Favorite 'Hawk!

[MrTroubleSnake]

Whats your favorite tomahawk and WHY?

 

[kid terico]

Durable , very useable, nice looking and made by John Cohea. KT

 

[MrTroubleSnake]

Durable , very useable, nice looking and made by John Cohea. KT

Crikey! Now thats a 'Hawk!

 

[foxx]

Right now it's the GG&G Battlehawk. It's 44oz of S7 with G-10 scales, quite heavy, but delivers a mean punch. I say punch, cause it's more a pointy hammer, with a spike. I've been "working out" with it, "sparring" with a swinging fence post. I can do this exercise with a much lighter hawk, but never get the same burn in my arms.

Soon, I'll be able to answer this question with this...Winkler-Sayoc Rnd in black micarta...

I haven't tried every hawk, by any means, but for a full tang, one piece fighting hawk, I don't know that there is any better.
Maybe an RMJ and a nice tradtional sytle hawk will be in my future as well, but the Sayoc may always be my favorite.

 

[theevilmike]

My Coal Creek Forge Toma-Axe

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[MrTroubleSnake]

Right now it's the GG&G Battlehawk. It's 44oz of S7 with G-10 scales, quite heavy, but delivers a mean punch. I say punch, cause it's more a pointy hammer, with a spike. I've been "working out" with it, "sparring" with a swinging fence post. I can do this exercise with a much lighter hawk, but never get the same burn in my arms.

Soon, I'll be able to answer this question with this...Winkler-Sayoc Rnd in black micarta...

I haven't tried every hawk, by any means, but for a full tang, one piece fighting hawk, I don't know that there is any better.
Maybe an RMJ and a nice tradtional sytle hawk will be in my future as well, but the Sayoc may always be my favorite.

WOW! that GG&G looks BADASS! I'd rather get shot than beaten to death with the Winkler-Sayoc Thats a pretty interesting looking knife next to the GG&G what is it?

 

[Cutshaw]

My Coal Creek Forge Toma-Axe

Man, that is really sweet. I bought a Coal Creek from him on an ebay auction five years ago. Just as I transferred from St Louis to Indianapolis, the fine gentleman from CCF invited me to come by and experience the forging of one of his 'hawks. I don't live a life of regret, but not having that opportunity before I moved is definitely one of them.

 

[theevilmike]

Steven at CCF was great to deal with
I highly recommend CCF

 

[foxx]

MrTroubleSnake, that knife is from TOPS, it's the Pry-Knife, it's 1/4" thick chisel ground 5160.

I know what you mean about the Sayoc, I think it was designed to cause serious pain.

ThEvilMike, that's a sweet CCF! The handle looks pretty long, what is it 25" or so? Nevermind, I saw your original post, 24" long.

 

[GingivitisKahn]

I like my Ron LaClair Shrew Hawk pretty well. It sharpens well and is light enough that I can actually carry it around from time to time.

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[Wolf_1989]

Ft Turner Buck. Nice wide curved cutting edge, which I've come to find very useful out in the woods. It's light, quick, and cuts very well.

 

[John M Cohea]

My favorite is my Warhawk model,one of which was shown in the first post.Here are a few that were made in the last year or so in various styles and haft material.

 

[LVMPDawg]

I dig my new RMJ, but haven't thrown it yet:

 

[pullrich]

Like beer, the best hawk is the one that is in my hand.

 

[MrTroubleSnake]

Does anybody here EDC their "Hawk? Cuhz imagine, when a would-be robber or some low life assface tries some stuff and you pull out a "hawk!

 

[Insipid Moniker]

I live my JKKnives belt hawk. Heavy enough to do serious work, but light enough to toss in a pack without worries. Full tang construction means it's tough enough for whatever I can throw it's way.

 

[grafton]

John, your work and photos are amazing. Is that haft on the second one from the bottom black locust?

 

[Pipeman]

Not a hawk but my favourite of all the things I have made.
Black Walnut, brass tacks, sawmill blade steel. about 30 inches long.
Best regards

Robin

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[Pipeman]

Does anybody here EDC their "Hawk? Cuhz imagine, when a would-be robber or some low life assface tries some stuff and you pull out a "hawk!

I edc my hawk pretty much every day, from my house to my throwing tree. ;-)) No bad guys up here in the boonies though.

Regards

Robin

 

[John M Cohea]

Thanks for the compliment grafton!The haft in the first photo is musical instrument grade curly claro walnut, next is weathered barn oak, and the last is curly maple.