CRKT Woods T-Hawk Handles

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I have both of the CRKT Ryan Johnson design Chogan and Kangee T-Hawks. Inspection of the handles show neither one being of good wood-grain direction/orientation. The kangee is the best being approximately 45 degrees off direct parallel with the face. The Chogan is almost exactly perpendicular, 90 degrees to the blade face. My question to the experts here, is the handle wood-grain orientation as important with T-hawks as it is with their bigger bothers, hatchets, axes etc?
 
I bought a hawk with less than perfect grain so I bought a three pack of handles. So of course I have yet to break the handle it came with and I have used it on two trips where I chopped branches and bang in tent stakes. May not be a bad idea to have a spare if your really beating on it or throwing it. Hopefully someone who rehangs tools can chime in.
 
Grain orientation is a way overblown issue. It's grain runout that's more problematic. Just use 'em and don't worry about it.
 
Thank You FortyTwoBlades, I found the info here on grain run-out, the grain on my handles are a bit hard to visually follow, but they seem ok.
 
If it breaks get another handle, no big issue.....don't over think these things. I have been beating on this thing for a couple months and have not damaged it yet.

 
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My CS Rifleman hawk is the exact same way running 90 degrees, I've had it for the better part of 4 years now and I've beat that thing repeatedly, chopping, throwing, hammering, the handle is still good. I wouldn't worry too much, just pick up a spare handle and keep it handy.
 
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