S&W E&E Tomahawk Regrind

Dirtbiker

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I'm brand new to tomahawks and have been poking around here quite a bit. Some of you might know me from the HI forum as I'm a kukri nut. Wanted to buy a quality full tang tomahawk but was unsure if I would enjoy one or not. I came close with a Swamp Rat Rattlehawk but again money turned me away.

Decided to go it the cheap entry level route. I saw the S&W E&E tomahawk and judging by the 1075 steel and how thick it was it should be a good beater. Read a few reviews and while most were pretty good (considering price point) many were dissapointed in the hawks wood chopping performance due to the steep blade bevel. Well I picked up one of these hawks off the exchange for $40 shipped and figured how could I go wrong.

Here is a stock internet photo. You can see how steep the grind is; more of a sharp hammer than something designed to cut.

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Here it is after some time on my 2X42 sander. Not pretty but a nice even convex grind and much thinner than the stock edge.

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I really wanted to sharpen the beard but I cant do it on my 42 and it would take about 2 years on my Worksharp.

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I scuffed and dinged the finish but no worries as this is just my entry level beater.

I took it out back and chopped into some rock hard eucalyptis firewood I use for testing. It bit deep and suffered no chipping or rolling of any sort. Overall I'm happy with it. Now it needs a new sheath.
 
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Im thinking about drilling some lightening holes under the scales as this thing weighs a ton (42oz)
 
Ill probably pick up a couple of the Cold Steel hawks, frontier and pipe hawk most likely. Decent quality and inexpensive.
 
that looks good,bet it chops good now,i bought a m tech full tang ,looks just like that s/w, but 3/16 thick instead of the 1/4 or so of yours,it chopped good,its done went to a new home,didnt have it long, going after a cold steel pipe hawk tomorrow.
 
I picked up the S&W hawk a while back and was very pleased by its durability. The plastic scales were misaligned and junk, so I wrapped the handle with paracord. It's a very tough chunk of metal for the price. Definitely not a finesse tool, but it should go through cinder blocks, glass, door frames, etc. without much problem. Your sharpening looks to make the S&W very mean.
 
That's why I bought. Totally overbuilt and in need of some custom work.

I'm thinking of shortening the handle just a bit to add a pry bar edge at the base.
 
DB ... That's a great idea. The handle is definitely long enough to accommodate a sharpened pry bar edge. Please post additional pix if you go that route.
 
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