This is funny it’s a $30 tomahawk if you want perfect then buy a expensive one. It seems neither one realizes a little sanding will fix the handle. Plus a new handle is like $10. Personally I love my tomahawks
Old time woodsman would smear black soot around the inside of the eye of the tomahawk, then lightly knock the head on the handle, remove the handle and sand down where the soot got on the handle, do this a few times and the whole handle surface should be equally black with soot, then you will have a proper friction fit which won’t loosen on impact. Adding any type of wedge into the top of the handle (like you would a hatchet or axe) just make the head more likely to come loose with a tomahawk. The reason there is excess handle sticking up out the top of the tomahawk head is over time the wood will likely shrink a bit so it gives room for the head to move higher and fit properly again. One of the main benefits of a tomahawk when it was used every day as a survival tool is that if your hatchet handle snaps and you need it to process firewood it is much harder to remove the wedge and broken handle from the eye of the hatchet and then also create a hatchet handle in the field and refit the wedges etc. But with a tomahawk you can grab any stick and just using the tomahawk head itself you can make a functioning handle quickly so you can get your wet wood split asap and get a fire going with dry kindling and survive
Hello ...I use this one since severals years in my buschcraft.....and it's better than an axe and less heavy and we can repare in wood if broken.....I enjoy it , little in back faljraven.....sorry of my english......ciao of France.....as knife i have Master hunter san mai coldsteel and a marrvelus Tops brother fieldcraft......good day.
I've got no trouble with the idea of throwing a hawk ... but as I don't buy hawks for throwing it is far from a deal-breaker for me. But I still prefer axes ... my favourite being the GB Wildlife hatchet, that thing rocks both around the house and on hikes. I also like the GB Small (formerly Mini) hatchet, it's probably my most-carried hiking hatchet. And Fiskars X21 for larger splitting. Have a nice day guys! :)
What in the world is this guy going on about the head??? Everyone knows at this point with CS hawk heads is you throw away the set screw and file the top inside edges of the eye to round off the sharp edge. This provides a proper friction fit that is solid, doesn't move, and doesn't ruin the handle. C'mon, guys.... 🤦♂️
We definitely had different opinions here. I've used mine enough that's its worn the handle down. Maybe I didn't bevel the edge enough but like you said handles meant to be replaced. (J)
Ive had the same trailhawk with the same handle for 20 years. Throw that garbage set screw away. You can use a piece of inner tube or a ranger band slipped up under the head to secure it for a couple pennies.
I took my setscrew out. I got a piece of a leather shoe lace and stuck it in. They had it before I pounded it down so I close the gap a little and I took a piece of rubber tubing and rolled it up as like a collar underneath so if it does come loose The tubing catches it and you don’t lose the little piece of leather
Black shirt thinks tomahawks are for throwing...no...they are for a tool for survival and doing bushcraft work. They are also a personal defense tool. If you want something to throw, buy something made for throwing.
The guy in the black shirt is the type of dude who returns a knife to the manufacturer because it got dull or has rust on the blade. Don't be like that guy. Learn how to mod and tend to your tools MEN.
Exactly. nothing will be perfect unless you design it for your personal needs but a great human will adapt an overcome the obstacles, such as a tomahawk handle getting torn up from THROWING IT. Get a new handle make one but stop complaining it’s not an issue. man
@@FortInTheWoods the common youtube channels have two people doing the same thing on the same standpoint. But this view shows two real standpoints, which offers more infromation than a single person
I’m sorry but I couldn’t watch the throwing section of this video for more than a few seconds. I’ve been collecting and using (that includes throwing) tomahawks since 1987. Hawk throwing is my yoga. The CS Trail Hawk is a great little tool that serves its purpose very well. It’s not made to chop down trees. But it makes stakes for beaver traps, and pounds them in most excellently. It’s also a force multiplier if the Blackfeet jump you.
I don't blame you... it was hard to miss that much. Especially when I've done our other tutorials and dine well. I think once Isaac established the throwing line a didnt move and that was a mistake. Do you have tips for throwing?
@@FortInTheWoods The tomahawk handle length should be approximately equal to the length from your elbow to where your fingers meet the back of your hand. I use seven natural steps from the target as the beginning throwing line. You can adjust forward or backward from there. Stand facing the target straight on. Take a step forward as you throw. Practice makes perfect. Lots of practice. 🙂 Eleven paces is standard for a double spin. I hope I didn’t sound like a jerk in my original comment. It wasn’t meant to be a criticism. Tomahawk throwing is a great way to relax after a stressful day. I’ll throw for five minutes and all the stress I was carrying from work just leaves my body.
OMG....no. Get rid of your set screw immediately. Take a file and round off the top, inside edges of the hawk eye. Problem solved. The head will properly friction fit, not move until you bang it off, and not damage the handle.
