Cold Steel Warhawk: The Godzilla Of Tomahawks!

[@danielrobinson7872]

It looks like the Trail Boss sunk deeper but your Warhawk was much easier to pry loose. Gotta love that leverage.

[@MrArgenon]

Little history lesson that came to mind: A few centuries ago, we, Hungarians had a weapon called the "fokos", which was basically a tomahawk with a longer handle. Our ancestors brought it to Europe from Asia around the time of great migrations (2-500AD). I tought it might be interesting...

[@benjamincoetzee1369]

I believe the French introduced the pole axe to the Canadian Indians? And that became the tomahawk.

[@brandonfoley7519]

Who else finds splitting firewood to be relaxing and therapeutic?

[@twineofdeath33]

When bucking a fallen tree you should stand on the log and hit tje tree on its side. That way when you make it through the tree you wont stick your axe in the dirt.

[@cleamilner6894]

I had my rifleman's hawk set up like this for a while. It turns what is normally a one handed weapon into a beast of a battleaxe. It gives you a lot more leverage for chopping too. I ended up going back to the shorter handle because it was just "handier." It would be neat to mount a spike hawk head on the 30" handle. Talk about punching holes in stuff!

[@RealitySurvival]

Sweet mod! I agree you would have to be careful on the misfires to keep the handle from breaking. Prolly a back saver too!

[@jeredsyn1964]

Oh Chris what do you think you're doing there? When you used your little invention you swung at an angle and made progress but when you used the Trail Boss you went straight down just putting marks on the wood. At first you accidentally hit it on an angle and the real ax knocked out a chunk the size of a ham and cheese sandwich and you made the adjustment. I'm very very disappointed in you Chris, this behavior makes me very sad. :( I just want to be alone now. Mike

[@vikingbrowski3718]

+Michael Quigley i noticed that to. he really should try to use the same technique with both, because i also noticed him swing more downward, and straight, and far apart with the trail boss, and more at an angle like a V,and closer with the war tomahawk thing. i personally noticed no difference between the two other then his change in technique i'm not saying it was on purpose, and he may have accidently changed his technique. the trail boss may seem more heavy idk, but I know I'm convinced the war tomahawk thing is no better than the trail boss.

[@saliston]

+Michael Quigley I just watched this and you can tell the bias. The ax has much better ergonomics and the head is made for chopping.

[@FringeWizard2]

The trail boss is better for cutting wood because it has better swing and energy diffusion (which means less soreness and damage to your bones after hours of using it). The other axe is more meant to be a weapon (?) than for wood, it certainly can cut wood, but not the same. He also prejudged the axes beforehand and that causes people to subconsciously set out to prove whatever they have in mind as we can see happened here in this vid. A mere few minutes of cutting with an axe does not reveal everything you need to know, it's not just about how fast you get through that wood, but how your body feels after hours of use.

[@ObjectiveMedia]

Fringe Wizard yeah that Warhawk is a crazy weapon, like a golf club on steroids lol

[@benjamincoetzee1369]

Maybe it was not intentional. 😊 The Trail Boss looks like a very nice axe.

[@jonathanchark5291]

Thats essentially whats called a walking axe or sheperds axe.

[@nate11681]

Just got into the modding business and followed this template. Im in love with mine, lol. Cold blued the head and stained the handle dark mahogany and whip wrapped in heavy hemp rope in three sections. Thank you for the great idea.

[@claytonputnam9662]

Why not check out the pathfinder scout hawk it costs just as much as a tops knife

[@joelbell3251]

I noticed that its much easier to pull the head out of the wood, when it gets stuck, with the longer handle of the Warhawk. Very nice!

[@willisforillis181]

That's nice but that trail boss was eating that tree

[@36reapergrim]

This was a great idea. I purchased the Rifleman Hawk and I thought it was too large of an axe head for such a short handle. I got the War Hammer handle and it has a much nicer, more balanced feel to it. Now I just need to add a wrap and customize it a bit. Well done!

