Love this! Big fan of Cold Steel Hawks. I'm watching every video of yours that I can. For the simple reason you are well versed in common sense and that's a rarity these days! Take care Blackie!!

Well said and sage advice, I have never regretted having a hawk with me, and it has lasted over 32 years on many adventures, it truly is the first multi-tool.

Here in Canada were the axe rules lol, I found this tomahawk to be more than enough especially during late spring, summer and early fall. It is my main carry during these months and like you I removed the paint and stained the handle. Good vid and thanks for sharing 👍

Nice video. Great to see folks discussing the positive merits and usage of a hawk. Personally I have found the Frontier Hawk (with it's wider bit) to be a better performer overall (compared to Trail, Pipe or Norse Hawk). A modified Frontier Hawk has lived on my pack for over five years now. Thanks, enjoyed video.

I have all three cold steel hawks. They are a great tool. Like you I had to rework them moderately but it’s all good.

Love this vid, I've carried one along with a corona 7 inch saw and a condor bushlore knife and found that they are light and cover all my needs. Regards Andy.

Very good common sense logic that most people would NOT think about, and a great review of a good tool for camping and backpacking, or for an emergency during a trail hike.

That's a cool concept and makes a lot of sense. I'm not an axe guy but if I was I'd go with this one! Cheers, Marc

Thumbs up!!! Clark

Thanks Blackie 👍

Great video and info, thanks. Love tomahawks and carry mine when scouting or a day or two in the outdoors and does what I need. If I know I will be processing alot of wood or making a shelter or something like that I carry my GB small forest axe. Other than that the tomahawk does the job and it lighter. Thanks for the upload.

I have one to and did the same mods. Agree it's a good light weight pack tool. Nice vid. Thanks for sharing.

absolutely love the one I have. it's great for everything the guys deer hunting laughed up till it busted a sternum and he joints they didn't laugh so much then lol atb blackie.....tom

I think it would be really interesting if you did a revival of this series to see how or if your opinions have changed on the basics of bushcraft.

I see you're wearing a Netherlands army shirt...good stuff

@blackoracle69

3 жыл бұрын

got it surplus they are good field shirts and pants

dude knows about recycling! not bad! murica isnt completely lost

like your Dutch gear...............................

Very good ideas. Thank you very much

i had the frontier hawk. i loved it, i hav a two hawks now. cold steel makes a good product

I carry one for that very reason. Really handy around camp.

like your videos.and outlook on things.I am down in eight mile Alabama can't get out much due to taking chemotherapy.please keep on doing what you do.

Great! Thank you for the video! I love Tomahawks. The are versatile like a real multitool.

Great video Blackie one day I'll get myself one it's one of my wildest dream.

Awesome, thanks for this, I have been looking for a good quick and dirty everyday ax and this fits the bill perfectly. I do a lot of coppicing here on the homestead and my billhook gets most of the love, but I have some larger trees to take down now and needed an ax that was light and easy to wield in the woods and on the forming/chopping block. Never heard of cold steel before but they had a number of products that looked useful, so I purchased 3 axes I did not know I needed. Funny thing is I need them to make handles for all the other axes and handy tools I have picked up along my journey. Shave horse before that, so your video recommendation just got me a bit closer to the mark. Thank You!

@blackoracle69

4 жыл бұрын

glad you found it useful..safe journeys to you

Gotta check that out. Thank you for sharing

Say Heah Blackie, As usual, another good opinionated review, I agree, I like a Tomahawk, I also like how some guy's pimped out there Trailhawks. I don't have some of the know how and tools to make me one like that, But I still would like to do one like that. So I had to research and looked on the websites for a Tomahawk, I started with the steel, and then the price. I did find a Tomahawk, I liked, Infact, I found a couple of them, Devin Price at 2Hawks, makes some beautiful Hawks, So I got his Trapper Double Bit Hatchet It's a copy of the one Nessmuk used, Mr. Washington Sears was a smaller man than I and that's why I think his Double Bit Hatchet was small, But regardless, My Double Bit Hatchet might be small, But definitely not a toy. It's a lightweight that punches like a heavyweight, I also got his Warbeast, it has three sharp edges on a Tomahawk, It bits deep, but also because of those sharp edges, It pulls out easy. I didn't get mine Paracord wrapped, Because of what you said, I can make another haft and besudes mine doesn't have a hole in it, I think mine is stronger, The Paracord in part of my C's I carry in my Haversack, Kodiak Sling, or Backpack, But, Yeah, I always wanted a Tomahawk, and I use mine alot, Because I can carry it on person with my Wicked Tough Saw which is also made in the U. S. A. I support American Made. Thanx You for doing a fine review, Job well done as usual. ,, .

