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Trail hawk VS Norse hawk
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Hard to say.
The Norse has a longer edge, so it's better to choke up on and use as a knife and the longer edge is more forgiving on an imprecise swing.
Problem is, they don't have a hammer poll.
The Trail Hawk has a good hammer poll, is light, but has a short cutting edge making it not so good as a knife, and you have to be more accurate to connect with the bit.
I really, really like a hammer poll, and carry a knife for knife chores, so I'd go with the Trail Hawk.
The Norse has a longer edge, so it's better to choke up on and use as a knife and the longer edge is more forgiving on an imprecise swing.
Problem is, they don't have a hammer poll.
The Trail Hawk has a good hammer poll, is light, but has a short cutting edge making it not so good as a knife, and you have to be more accurate to connect with the bit.
I really, really like a hammer poll, and carry a knife for knife chores, so I'd go with the Trail Hawk.
ron_m80
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I was really surpised after I fell a tree in my back yard ( a california tree falling, about 8 inch trunk, hey it fell ok!) I placed it horizontal on the ground and set to chopping on it with my TH on a 30" ash haft, I was pleasently suprised that for the lack of cutting surface and size, with that size haft the TH is a very formidable chopper. I thought at that moment the wieght and portability of it was just right and the chopping power left me wanting for nothing that i wouldn't have to make up for with pack load.
I wouldn't use it if I were a Lumber-jack, but I wouldn' pack a loggers double bit hiking eigther.
I would go with the TH, But I can only compare that the to rifleman as they were the two I was working on deciding which I was going to use..
I wouldn't use it if I were a Lumber-jack, but I wouldn' pack a loggers double bit hiking eigther.
I would go with the TH, But I can only compare that the to rifleman as they were the two I was working on deciding which I was going to use..
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One bonus with the TH I forgot to mention:
With the decreased cutting area, it goes deep, really deep. You can drive it nearly to the eye with a good swing. Instead of blowing out wide chips, you'll blow out deep ones. So you'll get the job done just as quickly, you just do it differently.
With the decreased cutting area, it goes deep, really deep. You can drive it nearly to the eye with a good swing. Instead of blowing out wide chips, you'll blow out deep ones. So you'll get the job done just as quickly, you just do it differently.
I have only the Norse Hawk. With a 23" haft on it, I expected it to be a 2 hand tool. The way it is balanced though, it is still a 1 hand axe, just with some reach on it. If you use 2 hands, you sink it far enough that it sticks, so ends up slow going.
I have noticed that the Norse Hawk doesn't track as well on imperfect swings. Due to all the weight being in front, it has a tendency to twist if you are not really careful.
I did like the axe for the extended points, which make it nice to throw, and to hook with. Using a longer haft on it does give more reach, which is nice. It also makes it a much nicer tool, as the swing is much better.
I have noticed that the Norse Hawk doesn't track as well on imperfect swings. Due to all the weight being in front, it has a tendency to twist if you are not really careful.
I did like the axe for the extended points, which make it nice to throw, and to hook with. Using a longer haft on it does give more reach, which is nice. It also makes it a much nicer tool, as the swing is much better.