Tomahawk thread

How are tomahawks when it comes to processing firewood? I have a hatchet I take camping but I think tomahawks are neat, I just can't justify getting one when I already own a perfectly fine hatchet.

>>34961543
generally inferior, but it can be situational.

Tomahawks have lighter heads with a narrower edge geometry which makes them excellent cutters, but that edge geometry couple by the immediate flaring out at the eye of the axe makes them worse for splitting. which is really where hatchets shine around the camp.

Their shafts are generally a few inches longer than hatchets, but overall weight is often the same or less. I actually like the longer shaft and lighter head for certain wood work, it keeps the work farther away from your body. You can also easily pop the head off and use the cutting edge in a variety of ways, or simply choke up on the 'hawk itself for processing meat/game, and finer wood working uses.

Also, if you are truly out in the field away from it all, if your shaft ever breaks it's quite easy to secure the head to a new shaft with just some whittling. The head is put on from the butt of the shaft, which slowly tapers wider until it's held on by friction. The natural swinging/chopping motion of the axe keeps pushing the head further "out" where it's tightest, so it naturally lends itself to staying tight when you need it to.

This is all based on modern usage of 'tomahawk'. Tomahawk really just meant axe. And back in pioneering days a tomahawk could have been a hatchet(modern style axes are hafted from the top, and a wooden wedge holds it in place), a modern style 'hawk, a larger camp axe, etc....

Nowadays the biggest difference is tomahawk has a round eye, and is hafted from the bottom, which was the early method of making most axes. You can still make a splitter, heavier edge geometry axe this way.

Modern axes are hafted from the top, have a narrower eye, and are held secure with wedges pounded in the top.

>>34961635
Throwin some knowledge at me, thanks man

>>34961678
np.

'hawks are also better for throwing, which is fun but I haven't done in years.

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>>34961374
Russian military Spade is more useful, and they look way cooler

they can do everything a tomahawk can