Spike Hawk Frontier Hawk, One Size

This tomahawk is advertised as really excelling as a weapon. I'd have to agree with that assessment. Its just heavy enough that when you swing it you know it hits with enough force to be deadly. Its just light enough to be agile. If you want to have something quite deadly that doesn't involve a projectile then this is right up that alley. And it CAN be a projectile-if you've got the skills. What its not is heavy enough to do is go out and chop down a forest. Its a tomahawk not an axe. Not designed for that. Designed for "light" camp duty-capable of light camp duty. And the spike does snag wood that's laying on the ground quite nicely. This hawk took quite an edge. Very nice steel. That said it needs to be emphasized that you are very unlikely to buy one of these-take it out of the box-and be ready to roll with it. I bought both this and the riflemans hawk and I know this wasn't the case for me. Other reviews say pretty much the same things-loose or poorly fitting handles, blades needing sharpening, etc. In my case both handles also had the grain aligned "quarter sawn" which means not aligned in a manner that gets as much strength out of the handle as possible. I don't mind because these are excellent hawks that just need some touch ups. For that matter the woods are full of handles. Its the head that you're really paying for. Sure you could say it should already come that way. And you could sure pay a lot more too. I like to save the money and maintenance my own tool-which you have to do anyway as part of its upkeep if you use things like this versus hang them on walls! YouTube this and you'll see all the ways you can mod and improve these hawks. Its not hard to wind up with a truly beautiful and useful work of art. Great hawk.

Excellent quality. Just as described. Quick delivery. Fantastic experience.

Speedy delivery, great price. When it arrived, the head was a little loose on the handle. It just got cold, and shrinkage happens. No biggie. I removed the set screw and did a little rasping and sanding and it is now quite decent. Grain alignment is about 50-60 degrees off center, but there is no appreciable run-out, so that's good. It did throw a few splinters until I spent about 30 seconds sanding the length of the haft. Some Danish Oil + paste wax and eventually a new handle are in it's future. It was also butter-knife sharp. Also no biggie. 15 min worth of file and stone work put a good edge on it. My 10yo and I spent a few hours in the woods playing with it. The spike is great for digging, splitting kindling, and generally wrecking things (we found a trove of fat lighter and the spike was most helpful in liberating it from the rest of the dead, fallen tree) and the edge on the bit seems to be holding up well. It is fairly long, so two-handed swings aren't ridiculous, especially for the 10yo, but it is light enough for me to use one handed, and it's fairly comfortable when I choke up on it to use more like a knife. The edge grind on the bit is clearly asymmetrical, like it was done by hand and at different angles on each side. YMMV, but this isn't a horrible con for me. My hands aren't sensitive enough to tell while chopping with it, and it doesn't seem to hinder it's capabilities in any way. Cosmetically it's somewhat disappointing, but... eh. If you're looking for something that's perfect out of the box, look elsewhere, but if you're looking for something that is a fun and useful tool and also an enjoyable wintertime project, I highly recommend this spike hawk. Update: After nearly a year of using this, I've come to love it's utility. I stripped the black paint off and sharpened the edge to a mirror-polished convex edge on a Scimech flathone. It holds an edge well, and no signs of rust without the paint so far. I did the Danish oil/paste wax on the handle and it made a world of difference. I can't reiterate enough how useful the spike is for splitting. It's SO much easier to get started on smaller, harder pieces. Bites in super quick, and acts like a splitting wedge. And since it's taller than it is wide, once it's all the way in a quick 90 degree turn provides even more splitting action. Runs out of gas on limbs bigger than 3" or so. It can be done, just a lot more work. I have recently been using this on one of the longer (30") handles that typically sell with the Viking hand axe. The extra length gives more power for two-handed swings, but can be a bit awkward for one handed use in some circumstances. It's also in the length range that making downward chops with it could be dangerous, so be aware of proper stance and technique. Kneeling is a good idea. That said, I haven't felt the urge to go back to the short handle for around-the-yard use. If I were camping or hiking with it, the shorter handle might be more attractive, but even then the long handle would be easy to strap to the side of a pack so you could have both.

This is my fourth item in this cold steel "inexpensive" category. They are by no means cheap but not pretty either. They have sort of turned into a hobby for me and fun art and craft type of thing. I have modified the War hammer, Norse hawk, Pipe hawk, and now this Spike hawk. Each time I try to do a little research and mod them for the time period. I am not saying I am historically correct in this venture,,,it is just my interpretation of what they may have looked like back then. This one I was going to pretty much leave plain and dark. I discovered that the spike hawk is believed to be an ancestor of the Navel boarding so I felt a dark and stealthy boarding a ship at night look may be appropriate. But after looking at the attributes of a the boarding axe, the two although somewhat similar, are miles apart. I learned that the spike hawk became popular during the French Indian wars. So that is the theme I went with, The head was stripped of paint and sanded as smooth as I wanted it using various sandpaper grits. I then added layers of cold blue and it brought out a deep charcoal gray. The pictures show it a little lighter than actual color. The haft I already had some black paint on it so I used some steel wool and sanded it down to the finish I wanted. I then over the next few days applied 5 coats of tung oil. I put it all together and it looked nice but needed that little something. I remembered I had a feed store bought small leather whip form about 20 years ago. I took that apart and used what leather I wanted. I played with different wrapping until I got what I wanted. I added 4 upholstery nails and it is all done. I hope you like it as much as I enjoyed working on it and putting it together. Now it is one of a kind and you will never see another like it. After you read this and if you have a few moments more, take a look at my pictures and please vote yes on them. Thanks, :o)

