.instagram.com/p/Cotg-2PsAAq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Broken Lance Dag by Iron John Logan. Silver wire inlay and trade pearl in a brass bound walnut hilt. Come check out the blog for more photos and description https://www.irontreeforge.com/post/broken-lance-dag #artofweapons #dagknife #contemporyhistoricalknife #historyart #indiandagger #wildwestdag #wildwest #nativeweapons #silver #silverwireinlay #pearlinlay #agepatina #contemporymakers https://www.instagram.com/p/CotN2axMfXd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Last look at Great Hawk by Iron John Logan before it goes to it's new home! Chest out the blog post for more images https://www.irontreeforge.com/post/last-look-at-great-hawk #artofweapons #pipetomahawk #tomahawk #greatplains #greattomahawk #contemporymakers #americanfrontier #peacepipe #peacepipetomahawk #handforged #weaponsart #historicalinspired #patina #highart https://www.instagram.com/p/CoqQ66qvBaQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Beautiful hand engraved reproduction of a British fur trade tomahawk we finished up, check out the blog for detail photos https://www.irontreeforge.com/post/brass-and-dovetail-pipe-tomahawk Brass head hand cut from import casting same as originals, drilled walnut handle, patina and age by artist #artofweapons #pipetomahawk #britishempire #britishfurtrade #collonial #tobacco #18thcenturyartisans #18thcenturyarms #flintlock #engraved #historicalweapons #historicalreproduction https://www.instagram.com/p/ConySXSMu1T/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Blond scalplock by a great teacher and fellow contemporary artist Micheal Badhand. Fits well on our wall of weapons art! Human hair and stretched hide on a twig from the Little Bighorn Battlefield #artofweapons #scalplock #badhand #contemporymakers #frontierart #westernart #wildwestart #creepyart #nativeamericanart #nativeart #warart https://www.instagram.com/p/ConPx3lPApp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Burnished steel moldings and German silver mounts on a sneak peak of an upcoming pipe tomahawk; this time a historical copy of the famous R. Butler tomahawk from the American Revolution #artofweapons #seakpeak #revwar #pipetomahawk #pressentation #peacepipe #americantevolutionarywar https://www.instagram.com/p/CoWYTQUsar1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Ehooxe knife and sheath set by Iron Tree Forge. "He who brings back good meat" is a rough forged trade knife with extensive quillwork in the idea of the Western Prairie. To see full discription and full photos please visit the blog post https://www.irontreeforge.com/post/ehooxe-knife-and-sheath #artofweapons #quillwork #handforgedknife #artofthewest #sunset #goodmeat #contemporymakers #historyart #historicalbladesmiths #wildwest #cheyenne #goodhunter #nativestyle #westernartcollector #buckskin #teepee #knifecollectors https://www.instagram.com/p/CoVp8v8Pe9Z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Iron Bonnet Burgonet by Iron John Logan Hammered steel with brass rosettes and age by artist https://www.irontreeforge.com/post/iron-bonnet-burgonet #artofweapons #armour #burgonet #helmet #handmade #contemporymakers #earlyamerican #pearstalk #steel #patina #rosettes #harness #ironbonnet https://www.instagram.com/p/CoTFi4dPJNX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

New dagger up on the blog! I present Gnaw; a tight little flamberge dagger with gnawed bone grip Come check it out with better photos and full description on our blog https://www.irontreeforge.com/post/gnaw-dagger #artofweapons #forgedknife #intragral #quillion #bonehandle #contamporymakers #dagger #bootknife #ladysdagger #wildwestdag https://www.instagram.com/p/CoGXA4Rs5fS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Another brass and dovetail pipe tomahawk finished up! This time with simple unengraved file finished head with remnants of burnt alphaltum paint, and a painted handle with inscribed floral motifs. Drilled and sealed with buckskin gasket ready for smoking. A good representation of British fur trade tomahawks of the early 1800s See our website www.irontreeforge.com #brasstomahawk #pipetomahawk #reproductionweapons #tobaccopipesmoking #furtradeaxes #furtrade #1812 #reenactment https://www.instagram.com/p/CoBY--Bs3OL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Iron tomahawk moldings in the "white" an 18th century term for a rust proof burnished patina. Not exactly polished still reflects light amazingly well! This is a sneak peak at an upcoming tomahawk based on an original. Hand forged, filed and whitesmithed by Iron John #artofweapons #pipetomahawk #whitesmith #18thcentury #handforged #contemporymakers #artisan https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn269Q_swSZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=