Posted: 4/23/2010 11:50:58 AM EDT
| im looking for a good solid real use tomahawk that isnt going to cost me as much as a freakin aimpoint, i had a cold steel hawk for a while but kept cracking the wooden handles. ive seen the sog with the fiberglass handle but im not real keen on the blade design, i like the classic curved blade. my searches come up with everything from a $10 "throwing" hawk to $300 tacticool models with the shaft spikes and all (which i can do without) i want something that will be good and solid, hold an edge and can take a beating. any help that one might give would be appreciated. |
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This, they make the best  .
ETA You get what you pay for. Going cheap will only disappoint you. Save a little even if it means waiting for something nice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZIO-6zYo3g |
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Contact Steve Liley at [email protected]
He might be able to make you a nice bearded hawk like mine. They are hand forged and wont break the bank! |
Ranger Knives Everything you need,nothing you don't.$150 bucks for a hand forged tomahawk made properly with a harder cutting edge forge welded into it.Also you'll notice that unlike an axe a proper tomahawk handle is fatter at the top and is fitted from the top.It cannot,will not come off in use. |
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Contact Steve Liley at [email protected] He might be able to make you a nice bearded hawk like mine. They are hand forged and wont break the bank! http://sn107w.snt107.mail.live.com/att/GetAttachment.aspx?tnail=0&messageId=af283b4f-155f-4adb-ba75-fb4612160f4b&Aux=44|0|8CBBBE38E3401F0|| http://sn107w.snt107.mail.live.com/att/GetAttachment.aspx?tnail=0&messageId=cb128724-373e-4603-b367-8b3d1ac6d2ac&Aux=44|0|8CBB83643BC10F0|| 
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What do you want to use it for?
Weapon? Get one of those poncy go-fast gizmo-hawks. The odds against it ever being used as a weapon are astronomical though, so I wouldn't break the bank. Toy? Throwing 'hawks are awesome, and the one pic posted is a fine one. Get something with replaceable handles, they break. Tool? Well, there are some 'hawks with hammer backs, that kind of makes up for the overly short blade bit and ungainly straight handle. I prefer a small axe or hatchet. With a thicker wallet than I've got and the desire to purchase new, I'd go for the Gransfors Bruks #420 Small Forest Axe. It's only a half pound more than their #415 Wildlife Hatchet (also an awesome tool), but sports another five inches on the handle design I prefer. I've got an ooooold one pound hatchet head sharpened up real nice, on an eighteen inch handle with a whole lot of curve. Swings beautifully, just the right size to use everywhere from hacking up small trees to slicing stuff up for dinner. It's an awesome tool. |