I'm thinking about making some tomahawk belt frog/sheaths and wondered what was the traditional side to wear it on. I've remade a couple boy scout hatchet/knife combo sheaths. The worn out sheath that I copied was worn on the left. Any and all input will be appreciated.
I don't think there is a convention about right or left carry except that most folks are right handed. Whether you want the blade facing forward or back is more of an issue. Tools rarely hang plumb and it's nice when you go to sit down that the item is easy to shift in the direction you want and not want to hang up. If you're experimenting why not start out with having a belt loop on both sides.
Just came back from camping for 2 weeks in British Columbia where all we had was a hatchet for chopping firewood and that didn't impress me at all. I quickly went out and picked up a Swede saw which is much more useful and the hatchet was then relegated to driving in tent pegs and making kindling.
I would read into the ambivalence you got from this post to presume that no one really cares about how to carry a measly hatchet. Forget the hype and go out and invest in a real axe! Do you much more good if and when you're stuck in the woods at night without a flashlight. Hatchets are pretty to look at and that's about it.
I would read into the ambivalence you got from this post to presume that no one really cares about how to carry a measly hatchet. Forget the hype and go out and invest in a real axe! Do you much more good if and when you're stuck in the woods at night without a flashlight. Hatchets are pretty to look at and that's about it.
Please. There are a number of advantages to smaller axes for certain tasks/applications - no different than knives, hammers or saws. But what, you had a bad experience with one specific application - "chopping firewood" (of what size?) while on a recent camping trip, and therefore hatchets are useless? It's amazing that a tool that has been around for centuries has no value beyond being "pretty to look at"...
Saturday evening I was down at a buddy's place along the river. We wanted to have a little fire in his fire pit but he was out of wood. I had a small hatchet in the truck so I grabbed it and used it clear the willows down to the river to collect driftwood. Then I bucked up the small branches we had gathered for firewood. It was adequate to the task. A small folding saw might have worked just as well. But it was handy to have the hatchet. They're not without their uses.
That said, I have carry sheaths for several of my hatchets but I never carry them. If anything they go in the pack. On the move a machete is more useful. I frequently carry a machete on my belt in the woods. Our woods are full of heavy underbrush.
Looks good smithhammer! I like your paracord cinch design.
300six...I like the attitude! I don't know that I'll be out in the woods with an axe and no flashlight. I'd rather have my 3030 or .45!
I like to work on various projects where I can carve some leather. I do this to improve on the leather crafting. I usually sell the project and just try to break even. When I say break even, I mean to just cover my material and shipping costs. There's not much money in leather, but I like it.
Here's one I did a few months ago. I wanted to carve a moose, and this hatchet was big enough. I would like to do more with axes, but I don't want to get stuck with an expensive axe. I already have a couple older ones I use.
Thanks for the input. I'm going to design it to be ambidextrous like Smithhammer's and try to make it a "cross draw".
That said, I have carry sheaths for several of my hatchets but I never carry them. If anything they go in the pack. On the move a machete is more useful. I frequently carry a machete on my belt in the woods. Our woods are full of heavy underbrush.
Same. I wouldn't hike around with a hatchet on my belt like the pic above. If I'm covering distance, my hatchet rides on the side of my pack:
Where I find the belt sheath useful is if I'm working and moving around in a particular area - rather than continually having to put it down and pick it up again, it's at my side when I need it.
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