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Title: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: half eye on July 23, 2013, 10:17:04 am

Been working on a couple of presentation sets for some First Nation Cultural Centers and Elders. This is a prototype tomahawk that just got some very good feed-back from the Odawa Elders, so thought I'd share it. Hope you like it.

Overall length is 22", has a hand forged head by Wildman, the shaft is red elm treated with spruce pitch and rendered deer fat (from Don), the underwater panther effigy is carved from buffalo shoulder blade bone, the decorations are deer hide thongs, carved bone hair pipes followed by brass cones.
rich

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: MWirwicki on July 23, 2013, 10:22:00 am

Nice hawk, Rich!  Love your work!

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: Josh B on July 23, 2013, 10:31:58 am

Very nice Rich!  Looks like it would split a skull with the best of em!  Josh

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: Pappy on July 23, 2013, 12:17:47 pm

Love it. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: half eye on July 23, 2013, 06:03:28 pm

Thank you fellas for the nice comments. Getting it right for the Elders is real important to me, so maybe after all these years I might just have a handle on these items. Thanks again.
rich

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: Ifrit617 on July 23, 2013, 06:25:52 pm

Very nice, wouldn't want to get clunked on the head with it!

Jon

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: mullet on July 23, 2013, 08:29:05 pm

Looks great, and Wildman makes a nice blade.

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: KHalverson on July 23, 2013, 09:10:44 pm

beautiful.
a very nice piece of work on both parts.
Kevin

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: half eye on July 23, 2013, 09:14:40 pm

Hey Kevin,
      Glad ya seen this....wait till ya see the one from the head you are giving.....
rich

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: Danzn Bar on July 23, 2013, 09:45:55 pm

 8) very 8)  That makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end!
DBar

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: TRACY on July 23, 2013, 10:58:08 pm

Beautiful craftsmanship Rich!


Tracy

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: bubby on July 24, 2013, 04:08:14 pm

that's great rich, your attention to detail is why I like your work, cant wait to see the next one

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: Ozzy on July 24, 2013, 04:57:09 pm

SWEET Rich

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: lesken2011 on July 25, 2013, 10:05:14 am

Nice job Rich! It's a real work of art!!

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: Stoker on July 25, 2013, 08:20:59 pm

Nicely done.. blade is cool.. awesome set
Thanks Leroy

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: Badly Bent on July 26, 2013, 12:25:30 am

Nice Rich. looks like the real deal.

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: DuBois on July 27, 2013, 04:17:48 am

Looks real good to me Rich. I'll give you a call tomorrow for an update. Marco

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: 4dog on July 28, 2013, 09:20:16 am

 Very  cool, would you mind explaining the meaning behind the panther effigy ,,. Its pretty cool , just curious as to,, why?  Thanks.

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: half eye on July 28, 2013, 09:49:15 am

4dog,
     The underwater panther has several meanings. First in the Odawa culture it is a deity of great power for good or evil. Second, it can also be used to designate the Odawa Nation, as well as the emblem of the Moose and the thunderbird and some others.
     The panther can be illustrated in different forms as well, this particular shape is based upon the petroglyphs located on "Algoma Rock". Everything on a weapon has a purpose and meaning, so in this case anyone seeing it during a fight will know that it is Odawa. These items (highly decorated) would have been given to memorialize some deed of valor, or bravery and would have been carried with great pride. They would have been carried into battle as well, and if damaged, then repaired.
rich

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: okiecountryboy on July 29, 2013, 11:06:20 am

Hey Rich,
That is one nice hawk.
And as usual, you give a bit of history.
You should truly post more.

Thanks for sharin.

Ron

Title: Re: Great Lakes presentation tomahawk
Post by: Trapper Rob on August 05, 2013, 10:31:47 pm

Looks nice.