Im courious if you guys carry tomahawks on your trips to the woods. Im wanting to make or get one. Not just a regular hawk though a nice one.
Show me your pics of hawks, and do you know someone who forges them?

Danny, Ron LaClair carries a very nice working hawk...you can check it out on his shrewbows website.

I've got a fancy one a friend in Washington state built for me....one of the finest pieces of steel I've ever owned:

 

Wow JC that's nice.  Does the wood match your bow?

Yea i want something like that. I'd like to do the wood work and finish work my self.

Watch out for Ron's hawks, I think their all left-handed  

JC, that's a work of art!  I'd want to hang it on the wall instead of using it.  Thanks for the pic.

Here's mine. No where near as nice as Joe's, but a great allround user. Hand-forged by a good friend of mine from London (also an archer) out of D2 steel. You can literally shave with this thing!

Mine's always with me.   :eek:    

http://shrewbows.com/shrewhawk/index.htm

 

ok who got the sharp end ron?  :(

My son and I use Ron's 'Hawk for everything from camping to turkey and deer hunting to the trapline...it is a functional piece fo gear for sure!

My son taped a piece of red yarn to his handle...he got tired of looking through the leaves for it when he missed a stump ;0)

Danny after reading a thread like this one i went and got me this viking bearded axe to go with me funny medieval clothes  :D  

I have learned that a good hawk / axe with a hammer on the other end is almost a must!!! I always have mine with me....if i had to take only my knife or my axe into the woods it would definately be my axe.

I paid extra to get this one made with a deferential heat treatment so the edge and hammer would stand up to hard use. Plus i learned that with these bearded axes they were designed this way so you could choke up on the handle to do fine chopping / cutting and still protect your knuckles!

http://www.ragweedforge.com/ThrowingCatalog.html

 
Lance

Lance,

cool one!  That is the longest handled Ulu I have ever seen  :eek:

I thought about using one, and was not sure how much use it would get, so I started out buying a really cheap 'hawk to use last year.  I ended up using it a lot more than I thought I would, especially clearing shooting lanes and brushing out ground blinds.  Now a Shrew Hawk is on my wish list.

Hide wrapped Dog wood handle with artifact head. Just for show!



Of course,,, OSAGE handle with Great Grandfathers head. He was a carpenter and used it daily in his work. I now use it for hanging tree stands, clearing shooting lanes and at camp.
My working hawk!

Any More?

I really like the looks of the pipe hawk fancy heads, but it to be a working hawk.

Here's mine, a gift from my wife a few years ago. I don't carry it when hunting, but it's always in camp if I need it.I added the orange stained bands and the leather handle wrap which makes the handle a little less slick.

 

JC, yours is a work of art, and Ron's looks ultra functional, and Joe how much more importance could a hawk have, than to have one owned by your grandfather?.Too cool!  Nice hawks Fellas.

Here's mine.
Rusty

Nothin' fancy just hand forged...Doc

 

hmmmm If I keep reading this thread I'm gonna have to get a hawk