LaGana Tomahawk (FIXED up)

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ron_m80

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I was very disappointed in this product. It was sold for $100+, on sale, at a better than %10 discount.

But I fixed it up, and now I can call it mine. The base of the LaGana tomahawk is all still there. But I inverted a Cold Steel tomahawk haft, sawed a wedge slot into what would have been the handle if paired to a CS hawk bit, and got to filing out the all too tinny eye size on the stock LaGana hawk to fit the larger Hickory haft.

This is the end result, much beefier, no loose head, no more laser etched mockery on the hawks face, all of that jazz was replaced with basic function. Though it was done with quite a pinch put on my wallet, that felt more like spit in my eye when I saw the quality. I did find the hafting made some great file handles though.

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-Ron
 
Looks good brother! One question though, the design on the lagana and cs vietnam look pretty much identical whats the difference? Do they use different steel and heat treatment?
 
Lynn reportedly copied the one he owns personally. But that is something that "CS Media" claim's.

SemperFi, you are going to make me look it up, yes there are some minor differences. 10% more of this element or that, just a couple of Rc points, a hundred bucks, and the labor to fix either product up to your own personal standards.

I wasn't trying to do a product comparison per say. For what I paid (and I am not a stickler for price tags in the least bit) having a lose head on it, with perfect imagery of its namesake, was a bit ill thought out in execution. Compared with what comes out of Taiwan for $40+ bucks, I can't help but think of this as something other than quality out of the box. Though a true tomahawk underneath the rough cut eye, and thick coating and lazer etched price tag enhancement.
 
scouter27 said:
Then perhaps the loose head has to do with age and not poor quality control. What other QC problems did you encounter?
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Perhaps it could be many things, but a $100 tomahawk it isn't. I will leave to you what caused it.

As to the "QC" issues.....The tomahawk was sent with a loose head, such that I didn't need any tools to remove it.
 
In general, wood shrinks with age. If a loose head was the only issue you experienced, I think you did pretty well. IIRC, ATC hasn't made a wood handled LaGana in over 10 years! If you believe it to be a legit QC issue you could have contacted the dealer about a replacement or refund. I'm not trying to sound as though I'm dismissing your concerns, but I'm not entirely sure why you think a loose head is somehow reflective of the quality of an old stock item.
 
scouter27 said:
In general, wood shrinks with age. If a loose head was the only issue you experienced, I think you did pretty well. IIRC, ATC hasn't made a wood handled LaGana in over 10 years! If you believe it to be a legit QC issue you could have contacted the dealer about a replacement or refund. I'm not trying to sound as though I'm dismissing your concerns, but I'm not entirely sure why you think a loose head is somehow reflective of the quality of an old stock item.
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I'm not sure I understand you. So you are saying all of my grandfathers old hammers (only a couple really) in my garage should be loose by now?

As far as my complaint, I don't see how you think that a lose, poorly fit and poorly finished forged hawk head is not a QC issue. If you can console yourself with the notion that the wood simply "shelf shrunk" then good. I cannot, and do not believe that was ever the case with this hawk.
 
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