3 stelle al prodotto, che è arrivato in condizioni non certo ottimali🫤, 2 stelle ad Amazon per il rapporto qualità/prezzo😤, 3 stelle per l'imballaggio e 5 stelle al corriere donna, giovane, educata, gentile e pure bella😍😉😂: 1) la verniciatura (nera) di copertura/protezione dalla ruggine si presenta come piuttosto vecchia e pure grossolana oltre che già saltata in vari punti. Peggio che un "brutto di forgia" a mio avviso. 2) il manico in noce è "bicolore"😯, nel vero senso della parola, con un lato più scuro dell'altro. Non so se sia una caratteristica del noce americano ma a me sembra, piuttosto, un trattamento a metà. Preciso che ho altri prodotti Cold Steel con questo tipo di manico ma non me ne è mai capitato uno conciato così 😅. 3) Il manico stesso è un po' sbeccato in cima e leggermente ammaccato in basso. In conclusione, questo Spike Hawk della Cold Steel mi sembra più un reso od una seconda scelta di fabbrica e questo mi porta al nocciolo della questione ovvero il prezzo di vendita : io l'ho pagato 44 € ma non credo li valga, in queste condizioni, al massimo 30/35 €, non di più. Sul sito della Cold Steel, questo modello Spike Hawk è in vendita sui 50 $...! Comprendo le lavorazioni "grossolane" per abbattere i costi di produzione e vendita ma stavolta mi sembra tutto un po' esagerato. Comunque, non lo renderò ma lo terrò lo stesso perché non l'ho preso per collezionarlo ma per usarlo e dell'estetica mi importa fino ad un certo punto : l'importante è la robustezza e da questo punto di vista solo l'uso nel tempo potrà fornire una recensione ottimale. Nel complesso, per me, 3 stelle.

hard to go wrong for this price, very good product

..und Stempel Taiwan.Dies ist schon mein zweites Spikehawk,die Beschichtung ist nun matt schwarz,und nicht mehr glänzend. War etwas skeptisch, weil CS ja verkauft wurde,aber die Qualität stimmt in diesem Fall weiterhin.(Oder noch?) Möchte an dieser Stelle darauf hinweisen wie gut nach meiner Meinung die Preisleistung ist (56€,vor ca 4J habe ich sogar nur 40€ gezahlt).Personen die in ihren Rezensionen bemängeln ,das der Kopf lose ist ,oder der Stil nicht richtig passt ,und das die Schneide noch den letzten Feinschliff braucht...haben meiner Meinung nach 1.keine Ahnung von Tomahawks (dieser Art),und 2.davon wie Massenproduktionen ablaufen, und was sie von daher für ihr Geld erwarten können. Die aufgezählten "Mängel",(und auch die Madenschraube,ist nur für den Transport)sind Maßnahmen die Cold Steel hier ergreift um dieses Tomahawk so günstig verkaufen zu können.So verkaufen sie ein gut hergestellten Kopf und einen sehr guten Stil ,die sie günstig produzieren,lagern und verschicken können ,aber noch den letzten Schliff brauchen.Anstatt ein perfekt aussehendes Produkt zu verkaufen das aber nicht wirklich was taugt,oder alles bis zum Finish und Endkontrolle perfekt zu machen, dann wäre der Preis aber auch um ein vielfaches höher... Wer nicht in der Lage ist: sich zu darüber zu informieren was er kauft,eine Axt zu schärfen ,und einen Holzstil passend zu schleifen...braucht kein Tomahawk und sollte auch keins in die Finger kriegen PUNKT Update 6/'23:Habe ein weiteres Spikehawk gekauft,und nun hat sich definitiv etwas in der Produktion verändert.Auf den Bildern das Neue neben dem Alten,bearbeitetem.(Die Modifikationen und Verzierungen sowie die hellere Farbe beeinflussen natürlich den Eindruck, wenn man die beiden Axtköpfe auf den Fotos vergleicht) Das hat sich geändert: Kurz gesagt die ganze Form hat sich ein wenig geändert. Der Kopf ist schwerer 462gramm zuvor ca.430. Das Auge ist kürzer aber auch dicker ,gedrungener,am Innenmaß des Auges hat sich nichts verändert. Die Spitze ist weit entfernt von spitz,ungefähr so dick wie ein Streichholz. Der Anschliff ist sehr genau aber der Winkel des primären und des sekundären Schliffs ist stumpfer als zuvor.Schätze die Fase hat so 50° Das Axtblatt ist insgesamt etwas dicker. Die Art wie der Axtkopf unten ,in der Nähe des Stils,angefast ist, ist anders gemacht(siehe Foto2,gebe zu bedenken das ich die Unterkannte bei dem"Alten"ringsum angefast habe). Die geschwungene untere Linie ist weniger gebogen.Und auch die "Spike" ist deutlich weniger nach unten gekrümmt. Der Stil ist ganz leicht dünner (kaum zu sehen aber in der Hand zu spüren) Der ganze Kopf ist nun mit Klarlack beschichtet ,das sieht man besonders am sekundären Klingenanschliff,der dardurch sehr matt wirkt. Ob diese Änderungen nun positiv oder negativ sind mag jeder selbst entscheiden,ich finde sie optisch etwas ärgerlich. Falls sich in der Praxis in der Qualität Veränderungen zeigen werde ich berichten.. Update:1/24,die Qualität stimmt weiterhin.

It is a handy axe, but I haven't tried it on a tree

Buon prodotto, ottimo acciaio e legno robusto ma presenta due piccoli difetti correggibili con un po' di lavoro. La lama non è affilata quanto dovrebbe e la testa balla a causa del fatto che il legno risulta scavato a causa dell'occhio del ferro non troppo rifinito. Con un'affilata ed una rifinitura del ferro e dell'impugnatura diventa perfetto.