I should clarify what this is. It is the design for a tomahawk Justin and I have been tossing back and forth for 2 weeks now, and I think we have tweaked it into an excellent all around survival/combat tool. I'm very anxious to get some feedback from you guys! On the first tweaked design Justin posted, a few said they would like more cutting edge, so this is what it now features:
A bearded halberd style cutting edge that allows the hawk to be used as a knife when necessary by choking up on the handle (which has a small sub-hilt that, when combined with Justin's trademark bump on the hawk head's underside, makes an excellent finger groove that is also an indexing point and allows more control over the cutting edge.
A slightly longer and wider spike with a diamond shaped grind.
And, the one concern Justin had was the point breaking off if the hawk was used for throwing. First of all, this is intended as a serious survival tool, and I would never risk throwing my survival tool away. Second, if the tip did break off, it would still be just as functional as any other tomahawk. I'm looking into having Justin do this hawk for me in 1/4 inch 3V or A2, which, as far as I know, can take the punishment (admittedly, I have no experience with A2, but Jerry Hossum reccomended it, and that's good enough for me). I have a Fehrman Final Judgement in 3V and I would stake my life on the toughness of that blade, so I'm sure it would be spectacular here!
It all serves a purpose, and it looks cool, too (at least I think it does)! As you can tell, I'm excited about it and I want your input!