[@justinbandy2610]

Loved my trailboss. Carried it for two years into the Red River Gorge. Snapped the handle working a dead pine. Have yet to replace it.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Maybe the best modification to a tomahawk

[@preparedmind101]

Maybe the best modification to THIS PARTICULAR tomahawk.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Yeah, my iPad got me before I could finish. I meant to say it's the best mod I have ever seen. I can't wait to see what else you have up your sleeve.

[@Tinkering902]

@@SurvivalOnPurpose he might try swinging both axes properly.

[@gaozhi2007]

Those are some intense birds in your backyard.

[@teichy420]

Awesome mod! The extra leverage seems to make a big difference and cold steel no doubt should sell them and they should give you cred for coming up with it

[@argentconcepts]

I actually use this design just didn't know that the Warhammer replacement. I made my own. Thanks to your video I think your approach is much much better. Thank you.

[@longrider42]

I ordered this longer handle for my Rifleman's Hawk, the handle is now only 30 inches long but boy does it improve the balance. Since I will not use it as a hawk, I will wedge the head onto the handle. Good idea..

[@wdtradingpost5966]

In my pack situation, I would order 2 Warhammer hafts. 1 to strap to the pack for camp chopping, and the other to cut to about 23 -24 inches, instead of the 19 inch standard handle. Those extra few inches make a big balance difference. Then swap the head when is heavy chopping time. It's the beauty of a tomahawk.

[@kevinpride6543]

Hmmm. Perhaps an axe would also work well? Ah, its intended purpose!

[@Bjornkyn]

Glad you liked the longer head. It really makes a difference.

[@BrockWorthington]

Didn't you give him the idea? He claims he thought of it himself.

[@brianmccann666]

Have you seen the new CS Viking Hand Axe yet ? Its like the Tomahawks handles but 30 inches. Big beefy Viking Styled axe head. Looks sweet.

[@brianmccann666]

Big 6" edge btw. Sorry left that out.

[@longrider42]

Yep, I have one, but the head is very light. You see it was not meant for chopping wood, it was meant for chopping um, Varmints, yep two legged type, that come at you to do you harm.

[@leehoffman1282]

Nice job Chris, hey if your worried about the narrow handle taking a hit or should I say "miss", your handle tape up under the hawk head would probably add a little protection there too. Good job.

[@zarathustra742012]

I like the change, but I'm among those who think that these axes were not made to cut wood but cutting people, great video and thanks!

[@Wingman115]

Might bee a great hawk for breaching doors.

[@brianmccann666]

Sweet. The longer handle is a great idea for the heaver riflemans hawk head...

[@hopester0217]

I wrapped beneath the head about four inch section of parachord for a miss or two. It seems to absorb energy well enough to keep hands from hurting and damaging handle.

[@devonbenart8196]

Effective review sir the tomahawk is the ultimate tool in form and function as weapon and tool. This one is as affordable as it is versatile. You never need to reload cold steel!

[@MFD00MTR33]

Man, great mod Chris. That warhawk just puts in work. When you had the camera up close you could see just how much bite it had and how big of chunks it was taking out. Cold steel needs to take notice and make the warhawk one of their models. Great videos as always.

[@mackmcnasty27]

Awesome idea for the Rifleman! I'm all over it......

[@rilledulu]

The tomahawk chopping better Than a true axe? Hehehe... no way mate..that is highly unlikely

[@donaldhouston7140]

Think I might try the Chogan with a 30 in handle. Intresting

[@joeschmoh7978]

have you tried it yet?

[@benjamincoetzee1369]

I can agree to that. Will just have to make the time to make the handle.

[@benjamincoetzee1369]

Think I will go for 24 inch handle.

[@muddog1561]

A longer handle also makes for a safer tool. Try a 26 to a 28 inch handle on the Trail Boss. It will, work better.

[@richard6133]

Great idea! I was thinking about buying the Cold Steel war hammer. Now I'm /definitely/ going to get one and a tomahawk too. One long handle, and two interchangeable heads? I'm sold!

[@MrM2hb]

I have two Rifleman's hawks and don't like them as well as my spike hawks--I think this is a game changer.

[@preparedmind101]

Yes it is. I didn't like mine as much with the head weight to handle ratio, but this feels like this is how it SHOULD be.

