Just so everyone knows, as of right now, all my pictures wont upload, Im not sure why, but only a few worked. I'll try and get the rest up as soon as possible.
So, I recived the trailhawk the other day, and I was very surprised at its size. Smaller then I thought it would be. But still a good size, though I wanted to see what It could do.
Here is what I wanted to chop up,
But it was under alot of junk, so I hacked at it for a total of 1:38 seconds, untill I was able to pull it out. It did alot better than I thought it would. Plus it wasen't too hard on the hands. Anyone whos used a straight hawk handle knows its a bit fatigueing, but in general its not bad.
Now, I figured a good test would be the to see how well the hammer drove things. So, I took this 5 foot piece and tried to split it down the center, First however I needed some wedges.
I made 6, 12" long pieces and chipped the edge like a chisel. I then drove them through the piece, slowly but stedily and eventually split the log in half. Doing this would make it alot easier to break up for fire wood. Plus it really wasn't that fatiguing.
This hawk makes a great light tool to stick in your belt, or throw in your pack.
A good sharp chopper on camping trips is a great companion, having that ability to make any situation better is an obvious good thing.
This hawk takes a good edge, it was shaving sharp at the beginning(not when I got it, it didn't even have an edge) and at the end would scrap hair.
But I was striking the piece or wood very hard, and it zipped through it. Im sure I could have dont it with the wetterlings in a minute, but when you take in the factor the weight, its understandable.
Over all, I am very happy with it, its sharp light and dependable. Glad I picked it up.
So, I recived the trailhawk the other day, and I was very surprised at its size. Smaller then I thought it would be. But still a good size, though I wanted to see what It could do.
Here is what I wanted to chop up,
But it was under alot of junk, so I hacked at it for a total of 1:38 seconds, untill I was able to pull it out. It did alot better than I thought it would. Plus it wasen't too hard on the hands. Anyone whos used a straight hawk handle knows its a bit fatigueing, but in general its not bad.
Now, I figured a good test would be the to see how well the hammer drove things. So, I took this 5 foot piece and tried to split it down the center, First however I needed some wedges.
I made 6, 12" long pieces and chipped the edge like a chisel. I then drove them through the piece, slowly but stedily and eventually split the log in half. Doing this would make it alot easier to break up for fire wood. Plus it really wasn't that fatiguing.
This hawk makes a great light tool to stick in your belt, or throw in your pack.
A good sharp chopper on camping trips is a great companion, having that ability to make any situation better is an obvious good thing.
This hawk takes a good edge, it was shaving sharp at the beginning(not when I got it, it didn't even have an edge) and at the end would scrap hair.
But I was striking the piece or wood very hard, and it zipped through it. Im sure I could have dont it with the wetterlings in a minute, but when you take in the factor the weight, its understandable.
Over all, I am very happy with it, its sharp light and dependable. Glad I picked it up.
But I have and old CS Riflemans hawk that has seen lots of abuse and is still in decent shape.