Hawks, Hatchets, and Axes! Who loves them :)

[Trigger Time]

​I've got a ton, but here's a few of my favorites

I just had an accident in my pants

 

[Vigilant]

Big hawk fan, currently I only have an RMJ Shrike, as I sold my TAD Winkler to fund something else!

 

[Alamo]

I would like to become a 'hawk/axe nut, but so far have kept myself in check. A couple years ago one of the guys in out training group put on a session about battle axes, swords, pikes, tomahawks and such, why they were designed the way they were for fighting, etc, and it was pretty neat. Ever since I've wanted a light weight bearded war hatchet to tote around.

 

[Gamez235]

I just got my first shipment of HB Forge Camp Axes in stock! I've owned one for a years and love it.

 

[miguel]

I've always been interested in these, but I don't know why to buy an axe over a hatchet or a hatchet over a hawk.

I am ignorant, frankly.

 

[grunt soldier]

Miguel honestly it's honestly prefernce and weight. Thats really the main differences. Packability. The rest is semantics honestly lol. I personally prefer as my all around the gransfors small forest axe. Handcrafted stupid sharp and very well made in general. Hiwever a nice hammer poll hawk is a damn fine tool and something all real men should own.

All of that nonsense said honestly a silky saw is 100 times easier and much less energy expended. Also a good bit cheaper lol

 

[M67]

I've always been interested in these, but I don't know why to buy an axe over a hatchet or a hatchet over a hawk.

I am ignorant, frankly.

Hawks rule


The end

 

[rhino]

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[Gabriel]

I'm not going to lie... I do prefer my chainsaw when doing actual cutting chores.

 

[grunt soldier]

That may not be true rhino. You did post a picture of a Husqvarna lol. Had it been a sthil I would have agreed.

The one place the axe shines over those tools is ease of maintance and sharpining

 

[Gamez235]

My husq chainsaw is a beast, eats stale gas improperly mixed and runs... My sthil trimmer is the WORST small engine driven machine I've owned... That said when it comes to cutting chores, my favorite is watching someone else do it.

 

[grunt soldier]

hahahaha I guess much like guns and everything else it's all just personal preference. I have a husqavarna and it doesn't cut near as well as my Sthil. My sthil weedeater is a beast also. and I actually like to cut. I hate to load, unload, stack, split and re stack though lol

 

[natdscott]

Huh. I've run both Stihl and Husky, and liked them both. Certainly do feel, run, and tune differently, but both beat the heck out of an axe.

I never minded splitting by hand, preferring a higher speed 5-lb maul to the slower swinging 8-lb that I kept around for bigger 20"+ stuff, but having a splitter around now, it SURE is more efficient. I can certainly split some stuff by hand faster than an operator on the splitter can, but I can't do it for as many hours, and I can't split large rounds NEARLY as quickly, so we kinda hybridized our splitting operations to maximize what we can do in a few hours.

-Nate

 

[OneBadV8]

That may not be true rhino. You did post a picture of a Husqvarna lol. Had it been a sthil I would have agreed.

The one place the axe shines over those tools is ease of maintance and sharpining

Now if only he knew how to sharpen edges

 

[rhino]

Now if only he knew how to sharpen edges

Hah! You could be poking either of us or both of us with the same wiseacreage!

 

[grunt soldier]

Yeah I suck at sharpening. Especially chainsaws. When I try to shave with it there is always a problem

 

[M67]

Yeah I suck at sharpening. Especially chainsaws. When I try to shave with it there is always a problem

I call shenanigans on you shaving....with anything...

 

[rhino]

Yeah I suck at sharpening. Especially chainsaws. When I try to shave with it there is always a problem

I'm worse at it than you are.

Except I've never tried a chain saw.

And I haven't sharpened and axe or hatchet for more than 20 years. I need a hatchet.

 

[danielocean03]

I'm worse at it than you are.

Except I've never tried a chain saw.

And I haven't sharpened and axe or hatchet for more than 20 years. I need a hatchet.

Careful.... they're "bitey" also. You'll likely draw blood with any fresh from the forge GBA stuff, my hand hatchet from them is surprisingly sharp.

 

[obijohn]

I SHALL NOT SUCCUMB TO YET ANOTHER ADDICTION!

I call bullsh%t. You will justify any acquisition as funny shaped knives and move on...