Handle broke on first throw

[JimMorgan]

Greetings all; I purchased two Talximuk Throwing Axes and one of them broke on the first throw.
Does anyone know where I can get a replacement handle, preferable in stainless steel? The letters
on the head read FBIQQ and it has three mounting holes about 1.5 inches on center. Thank you.

 

[EngrSorenson]

I assume it's a standard Tongue and Eye connection.
House Handle Company makes handles, and there's also the WATL store that will carry replacement competition throwing handles.

I've never heard of a stainless steel haft for fitting in an axe eye- it would be extremely heavy and throw off the balance of the ax.

Broken axe handles are a fairly normal occurrence on any axe that gets thrown.
Breaking a handle of the first throw was some bad luck and possibly low quality handle stock.

My advice is to get an Estwing hatchet, or get good at rehafting wooden handles.

 

[JimMorgan]

I assume it's a standard Tongue and Eye connection.
House Handle Company makes handles, and there's also the WATL store that will carry replacement competition throwing handles.

I've never heard of a stainless steel haft for fitting in an axe eye- it would be extremely heavy and throw off the balance of the ax.

Broken axe handles are a fairly normal occurrence on any axe that gets thrown.
Breaking a handle of the first throw was some bad luck and possibly low quality handle stock.

My advice is to get an Estwing hatchet, or get good at rehafting wooden handles.

Thank you. Your response was helpful.

 

[thebrain]

Amazon.com

 

[thebrain]

I posted a link to a similar tomahawk you will have to find out if they are and exact fit. The plastic handles can be unpredictable, they sometimes break very easily and sometimes are unreasonably strong. Good luck!

 

[EngrSorenson]

OP, can you confirm that this is your axe?
it's what came up with a google search.

 

[rjdankert]

Bob

 

[EngrSorenson]

J JimMorgan never mind my advice. Looks like you need something different.
Best of luck to you.

 

[JimMorgan]

Bob

Bob, this is the same handle but a slightly different top. Do you know where I can get just the handle? Jim

 

[Drop bear]

Bob, this is the same handle but a slightly different top. Do you know where I can get just the handle? Jim

New axe probably. Sorry.

Buy the estwing

 

[Old Axeman]

I have been using axes and hatchets every day (and most days all day long) for more than 70 years. And, I must say that is a piss poor way to attach a head and a haft, for throwing, chopping, or anything else.

 

[Steve Danielewicz]

I have a few Sog Fasthawks and they are attached very similar. Thrown them thousands of times and never had one break yet.

 

[catspa]

I’ve never heard of that brand before, not that that means anything. But what I do know about nylon is that UV light makes it brittle, sometimes discoloring it also. The darker colors seem to absorb more UV, and degrade more quickly. I would expect a nylon part to deform under impact rather than fracture, which makes me suspect either a molding defect or UV exposure.

As you know, there are different “alloys” of nylon, or polyamide, with different properties. Given where your hatchet was probably made, good luck narrowing down the exact variation. I doubt the mfgrs made any spare handles available, preferring you to buy another rather than fix that one.

Parker

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Often polymer handles like that fail due to bubbles on the interior of the polymer creating weak points. The axe, providing it was properly id'ed above, looks to be a knockoff of a SOG tomahawk. In general I'd write it off as a cheap lesson learned and buy something better. Note that better ≠ necessarily mean something more expensive. That method of handle attachment is just especially poor. A Harbor Freight hatchet would likely hold up better.