Nobo T-Hawk

I came across this Hawk researching axes for throwing. I’d recently made a target at home and was looking for some inexpensive axes to throw at it. I picked up a couple competition style axes and the woods kangee, i mean why not for the price. When it arrived I was instantly enamored with it. its a fearsome looking piece! ..But I couldn’t get this hawk to land on target. I had the competition style axes landing immediately. Admittedly i was frustrated throwing it, at one point I turned it around and gave a chop, spike first, at the target. That’s when I realized the woods kangee’s true talent. The solid spike hit went 2.5in into the punky log round and actually cracked the top 1/3 right off the target!! The blade arrives dull, that’s fine. You should want to put you own edge on it. -if you use a 1000/6000 whet stone you can put what looks like a sweet hamon on the machined edge. The stock handle is disposable. I only used it to throw, as throwing ruins handles. I was able to find a 3rd party curly maple handle which i hand sanded and fit to the head. That was fun to do. The blade is heavy but manageable. It will do campground duty if it must, but the kangee longs for guerilla shenanigans. With a $25 exhibition grade handle, a few hours of elbow grease (edge work and handle sanding) you can have a visually interesting, tactically functional, utterly devastating tomahawk for under $80.

This tomahawk is really a hatchet out of the box. It's mass is waaay too heavy to be practical for Self defense in the same way a normal hawk is (for Ex a cold Steel frontier, or pipe hawk). However, this hawk is FAR more useful as a woodsmans tool than the Cold Steel variety, or any of the Mall ninja tacticool breaching hawks out there. It could be a tad sharper as many of the negative reviews have mentioned, but as this thing barely qualifies as a hawk, a knife sharp edge is less important than durability and wood processing power. In that role, it does very well, and was a favorite splitting axe for small logs in the several times I have taken it out. The hammer is all but useless, even though I found uses for it, the geometry and design doesn't lend itself well to any real carpentry or camp chores. Even pounding tent stakes, while totally doable, was less optimal than with a hatchet. Really, the only thing that hammer adds, is mass. This helps with splitting, but gets in the way of every other task. As a lark I decided to totally mod mine, and try to turn it into something a bit more like a Hawk. Step one was to remove the hammer with a hacksaw. This alone was enough to bring the weight down to a manageable if still heavy tomahawk level of mass. Now when I compare it to a comparable Cold Steel hawk, it still outsplits (despite the reduced mass) and is a better tool, but is only marginally slower in hand as a weapon. As I am a collector, I have no shortage of hawks and axes, so I decided to go all out and create a new weapon for the ren faire, and as a fan of Vikings I decided to mod this thing into a viking axe, and now, It's my favorite tool/melee weapon in the house!

This is an excellent hawk for the price, and better than others at a similar or higher price point. There's a reason the head doesn't fit on the handle the way some think it should: it is meant to be replaceable. With the design of the head you could fabricate a handle from wood in the field if you needed to, or just buy a few extras if you need them. It is meant to be friction fit, it doesn't have the set screw or wedge attachment because again, it's meant to be practical in the field. Once you have the head fit to the handle using the proper technique it's going to stay on there until you want it to come off. There's a few videos on YouTube on how to fit the head to the handle, and it isn't complex; in effect we are talking about 18th C tech and skills. All it takes is some sandpaper and possibly a few passes with a rasp or even a knife to knock down the high spots. The edge does need some work when you get it, but again that's really not hard to do. A simple puck or even files will get you a very good edge with little effort and again lots of YouTube videos on how to do this. CRKT did a great job with the hawk. If you want it for decorative purposes I think it will certainly fit that need and you can get a lot of ideas from YouTube on what people have done. If you want something that is going to be a good tool to take into the woods it will absolutely do that as well with very little effort.

Holy Molly, this thing is an amazing product. I found the handle too slippery, so I told a file and roughed it up a lot, so that it releases when I say. Otherwise, I am really impressed with the CKRT quality, and the seller , perfect condition, and sharp, I can shave with this. I use it for Axe throwing league, and put some tape on the head, so it fits snug, and no slipping. consistant, and reliable, I would probably order another handle, just in case I damage this one and want to continue my league, 5 Star product, 5 Star seller.

Being well-used

Der Stiel liegt am Metall nicht ringsum natlos an. An einer Seite sind es 3cm. An der anderen Seite sind es 2cm. Der Spalt ist aber so klein, dass nur ein einziges Stück Blatt Papier mit rein passt. Zwei Blatt aufeinander passen schon nicht mehr. Der Stihl sitzt stramm und nichts wackelt. An einer Seite der Schneide ist auf 2cm Länge der Anschliff etwas unsauber. Es fehlt der sonnst überall vohanden letzte Winkelanschliff, welcher überall 1,5mm breit ist. Wenn man mit eine Feile ein einziges mal drüber geht, wäre dieser Anschliff vorhanden. Das Beil ist nicht messerscharf. Zum in den Finger schneiden reicht es allemal. (An der vorderen Schneide) Die untere Schneide ist stumpf. Die Schneidenbreite beträgt dort 0,3mm. Wen man diese Schneide z.B. zum Aufbrechen von Wild verwenden will, müsste man sie leicht nachschärfen. Ich verwende dieses Beil beim Camping um damit Erdnägel einzuschlagen und Holzscheite zu spalten. Dafür ist es im Auslieferzsustand bestens geeignet und muss nicht nachgearbeitet werden.

A lot of comments about handle being too loose. As with all wooden handled tools the remedy is to soak if hot water, then let air dry, soak in WD40 rags to displace water, then keep head part of handled well oiled. It prevents rust and swells the wood so it doesn't slide so easily unless you want to remove head for sharpening. The same for sledge hammers and pick axes etc. because of the rounded style handle. It's basically a throwing axe, as well as axe. Sharp, and the guards are for shipping only. Youtube provides axe carrying PVC or ABS belt carrier designs if you don't want to purchase leather sheath designed for the axe. Love it, well weighted, chops and throws great. Bust the handle and it's easy to make a new one. Cheers.

Schönes kompaktes Beil, kann zum Transport schnell auseinander gebaut werden. Der Schneidenwinkel ist für Schneid- und Hackarbeiten etwas zu groß. Wer selber schleifen kann, bekommt in den Preissegment ein gutes Werkzeug.