Who makes the closest representation to the pipe hawk?

[S.Kenton]

I’m looking for a pipehawk head, so far I’m having trouble finding a reproduction that’s suitable to what I want… I don’t have the forging skills needed for this, so I’d like to buy one. This is what I’m after, notice ho slender the hawk is and the overall shape.Most reproduction ones I’ve ran across need to be shaped a little different and put on a diet. The hawk in the photo was donated from General Procter to Tecumseh around 1812. I want a head very close to that for a hawk build in doing for myself.

 

[Brownwl]

Beaver Bill makes some dandy pieces.

 

[Uncle Miltie]

Stash David makes a fine smoak hawke.

 

[S.Kenton]

Stash David makes a fine smoak hawke.

How do I contact him?

 

[Uncle Miltie]

How do I contact him?

https://www.longrifle.com/cla-artisans/You can look up his name (Stash David) in the index and contact information should be there.

 

[S.Kenton]

https://www.longrifle.com/cla-artisans/You can look up his name (Stash David) in the index and contact information should be there.

Well his email is a bust… I’ll try the phone number.

 

[squirehawk1774]

The Proctor axe isn't small if I'm not mistaken. I think it is almost 9" long. Ninety percent of the "English" style heads that I've examined personally are quite large and bulky. I'm talking originals not repops. I'll have to get my books out and look the Proctor head up.

 

[S.Kenton]

The Proctor axe isn't small if I'm not mistaken. I think it is almost 9" long. Ninety percent of the "English" style heads that I've examined personally are quite large and bulky. I'm talking originals not repops. I'll have to get my books out and look the Proctor head up.

Please do, I have no references for that piece, other than the photos I have saved.

 

[Uncle Miltie]

Smoak Hawke by Stash David. And yes I smoke tobacco in it!

 

[squirehawk1774]

The Proctor axe is 8-1/4" with a 3-1/2" cutting edge. Most English style pipe axes are between 8"-9" long heads. There are some that are smaller than 8" but they are in the minority. Here is a loose copy of an "English" head that was made by Indiana gunsmith Small. It's around 7-1/2" like the original.

 

[S.Kenton]

Thanks for that! Still looking around for someone to forge one for me

 

[Lslite]

R.E. Davis makes some nice heads.

 

[SOLANCO]

Thanks for that! Still looking around for someone to forge one for me

Tallpine. A member of this forum. Have a very nice hawk he forged for me.

 

[D.Summers]

I can also recommend Tallpine! Good stuff, there!!

 

[S.Kenton]

Nice I’ll get ahold of him .. thanks!

 

[RiverRat]

Here is my Beaver Bill pipe hawk.

 

[Robin101]

Not sure how much work you are willing to put in, but this one is cast from an original head as a pole axe and takes quite a bit of filing to clean it up and you would have to drill out the pole to make your pipe bowl. To my eye it is one of the nicest heads available. I believe I got it from Smiling Fox Forge, many years ago, not sure.

Good luck in your search!!!!
Robin

 

[RedOneFive]

You want to talk to a fella named Darcy Quapp if you want an amazing pipe hawk..