Tomahawk handle question

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How come there isn't a friction fit polypropylene handle for the tomahawks? Just curious I may be interested in something like that.
 
The high impacts may cause them to fly off or break. I'd guess G10 is a tougher material and it is more widely used in these kinds of tools (industry wide).
 
because if you're actually using the hawk to cut things and not just throw, polypro will flex on impact and cost you a LOT of cutting efficiency.
 
RevDevil said:
The high impacts may cause them to fly off or break. I'd guess G10 is a tougher material and it is more widely used in these kinds of tools (industry wide).
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Huh? Cold Steel doesn't use G10 for their hawks, though. In fact, not many people do, outside of the really expensive range of hawks. Looking at SOG, Cold Steel, Condor, Estwing, Falci, CRKT, Helko...none of them use G10 for their hawks. The only hawks I found that did use it are a Benchmade one, some by "Hardcore Hardware", both of which are hawks over $450, and the upcoming ZT Hawk which is over $300...
 
I didn't say Cold Steel uses G10 on their tomahawks, rather that G10 is a more widely used material from what we've seen here (specifically the higher dollar pieces). I would guess part of the higher cost in some manufacturers you mention is due to the G10. Look at CRKT's Kangee as an example. Then we get into the differences between full tang versus drop forged heads, another major factor for increased cost.
 
RevDevil said:
I didn't say Cold Steel uses G10 on their tomahawks, rather that G10 is a more widely used material from what we've seen here (specifically the higher dollar pieces). I would guess part of the higher cost in some manufacturers you mention is due to the G10. Look at CRKT's Kangee as an example. Then we get into the differences between full tang versus drop forged heads, another major factor for increased cost.
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CRKT's Kangee uses FRN, not G10. Like I said, not many hawks use G10(aside from CS, Condor, CRKT, SOG, Estwing, Falci, Helko...all makes hawks, but don't use G10) and the few that do are the mega pricy ones.
 
Falci and Rinaldi both make poly-jacketed fiberglass slip-through handles. Italy and France both seem to have traditionally used the slip-through eye type for nearly all of their striking tools, even in the modern age.
 
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