Cold Steel Frontier Hawk, Hickory Handle 90F

by Cold Steel

Product Features

• Frontier Hawk
• 705442001478
• Cold Steel stands behind their knives 100%. The fixed blade sheath knives have a five-year warrant

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0012QS8DM
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,207 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

ATTRIBUTES Handle Material: American Hickory Overall Length (inches): 19.00

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent... with limitations, May 9, 2010

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coletg123 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cold Steel Frontier Hawk, Hickory Handle 90F

So, I purchased this tomahawk hoping it could serve as my backcountry chopping tool. It wasn't exactly what I had expected, but it is still a fine tool. The hawk is made of 1055 carbon, a very tough wilderness steel. For comparison, a standard USMC KA-BAR is 1095 (CroVan), so in the same ballpark. I was disappointed when I first got this hawk, it came extremely dull. I've purchased from Cold Steel before, and all of their products usually come screaming sharp. Not sure why they didn't put an edge on this one...
Anyways, I was easily able to put an edge on it with simple tools (one of the pros of 1055). The other thing that I had not been aware of (can't see in the pic) is the thickness of the hawk. I only have experienced with Fiskars axes, and all of them are thick and wedge shaped. Thats not the case with this hawk, its blade is relatively thin throughout, making it not the best spittler, since you can only force in as far as the handle before it will get stuck. This does make it more lightweight though.
What is does do well though is throw. I've thrown it many times now, and I have yet to find any hawk that flys better. A pro of the thin head is that it easily buries into the target with even minimal force. Overall a good tool, if you know what to use it for.

UPDATE
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I've had this hawk for a while now, and while the original issues (see above) still exist, I consider it a great tool. I recently broke the handle (entirely my fault) and when I ordered a replacement I received the 22" variety, and I have to say this improves the hawk 100%. 19 inches (the original size it will come with) is just a little too short to get two handed leverage on, but 22 is perfect. You can really wind up and get some real force behind it, which makes this a great chopper. I find it throws better too. You can still use it one handed, it's perhaps a tad more unwieldy, but still perfectly usable. All in all, a great purchase and a great hawk.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lot of fun, May 25, 2011

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BetterThanBear Grylles - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cold Steel Frontier Hawk, Hickory Handle 90F

I ordered two of these because I wanted to start throwing "The old tomahawk". They're money. I have little to no experience in the field. Three throws after opening the box I was getting them to stick. The only beef I have with them is the set screw needs to be longer. I solved that by hammering it in tight then cranking the set screw. Are they super sharp? No. You just paid $25 for a blade, and you think its going to be crazy sharp? Is it sharp enough to stick in a 60' Walnut Tree? Yes. I would recommend these to anybody I know.

4.0 out of 5 stars tomahawk, December 21, 2011

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jungle cat - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cold Steel Frontier Hawk, Hickory Handle 90F

I like this tomahawk. The handles are not the greatest and will be replaced soon with a stronger wood but have held up so far. The balance of this hawk is wonderful and I never miss.