![]() I should also add that I realized I will be doing some wood chopping from time to time. The frontier and norse hawks seem like I would be missing out on the utility of a second head. I'm leaning more towards a hawk with a second head of some sort on the back whether it be a hammer or a spike. Just thought I would add this info in case it helps.Īs far as cold steel hawks, I know I don't want the trail boss, axe gang hatchet, trench hawk (I hear it breaks a lot and I prefer the wood handle), Vietnam Hawk, or Rifleman's Hawk (too heavy). Maybe it's my rather long arms at play (6 foot tall with 6 foot wingspan). The Machete just seems natural to throw compared to the knife. It's the same length as a cold steel tomahawk and has a lot of its weight toward the tip, it just weighs a bit less and sticks at a different spot in the rotation. ![]() On another note, I found that I can throw my cold steel magnum kukri machete much much better than my cold steel GI Tanto (links to both in OP). I figure I might get more help by choosing this focus as well. Okay, I've changed the thread again to be focused on choosing a Cold Steel Tomahawk as they seem to be popular on here and I don't see much else in my price range besides the CRKT's that weigh too much. #COLD STEEL TOMAHAWK MANUAL#I don't have a grinding wheel so it took many many hours here and there over a few months before I got a decent and even edge using a manual stone sharpener. The second one they sent me was more evenly ground, but it was ground at a different angle on each side. The factory edge on the first one was so incredibly off I sent it back demanding a different one with a better grind. I also have their magnum kukri machete which I was a bit less impressed with. It was the first thing I started throwing with, and is still the only thing I throw at the moment. I have their GI Tanto which has just been awesome, especially for the price. I also plan to make a grip of some sort for it as I get sweaty palms a lot that would be slippery on that finished wood. I would also put a wrap of some sort around the handle beneath the head to help keep it on in case it goes head first into a target while I'm learning to throw. I would for sure be taking off the set screw and fixing up the eye and handle for a better fit. What are your issues with the cold steel tomahawks? I'm already planning to make some changes if I got one. Just thought I'd throw this tidbit in on the off chance it helps. ![]() The big difference is that this thing sticks with the tip, while a tomahawk would stick in a position about 45-90 degrees from how the machete does. Update: I started throwing my Magnum Kukri Machete and found surprisingly that I can stick it way more often than my GI Tanto that I have been trying to learn to throw off and on for a few years now lol! This machete is much heavier toward the tip so it might be a bit like a hawk balance wise. I'm sure many others have faced this same decision. I also wonder if it would just be a initial novelty that quickly fades. I think that a spike may be more fun, but I'm not sure how much fun it really would be, and what I would do with it. I don't live on a farm or anything like that. I know a lot of people say a hammer is better for utility, but I don't plan on going off in the deep wilderness with this thing, and I don't do much hammering around my property at all. I don't really go out on hunting trips either as I used to hunt, but find I can't stomach the gutting process LOL! I don't go out on camping trips, though I do like hiking. I live in the country and have a small wooded section of my property. I want to throw it for sure, and also use it for work around the yard and in the woods (mainly hacking), as well as hacking up junk for fun. ![]() My main purpose with this tomahawk is fun in general. I decided against CRKT as their only tomahawks in my price range are too heavy. I'm trying to choose a good cold steel tomahawk, and decide between the spike hawk or one of the hammer polled hawks (not rifleman as it's too heavy). My girlfriend is getting me a tomahawk of my choosing for our anniversary (she's getting throwing knives from me). I've changed this thread again to be focused on deciding on choosing a Cold Steel Tomahawk as I feel this may get more people to pop in and offer advice, and I don't know of any other wood handled hawks in my 40$ price range that are not the excessively heavy CRKT hawks. I've changed this thread to a general beginner tomahawk choosing thread as I made a stupid mistake that lead me to thing the CRKT tomahawks were lighter than they actually are lol! ![]()
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