What other tomahawk manufacturers do I not know about?

You know, I used to make a pretty mean hawk... Maybe I should get back to it.

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I have several, used to throw them and taught my kids (Drove the lefty neighbor crazy, a side benefit!) Great fun, and a decent potential weapon, in hand or thrown. There were some, semi legendary, in service in Viet Nam. As a tool, not so much - I suppose, think Patriot with a "Cherokee Tomahawk. As a primary field / survival tool there are numerous better, more sophisticated options. Just my opinion.
 
Acutereference said:
I have several, used to throw them and taught my kids (Drove the lefty neighbor crazy, a side benefit!) Great fun, and a decent potential weapon, in hand or thrown. There were some, semi legendary, in service in Viet Nam. As a tool, not so much - I suppose, think Patriot with a "Cherokee Tomahawk. As a primary field / survival tool there are numerous better, more sophisticated options. Just my opinion.
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Yes, I believe American Tomahawk Company made the tomahawks soldiers carried in the Vietnam War. For most of us, self defense is secondary to survival. That doesn't mean I don't take self defense seriously. Heck, all of my 35+ fixed blades are great self defense knives, but they're also tough enough for survival tasks. I'd love to have a tomahawk that was great for survival, great for self defense, and was also pretty indestructible. The best one I can think of currently is the inexpensive Estwing Black Eagle Tomahawk.
 
DDDYLN said:
That one looks very nice. A rear spike would be a added benefit. I don't mean to be a jerk, but isn't that a Condor Tomahawk? It looks like Condors current 1075HC tomahawk they sell.
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No its my original design called the "Breaching Bad." I started making these all the way back in 2014. Haven't seen the hawk from Condor so I just looked it up. They may have some similarities at a glance but this is a heavy duty breaching hawk made from 3/8th 80CRV2 and has a tapered tang.
 
Huntsman Knife Co. LLC. said:
No its my original design called the "Breaching Bad." I started making these all the way back in 2014. Haven't seen the hawk from Condor so I just looked it up. They may have some similarities at a glance but this is a heavy duty breaching hawk made from 3/8th 80CRV2 and has a tapered tang.
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How much do you charge for the tomahawks you make? Is it just the one design, or do you make different designs?
 
DDDYLN said:
How much do you charge for the tomahawks you make? Is it just the one design, or do you make different designs?
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I've made several hawks in the past. I'm not currently making them but would if there was enough interest.

My most popular model was my 52100 Forest Hawk. Differentially tempered tang.

I wish I had more pictures of these but this is the only one I could find.

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Dave Wenger of Wenger Blades makes one hell of an Heirloom/outdoorsman/Tactical tomahawk!
 
Much appreciated. You don't often come across these smaller shops. I really like the Loki Tomahawk. Those are mighty pricey. However, if it's something I can pass down to my daughter, I can see spending the money when it's back in stock. However, I need to do some research on whether it can actually chop wood reasonably well. IMO, and I'm sure I'm repeating myself, is that most mass marketed tomahawks fall into 2 categories, self defense or breaching. Self defense is fine for soldiers. Breaching is fine for the law enforcement or firefighters. Most back country campers are looking for a useful tool, that also excels as a self defense weapon. A good tomahawk should be able to replace a camp axe/hatchet, and possibly a fixed blade knife as well, or at least negate the need to carry a large, heavy fixed blade knife.
 
I love Daado Daado tomahawk. I think its 22 or 23 ounces and 17"or 19" long. It cuts wood for me better than an axe. I can make a shallow V verses and obtuse V ever widening with an axe. Of course I am not an experienced woodsman but I will take the Daado tomahawk before any one handed ax I have.

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Williamstown Forge Trapper's Companion. Like everything else, they've probably gone up. I've had mine a long time and it still dispatches coons.
 
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