[@SNSReaper]

Just so ya know I made my own "warhawk", and its fun, I love it. Honestly though it makes me wish the handle was even longer. I don't really care how practical it would be but I want to turn my cold steel rifleman's hawk into a Dane axe because of the raider character in the videogames For Honor. Probably gonna leave that to be a project for a few years down the road tho. Still fun taking the "warhawk" when friends and I go car camping.

[@randomguyfromtexas1185]

SNSReaper just buy you a Cold Steel Viking Axe or their Viking hand axe or their new Viking battle axe. I have the Viking hand axe and it’s awesome!!! I’m planning on getting the Viking battle axe as well.

[@gadsenculpepper4868]

Mine is on a sledgehammer handle ....it's my zombie weapon...I made it for fun and I keep it in my jeep. I have several other CS hawks and my riflemans is the beast of the litter...neat we had similar ideas

[@billreid2066]

I did the same thing to both my trail hawk and my riflemans hawk last year. I much prefer the longer handle

[@VTPSTTU]

I thought that the Trail Boss was doing pretty well but that you hit with more effective angles when you were using your "Warhawk." As a "prepper tool," I worry about anything that will break more easily if I miss some strikes. I'm also curious how long that thinner handle would last if someone were doing hard chopping every day. The stresses are going to be much higher in that kind of handle in comparison to the stresses on a more traditional ax handle. If I were running Cold Steel and wanted to manufacture something of this nature, I'd use a handle shape that looked more like a traditional ax handle at the head end. I'd reshape the head to take that kind of handle while still being fairly light in weight.

[@austinvanmeter9805]

Your not getting any where with those vibrations of that wood. Put something under it like a log to stop the the vibration so all of those srikes wont be wasted.

[@1791Actual]

Brilliant mod! I've used a rifleman's hawk for a while as part fo my 18c re-enacting kit. I flat out hate using it to chop anything!!! It's too heavy for the handle length! Your mod will solve that nicely! Plus, rather than using a regular axe handle, if you break it in the woods it can more easily be replaced from nature.

[@dahartman88]

Looks cool man they should def offer longer handles that the user can cut short.

[@JoyZofSoRRoW]

... I am definitely doing this to my Riflehawk!!! Thanks for the video!

[@burnfireburn098]

I think the trailboss might have a deeper cut to it because of the curved handle but the warhawke's got a harder hit to it might wanna combine the two see how it works out

[@torch_ss5797]

Cool modification. I like it.

[@rjwintl]

ha,ha,ha... that " Trail Boss" is actually a Council Tool Hudson Bay axe with a perfect length hickory handle ... about $140 from Forestry Suppliers ...

[@wastelandgoat8950]

Thanks for sharing. Cold Steel Now makes a Spike model of the Frontier Hawk, I can see i'll be doing this mod to it.

[@PreparedWolf34]

Outstanding upgrade! You should send this to Cold Steel and see if they produce it.

[@JimProfit357]

I recently did the handle-swap thing on the new Weeping Heart and Diamond Spontoon tomahawks. Which mean I now have Axe+Hammer, Axe+Spike, Spontoon+Hammer and regular War Hammer options in both 30"' and 22". The old Spike Hawk was a bit too anemic for the 30" treatment so the Weeping Hawk's larger edge is an upgrade. But I still agree that the Rifleman's Hawk benefits the most from this upgrade, it is just too unwieldly in its 22" configuration. I gave away my extras 22" War Hammers (aka the brain extraction tool) to friends. I miss the smooth face War Hammer though.

[@politicalsheepdog]

Looks like you are ready for a Viking Battle.

[@swatnc8051]

That's a awesome hawk been looking at them wondering how they performed thanks

[@robertspears8301]

Great idea! Just got my Rifleman's Hawk. Thanks for the great videos.

[@Blitz98K]

Great idea!! that thing is a true battleaxe.

