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I made some leather sheaths for a friend and he out of the blue gave me a stock CS Frontier Hawk, as I wouldnt accept any payment from him. Making leather and Kydes is primarily on a hobby basis.
Prior to actually getting a hawk myself, Id been looking at them and toyed with the idea of buying a hawk, but since I have a perfectly good compact camp axe (which Ive had for many years and which have been permorning just fine), I never really entertained the thought of ending up with a hawk let slone thought it would upplant the smallish axe for my particular use (which is light weight/minimalist hiking/camping).
Same day I got the hawk, I decided to mod it and take it out and beat the snot out of it.
I realize these CS are popular and sell like hot cakes, but I must admit that I had no idea, that it would punch in a bigger weight class than the looks of the relatively little hawk suggested.
The Frontier Hawk instantly shot to the top of tools, which I bring along.
Its of course not used to chop down trees or anything of that sort, but for clearing brush for tarp, tent or hammock, making kindling, and even for hammering down the rough, rude and crude home made pegs, that I use for anchoring my tarp when its windy, the Hawk does stellar service.
The Frontier is more rounded and doesnt have the hammer like the CS Riflemans hawk, but with some care it works fine for the pegs.
Prior to actually getting a hawk myself, Id been looking at them and toyed with the idea of buying a hawk, but since I have a perfectly good compact camp axe (which Ive had for many years and which have been permorning just fine), I never really entertained the thought of ending up with a hawk let slone thought it would upplant the smallish axe for my particular use (which is light weight/minimalist hiking/camping).
Same day I got the hawk, I decided to mod it and take it out and beat the snot out of it.
I realize these CS are popular and sell like hot cakes, but I must admit that I had no idea, that it would punch in a bigger weight class than the looks of the relatively little hawk suggested.
The Frontier Hawk instantly shot to the top of tools, which I bring along.
Its of course not used to chop down trees or anything of that sort, but for clearing brush for tarp, tent or hammock, making kindling, and even for hammering down the rough, rude and crude home made pegs, that I use for anchoring my tarp when its windy, the Hawk does stellar service.
The Frontier is more rounded and doesnt have the hammer like the CS Riflemans hawk, but with some care it works fine for the pegs.
