Knife vs Hawk

[SaturatedShadow]

Here's mine:

The handle is a Cold Steel 22" with the ends sawed off slightly, leaving me with a 21" length. It's scorched and treated with two coats of satin polyurethane, seven brass "cone" tacks on each side.

Good looking hawk.

 

[ocnLogan]

I've never tried a hawk, but they look like they could be kind of fun.

My issue is that I think I might be among the "lesser skilled" with axe type objects. My other issue is with the length. When I compared my BK9 to my 14in Hatchet (admittedly, not a hawk) the BK9 actually out chopped it by a good margin. So I wonder how the hawks would fare if limited to a similar size haft.

I am impressed with the use and photos of the hawk being used for little stuff, it did pretty well actually.

And I guess the hammer would be useful, but for pounding in things I would think it would be just as easy to use a rock, or your baton or something else, so I'm unsure how I feel about them right now.

Maybe I'll give one a try eventually .

 

[SaturatedShadow]

I have both. The 9 gets used. The hawk, not so much.

Having a 9" long knife is better for me in the woods, than a 3" hawk.

For me anyways.

Moose

It's not the size...

the chainsaw evidence there is mightier than the sword?

Chainsaw?

We've been cleaning out a fencerow. There may have been chainsaws involved.

I have the CS trailhawk and riflemans hawk. I think they are fun to use but not real axes.

I agree, but they are easier to carry than a real axe.

 

[crimsonfalcon07]

I like knives.

Why am I not surprised. Maybe it's that your sn isn't "MrAxeKid" or "MrHawkKid"

Hawks are fun for fighting though. A hawk + a 9 would be a fearsome combo.

 

[BRL]

The Trail Hawk is a great tool. Unfortunately, I went and prettied mine up and now can't bear to use it. My oldest was giving me a hard time about that, so it'll get taken out probably on my next packing trip. I'm currently a little unhealthily obsessed with my newish BK9, and my Cutlass Machete before that. It's kind of a win-win-win

 

[JV3]

excellent write-up! between this and gingivitiskahn's previous thread, i think i'll try one too.

 

[FAL'ER]

The first wood tool i ever bought was a cold steel Trail hawk back in 2007 and I picked up a Ontario Rat 5 in 2008, man I used that trail hawk for all of my chopping and cutting and firestarting chores. I found it a very useful tool and I hardly ever used the Rat 5.

 

[ljcsov]

I like the SOG! That's what I have and I think its the lightest tomhawk options you can find. It weighs about a pound and is plenty fun for dayhike chucking. You'll notice the spike end is just as useful for the blade end for tossing. It'll stick either way!

 

[ocnLogan]

The first wood tool i ever bought was a cold steel Trail hawk back in 2007 and I picked up a Ontario Rat 5 in 2008, man I used that trail hawk for all of my chopping and cutting and firestarting chores. I found it a very useful tool and I hardly ever used the Rat 5.

What changed? Obviously your a beckerhead now, so I'm just wondering .

 

[trailbum]

Hawks are fun for fighting though. A hawk + a 9 would be a fearsome combo.

You guys must play rough.