Modding the C.S. Spike Hawk

Kenny H. said:
Blaming the tool for a user's mistake is a fool's game.
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It is also stupid to blame the user for everything. There are safe tools and unsafe tools. This mod is one of the latter as far as wood work is concerned, IMO.

I can also not see any benefits of a rounded top edge in compative use or demolition.


Ookami
 
Combative use: I already explained it. The rounded top will make deep slashing wounds, and the bit will maintain its speed through the target better. A squared top will make more of a tearing wound, bind and slow down more due to drag, or take more strength to maintain its speed through the target.

It all depends on HOW IT'S USED, like everything else.

I didn't want this to turn into a pissing contest into the Cheerios box, I just asked hiw reasoning, not implying it was wrong.
 
hawkhead said:
Everything on the Warhawk was done by hand. I have a bench grinder but did not use it on this hawk. I used only files, stones and emery.
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Now THIS is cool. It gives so much encouragement to those of us who operate with limited tools.
 
While lively debate on the pros and cons of a particular design is good, please don't let it distract from the reason we all post our hawk mods, mainly we are showing our forum buddies our ideas and hope for feedback so we can move the next project forward. I modify my hawks for me. There are men who will like them and those who will think the mods are terrible. Just like Ford and Chevy fans, right. I've been around all types of weapons for 45 years, but hawks only 3. I'm learning from all criticism positive and negative.
 
hawkhead said:
While lively debate on the pros and cons of a particular design is good, please don't let it distract from the reason we all post our hawk mods, mainly we are showing our forum buddies our ideas and hope for feedback so we can move the next project forward...
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Roger that HawkHead. There is no right or wrong...there is only experimentation...sharing ideas and discussion...all of which lead others to experiment...to move forward...and perhaps helps some...who would have never tried...to attempt a mod.

Applause, criticism, arguments, passionate disagreement...it's all win win IMHO.

That said, your head mods are simply very very attractive bro...in fact I'd call your work hawk pron bro...and I neeed more. :thumbup:
 
Thank you CitizenQ for your thoughts about what we all try to do. I've got Three more projects in the works. One more Trail Hawk (for the wife) and two Spike Hawks. I'm no longer retired from my former profession so spare time is a bit harder to find everyday. Hawks, you fellow hawkmen, and other related things are what keep my creativity moving forward.
 
Love the look of the mods, hawkhead. Hopefully one day I will have the time and skill to create something that looks that well done.....and I don't even particularly like spiked hawks!!!!
 
Great mod!!!

I need to dress up my old Rifleman, and my Norse hawks.

I had the spike hawk in my hands on Saturday.

Does it come with a Sheath, or slip cover??????

I forgot to ask at the knife store.
 
beautiful work, brother.

i personally like the radiussed top - 'must be fantastic in inverted mode when infighting.

vec
 
I finished the wrap on the Warhawk. Now it is fully dressed.


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Question: seeing how much that the spike hawk narrows just before the eye, I'd hazard a guess that it doesn't weigh that much more than the trail hawk.

Would that be a correct assessment?
 
I didn't weigh the spike, but it is heavier by about 3 ounces possibly more. I did not remove any metal from that portion of the head. .
 
Yeah, I just noticed it was narrower there than the trail hawk -- looks like they tried to give a longer cutting edge while keeping the weight down.

Methinks they've been reading Vec's posts!
 
The blade on the spike hawk is thicker and when viewed from the top(before mod), has a bulge. I am working on another spike and even with major metal removal, it is still heavier than a stock trail hawk.
 
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Cpl Punishment said:
I didn't want this to turn into a pissing contest into the Cheerios box...
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Me neither, but I am allowed to say when I don't think it works the way you described, right?

What you describe is a tip slash and those work better with wharncliffe or hawkbill knives, not with trailing point designs. I hope you get the analogy.:p
As long as the squared top edge is sharpened, no skin will create enough drag to slow a tomahawk down. And on body armor the trailing point will glance instead of biting in.

But hey, I just found a chore where this design might prove useful: skinning - it will be difficult to puncture the skin which is a good thing during skinning.


Ookami
 
No, actually, I am talking about running nearly the entire bit in a slash, not just a tip slash. As the hawk is about to come off the target, that tip will start to try and dig in as the geometry changes. The sharpened radius will, indeed, result in less profile drag.
 
Oh well, lets agree to disagree.

To me this is the best looking skinning hawk with a spike I have ever seen. Workmanship and the things he did to the spike are right up my alley.

And if he and/or the customer is satisfied with it - more power to him/her/them.


Ookami
 
Finally got my latest C.S. Spike Hawk completed. The last picture is in natural surroundings.
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