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Winkler combat axe or spike?
- Thread starter TheStupid
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Are you talking about the knife, WK2 Spike? Or.....
The Sayoc is the only one with a front spike, and that is not going to chop wood very well, in the woods or at home. Maybe a Sayoc with no front spike could do okay, maybe Dan or Edwood would know.
Have you watched Dan's video on his Winkler Knives 2 website? He demonstrates how well the Combat Axe chops wood or steel. That's probably the best axe for a balance between breaching and fighting. There's two other breaching axes, and then there's the fighting hawks(sayoc, stealth axe) I wouldn't take any of these camping.
IMO, if you really want to use one of Dan's hawks or axes for a specific task, then buy the model designed to do that task. For example, the Camp Axe, it looks almost like the Combat axe, has the same length, but a hammer poll in place of the rear spike. I bet the Camp Axe has a great feel in hand, the same full tapered tang will give it that heft that his full tang hawks have.
How many, and what types of hawks do you have now? What do you do with those? What specific role do you want the next hawk to fill? Some can do it "all", but specific designs will excell at their intended task, fighting vs. chopping wood.
The Sayoc is the only one with a front spike, and that is not going to chop wood very well, in the woods or at home. Maybe a Sayoc with no front spike could do okay, maybe Dan or Edwood would know.
Have you watched Dan's video on his Winkler Knives 2 website? He demonstrates how well the Combat Axe chops wood or steel. That's probably the best axe for a balance between breaching and fighting. There's two other breaching axes, and then there's the fighting hawks(sayoc, stealth axe) I wouldn't take any of these camping.
IMO, if you really want to use one of Dan's hawks or axes for a specific task, then buy the model designed to do that task. For example, the Camp Axe, it looks almost like the Combat axe, has the same length, but a hammer poll in place of the rear spike. I bet the Camp Axe has a great feel in hand, the same full tapered tang will give it that heft that his full tang hawks have.
How many, and what types of hawks do you have now? What do you do with those? What specific role do you want the next hawk to fill? Some can do it "all", but specific designs will excell at their intended task, fighting vs. chopping wood.
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Why do you say that?
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If you are going to the woods...by all means.
The combat axe is the best of both world imo. It is an excellent fighter but can do pretty much any other "axe" job you throw at it.
It is not a pure fighter like the sayok but it is mean enough while being more versitle than its strictly combat oriented counterparts.