New ish toy

[warthog1981]

I was up the woods collecting some wood and remembered to take some photos of my new hawk Its made by a Polish make made and fitted the handle myself

 

[Everything Mac]

Ooh shiny!

Still using those carving knives Russ?

All the best
Andy

 

[Corfe]

love the simple lines. Nice one.

 

[plastic-ninja]

Very nice looking toy Russ.
I'm not allowed any more axes till the GB SFA triplets are broken up!
I keep telling her (SWMNFMAC) that they are all by different smiths and
therefore not technically the same axe at all but she just snorts and points to the other
axes hanging from the ceiling.I'm so misunderstood! :sad6:
Cheers , Simon
PS (SWMNFMAC) She who must never find my axe collection.

 

[warthog1981]

Hi Andy

Im not sorry, I passed them on after I made my own set

cheers Russ

 

[Llwyd]

Nice little axe Russ. 2 years ago my cousin gave me a cold steel version but I have yet to use it.

 

[warthog1981]

long time no see

 

[realearner]

That's a lovely looking hawk, may I enquire as to the place of purchase.

 

[warthog1981]

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?135755-Paps-Tomahawks

 

[Niels]

I think it's a beauty. Isn't it technically an axe because it is hung, rather than slided on? Or am I talking jibberish? I mean with a hawk the underside of the eye is bigger, rather than the underside with an axe.

 

[topknot]

Very nice looking hawk .

Topknot

 

[santaman2000]

I think it's a beauty. Isn't it technically an axe because it is hung, rather than slided on? Or am I talking jibberish? I mean with a hawk the underside of the eye is bigger, rather than the underside with an axe.

No you're correct. At least partly. With a hawk, the OVERSIDE of the eye is bigger and the handle goes in from the top side. It's not wedged but held there through centripital force when you swing.

 

[warthog1981]

I only said hawk because thats what the guy that made it calls them but id say hawk style axe myself

 

[Perrari]

Hawk or Axe ? Either way it is a beautiful thing !!

 

[Everything Mac]

Fair enough mate.

Rather jealous of the hawk. It looks awesome!

All the best
Andy

 

[santaman2000]

I only said hawk because thats what the guy that made it calls them but id say hawk style axe myself

It's just semantics anyway. And as others have already said, whatever you call it, it's a great piece of gear.

 

[warthog1981]

I really like it with the long handle it certainly punches above its weight

Thanks folks

 

[Grebby]

No you're correct. At least partly. With a hawk, the OVERSIDE of the eye is bigger and the handle goes in from the top side. It's not wedged but held there through centripital force when you swing.

The head is held on by the shape of helve and centrifugal force. You apply centripetal force to stop the whole thing flying off into the distance. Centrifugal means "to flee the centre" and Centripetal means "to seek the centre"

 

[mountainm]

The head is held on by the shape of helve and centrifugal force. You apply centripetal force to stop the whole thing flying off into the distance. Centrifugal means "to flee the centre" and Centripetal means "to seek the centre"

So the force that is pushing back against the head (and holding it in place) is therefore centripetal? Centrifugal force is what would make the axe fly off if the equal and opposite centripetal force wasn't there.

 

[Grebby]

So the force that is pushing back against the head (and holding it in place) is therefore centripetal? Centrifugal force is what would make the axe fly off if the equal and opposite centripetal force wasn't there.

Centrifugal force applied to head, centripetal force on helve.

If the helve taper slipped through the head then as you say the centrifugal force would cause the head to move AWAY from the centre of rotation.
At this point the centripetal force that you were applying to the helve would have no opposing force and thus the helve would rapidly move TOWARDS the centre of rotation and **** you in the nuts.

It's a bit of a bugger to explain though.

Effectivly you can't have one without the other as with no centripetal force pulling the helve towards the C.O.R. the head wouldn't be travelling in an arc, thus no centrifugal force trying to force it away from the C.O.R.