Yeah ! I really like the design of this hawk and want it to hold up . I've wanted to try numerous CRKT designs over the years but felt put off by the poor reviews and overall bad rep of the company .CRKT is hit or miss on the heat treat. Chances are that it'll be fine, I haven't gotten more than a dozen of their offerings over the years and they have been fine. But CRKT is known to screw up and ship out without a final QC that would catch it. It doesn't really matter what we say here, you will know one way or another when you hit that first knot in the wood. Or nail.... God, I hate people who drive nails in trees up to the head and just walk away.
Are we talking, like, splitting seasoned kindling here, or cleaving in twain the skulls of your enemies?I don't plan to make my tests unrealistically harsh . Just normal use for a "tactical hawk" . If the HT is good , that should be no problem .
Guess you didn't read this thread too carefully , but thanx anyway . Please see post #2 above , literally right under post #1 !Are we talking, like, splitting seasoned kindling here, or cleaving in twain the skulls of your enemies?
Literally right under “General Knife Discussion”, there seems to be an “Axe, Tomahawk, & Hatchet” subforum. You might try there.
https://www.bladeforums.com/forums/axe-tomahawk-hatchet-forum.768/
Are we talking, like, splitting seasoned kindling here, or cleaving in twain the skulls of your enemies?
Guess you didn't read this thread too carefully , but thanx anyway . Please see post #2 above , literally right under post #1 !
Thought I might get some response here in GKD , cause it's a CRKT product . The AT&K forum doesn't seem very active for cheaper T-hawks .
I've already long ago dealt with all dangerous enemies within my reach , so I'll use seasoned hardwood to chop and probably do some throwing .
Yes and no !I'm pretty sure axes and hatchets and such are for the former, and tomahawks are solely for the latter, no?
Read that thread please , I addressed your question there .The video you posted has a guy whacking a 55 gal metal drum with it.
Is that the "tactical" testing you are planning?
Is your testing the same as what you expect to do with it after testing?
I'm pretty sure axes and hatchets and such are for the former, and tomahawks are solely for the latter, no?
Read that thread please , I addressed your question there .
I am also confused. You said you were going to do testing that was appropriate for a "tactical hawk." That's more forced entry kinda stuff, not ax tasks.
Thought I might get some response here in GKD , cause it's a CRKT product . The AT&K forum doesn't seem very active for cheaper T-hawks .
T-hawk should even handle those fractious bananas !
T-hawk should even handle those fractious bananas !
Chopping is a entirely valid part of their purpose . So is prying . Use as an entry/ rescue tool .That is correct. 'Hawks by their design are not chopping tools. Never were.