A tomahawk is a general purpose tool and weapon that you can use in a Bushcraft, camping or survival situation in any number of ways.
It was created by the Algonquian Indians before Europeans came to America and comprised sharpened rocks or deer antlers lashed to stout handles by rawhide.
Europeans loved it as a multi-tool and a weapon and soon were using their metal-working skills to forge iron heads.
Today, the tomahawk is mostly used by bushcraft survivors and has some loose application in sports like mountain climbing, although to look at the models made now, it is a stretch to see that the two are related.
In a bushcraft or survival situation, the tomahawk serves the same purpose as it did to those Native Americans and first Europeans.
To see how to sharpen a tomahawk and throw one with accuracy, check out the video on the next page.
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Love my tomahawks!
Didn’t this guy get kicked off duel surviver, for bullshitting his credentials?? Lmfao
Quiet deadly accurate and useful love my hawks!
no, that was Joe Teti.
Dave Canterbury (in the video) quit DS because the producers began making fake bullshit scenarios and he wasn’t interested in making a fake show.
Canterbury knows his$#%&!@*and is well respected in the industry. Has a very good school that teaches old school survival.
Dave Canterbury knows his$#%&!@*
I carry a hawk into the bush every time.
I knew it was someone on that show. Thanks for clearing it up for me.
Canterbury claimed that he was a sniper…after it was proven that he was never enrolled in a sniper school,he recanted his claim and stated that he was a designated marksman instead…no big deal…nobody’s perfect…and some embellish their credentials from time to time…at least he was honest about it
http://youtu.be/93oab3Rhir0
Joe got kicked for attacking a dog or something. Canterbury did fabricate his credentials and has an apology on YouTube.
Love mine, only someone that doesn’t know how to handle one complains … Hoop & stick game … SMDH are they going to die of starvation grandfather ?
My tomahawk sits on my mantle above my fireplace. And never moves. I take my axe if I want to chop trees. I used my tomahawk a couple times thinking it would be a nice quick and dirty chopper. Not really. After the first couple saplings I just laid it down and used my knife. Now I carry my axe and my knife. I can see where I’d use the tomahawk in a pinch, but as far as choice, I’m taking the axe.
Yes. Yes, he did. Claimed he was a sniper and a bunch of other stuff. And now he’s trying to be Ron Hood from what I can tell.
Regardless of this guy’s credentials, the right hawk makes an excellent tool in the right hands. Yes, an axe is a better chopper. It’s also heavier. If you want to go light, a hawk is a good choice. Like everything else in our kit, we have to weigh the pros and cons.
Although I don’t subscribe to all of his ideology and sales tactics ( coming up with or collaborating with a specific knife company to make the mother of all bushcraft knives… Then when sales droop they come up with another design,albeit slightly altered in geometry…now this one is the ABSOLUTE mother of all bushcraft knives)…it’s very clever business though because it creates an intense need for the new knife and a flurry of activity on the bushcraft trade sites for the older “outdated ” design…I do give the guy credit though…he almost single handedly breathed life into a industry that many of us have practiced on our own all of our lives…and made it known and popular for the average city folk to enjoy…kudos to everyone who gets into the bushcraft industry, because it creates innovation and ultimately Spurs the industry on…I digress…my $.02 worth!