Tomahawks anyone?

[Ned Christiansen]

I love old-timey weapons and stuff in general, to include tomahawks. I have a nice one that a good friend made for me, the same was as you OP, from a ball pein hammer.

I have other friends who are crazy about them. I have seen suggested "be ready" vehicle loadout lists that included three tomahawks.

For me they are novelty/nostalgia only. I've played around with mine quite a bit and you can get to where throwing it, you almost "can't miss" at a certain distance. But for the zombie invasion / nuclear disaster / whatever scenario, if I found one in my otherwise filled-with-necessities vehicle, I would throw it out to make room for something else. As a weapon of course it would always be better than nothing but for the size and weight something else would be better. As a camp tool it is waayy inferior to an axe. If there is no axe and only a hatchet, in my opinion the hatched is a way more useful tool and it makes a better weapon.

[jsbhike]

. As a weapon of course it would always be better than nothing but for the size and weight something else would be better. As a camp tool it is waayy inferior to an axe. If there is no axe and only a hatchet, in my opinion the hatched is a way more useful tool and it makes a better weapon.

And while they have uses such as getting in to dry wood inside, axes and hatches offer up a lot of possibilities on injuries to intensify or create a survival situation versus just picking up hand breakable stuff.

[ap1220]

I love old-timey weapons and stuff in general, to include tomahawks. I have a nice one that a good friend made for me, the same was as you OP, from a ball pein hammer.

I have other friends who are crazy about them. I have seen suggested "be ready" vehicle loadout lists that included three tomahawks.

For me they are novelty/nostalgia only. I've played around with mine quite a bit and you can get to where throwing it, you almost "can't miss" at a certain distance. But for the zombie invasion / nuclear disaster / whatever scenario, if I found one in my otherwise filled-with-necessities vehicle, I would throw it out to make room for something else. As a weapon of course it would always be better than nothing but for the size and weight something else would be better. As a camp tool it is waayy inferior to an axe. If there is no axe and only a hatchet, in my opinion the hatched is a way more useful tool and it makes a better weapon.

This.

I have a SOG and a Longhunter from 2Hawks. I LOVE the Longhunter(especially over the SOG but it was a gift), but as an axe or field/bushcraft tool, it just isn't as effiecient as a hatchet or small axe of similar quality.

[Entryteam]

This.

I have a SOG and a Longhunter from 2Hawks. I LOVE the Longhunter(especially over the SOG but it was a gift), but as an axe or field/bushcraft tool, it just isn't as effiecient as a hatchet or small axe of similar quality.

I carry one of these on a belt loop:

https://www.crkt.com/woods-chogan-t-hawk.html

I love it, it's sharp, and takes a beating.

[Esq.]

I love tomahawks. Been forging a few here and there out of ball pein hammers and forge welding a piece of H13 into the blade (not for sale). Anyone else enjoy them?

I just took my first black smithing class last month. The instructor studied at Granfors Bruks and has a 3 day class on Axe making that I'm pretty sure I'll end up taking. Very nice work, jealous of your skill!

[utahjeepr]

I really want to forge one for myself. When my shoulder heals up I may start working on some ball peen-to-hawk projects. Ideally I would like a "damascus" hawk, that will mean making a pretty big billet to start with.

[WillBrink]

I carry one of these on a belt loop:

https://www.crkt.com/woods-chogan-t-hawk.html

I love it, it's sharp, and takes a beating.

I like that. It's straight forward no BS hawk/hatchet that does not look like something from a bad movie or crazy $. I'd consider getting that one.

[Caduceus]

I like that. It's straight forward no BS hawk/hatchet that does not look like something from a bad movie or crazy $. I'd consider getting that one.

I have it. Kind of heavy, not super sharp from the box, but has potential. And the handle was super loose on mine.

[OldArmy01]

I have a cold steel rifleman hawk, it’s pretty handy for clearing small areas of large saplings/small trees with it’s longer handle and heavier head. Functions as a hammer if you need one to with the hammer head on the back side.

[WillBrink]

I have it. Kind of heavy, not super sharp from the box, but has potential. And the handle was super loose on mine.

I got it. Surprisingly dull out of the box, but the rest seems GTG for the $.