After much deliberation and research, I purchased a Cold Steel Trail Hawk.

This is what I got: One "Made in Taiwan" stamped steel tomahawk.

It’s an excellent chopping tool and has a functional hammer poll with a hardened face so you can drive nails and hammer in stakes. Mod'ing The CS Trail Hawk Discussion in 'Axe ... Why would I file the inside of the steel hawk head eye to better fit the handle? House handle sells 3 sizes of hawk handle - the larger head is supposed to fit CS hawks. If I do that...and the current handle breaks...the replacement handle may not fit the filed/modified eye. First, I used paint stripper to strip off all the ugly black paint: Which revealed a very rough, uneven and unfinished texture: Then I wrapped the upper handle with Paracord. I really like this Cold Steel "Trail Hawk". About $30 shipped. Modify a Tomahawk: So I bought a mass market tomahawk the other day. Ob Messer, Taschenmesser, Outdoormesser, Schwerter, Katana oder Trainingswaffen. It's super lightweight and chops wood well for its size. I might do a bit of file work on the head,not sure yet. I should be done with my first Trail Hawk Mod tomorrow evening. Modify a Tomahawk: So I bought a mass market tomahawk the other day. Cold Steel als einer der besten und angesehensten Messer- und Blankwaffenhersteller der Welt, zeichnet sich nicht nur durch seine große Vielfalt an Produkten aus. The Cold Steel Trail Hawk has proven to be incredibly popular with Survivalists, Preppers and Outdoorsmen, who admire its versatility and durability. Deer skin grip with a couple turks heads knots The blade came pretty dull but has gotten to a almost hair popping edge with a little elbow grease. Cold Steel viking hand axe, which I mounted on a shorter hickory hawk handle finished with Tung oil. Cold Steel Trail Hawk Review. I just striped the head on mine, and did a handle burning. I bought 3 cold steel hawks, 2 of these trail hawks and 1 frontier hawk. All I really did was remove the paint, de-bur the eye, and blue the steel. The Cold Steel Trail Boss is compact enough to carry all day in your hand or strapped to your pack, yet tough enough for chores that would make a hatchet or tomahawk scream for mercy. Trail, Hawk, Replacement, Sheath, Tomahawk, Axe, Sheath, Cold Steel Dein offizieller deutscher online Shop für alle Cold-Steel Produkte. I started thinking about cold bluing my next Thawk. The Cold Steel Trail Hawk is a tool that I have had for some time now, but have held off on doing a review because it has a wide following, including people who I respect as woodsmen, and I was trying really hard to see what they see in it. There are people out there who have really made these things beautiful. Cold Steel Tomahawks and Special Forces Shovel. The Cold Steel Trail Hawk has proven to be incredibly popular with Survivalists, Preppers and Outdoorsmen, who admire its versatility and durability. About $30 shipped. It's super lightweight and chops wood well for its size. I recently purchased a Cold Steel Trail Hawk identical to the one shown in the picture for this sheath. It does all of these well, and is extraordinarily light for such a versatile tool. My first post here Below is a pictorial tutorial on how I turned my $28 taiwanese drop-forged Cold Steel 'pipe hawk' into a smokeable, traditional looking hawk to rival hand-forged hawks costing 10x more. If these are "Cold Steel Trail Hawks" then why do they have an American Tomahawk Company sticker on them? Has anyone done any mods ti their Trail Hawk? The Cold Steel Tomahawk line features drop forged 1055 carbon steel heads and they are great for throwing, reenactments, or camp chores. And several different styles to choose from. Black epoxy coating on the head, and a plain, sealed hickory handle.