Santa brought me a Warbeast!

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shortwinger

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I got a shock on Christmas morning, I opened up a package and out came a Warbeast tomahawk by Two Hawks! I am rarely fooled by gifts but this one really surprised me, I had absolutely no idea. While I am not a big tactical guy I have been intrigued with the Warhawk and Warbeast. The thing that made me like the Beast more was the hammer pole because I have more uses for it than a spike or just a rounded pole like the Warhawk. Initial impression is wow, however for those that know me it will have to earn that wow with common sense practicality in the field.

(After 3 or 4 months of regular use my Longhunter has been fantastic. It just got its first edge touch-up on Christmas Eve, the steel and edge retention have really impressed me and I can only hope this Warbeast lives up to the mark set by its little brother.)

I took a few pics of it next to my Longhunter under the Christmas tree. Of course after some use I will post specs and a review with some more pics.

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sweet score!
How do those feel compared to a boy's axe?
more pix! (preferably outdoors in the snow :D)
 
I am a bit under the weather so the chopping and pics in the snow will have to wait a few days.

I don't have a boys axe so I can't compare those two but it is definitely heavier than my Longhunter. I would offer up a comparison to my GFB Sm Forest Axe but they are two completely different animals.

I had carpal tunnel surgery on both hands a few years ago and what that ends up meaning is that tools either fit my hand or they don't. I have a limited ability make or force something to work. In this case with the Warbeast, the para cord wrap may have to go because initially it feels a bit big for my hand. I will however handle it a bit before I make that call. Easier to leave it alone than try to do such an expert wrap. I also have to see how this edge bevel works on my kind of jobs, mainly farm and outdoor work, camping and hunting.

Not sure how long it takes since I don't know when they ordered it but I do know Devin jumped through a few hoops and got it here on Christmas Eve! Like other knife and hawk makers the times will no doubt vary according to what he has in stock at any given time. Also, there is a guy that sells Devin's stuff on eBay in what appears to be immediate shipping but I have no personal experience with him.

Thanks Wildman!
 
So I have been carrying the WarBeast to work since Christmas and have used it here and there but not at my normal pace due to the flu that is going around, and it hit me pretty hard. So here are some observations and performance review.

Initially you should be careful when handling any of these tactical hawks. The three sharp sides throw the average woodsman a curve ball and I can tell you for a fact that "each and every" lapse in attention will spill blood. All of the little things you do with an axe, hatchet or regular hawk will catch you off guard and cut your pants and nick your fingers every which way possible. Sometimes after using the GFB Sm Forest Axe or my other hawk I will choke up and put the sheath back on, something I've seen many people do however, when the bottom edge of the blade is sharp; you guessed it, blood. And these other edges are not just sharp, they are stupid sharp! Even taking the sheath on and off will bite you if you are in axe mode.

As far as chopping goes the thing is truely a beast. I would imagine the Voyager model which is similar to this one but is for woods use and only has one sharp edge would really be a good heavy chopper. But after you get used to handling it safely this is a hard working hawk that has a noticeably harder punch than the Longhunter, although the Longhunter is faster and less tiring on your hand. After some modest use and today's chopping into frozen wood didn't even dull the edge, no dents, no chipping, no rolling; its out of the box sharp.

At first I wondered if the paracord wrap was going to be too fat for my hand but I am getting used to it now and todays workout was pretty comfortable. And although I don't normally like a lanyard when it is cold, wet or icy it does come in handly. And with the already mentioned danger with all the sharp edges any additional control in bad conditions is welcomed. I don't even want to think of what would happen if this thing got loose and came back at you....

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I am not in a combat zone and cannot speak to how this hawk would work in that environment but so far it is living up to its name.
 
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