Warning norse hawk failed

benchmadebob said:
I have given a cord wrap And soom im going to put on some linseed oil and strip the haed and give it a patina.
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Sounds good BMB.... give the handle a little sanding to get the factory laquer off before the linseed. I would also suggest taking the sharp edge of the inside of the eye... top and bottom. Your handle will thank you for it... lol.


Rick
 
From the look of the Norse Hawk, it wouldn't be my first choice as a wood cutting tool. I'd choose something more along the lines of a Hudson Bay type axe, which has a head far better shaped for light splitting chores. On the other hand, if I were a Viking raider bent on pillaging and such, the Norse Hawk looks like a pretty sound choice.
 
Magnussen said:
We were not talking about spliting kindling in the OP's post. He was talking about flexing the handle in a green stump. Then he spoke of splitting wood with the same manner of prying.

"I lay the log on its side and strike in the middle and hit it untill it splis or pry it open."

Am I wrong in thinking this was refering to large wood? If he was using this technique on the appropriate sized wood this thread would not exsist. Ray was splitting wrist/arm sized wood with that levering technique..... BIG DIFFERENCE. If the Norse hawk had twisted at that, I appoligize... you have a defective tool. As far as Ray's large log spliting technique... that is torsional rotation not side levering.

I still do not know why we are discussing the inadequacies of the Norse hawk as a woodman's tool... It was clearly never intended for that kind of heavy work... though in my experience, it performs well as a camp tool.

Rick
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Bingo.
 
Magnussen said:
Sounds good BMB.... give the handle a little sanding to get the factory laquer off before the linseed. I would also suggest taking the sharp edge of the inside of the eye... top and bottom. Your handle will thank you for it... lol.


Rick
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Have you tried to take the head of and i tried when i first got it and it still wont come off and i took the set screw out bolth times. What method do you use for removing the heads. They must use a hydraulic press or something similar at the factory. Thanks for you coments and info in this thread.
 
You do know that the head slides down the handle, right?..... lol. (just checkin, bro)

Just loosen the set screw and tap the handle butt first on something solid. The head should come sliding down without too much trouble.
 
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