i tested it plenty chum,im a joiner by trade and have more than a little experience with cutting tools of all kinds,im also a knife maker and an adze maker and appreciate cutting angles and weight ratios,energy expenditure etc. ive probably chopped,hacked,sawn and hammered more wood than most so id say im in a good position to tell if a cutting tool is up to the task or if there is a better alternative.
after spending my hard earned on the hawk it became apparent that the axe is a far superior tool in most respects,which is why you hardly see a tommahawk in general use nowadays.i doubt any woodworker would reach for a hawk as first choice for ANY task. i think the advertising video from cold steel says it all though and if smashing cow skulls and car bonnets floats your boat then itll suit you well,you might even get a little wow factor from passers by too and look interesting (one of the main draws to a tommahawk i imagine)
im not in fact the person previously known as `beenz`, and i dont consider the little axe i have as blingtastic either. more functional actually. id have said a shiny tommahawk with nice leather thong and tassles and a nice long shaft would be more bling bling to be honest. but if the shaft is too long for you(and it is) why not get someone who can use a saw to cut it down a little too.
