Traditional (non-full tang), Sayoc-style tomahawk?

[scouter27]

If you were to have the hawk made it would still need to have a short tang to attach it to the handle...similar to the newer SOG hawks like the fasthawk. there is the head then there is a short 3-4" shaft where a metal ring is used to lock the head in place on the split handle. It also protects the handle in the join area from over strikes. Hell, ask Winkler if he can make you one.

I'd prefer to have a drifted eye and appropriate haft, actually. Or maybe something like Edwood posted, but a composite handle, of course.

Hmm... what about a Warren Thomas Ti head with carbide edge... It might not be practical, but it makes me salivate.


And my wallet just exploded. Poor little guy couldn't even handle the thought of a custom titanium hawk head. Didn't stand a chance.

 

[foxx]

I'd prefer to have a drifted eye and appropriate haft, actually. Or maybe something like Edwood posted, but a composite handle, of course.

Hmm... what about a Warren Thomas Ti head with carbide edge... It might not be practical, but it makes me salivate.


And my wallet just exploded. Poor little guy couldn't even handle the thought of a custom titanium hawk head. Didn't stand a chance.

I like that idea. I've been thinking about a compact, non-steel, hawk that would be for fighting only. If you are just talking about a self defense slicing weapon, then you don't have to make it like a chopper or a breacher. Think a Winkler-Sayoc style, titanium head, carbide edge, mounted to a G-10 handle(Jenny Wren method). Practical? IDK. Cool, hell yeah. Light, thin, fast, and sharp, it would be so easy to carry.

 

[matt890]

I would be worried about the carbide chipping as its usually a very brittle material, then again my only experience with carbide is on tooling not blades.

 

[foxx]

There's some knife makers that do a Ti blade with carbide "dust" for the edge. I'm sure it wears off, but in the case of a self-defense lightweight hawk, it shouldn't get used very often. If I owned such a thing, I would leave the edge unused, and sharp in the event I needed it. A hawk like that wouldn't be used for chopping wood, camping, etc..at least not in my way of thinking.
I've seen glass hawks, obsidian, various rocks, and of course steel. I've never seen a Ti hawk before, it would be interesting to feel in hand. Even my plastic trainers feel like they could cause pain, and if they were sharpened(and thinner) they would cut soft material. Guys will sharpen a toothbrush in prison, or whatever they can get their hands on.

 

[scouter27]

I would be worried about the carbide chipping as its usually a very brittle material, then again my only experience with carbide is on tooling not blades.

I'd be worried about that too, but I can't see myself actually ever using the thing. It would just be totally badass. A WT titanium hawk with carbon fiber top layer and carbide edge. I'd rather go with an Equinox haft, like the one on their Daisy Cutter hawk. tasty.

The shredded remains of my wallet just burst into flames

 

[broe]

I am a maker if titanium blades...some large. You will find the weight may end up being the downfall due to its light weight. I even have some 5/16" beta ti I COULD use but you would be spending a pretty penny for it.

The eye would make it kinda big for concealed carry.

The equinox doesn't have a haft...you have to make your own. That is the whole idea. There may be ones out there you can buy as after market items.

I am not sure the daisy cutter hawk would be as effective but some like it. It should be more simple and I don't see how it will have a strong handle to head join unless the handle is metal. I note that he has not mentioned material too much other than it is composite.

I like small, lightweight hawks. I think hawks are effective tools and weapons. I have made hawks that are not in my pictures file because they violate my ethics. I make and try out different designs. You are going to have a hard time finding exactly what you are looking for but I wish you luck with it. This is an interesting idea to go for.

 

[scouter27]

The light weight worries me a little, sure, but I'd have to have the completed product in hand to know for sure. The obvious remedy would be to scale it up until it was right. That's another expensive proposition... Poor wallet

I'm not concerned with concealment. If I need a concealed weapon it'll be a Glock.

Mike may not make a handle like that now, but I bet he would. Heck, he'd be excited to if the hawk came out like I'm envisioning it.

I own 3 of his hawks, and I don't know the composition of the handles, but I can say they are incredibly strong. I have no doubt that they would effectively hold the Daisy Cutter or similarly attached head one. He does use aluminum reinforcement in the Mk 5 line, I don't know about the recent Mk 6.