"Everyday Ax" Folding Tomahawk
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ApacheCoTodd
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Some people just gotta...
... GADGET!
Maybe the Air Force'll buy it as an egress tool.
Gun show value: "But look-a here Spike, mine has moving parts!"
Todd.
... GADGET!
Maybe the Air Force'll buy it as an egress tool.
Gun show value: "But look-a here Spike, mine has moving parts!"
Todd.
I'd like to know where they found two people able to make management decisions to agree wasting manufacturing capacity and G-10 on that was a good idea?
On the other hand, there are a lot of tactical operators in moms basements using her computer & credit cards all over the country.
You build it, they will come!!
rc
On the other hand, there are a lot of tactical operators in moms basements using her computer & credit cards all over the country.
You build it, they will come!!
rc
Smith357
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Might be good for tacticle weeding in the garden. Some of those sunflower and tomato stalks are tough!
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Really? A "Combat Ready EDA folding axe"? Don't really see much in the way of any practical or tactical application, unless of course your planning on fending off some overly aggressive bunny rabbits or troublesome garden gnomes. And at $34.50 a bit overpriced for something that a $5.97 Fiskars garden trowel from Home Depot would be much better suited for, like digging around the flower beds.
Definite "Pass" on this one.
Definite "Pass" on this one.
I love just about anything sharp. I even like, at times, impractical sharp objects like the SOG spear, but I really cannot say I like this even a little. I don't believe I would keep it even if it were given to me.
Having said that, I have a nice Cold Steel Frontier Hawk in my tool box in the truck as I type this.
Having said that, I have a nice Cold Steel Frontier Hawk in my tool box in the truck as I type this.
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I remember seeing this about a year or so ago- can't recall where. But... I thought it looked so cool.... oh, I am a moron....
Wouldn't the lock be prone to fail on something like that? Just seems like it wouldn't hold after the first good hit or two.
Wouldn't the lock be prone to fail on something like that? Just seems like it wouldn't hold after the first good hit or two.
oldbear
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I'm going to try and be positive here. Only use I can think of, perhaps very lite duty cutting/chopping, to be kept in the trunk of your car or BUG out bag. Could be used to cut saplings and other small items to help build some sort of shelter.
The YouTube videos I've seen of it show that it makes little gouges / divots in wood and almost any fixed blade knife would be better for chopping, as for cutting small saplings - the manufacturer lists the length of blade as 2.5" measured horizontally when the blade is at a 90 degree angle, that's not how axe blades or hatchets are measured. The portion that you'd strike with is only about an inch across, so your odds of an over strike, or just grazing a sapling are better than your odds of actually hitting it square.
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LiveLife
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$40 is not bad pricing but I would have preferred a different axe head design, perhaps something more substantial with a pick? - http://www.knifecenter.com/item/CKC...-1-2-blackstone-aus-8-blade-coyote-g10-handle
Maybe chopping small twigs.oldbear said:
As a weapon, I think the attacker might laugh if I pulled out such a tool.
Now if I pulled out something like this, the attacker may not laugh ...
SOG Tomahawk at $28 looks more functional and cheaper as a "tactical/defensive" tool and outdoors tool - https://www.zoro.com/sog-tomahawk-2...clid=CM7h-M2tls0CFRSUfgodMA0OGA&gclsrc=aw.ds#
For utility tool, I would consider $35 combo Gerber axe with knife in the handle for greater functionality and compact size (makes much better hammer too) - https://www.zoro.com/gerber-axe-com...gclid=CMeE6Zuxls0CFRRgfgodNccDug&gclsrc=aw.ds
For larger axe/saw combo, $39 Gerber looks more functional for building shelters - https://www.zoro.com/gerber-axe-wha...gclid=CKWZ28Cyls0CFQIKaQodejMBoQ&gclsrc=aw.ds
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LiveLife
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Except, it couldn't 'safely' fold closed any longer.
I think they did like they did it so the edges were covered by the handle when folded.
rc
I think they did like they did it so the edges were covered by the handle when folded.
rc
When Warren Thomas originally came up with it he wasn't trying to be practical (custom makers can be whimsical at times).
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