Great project! I've got a Frontier Hawk by Cold Steel and I'm getting geared up to do similar modifications. Thanks for the inspiration!

Brother.. this was so awesome as to defy an adequate compliment. That 'hawk turned out absolutely amazing... a one-of-a-kind piece of craftsmanship. Loved how you included a bit of history in here as well. This one's going in the favorites (not to mention the ol' project list :) Thanks for taking the time to share this man.

That turned out beautiful, man. Obvious that it's YOURS now, too. Fun to hear the history too.

Great video. Reenactors are always encountering projects like this- trust me, we appreciate content like this!

I've modded this same one before lol, now you're making me wanna get another to do a video and redo it. They are as fun to mod as they are to use.

what a fun and creative project! I like the use of the lighter, as well, and the cold blueing. I just used that for the first time when restoring a couple of old rusty and pitted .22 magazines.

Love the Mod. to the Hawk! Love the channel and vids! Thanks for the gear reviews and taking us along for the your adventures. All the best.

Really nice. Love how it turned out. Especially the blued head, the mountains and the little deco you put on the top of the wood. Also very pleased watching the video. Awesome work 👍👍👍

Really awesome video! I really enjoyed the history you talked about, while showing the modding. Great stuff. I think I know where my christmas money is headed haha, your tomahawk has inspired me, cheers!

Great looking hawk! Thank you taking the time to share, it came out fantastic. I think you just found your next calling.

Awesome job Crocket, top drawer!

I really like the mods you did, awesome video.

Sweet! That looks great! Have one on order and was wondering what to do to make it look a bit less vanilla, you seem to have set me on a more proper pathway. Thanks for posting this. 👍

Not your usual type of video, Crocket, but I loved it. Nice job making that tomahawk look good.

This is still such a good and informative video til this day. Thanks

Looks awesome Brian

You just need to fill the hole where that nasty set screw was. I've got 5 CS tomahawks, and two of the viking axes. And that set screw is vexing. I usually get a bolt and or machine screw from the local hardware story. Then using Red Loctite, screw it in until the bolt is almost but not quiet flush with the inside. Then cut off the extra bolt sticking out. Sand and polish, then finish with Perma Blue. You did a great job.

Pipe Hawk is the best Cold Steel model IMO. Large cutting edge and the hammer pawl. I've had mine for a few years and it's going strong. Thanks for sharing.

Nice one, looks great dude.

Love God Love your channel. Thank you brother for another great video. Now lets see it in action

That's a major improvement. It makes it look much more authentic.

Sweet dude, I'm inspired to take my hawk and fiddle with some mods, really like the top and bottom - Cheers!

Very good stuff! Beautiful mod!

LOve what you did man.I will be doing something like that to mine.looks cool.

Getting my Norse Hawk today. Definitely going to go ham on it and mod it up.

Sick man, your channel always inspires me to try something new!

Great video sir. Keep us updated on how well it performs. My only concern is the grooves you cut into the shaft, as slight as they are, would be a place over time that would develop a stress fracture and crack on you. Great craftsmanship.

Thanks for the review, Ragnar ;)

Really nice job!

Lot of fun to watch, might have to do something similar soon!

Nice work Sir! Thanks.

Nice job looks really nice thanks for sharing atb John

Awesome work! You should make a vid using them on a backpacking trip

awesome modification

wow that looks awsome! very cool!!

I have a rifleman's hawk from Cold Steel and I am impressed on how tuff they are. I took it on a camping trip and used to split firewood and I beat the hell out of it almost trying to break it and it held up. I would bury the head in a log then swing all of it at a tree like a ball bat splitting the log, I did this repeatedly over a week. the hawk survived it all.

The blemish is differential heat treatment. On a lot of blades, it's a desired trait, like the hamon on a Japanese katana. I just ordered one, and I hope the heat treating line is more defined all the way across the blade. I just realized that this is a 7-year old post.

Looks good man! Great video!

GREAT JOB Dude really like the the mountain you burned in!

It's amazing what a little time and effort can do to an otherwise plain tool!!

That looks awesome.

Awesome video :)

Nice job!

Looks great

Cool project. i just did a throwing Tomahawk video, i may do something similar to mine. Thanks for the idea.

I will definitely be doing this to mine when I get it

classy!!! Looks like you had fun too!

Simple yet elegant

great job! I learned a lot. too bad about that blemish. I've got the CRKT Hawks. great quality for the price. you have inspired me to dress mine up a bit. Merry Christmas.