[@RVM451]

First: SORRY, I must have missed that Disclaimer. Second: I thought that everyone had heard of Vector 001. As I understand it, his unique innovation was that with the very narrow Tomahawken blade, and the much longer handle, one can get dramatic results on men or timber with a very light "Peck" rather than a true "Chop" as would be needed with Axe, Hatchet, Bowie or Standard Tomahawken. I once asked him about accuracy and he replied that it was irrelevant because there was a flat steel bar on the leading edge of the shaft of all his custom handles-covered up-and very square edged-and quite sufficient to break arm or leg even if the head of the weapon missed. With the synthetic shaft, some of the Tomahawken have a small match-safe/storage tube in the shaft-or you can get one where the interior tube isa30" (approximately) blowgun. With all the advantages-I still loathe synthetics.But for someone who can stomach fiberglass, they're the only way to go. .....RVM45 .

[@erikmh3448]

What a beast! You did good, Chris!

[@grupogatodomato]

Wow! Beautiful hatchets. This tomahawk is magnificent. Congratulations for the video. Big hug from southern Brazil.

[@captineasy]

they made that years ago with the norse hawk head it was made for a bit then they stop in like 2004 I think

[@hansen4202]

Chris, axes and hawks are not made to make you tiered after some strikes and they are not made for brutal use which can hurt you if it split's. hammer's and axes are meant to strike with their wight. imagine you break the handle or even hurt yourself alone in the wild. watch aboriginal people working wood, they rather strike 5 times more then damage tool or health. i love your videos, learn a lot and hope you keep on doing them. thanks for the great work, all the best wishes from germany. ;)

[@dfcvda]

I have just ordered an `entrenching` tool, any videos? I got it cos my terrier likes going down rabbit holes, I have ordered an American one. Anyway I`m going to continue with my knife collecting now, as you were.

[@TheSmokinApe]

Even with the tape that is badass! Great stuff Chris...

[@MsZebragirl13]

Cool video. I have the frontier hawk and the trail hawk, and I plan on modifying the trail hawk by grinding a more pronounced beard on it and slimming the hammer poll down. I want to use the war hammer handle with the Norse hawk head, but maybe shorten the handle to 28-30". That would give it more of a viking single-handed axe feel.

[@Hostile-Hondo]

hell yeah man i kinda want a longer handle for mine than even that so i can make a walking stick axe and potentially a spear shaft using the bushman by cold steel

[@PatMinterBeast]

I did this about 4 years ago.You can look it up on my you tube channel.You tube type in Pat Minter.I believe it is titled End of time tomahawk

[@preparedmind101]

+Pat Minter great minds think alike. Maybe that's where the guy that told me about it (Warhammer handle fitting tomahawks) got the idea.

[@futuresonex]

Nice! I had never thought about doing that, but it looks like a darn nice combination! BTW, the 'proper' way to use an axe the size of the Trail Boss, or any axe short enough that you can swing it between your legs and not hit the ground, is on your knees. It's also the safest way to use an axe that length, by far. So your thought that maybe you should use it on your knees was spot on!

[@QuantumMechanic_88]

This is what I carry in Alaska and Montana . My handles are wrapped with rubber innertube .

[@drawntosweet]

4:22 shaft /jerk motion

[@ivorycrow123]

So you'd recommend this over the trailboss for bushcraft? I'd imagine that the narrow handle would be much easier to replace too

[@TheScotchaholic]

Leverage is a beautiful thing! Great mod and vid. Thanks for sharing!

[@michaellaird9262]

Definitely a nice modification

[@VivaLaBamUrDead]

Man, I'm really digging that mod. Yet another great vid by PM101. Keep on making kickass vids man!

[@kbbjedi]

I think after Cold Steel sees this they will start making a version of it. Hope they give you the credit. Great mod!

[@preparedmind101]

No need to give me credit. I'm sure someone else has done it. I did find a video where someone put one of the lighter heads on a warhammer handle but they didn't show chopping. The Riflemans Hawk just feels too head heavy on the smaller Hawk handle, especially when compared side by side with the lighter hawks.

[@Wanimator]

PREPAREDMIND101 I'd honestly dig a short handled viking axe or war hammer.

[@palerider7171]

Wanimator If you want a short handled Warhammer just buy the hawk handle. I have done it before. Your not so lucky with the Viking axe, its on an larger diameter haft. You would have to cut down the Viking Axe haft .... and unless you 6'6' and you arm is as big a most men's thighs I think you would find that setup hard to manage.