@@donwaldroopoutdoors3665 Not if it's on hard enough. I throw mine as well and never had that happen. Turn the handle upside down and pound the top end of the handle really hard down onto a log. If you file and round off the inside head well enough, it'll never move or come off. If I want to take the head off the handle, sometimes I have to beat the crap out of the top of the head to get to loosen up and finally slide down off the handle.
Yeah Isaac doesn’t know what he’s talking about. As others have stated, if you want something better than that spend more than $50 at the most. If you want a thrower you need to pin it and wedge the top of the handle. You made yourself sound ignorant and as someone else said you’re the guy that buys a new knife because it got dull. Maybe learn some masculine survival skills like sharpening an edge and modifying things. Even when you buy one that is $150 plus from a reputable smith, you will always find something that you don’t like about it and need to modify unless you were there for each step of the process of making it which is not feasible. J is legit and did what needed to be done to make it what he wanted and learned from it. Be like J, not Isaac.
Hey this is Jacob. We've got different approaches to things, I like items that I can customize and improve while Isaac wants items perform as expected. Comes down to how we want to spend time and how we review and purchase items. Makes for a well rounded review either way!
Why don't they make it / ship it in a way that's ready to perform? If a product has to be modified to be usable or good, to me that's the mark of a bad product. (Isaac)
This is funny it’s a $30 tomahawk if you want perfect then buy a expensive one. It seems neither one realizes a little sanding will fix the handle. Plus a new handle is like $10.
Personally I love my tomahawks
I love mine and carry it in the woods all the time. Never need to sand it as the use and sap cover up the wear haha. Great inexpensive tool. (J)
Old time woodsman would smear black soot around the inside of the eye of the tomahawk, then lightly knock the head on the handle, remove the handle and sand down where the soot got on the handle, do this a few times and the whole handle surface should be equally black with soot, then you will have a proper friction fit which won’t loosen on impact. Adding any type of wedge into the top of the handle (like you would a hatchet or axe) just make the head more likely to come loose with a tomahawk.
The reason there is excess handle sticking up out the top of the tomahawk head is over time the wood will likely shrink a bit so it gives room for the head to move higher and fit properly again.
One of the main benefits of a tomahawk when it was used every day as a survival tool is that if your hatchet handle snaps and you need it to process firewood it is much harder to remove the wedge and broken handle from the eye of the hatchet and then also create a hatchet handle in the field and refit the wedges etc.
But with a tomahawk you can grab any stick and just using the tomahawk head itself you can make a functioning handle quickly so you can get your wet wood split asap and get a fire going with dry kindling and survive
Great info and a thorough comment. Love the functionality of a tomahawk and it's history.
Hello ...I use this one since severals years in my buschcraft.....and it's better than an axe and less heavy and we can repare in wood if broken.....I enjoy
it , little in back faljraven.....sorry of my english......ciao of France.....as knife i have Master hunter san mai coldsteel and a marrvelus Tops brother fieldcraft......good day.
I've got no trouble with the idea of throwing a hawk ... but as I don't buy hawks for throwing it is far from a deal-breaker for me.
But I still prefer axes ... my favourite being the GB Wildlife hatchet, that thing rocks both around the house and on hikes. I also like the GB Small (formerly Mini) hatchet, it's probably my most-carried hiking hatchet. And Fiskars X21 for larger splitting.
Have a nice day guys! :)
Gransfors Bruk? Those are great. Got our dad the forest axe a few years ago.
What in the world is this guy going on about the head??? Everyone knows at this point with CS hawk heads is you throw away the set screw and file the top inside edges of the eye to round off the sharp edge.
This provides a proper friction fit that is solid, doesn't move, and doesn't ruin the handle. C'mon, guys.... 🤦♂️
We definitely had different opinions here. I've used mine enough that's its worn the handle down. Maybe I didn't bevel the edge enough but like you said handles meant to be replaced. (J)
Ive had the same trailhawk with the same handle for 20 years. Throw that garbage set screw away. You can use a piece of inner tube or a ranger band slipped up under the head to secure it for a couple pennies.
I put cut up intertubes on everything. Good for grips and securing rope and gear.
I took my setscrew out. I got a piece of a leather shoe lace and stuck it in. They had it before I pounded it down so I close the gap a little and I took a piece of rubber tubing and rolled it up as like a collar underneath so if it does come loose The tubing catches it and you don’t lose the little piece of leather
Black shirt thinks tomahawks are for throwing...no...they are for a tool for survival and doing bushcraft work. They are also a personal defense tool. If you want something to throw, buy something made for throwing.
The guy in the black shirt is the type of dude who returns a knife to the manufacturer because it got dull or has rust on the blade. Don't be like that guy. Learn how to mod and tend to your tools MEN.
