The Cold Steel Trail hawk 

20 minutes on the sander finishes the edge, I've put a scandi-ish flat/convex grind on the left face of the edge and axe convexed the right face. (I'm right handed). What I love about this thing is it's bite. Kinetic energy is a function of ½ mass x velocity ², this means that it is to its advantage to be a light 350gram ish head, as because you swing it with so much more velocity the energy this imparts increases exponentially because it's V². The long handle is what gives you the extra leverage to really wing it. The lightness gives precision on slower strikes. Then you can take the head off and use like a push knife. Very versatile, lots of fun. Being a thin fighting hawk design it penetrates wood deeply, so don't expect a great splitter. But then take a baton and smash the poll deeper and the eye will pop your log open.

You look like an outdoors expert, this was an excellent review of the Cold Steel Trail Hawk, well done!

as someone with two buggered shoulders I love my Trail Hawk, and, as you say, it's nice long handle 👍

Great bit of handy kit brother I’m glad that it’s working good for you. All the best. Rod

Amazing channel. Love bushcraft and I learned a lot from Ray Mears. great Axe

They're not bad. But all of the ones from Cold Steel are project pieces. Everyone I know who owns one and loves it, has done extensive work to it. Besides the handle modifications mentioned in the video, the head is removed, edge geometry worked on, and sharpened properly. Thick black coating removed, either stripped off or soaking both sides in paint thinner for a couple of days. Then either cold blueing applied to the head to give it some rust protection. Two or three coats. Or, vinegar and mustard solution used to put a patina on the head. Round, metal file used inside the eye of the head to smooth it out. This is important for use as a friction fit with the handle. As far as the screw, everyone I know discards it. Then just turns the handle around and re-inserts the head onto the other end if they don't plan to cut down the handle. After sanding the handle down. So these tend to require quite a bit of work, plus the space needed as well. You don't want the head sitting in paint thinner in your kitchen. And the vinegar and mustard solution in particular gives off a very foul stench. If you don't have the time or space, best not to bother at all with buying one. Also, while Cold Steel does make axes; the Trail hawk is a tomahawk. Therefore, the head is supposed to be lightweight. If a heavier head is needed, that's axe territory.

Great hawk. It's a great thrower too. Good stuff.

It looks really useful. Nicely made video :).

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It sounds like a really good axe! 🪓 great video!! I love the sun in the background, it looks so peaceful there 😌

Got this one great bit of kit for its size and weight as you stated , great vid fella 👍

Really interesting to watch your thoughts on this axe. Not weighing down the backpack is an advantage and a longer handle than a hatchet would make it more useful. ❤

Great review! I just ordered mine

Good show thanks

Own nearly all of them I like the crkt chogan

Agree with ya on the length, I would leave be as well. Also wouldn't wrap the handle at the top cause it can be safer for pack down. Awesome interesting piece, thanks for showing it Tim...then again now I want to get one as I love cold steel's budget stuff. Yep thanks, thanks a lot lol. Oh this hobby will make me piss poor broke yet mate haha. Seriously, very cool how the head can come off like that. Really nice, I like it!

I will take my GBA Wildlife Hatchet or SFA over it any day of the week.