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Posted this on the sub forum but thought an edited version of it might work here as well
-I'm trying out photbucket, the pictures com out a little larger then I'm used to, sorry about that
JK Belt Hawk
1/4" O1
head 4" from front to back,
3" cutting edge,
and is 11 3/4" overall.
Available in oak, tan, black, or green canvas micarta, and orange G10.
For father’s day my wife and kids decided to take me camping in the yard. And I got to take my new toy, not to mention some older ones
and I thought I'd post up some pictures and maybe re-post it as a first impressions review of the Belt Hawk, just for kicks.
I found it hard to stop chopping things randomly but did process some firewood and kindling as well.
Up until now I've really only stayed with cheaper hawks or lucky flea market finds. Simply put this is the only hatchet/hawk that I've ever had, which can slice paper, bread and fruit like a knife! The JK Belt Hawk cuts, it just cuts, that simple. Curls to kindling whatever you need - with easy, I had to work for a second to find the right grip but when I did, I found myself making them for fun more than fuel.
This was very addictive
It was so much fun that I ended up turning the fire into a roaring mass which was slightly overkill for the purpose of roasting marshmallows
I did use the hawk as a hammer for a few minutes as I staked out the tents, not the best thing to do with an expensive tool designed for cutting, I’ll grant you, but JK will be the first to tell anyone to USE his knives, they are tough as sin and even better looking when used. So I do. A hatchet/hawk has and will always be the work horse of a camp when I bring one and I don't want to baby this one just because it comes from high society: p
There was some slight pitting from the metal on metal action of the tent pegs but much less then you can see on that boy scouts hatchet, there are a lot of stones not far under the soil where we were and frankly the tent pegs still disappeared into the ground fast in an effort to get away from the punishment.
And at he end of the day it was still slicing sharp:
(I can't get over how fun it is to slice things with a hatchet
)
All in all a happy and fun filled father’s day celebration, and a new tool that can pull the weight of a camp all by itself, or make a nice addiction brought along with it - because it isn't exactly a pack hog either,
-I'm trying out photbucket, the pictures com out a little larger then I'm used to, sorry about that
JK Belt Hawk
1/4" O1
head 4" from front to back,
3" cutting edge,
and is 11 3/4" overall.
Available in oak, tan, black, or green canvas micarta, and orange G10.
For father’s day my wife and kids decided to take me camping in the yard. And I got to take my new toy, not to mention some older ones
and I thought I'd post up some pictures and maybe re-post it as a first impressions review of the Belt Hawk, just for kicks.
I found it hard to stop chopping things randomly but did process some firewood and kindling as well.
Up until now I've really only stayed with cheaper hawks or lucky flea market finds. Simply put this is the only hatchet/hawk that I've ever had, which can slice paper, bread and fruit like a knife! The JK Belt Hawk cuts, it just cuts, that simple. Curls to kindling whatever you need - with easy, I had to work for a second to find the right grip but when I did, I found myself making them for fun more than fuel.
This was very addictive
It was so much fun that I ended up turning the fire into a roaring mass which was slightly overkill for the purpose of roasting marshmallows
I did use the hawk as a hammer for a few minutes as I staked out the tents, not the best thing to do with an expensive tool designed for cutting, I’ll grant you, but JK will be the first to tell anyone to USE his knives, they are tough as sin and even better looking when used. So I do. A hatchet/hawk has and will always be the work horse of a camp when I bring one and I don't want to baby this one just because it comes from high society: p
There was some slight pitting from the metal on metal action of the tent pegs but much less then you can see on that boy scouts hatchet, there are a lot of stones not far under the soil where we were and frankly the tent pegs still disappeared into the ground fast in an effort to get away from the punishment.
And at he end of the day it was still slicing sharp:
(I can't get over how fun it is to slice things with a hatchet
)All in all a happy and fun filled father’s day celebration, and a new tool that can pull the weight of a camp all by itself, or make a nice addiction brought along with it - because it isn't exactly a pack hog either,
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