/k/ here, and I was looking for an axe to take innawoods, along with my bk7.
I was checking this "viking light ax" out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpRBsqGPDB8
as well as this CRKT T-Hawk.
http://www.crkt.com/woods-chogan-thawk-axe-2730
I don't know much about these things, as I've not yet had a use for one. But I may need one soon as I'm going innawoods for several days in the spring. Are spikes useful or should I get one with a hammer as well, can't I just use the side of the axe as one?
If you want to chop wood get a normal hatchet, these are not made for wood cutting.
>>701184
>these are not made for wood cutting.
How do you tell?
>>701186
The straight wood handle. The way history has proven what these axes and tomahawks were for.
A normal camp hatchet is the best for camping and such. Cutting up firewood and as an improvised hammer for pegs and such.
Tomahawks are better weapons, but I'm pretty sure you aren't going to run into any savages; if you want a weapon, you may as well carry a pistol due to the space savings.
>>701175
T Hawks shit the bed for cutting wood but they are fun as hell to throw.
>>701175
Probably a fine product, but really not designed for cutting wood as others have said. Could you do it? Hell yeah. But that head shape is not as "geometrically" strong as a simple wedge, and a few over-strikes might take that beard tip off. Pretty hot lookin axe though, 10/10 would not fuck with innawoods.
As far as the CRKT Chogan, great tool, but don't expect to be felling many trees. I'd recommend it over the Viking one though. I have an older Cold Steel Pipe hawk, has held up very well after I ground the edge a little. I actually use it as a splitting wedge (or "baton" I guess) with it and it works well for that. Plus I can reach higher branches with it than just a knife.
If you find either for a good price, pick one up.
Can you "throw" hatchets? Part of the reason why I'm looking at these style of axes is entertainment around the campfire.
>>701936
they'll stick, yes
>>701190
japs only used straight handled axes many people use them they work.
it's true the straight handle is usually a characteristic of a fighting axe, but not always.
tomahawks are multitools and auxilary weapons and can handle light woodwork.
>>701175
>Ragnar, go to sleep
>>701944
>tfw no nordic battlemaiden gf
>>701175
Iono what kind of spike you're looking at, but an axe should never be used to hammer a piece of metal. You'll fuck up the axe head doing that.
>>702232
>You'll fuck up the axe head doing that.
I mean by using the side of the head, or back of it.
>>701184
I have used my sog hawk to chop up campfire wood and it actually does real well. The construction sucks though. I'd buy a nice one just based on my experience with this one.
>>701947
>tfw when that just looks like 3 guys and two of them are wearing dresses
Yeah...gross.
>>702250
>Implying lagatha isn't a total babe.
The one on the left can die though. He bitch slapped her last episode for talking out of turn.
>>702250
Nigga u gay
I'm going to raid England this summer. What axe should I bring /out/?
>>702250
>>702590
Dane axe for sure
>>702590
>>701175
Axes, no. Tomahawks, yes.
Axes (and proper hatchets) a re one of the fastest way of breaking down wood. Tomahawks are too light to do literally anything innawoods.
Honestly though..how is Vikings?
>>701943
Tomahawks are shit for splitting even for light splitting
>>702250
>implying ragnar looks like a man
>>>/s/nakepit
>>703414
>Tomahawks are too light to do literally anything innawoods
nope
Anyone know where to get a good tomahawk? Are the generic tacticool black ones good enough?
>>705473
>he doesn't watch vikings
>>701186
The handle is straight and the head is too thin with a shallow taper
>>705522
you use a different technique.
you don't split with a hawk the same way as with an axe you split like with a hatchet.
it works just fine.
>>706115
wait you think the color can influence the cutting capabilities?
>>706252
I think he means the ones like SOG, Coldsteel, etc that generally come in black.