Btw, thx for sharing the effort w your Thawk. Your vid's always help me maintain the dream of my younger age. Regarding removing metal and creating a more wide funnel, then when you need to start "repairing", it's a good idea to start w turning the axe shaft 180 dgr around it's length axis, so what used to be towards the palm of your hand is now towards the finger tips, when you grip. Then wack it firm like you'd already did it by now. But their axe heads are to narrow in the top. And if you want to keep the shaft "alive" for a longer periode b4 buying new, this has helped me. Hope this was more clear - you dont have to answer, better make more vids :-D

That is friggin awesome

dude I'm impressed

Ah yeah, this reminds me when in Boy Scouts we would outfit our hiking stinks from materials gathered on each trip. Lots of fun talking around the campfire.

actually the tomahawk was brought into America over 400years ago by my Normand ancestors. It was one of the most prized item of trade for the aboriginals.

Cool idea.

Nice job :)

Way cool! Gave me an itch to pick one up and mod it

That was a great video. I really like the bear paw & mountain range etching. I have a pipe hawk that I'm working on - do I need to re-coat for rust protection? Gun blue versus something like Vinegar?

Wow is all I can say! Do a video on how you sharpened it

That came out really nicely, well done! One thing I didn't see was how did you darken the handle? You aged it very nicely

A Maddox style handle will usually have a little jiggle in it anyways, especially when new, since it hasn't had a chance to really seat on the handle. However, they've completely went against the whole point of a Maddox handle by just putting that bump stop up at the top of the handle! haha It has nowhere to go to.. Glad you saw that and corrected it early! I really like what you did with this hawk! Great job. How did you burn the lines, such as with the little mountain scene? You said you carved the lines, but how did you burn them? Great video Crocket!

Keep 'em coming. Love your vid's. Got the same, done the same. Found out that cutting wood from the stock is futile. Open up the axe head w a file, so the stock fits in like in a funnel. Remove (a little) metal instead of wood. It's razor sharp if treated right, but don't split logs w it. Had to bent the axe head back after splitting. But it's not meant to split though

good stuff, man. I did up my Norse Hawk and I am proud of the turnout.

I striped the paint, sanded the handle, and coated it with boiled linseed. Looks so hood now.

Nice job! I put a mustard pantina on mine and put some notches on the top part of tha hawk with a dremel.

Nice work. You have turned a generic tool into a really nice heirloom.

Is the inside to the handle hole tapered? I ordered the Viking one and two of the and can't wait to start on them.

Nice one...

Informative and nice vid

Very nice looking. I think Cold Steel should do a special Cr0cket version. They could call it the Cold Steel Cr0ckethawk.

Very nice.

Been watching a lot of Last Of The Mohicans recently, I need a tomahawk now

How did you do the bear paw did you use a soldering iron if so what kind of tip was on there. I have a needle nose tip and I find I have difficulty darkening in . Any tips. Thanks Bud.

I wish they had that goober coating, so much easier to strip and work with.

awesome!

You did a great job on thst for sure might get one to send to ya lol let me know how much ud charge for a one off

Awesome...

I have several CS hawks and they've all been sharp and snug from the factory.

I got a question it was 30$ out of box would this be more like 75 80 now after mods

What is the specific tool name of the file that he (you) used to file out the eye of the hawk?

Makes me want to buy one now! Question how was the axes head itself ? Did it stay on while using it? Always a great and inspiring video. Keep up the great work.

Nice job. I should get off my butt and get to work on my pipe hawk.

United States law implies you're not allowed to ship sharp objects through the mail

Very nice

What color stains did you use?

Does anyone know how it compares to the trailhawk?

Where you able to get rid of the perma blue smell?

Did you freehand the art or did you have some templates?

hey Crockett, did you sand the wood at all initially to get started and for the two tone did you just stain it before putting the linseed on? I'm about to make one as a Xmas gift and want to make sure I'm starting and finishing right! thanks much

That looks great! Did you do the norse-hawk too?

Super!!!

Great video man. Hey! As a camp tool, would you prefer the pipe hawk, the trail hawk or the rifleman's hawk?

Awesome Job! I'd love to hear how you sharpened it. I used a file and puck honing stone on mine and did not get a great result.

the spot on the blade is not really blemish in means of HT quality - it is result of the way that CS HT the blades in mass production quantities - if you have access to a belt grinder you can remove a 0.2-0.4mm from both sides and it must be gone + it will improve the blade geometry

I just got mine in the mail today, now it's a great head , but the handle is atrocious! Full of slivers ,chipped just terrible, but it's a work in progress so hopefully i can fix the handle

would really like to see what you do with that norsehawk.

How did you attach the head? Same hole

Nice job our Native American Brothers will be Proud.

the cold steel pipe hawk is really a fancy version of a hammer poll hawk ! to be a pipe hawk it has to have a pipe bowl ! of course not beinh a pipe hawk it is more useful as a tool around camp and as a weapon !

bravo