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capacious
08-12-2005, 21:02
Does anyone know where I can get a proper tomahawk tha can actually be used as a tool, rather than a poofy designer tomahawk with tassles and a beard?
Google has let me down on this one (the world will never be the same.... :aargh4: )
Thanks,
Jake.
I think Gransfors do one but they're pricey.......£100.ish...?
Try doing a search on BB ;)
Try Lee Reeves, his work is beautiful (I am waiting for a hatchet at the moment). Just do a forum search for some nice pics of his work.
Buckshot
08-12-2005, 21:20
Yep, GB do one for £130 ish !
I've got one - I bought second hand ;)
Always wanted a usable hawk
Mark
capacious
08-12-2005, 21:31
Thanks - I've found a Gransfors one for 99.95 AND it's a BRITISH DESIGN!!!!!!!!!!! RULE BRITTANIA!!!!!
Will try and find Lee Reeves stuff.
Thanks again,
Jake.
Try this place good prices,and good service. http://www.ragweedforge.com/ThrowingCatalog.html
Graham_S
08-12-2005, 22:51
i've ordered a cold steel riflemans hawk from http://www.coldsteelknives.co.uk/
out of stock at the moment, but i should get it in a week or so.
directdrive
09-12-2005, 01:27
Hi: Try www.2hawks.net I think you'll like what you see......Best, Bruce
Try this place good prices,and good service. http://www.ragweedforge.com/ThrowingCatalog.html
Another vote for Ragnar at rageweed forge. Check out the 'hawks made from 5160 steel and heat treated. He'll even sharpen them if ask!
http://www.ragweedforge.com/ThrowingCatalog.html#6150alloy
Hi: Try www.2hawks.net I think you'll like what you see......Best, Bruce
I believe 2hawks passed away recently and in fact has not been making hawks for years due to bad health.
I can strongly recommend Lee Reeves. His hawks are functional art. Very light too.
http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/images13/reeveshawk1b.jpg
Graham_S
12-12-2005, 11:25
well my new toy has been dispatched i should get it in a day or so.
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/214508.gif (http://img1.yoxio.com/view/214508.htm)
can't wait to play with it.
Buckshot
12-12-2005, 11:30
well my new toy has been dispatched i should get it in a day or so.
http://img1.yoxio.com/img/214508.gif (http://img1.yoxio.com/view/214508.htm)
can't wait to play with it.
Is that the cold steel hawk Graham?
Graham_S
12-12-2005, 11:47
yes, it's the riflemans hawk. i plan to try it out as a camp axe rather than a thrower so i chose that one as it has a longer cutting edge (around 4")
if i don't like it, well it wasn't expensive.
if i do like it i may get a more expensive version.
Buckshot
12-12-2005, 13:39
This is mine
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/BCUK/Mark/hawk1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/BCUK/Mark/hawk2.jpg
Is that also a Cold Steel 'hawk?
And Graham, if you can bring your new toy to the meet I would be most interested to see/try it. The Cold Steel pricesare fairly modest and it sure looks lighter than a SFA.
Buckshot
13-12-2005, 08:50
No Doc, it's a GB one !
Bought it second hand over on BB, still cost more than a SFA though !
It's almost sharp enough now - cuts paper OK but not quite shaving sharp yet
Changed the pictures on my post abopve to show different ones !!!
Sorry, Buckshot, I see it is a GB. Handled one at the Scottish meet and very nice they are too.
The Cold Steel 'hawks are circa 20 quid.
agreatscot
13-12-2005, 10:49
Hi mates,
From the US, Ranger Knives makes the Renegade Hawk, excellent!
http://www.rangerknives.com/TomaHawks/images/renegade1.jpg
I have one and it is amazing. Ranger Knives (http://www.rangerknives.com/TomaHawks/index.html)
Buckshot
13-12-2005, 11:24
Hi mates,
From the US, Ranger Knives makes the Renegade Hawk, excellent!
http://www.rangerknives.com/TomaHawks/images/renegade1.jpg
I have one and it is amazing. Ranger Knives (http://www.rangerknives.com/TomaHawks/index.html)
Interesting hawk there.
What are the finger groves for on the under side of the main blade?
Can't say I'm a fan of the spike though - makes it look too much like a weapon IMO
Nice tool though...
Graham_S
13-12-2005, 22:20
if the hawk arrives in time (and it'd better, it was posted on friday) it'll be with me at the meet.
i'm looking forward to playing with it.
Graham_S
14-12-2005, 18:59
well my cold steel riflemans hawk arrived today,
so here are my first impressions....
it arrived at work, and i opened it in the crewroom. people were a little disturbed.........
it's bigger than i thought but not exessivley so.
the blade has a rather narrow profile and has a 4" cutting edge. opposite the blade is a hammer head, handy for driving in pegs etc.
the hawk did not arrive as sharp as i have come to expect from cold steel but a little work with a stone soon had a paper cutting edge.
the head is attached to the handle by a taper fit, although it has an allen head grub screw to secure the head more firmly.
(the fit of the handle to head was not brilliant however. )
i took the hawk out to a small wood out back of the crewroom for a play,
i made a few feather sticks and split a few logs as well as a little light chopping.
it performed reasonably well on the feathersticks, easily producing curls. splitting was not quite as good due, i think to the narrow blade, but still not bad.
general chopping was fairly good achieving decent penetration on each swing (the narrow profile may have helped here) although the narrow shaft could become tiring after a while.
it could do with a case/blade cover, but i can easily make one, and personaly i'd prefer the shaft to be a little thicker for a more comfortable grip
so overall
quality 7/10
value 8.5/10