No. But I would return a knife if the blade keeps falling off. MAN.
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Exactly. nothing will be perfect unless you design it for your personal needs but a great human will adapt an overcome the obstacles, such as a tomahawk handle getting torn up from THROWING IT. Get a new handle make one but stop complaining it’s not an issue. man
So you believe someone should buy sh*÷y tools and just "adapt" rather than just buying good tools?
What’s the best way to remove the black paint?
That citrus paint stripper worked well for me.
YOOOO! That fort is what's up!! Very badass
Thank you! It's coming along!
Thats a nice shirt you got there Jacob! Loved the throwing competition 😅
Favorite shirt! Didn't think I'd be getting water on me lol 😆
the two person setup of your channel has so much potential
I agree! Can you elaborate on what you mean? (Jacob)
@@FortInTheWoods the common youtube channels have two people doing the same thing on the same standpoint. But this view shows two real standpoints, which offers more infromation than a single person
I’m sorry but I couldn’t watch the throwing section of this video for more than a few seconds.
I’ve been collecting and using (that includes throwing) tomahawks since 1987. Hawk throwing is my yoga.
The CS Trail Hawk is a great little tool that serves its purpose very well. It’s not made to chop down trees. But it makes stakes for beaver traps, and pounds them in most excellently. It’s also a force multiplier if the Blackfeet jump you.
I don't blame you... it was hard to miss that much. Especially when I've done our other tutorials and dine well. I think once Isaac established the throwing line a didnt move and that was a mistake. Do you have tips for throwing?
@@FortInTheWoods
The tomahawk handle length should be approximately equal to the length from your elbow to where your fingers meet the back of your hand.
I use seven natural steps from the target as the beginning throwing line. You can adjust forward or backward from there.
Stand facing the target straight on. Take a step forward as you throw.
Practice makes perfect. Lots of practice. 🙂
Eleven paces is standard for a double spin.
I hope I didn’t sound like a jerk in my original comment. It wasn’t meant to be a criticism. Tomahawk throwing is a great way to relax after a stressful day. I’ll throw for five minutes and all the stress I was carrying from work just leaves my body.
Tomahawks are for making fires and killing enemies nothing else lol
I would love to make a fire with this tomahawk and burn it. 🔥 (Isaac)
The cold steel hudson bay tomahawk is awesome , seems better than the trail hawk
I'll have to check that one out.
For work, rifleman hawk beats them all, but it's not "classic hawk" but hybrid between hawk and hatchet.
The Hudson Bay is definitely a fantastic piece but SO much heavier, apples and oranges really. I have both, great tools.
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So one guys a cup half full kind of guy and the others a cup half empty. 😂 I’d rather be stuck with the first guy in the woods.
Had same prob w the set screw wish i would have drilled hole in handle sooner so screw got better purchase
That probably would do the trick
U guys remind me of me , big kids having fun , ive got vid throwing hudson bay hawk on my channel check it out
OMG....no. Get rid of your set screw immediately. Take a file and round off the top, inside edges of the hawk eye. Problem solved.
The head will properly friction fit, not move until you bang it off, and not damage the handle.
@@pennsyltuckyreb9800 when you throw it and it hits handle first, the head flies off
@@donwaldroopoutdoors3665 Not if it's on hard enough. I throw mine as well and never had that happen.
Turn the handle upside down and pound the top end of the handle really hard down onto a log. If you file and round off the inside head well enough, it'll never move or come off.
If I want to take the head off the handle, sometimes I have to beat the crap out of the top of the head to get to loosen up and finally slide down off the handle.
Yeah Isaac doesn’t know what he’s talking about. As others have stated, if you want something better than that spend more than $50 at the most. If you want a thrower you need to pin it and wedge the top of the handle. You made yourself sound ignorant and as someone else said you’re the guy that buys a new knife because it got dull. Maybe learn some masculine survival skills like sharpening an edge and modifying things. Even when you buy one that is $150 plus from a reputable smith, you will always find something that you don’t like about it and need to modify unless you were there for each step of the process of making it which is not feasible. J is legit and did what needed to be done to make it what he wanted and learned from it. Be like J, not Isaac.
Hey this is Jacob. We've got different approaches to things, I like items that I can customize and improve while Isaac wants items perform as expected. Comes down to how we want to spend time and how we review and purchase items. Makes for a well rounded review either way!
Learn to fit your tomahawk handle. Toss the worthless set screw.
Why don't they make it / ship it in a way that's ready to perform? If a product has to be modified to be usable or good, to me that's the mark of a bad product. (Isaac)
And you’re throwing way too hard
This, is, a, Tomahawk!🙄
Hmm so which side of this "discussion" are you landing? (Jacob)
I think the consensus is that Isaac doesn't like true tomahawks.