Throwing the Brend Hatchet!!!!

Andy Prisco

Andy Prisco

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The use of 1050 in the Field Grade Brend Hatchet was no arbitrary selection of carbon steel...tried and true in the throwing knife arena, a la' the late Harry McEvoy, the use of 1050 continued with Steve's ownership of Tru-Bal and was further touted as one of the best throwing knife steels by our dear friend, Bobby Branton.

We bent a 1050 throwing knife for Walter in a hydraulic press to get his approval of its use in the production version of his Hatchet, about a year ago when it was on the boards.

Using very well heat treated 1050, the Brend Hatchet's uniquely ventilated handle, deep hollow grind, and geometric design, combine to become a SUPER enjoyable field tool and thrower. We have yet to break one or have it disappoint us in terms of edge holding, toughness, and overall performance...no matter WHAT is done to it!

The satisfying "THUD" that comes from the Brend on a conventional stick...OR....a HANDLE stick (due to the pointed pommel), gives you the sensation of being on the battlefield with William Wallace himself! This thing just ROCKS!!!

Soon, I'll picture the modifications we apply for comfortable throwing, which essentially is the removal of the flared points near the pommel. We grind them down to match the lines of the rest of the haft...so it looks all smooth and seemless.

When cord wrapped, these flared points are hard to feel, because the cord butts up to the top of the point and feels kind of flat. BUT, if you decided to leave your Brend Hatchet cordless, when its thrown, those points can cause a little discomfort as its leaves your hand...

Feel free after you master your single and double turn distances to step out to three, four, and five turns....around 80 feet....and let it RIP. You won't hurt it...and when it sticks, you'll feel like the MASTA!!!! Sho' Nuff!

Enjoy!
 
Andy, you were doing fine until the last three words.

I see you and Humble-Bob are doing old movie impressions again. I can't wait to see Robert's version of the remaking the "Last Dragon" starring Captain Kirk. Should be fun!:)
 
The satisfying "THUD" that comes from the Brend on a conventional stick...
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I only got about five minutes of throwing my Brend at the 12" end of a log on Sunday afternoon. I mostly tore up the hillside but the first solid stick I got on the spike left a smile on my face all afternoon. I did learn that for throwing you don't want the handle wrapping to have any any tail or dangly bit. I was thinking of making some kind of removable leather wrap over the handle for throwing instead of dehorning the Brend. That shouldn't hurt the balance, right? I'll see if I can find a local leatherworker but I would appreciate any recommendations.
 
You are right on regarding tails on the wrap...they can interfere for sure...or worse, if something catches on your hand while its leaving, she can come right back around and bite you in the arm or body from the force.

In general, the best rule is to have no tails, HOWEVER...what I do with a Vietnam Tomahawk that has a lanyard is fold the lanyard on the side of the handle that I palm...and point it toward the top of the Tomahawk. That way, it unfolds AFTER its left my hand and is virtually unnoticable when I cut the Hatchet loose.

Hope this helps.
 
This may be considered heresy on the ATC forum, but if I was planning to NOT throw the production Brend Hatchet, where can I still get the "original" version with the "flared" points.

Who has them in stock at the moment?

Thanks,
 
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