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I recently reviewed here a Fort Turner Buck tomahawk.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=342478
I was so impressed with the nice balance and feel of this hawk, that I ordered a new, custom made tomahawk from Dana "Tomahawk" Turner.
(His web-site is:
http://www.fortturner.com/store/index.htm
I asked for a hawk with an approximately 4" edge, but with a little bit longer blade (5-6"), and that the upper part of the blade would be near horizontal.
In short, I requested something like a cross between an eastern woodland tomahawk and a belt axe. I did not want it to be a pure weapon, but more like a general tool.
Last week I received my order, and I am more than pleased with the result.
The hawk has a nice long blade and a nice long edge. The finish was nicer than on my Buck hawk. It has a very nice straight grain hickory handle.
I asked Dana for some more darker wood and he choose me one I very like. He even treated it with the finish in a way that it appers even darker than the natural wood would appear.
The weight of this one is of course more than that of the Buck hawk and it is more head heavy, but still it has an excellent balance.
The thing I like the best in both of my Fort Turner hawks is their wonderful balance. They are really meant to be users, and I think Dana did his research to deliver some very comfortable hawks in which the weights of the heads and the handles are harmonized to each other to produce an excellent balance.
I highly recommend the Fort Turner hawks. I think they are real bargains.
littleknife
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=342478
I was so impressed with the nice balance and feel of this hawk, that I ordered a new, custom made tomahawk from Dana "Tomahawk" Turner.
(His web-site is:
http://www.fortturner.com/store/index.htm
I asked for a hawk with an approximately 4" edge, but with a little bit longer blade (5-6"), and that the upper part of the blade would be near horizontal.
In short, I requested something like a cross between an eastern woodland tomahawk and a belt axe. I did not want it to be a pure weapon, but more like a general tool.
Last week I received my order, and I am more than pleased with the result.
The hawk has a nice long blade and a nice long edge. The finish was nicer than on my Buck hawk. It has a very nice straight grain hickory handle.
I asked Dana for some more darker wood and he choose me one I very like. He even treated it with the finish in a way that it appers even darker than the natural wood would appear.
The weight of this one is of course more than that of the Buck hawk and it is more head heavy, but still it has an excellent balance.
The thing I like the best in both of my Fort Turner hawks is their wonderful balance. They are really meant to be users, and I think Dana did his research to deliver some very comfortable hawks in which the weights of the heads and the handles are harmonized to each other to produce an excellent balance.
I highly recommend the Fort Turner hawks. I think they are real bargains.
littleknife
