H&B Mouse Hawk review.

[savagesicslayer]

I recieved my new H&B Forge Mouse Hawk the other day.
My first impressions of it were that it was REALLY small.It comes in at a featherlight 10 oz.I thought it was too small to be a useful chopper.The edge didn't help either.it was very thick and not terribly sharp.
So I went to work with my stones and in not too long a time I raised a sharp edge that satisfied me.(I'm very picky with edges).
I went into the local woods looking for a good test for this small hawk and I found it in a slim birch tree.

(scale shot with a Fallkniven S1)

I found that it was a lot easier than I thought to chop with.It plowed through the tree with a reasonable amount of effort.The biggest complaint is that it was a little light so I needed to put more force than a heavier hawk would have needed to chop.
All that said it handled the job quite well and I'll have no problem taking it on my 4 day hiking trip with me as my camp chopper.It also holds a great edge.after all the chopping it only needed very little touching up with a ceramic stone.
Best of all it cost only 17.99$ so I'm not out too awful much if something befalls it on the trail.

This won't be my last purchase from H&B.I'm looking at the Scout or Shawnee hawk for my next hawk purchase.

 

[Hoplophile]

I've had 4 H&B Hawks over the years, and still have 3.
I got their small spiked hawk, and my only complaint was it had the eye for the tiny mouse hawk handle. Your mouse hawk seems to have the standard sized eye/handle, not the tiny one, am I wrong?
I have a Shawnee, the Spiked hawk, and a custom Skeggox, with the Shawnee eye/handle.
I sold my Roger's Rangers hawk, but to one of my best friends so I get visitation.
$17.99?????? For the hawk or the ceramic stone?

A small Spiked Hawk with the standard Shawnee eye would be optimum in my opinion.

 

[hatchetjack]

Very nice. I did not see the Mouse Hawk on their website. Do you have as link to it?

Thanks.

 

[kurodrago]

Nice pic savagesicslayer :thumbup:
how did you wrap the handle?never seen before this method !


thanks

 

[TheWayOfTheGun1]

Have a website link?

 

[Hoplophile]

http://www.hbforge.com/products/tomahawks.php

Will Barber will do custom designs too. You have to send him a drawing to scale.

 

[savagesicslayer]

Sorry.I wasn't ignoring all of you I just spent 4 days in the bush hiking.
I didn't buy the hawk from H&B directly I got it from the gunworks muzzelloading emporium.I think they're linked somehow.
The shaft is a normal sized the head is small.
I wrapped the hawk's handle close to the head for precision cutting and the farther back wrap is for chopping.It's just my personal preference.

 

[shecky]

Is this the one?

If so, is it really a H&B? The Gun Works offers several 'hawks, manufactures listed as either H&B or "Custom", with the Mouse 10 oz version listed as "Manufactured by Custom".

 

[savagesicslayer]

Thank you for the correction Shecky.I'm sorry for the confusion everyone.:foot: :foot: :foot:
My hawk has a small 3 and a J on the side of the head.Still it's a great little hawk.

 

[Scottman]

Good work. I liked the review and the hawk. Only 18 bucks!! that's pretty cool. I like the handle with the cord.

 

[Bigfattyt]

Completely unrelated to the Hawk, how do you like your Fallkniven knife?

 

[savagesicslayer]

Completely unrelated to the Hawk, how do you like your Fallkniven knife?

Ounce for ounce it may be the best all round knife I have.Have a look at the search.I started a thread about Fallkniven knives a while back.
I find it compliments my hawks well as a backup knife.

 

[G. Scott H.]

Sorry I'm a bit late to the discussion, but I'll second the positive comments regarding the Mouse Hawk. I just got one earlier this week from the same people, The Gun Works, and it's a very nice little hawk for only about $26 including shipping. I also reworked the edge on mine to a convex shape and it cuts surprisingly well for such a lightweight hawk. I can't say enough good about the folks at TGW either. Very friendly and quick email and they shipped the hawk with lightning speed. :thumbup::thumbup: to TGW and the Mouse Hawk.

 

[G. Scott H.]

Hawk in hand

With Ranger RD9

 

[Bigfattyt]

Ounce for ounce it may be the best all round knife I have.Have a look at the search.I started a thread about Fallkniven knives a while back.
I find it compliments my hawks well as a backup knife.

Thanks, I will search for that one.

 

[savagesicslayer]

I just got back from a weekend of hiking with my mouse hawk.The only complaint I have is that it has rusted some.I'll clean it up after I get off work on Wednesday.