tomahawk are sick!

[arran]

The tomahawk is a awesome weapon man i want one to throw at trees and deers and stuff.

 

[Snakebreaker]

I would encourage you to do neither, unless both are already dead. Any edged tool requires responsibility.

 

[300Six]

I would encourage you to do neither, unless both are already dead. Any edged tool requires responsibility.

Said well and if through misplaced enthusiasm you manage to thoroughly anger a bear with a well-placed (or even missed) toss you won't have anything left in your hands for real use either except very sweaty palms. Even a deer is one tough customer for as long as the hind legs (and/or antlers) are still functional. Before you know it you're holding your insides, outside.

 

[Street Samurai1978]

Hell, even beavers can kill you.

 

[300Six]

Enthusiasm, testosterone and fetish is what drives much of this forum and the old dictum of "what separates men from boys is the price of their toys" holds true here. This impressionable young lad has developed a sudden belief that a metal implement will make him appear to be a mighty hunter and fawned upon by females as a result.
Doesn't work that way in real life but that doesn't mean you can't dream or try.
These metal implements (tomahawks) were designed for real purposes (ie French barter with the Natives for valuable furs in exchange for least useful and cheesy piece of 3rd rate metal and workmanship, that Natives craved anyway, seeing as anything made of metal was already exotic) but the shape and history of these slimmed-down pieces (steel was outrageously expensive in the 1700s) stuck with them and then caught the eye of modern urbanites that somehow figured these must be "perfect".