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BruiseLeee

BruiseLeee

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I've been lookin' at some of the axes at Ragweed forge. Can someone gimme a comparision between the axes from the Allan and Slasinki products?

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I just had this horrifying mental image of the dancing naked Bruise with a khuk in one hand and a tomahawk in the other (Dan, I double dog dare you:D )

Alan Foundry Bruise, the carbon steel series, good stuff. If you want expert advice, just e-mail Ragnar, tell him what kind of axe you want and what you're going to use it for, then take his advice as gospel.
Ragnar is like a bearded Viking version of Uncle Bill, if he tells you something's a fact, you can take it to the bank.

Those cheap forged hawks from India that Ragnar carries may look a little rough, but they work pretty darned good. Not a bad beginner's hawk if you plan to learn how to throw one. If you're looking for a belt axe that'll chop kindling, skin a moose, and dice onions, check out the Swedish ones down at the bottom of the axe page.

If you're going to be hawk throwing, order extra handles, it's money well spent.

Greg
 
I have a couple of Hawks from Slasinski. I have the Kid's Hawk and the Spike Hawk. The Hawks are both made of pretty good stuff. The kid's hawk I have thrown three times and stuck all three times. Th 21 inch handle can be cut to desired length. The Spike I threw once and quit while I was ahead.


I have a Cold Steel Plainsman Hawk that they discontinued. It is a very good one for all around use. I understand the new ones from Cold Steel leave a lot to be desired. I got my battle axe soon after they were brought out. So, the workmanship was pretty good on it. The one a friend of mine in Austin just got is not the same as mine. It seems the Taiwan factory where they are made, do a good job for a while and then quality seems to drop off pretty bad.

Sarge has steered you right. Ragnar will tell it like it is. What ever you get, hope you enjoy.
After checking on the Stainless steel Hawks I'll stay with the steel ones.:) :)
 
When I was a kid and visiting my Dad in PA, outside of Allentown, every summer, I got pretty good at throwing a hatchet from various distances. Don't remember the distances now, but seemed pretty far to me at the time.

My Dad had a two garage he built to live in temporarily until he got his house built. Never got the house built. Up in the woods somewhere near Allentown. My Dad finally put a stop to it, he said I was ruining the tree. I stayed with one tree, but that was too much for him.

will have to look into one of those throwing hatchets. Don't have any trees that I want to throw at on my property. A few, but trunks not very big, besides I don't want to ruin what little I have. Would have to set up some kind of target surface.
 
A long time back I made a target out of three railroad ties. tied very tight at the very top and bottom. I didn't want to chop up my Oak trees either. I am going to have to replace mine again pretty soon. Things are getting pretty ragged. I wouldn't want to guess how many thousand throws have been made at that poor old thing. A couple of grandsons, three sons, and myself. Some times at family get togethers the poor thing has been chunked at all day long.:)
 
Thanks for the info. Have a few RR ties lying around. Tried to separate a garden space, but has been too damn dry the last few years, plus the wind, not worth the effort.

Throwing axes can be alot of fun. Even as a kid, think I was about 7-9? , I was fascinated with the handling of the hatchet from different distances. How much pressure or flip to the handle for each distance. WHAT DISTANCE do you normally chuck from?

Doesn't the creosote in the Ties give you some clean up problems?
 
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