Tomahawk & Car Trouble

[OrdnanceBubbaUSMC]

Strange enough today I was playing with my tomahawk and a bunch of knives and ended up having to get my friend who was back at home to grab the tomahawk and bring it to me and my car with a flat tire. I had tried to get all the caps off the lugs so I could swap the tire with my spare but the last one the cap was stripped. So I called my friend and told her to get everything in her car and another friend's car that she thinks might help and...grab the tomahawk 'cause I have an idea.

Everything else failing I took the Cold Steel Vietnam Tomahawk and started popping at it with the spike end. Tried to do some fine work with the cap using a small little german lockback knife I got when I was 7 years old and the tip snapped, then the blade snapped in half. So after 20 minutes or so of going at it with both ends of the Tomahawk and making the cap mushroom and little pieces of it breaking off, I finally was able to get the tire wrench on the lug and finish the swap.

It was great that the Tomahawk was the exact same as when I was playing around with it earlier...didn't even scratch the coating when using the side of the head as a hammer to get the wrench on the lug at first.


Anyway I haven't posted on bladeforums for well over a year but thought it would be something cool for ya'll and maybe make sure you keep yours in your trunk instead of a closet. That was the first time I did anything with the Tomahawk besides goofing around attacking boxes in Iraq...but it was reassuring to know its something sharp, pointy, and made for hard use. I'm sure there is tons of other ways it could come in handy when other stuff around might not help you out too much.

 

[Kevin the grey]

Thats a great post Bubba . Is that the ordinairy cold steel vietnam version for about 40 bucks ? They have a couple of commemorative versions that are considerably more .

I like the look of that hawk and have more confidence in it since this post . Have you thrown it at all ?

 

[Bladewolf]

Great story. :thumbup: You gotta know that a thread titled "Tomahawk and Car Trouble" is probably gonna be a good one. Thanks for serving in the sandbox BTW. Glad you and the hawk made it back intact.

 

[Kevin the grey]

Bladewolf ? Maybe we should start a series of threads about how tomahawks make our life easier . My next thread could be called .

" My Tomahawk and a Visit to the I:R:S: "

L:O:L

 

[Madmanamus]

Cool tale, glad it worked out.

It's impressive to me that the CS 'Nam 'hawk didn't fall apart on you, at least, mine would have. Maybe I got a bad one. But still, a 'hawk scorning a loving owner is an entitlement to bitterness.

lol, Sorry folks.

Take care.

 

[OrdnanceBubbaUSMC]

Its the regular Vietnam Tomahawk. Haven't got to throw it yet...I want to though. I've thrown screwdrivers, knives, throwing stars, etc. but I hear a tomahawk throws a lot different and hits a lot harder and really $#@!% things up.

I guess the word about Cold Steel is its always been iffy Q/C and in the past couple years a lowering of the quality of the materials used...but this seems like one they did good on atleast. Maybe most of them are...who knows. Forgot to put at the end I couldn't help and wanted to see...so I droppd it from about 2 feet on the tip of the spike and the bottom point of the head a couple of times and couldn't tell that I did.

And the handle isn't different at all...not loose or anything crazy...which I thought might of ended up happening after using the side of the head as a hammer and really whacking on the tire wrench.

I want to get it a lot sharper though...and the only sharpner I can find is my Spyderco Sharpmaker...trying to think of something...

 

[Kevin the grey]

If you have a metal file or some sandpaper you can get the head ready for the sharpmaker . If its already fairly sharp with no nicks or burrs then skip the file and tape a piece of sandpaper on a surface you can use for sharpening . Then you can just sharpen as you would on a stone . You do have to remember to not gouge the head in or you,ll cut/ruin the paper .

I,m not familiar with the sharpmaker . If its ceramic stones as I suspect then it can bring back a reasonably well cared for edge .

 

[rdelliott]

Its the regular Vietnam Tomahawk. Haven't got to throw it yet...I want to though. I've thrown screwdrivers, knives, throwing stars, etc. but I hear a tomahawk throws a lot different and hits a lot harder and really $#@!% things up.

Dude... find something expendable that won't damage your 'hawk, stand about four paces away, and fling that 'hawk at it. Instant gratification guaranteed .

I started out throwing 'hawks, then added knives to the repertoire. Knives are fun, and a bit more challenging, but if I ever have to really $#@!% somthing up with a thrown edged weapon, I'm gonna use a 'hawk, or better yet a double bitted throwing axe like they use in lumberjack competitions. If you think a tomahawk packs a punch, wait 'till you try one of those babies.

 

[Bladewolf]

Bladewolf ? Maybe we should start a series of threads about how tomahawks make our life easier . My next thread could be called .

" My Tomahawk and a Visit to the I:R:S: "

L:O:L

Cool... Let's see. Mine would be "Devilhawk, and why my neighbors no longer let their hellhounds run loose in my yard"

Didn't have to use it BTW, them seeing me carry it was enough.

 

[Kevin the grey]

Cool... Let's see. Mine would be "Devilhawk, and why my neighbors no longer let their hellhounds run loose in my yard"

Didn't have to use it BTW, them seeing me carry it was enough.

My story involves a rotweiler and a garden spade. It is a known fact that the bigger the rotweiler the slower the spade will swing . It was only a 110 pound rotty . That spade sure did swing slow .