Great video mate, I got the pipe hawk but I like your one better, ganna buy one for sure and use it more and more, I've been using the Hultafors for years but will go back to a toma hawk for sure , cheers mate

I love TOMAHAWKS. I own so many now. CS : Norse, Pipe, Trail... CRKT : Wood Chogan, Wood Nobo, Perseverance... Condor : Tomahawk/Axe Estwing : Doublehawk, campaxe26" Sog : Fasthawk Browning : Shock & Awe Schrade : Scaxe4 Marbles' : Firefighter Axe, DevilTail Lansky : Orange Firefighter Tool And I'm sure i have others too... Only thing tomahawks don't do well is brush cutting...

Thank you for the advice and tips you are a cool dude

May have to invest in one of these. Thanks for sharing.

Great vid and explanation, sir! Thanks for sharing. - Davi

Good video and really smart bit of work making that sheath. Have one of these myself but dont tend to use it in winter much. Its great for tricing up some branches for a quick fire but when comes to processing anything above 4 inches diameter its gotta be yer old friend the Granfors Bruks! Subbed yer channel, T

Very clever tool for sure. Its nice that you can pop that axe head off and use it however. Good video buddy :D

Maybe I am wrong but I think it would double over as a carving ax with a separate shorter handle. Thank you for sharing

good info. thanks for sharing

I picked up a Nylon web Baton holster for mine. Works well tho it takes some wearing in for the hawk to slide in and out easilly.

Good video blackie I like a hawk

love a good hawk

Yeah, I found them to be handy, but if it was anymore expensive than it is I would not get it, does not get a lot of belt time.

Great video, I just ordered one of these a few days ago . Can't wait to get it. How did you take the paint off?

@blackoracle69

7 жыл бұрын

i just sanded it off with a hand sander

Love your videos, always informative. I'd like to know why you prefer the trail hawk instead the pipe hawk. I'm thinking to get one of them. Thank you! - Davi

@blackoracle69

7 жыл бұрын

i like the looks of the pipe hawk..but i find the size of the trail hawk better for use..with the head removed it serves as a cutting tool by itself..the pipe feels unbalanced in this role to me..but that's just my thoughts on it..you may like the pipe hawk better

@davixavier3261

7 жыл бұрын

blackoracle69 thanks you for answering, sir.

would be interesting to see crkt chogan vs trail hawk

Would you use the trail hawk on nails? Smashing brick? Or would it damage the eye?

@blackoracle69

7 жыл бұрын

i feel its strong enough to do a bit of that sort of duty..the thick hammer poll will tranfer the impact around the eye well and not warp easy..safe journeys

Enjoy mine. Hard to beat the price.

Wonderful tool. If only it could also be used to smoke weed in a survival situation. Oh, wait...pipehawk. OK. Now it's perfect.

My only reason for carrying an axe is for processing firewood. Unfortunately the trail hawk is not great in that role. It has a very thin blade which swells to a large eye at a shoulder. Pretty much any hatchet will be more of a wedge and a better splitter. The GB hatchet has a longer, straighter edge, making it a better carver and it's also a better chopper for the same reason. The trail hawk is OK for what it is (and after a lot of work re-profiling the edge), but there are much better choices if you feel you need an axe.

@blackoracle69

5 жыл бұрын

true..but i find the hawk of more use in my woods the easy to remove head allows me to carve and almost knife tasks with it..plus i have a gB axe..and many other high end tools..i carry it for enjoyment..and in that t has served me very well..thanks for the comment ..safe journeys

@Martyntd5

5 жыл бұрын

Yes they are fun. A word of caution though, if you baton with it, go easy. I deformed the eye on mine using it like a splitting wedge and couldn't get the handle back on.

@blackoracle69

5 жыл бұрын

very true..thanks for the comment..safe journeys

do you have a school,similar to the pathfinder school.

@blackoracle69

7 жыл бұрын

i don't have a school like the pathfinder school..i am hired for one on one or group sessions..where we focus on what you wanna learn

Say Heah Blackie, If you break a synthetic handle in the bush, You deserve not being able to use that tool in the bush.,,.