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About a month ago, I suddenly came down with a bad case of 'Hawk fever. My extensive search led me to the Cold Steel Frontier 'Hawk. This past Saturday was the first opportunity that I have had to use the hawk. Before using it, I spent about 20 minutes on a diamond stone getting the edge in a condition that I liked. When it came, the bevels were even, and the finish was good. The only problem; it was about as sharp as a bag of rabbits! So, after achieving a descent edge, off we went. First, a friend and I were going to do some ATV riding. My quad has been down and out for about 6 years until sat. when it was fixed. The trails were all grown in and there were a lot of downed trees. The hawk was used to chop a lot of branches and even a downed tree that was blocking a path. The tree was about 11 in diameter. The first inch was wet and soft, but after that, it was as if it were petrified. The hawk did a fine job on the tree halving it in about 5 minutes of chopping with medium effort. I checked the edge when we were done, still in the same condition as before we started. After riding around for a while, we decided to see how it throws. This was our first time ever throwing a hawk, so you can imagine the hell we put this thing through. I cant tell you how many times it hit on the flat of the head, or the side of the handle. There were a couple of times that the noise produced from the hawk slamming into the telephone pole made me say Oh man, that thing is busted But after examining it, it was 100% fine. After about 10 minutes of ricochets and misses, we started getting good and found the hawks Sweet distance. With this hawk, and our throwing style, we are dead on accurate at 19. Throw after throw at 19 and it sticks EVERY time. Within a half hour we were consistently hitting inside a 5 square. Pretty good for a couple of beginners
The Cold Steel Frontier hawk stood up to everything we threw at it,(Or should I say, everything we threw it at?) without a single problem. It is good for utility chores and great for throwing. Combined with its low, low price, you cant go wrong. My friend is going to be purchasing the Norse Hawk model, soon. Ill let you know how it compares. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Take care.
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Louis Buccellato
http://www.themartialway.com
Knives, Weapons and equipment. Best prices anywhere.
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"only the paranoid will survive"
[This message has been edited by TheMartialWay (edited 02-27-2001).]
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Louis Buccellato
http://www.themartialway.com
Knives, Weapons and equipment. Best prices anywhere.
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"only the paranoid will survive"
[This message has been edited by TheMartialWay (edited 02-27-2001).]