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I mean pipe hawk, with some pimping (not much)!
Cold Steel Pipe Hawk
I see a lot about the CS Trail Hawk and all the forty eleven thousand threads on the mods to it. Why no love for the Pipe Hawk?
Ive been using a Frontier Hawk for a long time now with a cut down 16 handle (head weight 10.5 ounces). When it is colder out I use the H&B Forge Large Camp Axe with a 1.25 pound head and 20 handle. I sleep out by a long fire about 99% of the time so I need to get a good amount of oak in before it gets too dark to safely use a chopping tool. The heavier H&B is the perfect blend of being not too heavy, yet has enough weight and reach to get in enough wood for a couple of us to sleep out next to and cook with no problem. In the hotter months, I dont need such a heavy chopper and opted for something in between my 10.5 ounce hawk head and 1 pound 4 ounce large camp axe (head weight). I wanted a 1 pound head, yes, hatchet territory for sure. I have a Fiskars X7 that I like, but the 14 handle isnt long enough for cutting larger pieces, as the tomahawk works like a machete giving power from speed while remaining light weight. I just dont need a big axe in Southern California where there is no shortage of downed oak and pine in the forests.
I settled on the CS Pipe Hawk for the 17 ounce head weight, but since I have another CS hawk I now have a variety of handles to choose from.
I use a 16 for the Frontier hawk and the regular 22 for the Pipe hawk. Ive had another hawk handle for about a year and decided to cut it down to 14 for that hatchet weight and feel. It is a one hander so I used a SAK saw for some notching, but it grips my hand too much now. I think I need to sand them a little smoother so it doesnt tear up the hand.
Stripped the black paint and handle coating. Used some boiled linseed oil on the handles and called it a day. The set screw came already stripped and completely stuck so I just filled it down flush from the inside.
I used a file for a few minutes on the shoulder of the bevel and then went to the Lansky puck. Sharp enough for me!
Frontier and Pipe Hawk
Hatchet mode
Cold Steel Pipe Hawk
I see a lot about the CS Trail Hawk and all the forty eleven thousand threads on the mods to it. Why no love for the Pipe Hawk?
Ive been using a Frontier Hawk for a long time now with a cut down 16 handle (head weight 10.5 ounces). When it is colder out I use the H&B Forge Large Camp Axe with a 1.25 pound head and 20 handle. I sleep out by a long fire about 99% of the time so I need to get a good amount of oak in before it gets too dark to safely use a chopping tool. The heavier H&B is the perfect blend of being not too heavy, yet has enough weight and reach to get in enough wood for a couple of us to sleep out next to and cook with no problem. In the hotter months, I dont need such a heavy chopper and opted for something in between my 10.5 ounce hawk head and 1 pound 4 ounce large camp axe (head weight). I wanted a 1 pound head, yes, hatchet territory for sure. I have a Fiskars X7 that I like, but the 14 handle isnt long enough for cutting larger pieces, as the tomahawk works like a machete giving power from speed while remaining light weight. I just dont need a big axe in Southern California where there is no shortage of downed oak and pine in the forests.
I settled on the CS Pipe Hawk for the 17 ounce head weight, but since I have another CS hawk I now have a variety of handles to choose from.
I use a 16 for the Frontier hawk and the regular 22 for the Pipe hawk. Ive had another hawk handle for about a year and decided to cut it down to 14 for that hatchet weight and feel. It is a one hander so I used a SAK saw for some notching, but it grips my hand too much now. I think I need to sand them a little smoother so it doesnt tear up the hand.
Stripped the black paint and handle coating. Used some boiled linseed oil on the handles and called it a day. The set screw came already stripped and completely stuck so I just filled it down flush from the inside.
I used a file for a few minutes on the shoulder of the bevel and then went to the Lansky puck. Sharp enough for me!
Frontier and Pipe Hawk
Hatchet mode
