Got my first hawk and I'm impressed!

[gunzablazin8582]

Hello all. I've never really payed much attention to tomahawks or axes for whatever reason, but I recently had a discussion with my squad leader (I'm in the Army) and he was talking about how valuable of a tool it can be overseas. I started looking around online and ended up on the RMJ site where I was able to see what a quality hawk is really capable of. However, I don't have that kind of money so I hopped on Amazon and found some SOG hawks for really great prices. I ordered a SOG Fasthawk and the optional kydex sheath just to see what it was all about without paying out the nose. They arrived in the mail this morning and I spent the last two hours in the yard chopping, throwing, and just plain old beating on it. I've got to say, for a $27 hawk, its pretty nice and handled everything like a champ. Its compact enough to hook on my gear but its big enough to handle most tasks. The kydex sheath is also really nice. It comes with a Tek Lok and it allows for easy deployment of the hawk and its very secure when its seated. All in all, for my first hawk and with a purchase price less than $30, I'm very happy. This thing has convinced me that saving for an RMJ is well worth it. I would love input from some of y'all regarding other good brands or any other important hawk tips for a newbie.

TL;DR got my first hawk, very pleased with it, will be saving for an RMJ!

 

[Voracious Souls]

There are a bunch of really high qauality hawks out there, but the rmj beats any and all of them when it comes to toughness. Good choice man

 

[Square_peg]

It looks cool but it doesn't seem like it would be heavy enough to do any real chopping. What am I missing? What's the deal with putting holes in axe heads?

 

[Voracious Souls]

The point of most hawks is to be light, while they can't chop quite as well as a hatchet or axe, they are much faster and more agile, and don't tire you out. They are also far superior as a weapon, whick they were originally used as in many cases

 

[rweeks]

It looks cool but it doesn't seem like it would be heavy enough to do any real chopping. What am I missing? What's the deal with putting holes in axe heads?

Unlike most other cutting tools tomahawks are typically set up for throwing. The holes (in theory) are there to balance the head with the spike end to make it better suited for throwing. That being said a good tomahawk is more versatile than an axe. The axe (or hachet) chops better but the hawk can also dig with the spike and is generally lighter. I like my fasthawk but would like it better if it were made out of 10-55 or similar carbon steel. There! My 2cents.

 

[Poop Fungus]

cold steel has a good line of hawks for not too bad of a price-as far as , if you wanna try a few dif. models/weights and get an idea of what you like/what works for you--before you go spending big $$$.. $100'ish will get you 3. and i like that CS hawks are real easy to polish, sharpen, blue with gun blue= looks brand new again, better than new (how they arrive). ive sold a few after trying them out and re'doing them, to friends, that knew i had re'done them=easy to get your money back (they look better than when you got them/before you threw them).
im a big fan of hand forged tomahawks. i love spike hawks but, in general, im hammering tent stakes more than killing the enemy so, i have alot of hammer poles also. All depends on how/what yer gonna use it for. i havent thrown/used this model sog. it looks a lil small for my liking (18-22'ish inches/1-2'ish lbs). i like wood, slip fit handles. this way i can take the head off and use it more like a knife (the norse/viking shape is purdy much an ulu when hand held) when i need to..and.. easily whittle/replace a broken handle on site.