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Just wondering what length handle you gentlemen and ladies like on your hawk or hand axe? I haven’t found a measurement I’d consider perfect yet. Here are my girls;
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Left to right/top to bottom;
Cold Steel Frontier Tomahawk-18.5 inches

Iroquois Tomahawk by Brave Hawk Forge-17 5/8 (made from a farriers rasp)

Belt Axe by Ben Hoffman-16 inches

The first two are throwers but can’t compare to the abilities of the belt axe for camp chores even with the added leverage. I understand the length may correspond to its application i.e throwing, wood processing, butchering.

How long is what you guys tuck in your sash?

Love to see some photos

Regards
Rató:rats
 
Rató:rats said:
Just wondering what length handle you gentlemen and ladies like on your hawk or hand axe? I haven’t found a measurement I’d consider perfect yet. Here are my girls;
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Left to right/top to bottom;
Cold Steel Frontier Tomahawk-18.5 inches

Iroquois Tomahawk by Brave Hawk Forge-17 5/8 (made from a farriers rasp)

Belt Axe by Ben Hoffman-16 inches

The first two are throwers but can’t compare to the abilities of the belt axe for camp chores even with the added leverage. I understand the length may correspond to its application i.e throwing, wood processing, butchering.

How long is what you guys tuck in your sash?

Love to see some photos

Regards
Rató:rats
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It all depends on the tomahawk's use. For throwing, I like about 14½". For splitting kindling, no longer that 16" These are not arbitrary numbers. My forearm measured from elbow to top of my clenched fist is 14½" I could comfortably carry either in my sash.
 
Depends on the weight/balance of the head. I use a tomahawk more for splitting kindling, clearing brush, and driving trap stakes. I don't want or need a long handle as many throwers prefer. I take the tomahawk and a saw out to the woodpile and actually use it, noting where I hold the handle for various tasks--then I shorten it to suit. Most of the time my user tomahawks wind up with handles in the 12"-14" range. My Kentucky-pattern hatchet has a much heavier head, and has an over-all length of ~16".

As for throwing, shorter handles turn more. That doesn't seem to matter in matches.
 

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