Cold Steel Trailhawk

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yttcs

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I used my trailhawk to take apart a wooden fence. After using it about 150 times to pry the slats off the axe blade twisted.

Is this misuse/abuse or is there another brand hawk that would be more stout?


Thanks.
 
Hey I'm no authority on the subject, but that just don't sound right to me. I would definitely talk with Cold Steel about it. If you do, Please let us know how they treat you. I have heard some good and allot of bad about their CS. Good luck yttcs ec
 
I betcha you don,t see cold steel stamped anywhere on your hawk ? I bought stuff from them thinking it was cold steel cause they sold it in an ad saying cold steel and nothing else . I even called the company and they told me clearly that I wouldn,t be disapointed with my purchase . Handle cracked first day .Blade bent the next day . I e-mailed them and they never bothered to get back to me . It seems to me they are playing off their name and don,t care where they pick-up their stuff . I even told them I didn,t want a refund just the courtesy of a reply . I guess they aint too courteous . I have bought three cold steel knives and wasn,t disapointed . I won,t buy another cause I don,t want one to fail me when I need it . I can,t take the chance . Who knows who made it for them?
 
I just picked one up today. Mine is labeled as being made by American Tomahawk Company. Anyone know if this has always been the case?
 
AFAIK makes the CS and ATC. Search the archives as I could be right or wrong. My CS frontier hawk seems sturdy, but as for prying and hammering all day my old Plumb will be alot better.
 
I have a slightly different take than the other posts so far. Yes, the so called "Cold Steel" trail hawk is actually a Taiwanese import of American Tomahawk Company. However, it is still a very nice design for its intended purpose which is light chopping. The blade is thin and narrow which would makes it totally inappropriate for heavy prying. The Trail Hawk, cheap as it is, remains my all time favorite for a walk in the woods. The steel is fair quality and takes a razor edge quite well. It is so light I hardly know it is in the loop on my belt, but it is quite sufficient for chopping poles up to 3" in diameter, or as an aid in field dressing and skinning a deer. However, except in an emergency, I would never use it as a substitute for a pry bar and an axe.
Menawa
 
My Trailhawks were Taiwan made too and I agree with everything Menawa wrote. It's not a prybar. For the price and understanding its limits I think it's a fine little tool.
 
If they hardened more of the head, it would be stronger for prying. I would think they leave it as it is the ease of finishing operations, rather than brittleness concerns. After all, there is quite a bit of material behind the edge, if you can't do something with it, what's it good for?
 
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