BK&T Tomahawk

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captainclemmys

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Maybe it is just me, but does it appear that a lot of knife makers (or companies) have jumped on the tomahawk ban wagon. I have seen many of these new releases being offered for sale and some of the designs appear awkward. I don't know how well they function or hold up under use. At any rate, I don't know if Uncle Ethan has ever given this any thought, but I would not mind seeing a BK&T tomahawk. After all, Ethan Becker is an innovative designer and his knifes demonstrate that quite well, and they are offered at a price point that would be hard to beat. Mr. Becker has also designed other gear (packs and maybe climbing gear {not sure on the last one}) over the years and these have also been well received. I don't know if it will every come to pass, but I suspect a BK&T tomahawk would rival the competition and be a no non-sense tool that could be had by an entry level user. In closing, I could not think of a better professional to design such a tool and bring it to the people at a reasonable price. Thanks for listening
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I am familiar with the BK4 and its design that blends an ax and machete. However, from a blade design stand point it is more Kurkri like then true tomahawk.
 
I would definitely buy a Becker-Hawk. Especially if it was in the price range of all the other Becker products.
 
I have given it a thought.....More than one actually..........Actually a whole bunch more than one...... So many drawings......

So far I have not figured out anything for anywhere near what an Estwing hatchet costs that I think is better value in a belt Axe....... I will never quit working on it tho.........Trust me, I am working on it.....

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My current favorite throwing hatchet/axe is the 18" Estwing 44a. Mr. Becker once mentioned in another thread that he liked to throw the 26" Estwing 45A. So I tried it out. Mr. Becker must be several inches taller than I am because, from a length stand-point, I could use the 45A as a walking cane, much less throw the puppy easily.

The weight differential is minimal with the 44A at 3.06 lb and the 45A at 3.36 lb. That extra 9" makes it a little long for me to throw comfortably one handed. The only negative of throwing the estwings is that the rubber handle gets messed up from hilt strikes pretty quickly, but a little paracord or leather lacing fixes that up.

So I guess that makes the Estwing 44A the small Becker-hawk and the 45A the large one. :D
 
Ethan Becker said:
I have given it a thought.....More than one actually..........Actually a whole bunch more than one...... So many drawings......

So far I have not figured out anything for anywhere near what an Estwing hatchet costs that I think is better value in a belt Axe....... I will never quit working on it tho.........Trust me, I am working on it.....

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I figure you did and it is good to hear that it is still a possibility. I do agree that the Estwing
products do offer a good value. Although, the Becker would be sweeter.
I too have some drawings that I did in CAD and I would like to run them on the 3-D printer to see if they would be viable options for a personal project.
Thanks for your response
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Ethan Becker said:
I have given it a thought.....More than one actually..........Actually a whole bunch more than one...... So many drawings......

So far I have not figured out anything for anywhere near what an Estwing hatchet costs that I think is better value in a belt Axe....... I will never quit working on it tho.........Trust me, I am working on it.....

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Oooh!
 
Ethan Becker said:
I have given it a thought.....More than one actually..........Actually a whole bunch more than one...... So many drawings......

So far I have not figured out anything for anywhere near what an Estwing hatchet costs that I think is better value in a belt Axe....... I will never quit working on it tho.........Trust me, I am working on it.....

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Sounds exciting!
Knowing your work it won't be short than perfect!
 
Mmmm. Getting the chills just thinking about it. And no, its not the air conditioning. I adjusted that last night.
 
Hopefully it won't be a worthlessly short tomahawk like the Vietnam Tactical Hobbit Tomahawk.
 
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