Jason B.
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
- Joined
- Jun 13, 2007
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For christmas me and my brother gifted each other tomahawks, we both decided to get the cold steel vietnam tomahawk for the cool factor 
and modability. Not a bad hawk for the price and a good change from the normal knife collecting.
I started out with some extreme edge testing on scratch-off tickets, not bad but the edge could use a touch up
Then it was on to removing the tacticool paint
And a little grinding, more for affect than anything though the last 1/2in near the main edge is sharp.
There is a bow in the blade that kinda made me :grumpy: but I figure it will even out over time.
I set the profile with a 40 grit and 80 grit belt on my 1x30 and have been using a 1k water stone too clean it up. I think the 1k will work good to keep the edge maintained too, it gets it plenty sharp and leaves a more "worked" finish.
From here I think I'm going to round out all the edges and sand the flats a bit, then do a little flame work to the handle and give it a para cord wrap for better grip. Need to go buy some wood to make a target too
Because I plan to do some throwing I have two questions that I could use some help with. 1) where to get replacement handles? 2) can it be modded for a pressure fit type haft? (like found on most other CS hawks)
and modability. Not a bad hawk for the price and a good change from the normal knife collecting.I started out with some extreme edge testing on scratch-off tickets, not bad but the edge could use a touch up
Then it was on to removing the tacticool paint
And a little grinding, more for affect than anything though the last 1/2in near the main edge is sharp.
There is a bow in the blade that kinda made me :grumpy: but I figure it will even out over time.
I set the profile with a 40 grit and 80 grit belt on my 1x30 and have been using a 1k water stone too clean it up. I think the 1k will work good to keep the edge maintained too, it gets it plenty sharp and leaves a more "worked" finish.
From here I think I'm going to round out all the edges and sand the flats a bit, then do a little flame work to the handle and give it a para cord wrap for better grip. Need to go buy some wood to make a target too
Because I plan to do some throwing I have two questions that I could use some help with. 1) where to get replacement handles? 2) can it be modded for a pressure fit type haft? (like found on most other CS hawks)