[@mbober]

I doubt it. This is one of the stupidest things I've ever seen. It would take a year to chop anything and tomahawks are weapons more than tools. This makes as poor a weapon as it does an "axe". This isn't innovation, it's stupidity.

[@palerider7171]

mbober are you talking from experience, just repeating what others have told you? Before you reply let me state a couple of points. 1) I have owned a Rifleman's hawk for several years and use the same set up as Chris. No, its not like using my 4lb Dayton Pattern or my 3.5lb Jersey axe but I have felled smaller trees, used it to split and batoned firewood, and cut a 6" to 8" tree in half with the Rfileman on a 30" haft. Is it my 1st choice for heavy felling or spitting again no, but it beats lugging a 4lb axe through the woods on a hike! So, no your not talking from experience with the product as described. Your just stating an opinion not based on facts. 2) The term tomahawk was adopted for the Powhatan language and was used interchangeability for any small axe either wedge fit or eye haft from the early 1700's till around the 1840. They both descended from British boarding axes which where used primarily as a tool to cut rigging and timber then also as a weapon. As the wedge head with a poll came more popular the term Tomahawk was associated with eye haft heads with no poll and was use primarily as a weapon. In fact the Rifleman would not be considered a hawk but a poll axe. So your statement that "This makes as poor a weapon as it does an "axe". This isn't innovation, it's stupidity" is proven invalid by history. My advise is either know what you talking about, preferably by experience and research, or heed this biblical advise : "Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent." Proverbs 17:28 NLT PREPAREDMIND101

[@geelizcano]

I think your warhawk is giving you a better feel because of leverage, and the head is less weight. You're upping your leverage and reducing your weight at a downward swing. I know a small amount of survival, bush craft, and lumber hacking stuff (I'm a city boy who likes all this crap but I've never been trained or been in a situation where I had to use it though). I bet if you did a vertical chop, you'd need the weight for better momentum and deeper cuts. Your warhawk may be a good chopper and combat style/ready ax, but its no felling ax and it probably wouldn't perform well under any major splitting jobs. Still man, great little creation, I'm loving this channel, and I hope to learn loads from you.

[@jackitfast]

lol I have all those tomahawks & was thinking about getting the Trail Boss ax. Yours looks much better than stock. I use a long construction hammer handle on my Rifleman Tomahawk it works much better having it on a handle that doesn't become loose. You may like to try it, I find it's still small not like a ax you chop with but works great around a campsite.

[@bigkingcurd]

So you just get the Warhammer handle, the rifleman hawk and what hammer the hawk head onto the hammer handle basically? Did you do anything else to ensure the head is on securely or is the fit tight enough that it's a non issue?

[@burgesskj]

Good Concept, maybe it will catch on.

[@brottarnacke]

That's a great idea, that handle really looks made for that axe head. It's a serious battle axe now. :-D

[@fortuityentertainment9317]

What are you using to wrap the handles? I enjoy your vids. Thanks!

[@giloliver8173]

Great idea, Will the head come off over the wrap?

[@UNBROKENTHREAD]

I wood like to know for axe heads how the cold steel rifle mans hawk compares to the crkt woods kangee.

[@elvinamillaneam]

Christ, Awesome modification on both items Man Awesome....

[@Forewarned76]

So what are your thoughts on a boar spear head on a speznaz shovel handle?

[@MarvelDcImage]

Would you put the head upside down so the curve side points up? Allows for stabbing as a self defense mod.

[@deathbyastonishment7930]

The eye of the hawk is drifted one way, you can't fit it upside down.

[@alizm50]

Another good vid. I like your sense of humor.

[@johnshelton6784]

Your custom mods to your hawks and knives looks really good. Would like to see a vieeo of the processes used to do this custom work. Great job

[@akumaketsukai]

trail boss 23 inch monster counted 26 swings war hawk took 40 to 45 hits to get thru the log

[@royphelps8084]

At least the opportunity to get the longer 30 inch handle

[@Jarlemoore1]

Just buy the Cold Steel viking hand ax if you want a longer handle.

[@generalhamalvis9209]

Viking hand axe wasn't out then

[@NSTRAPPERHUNTER]

All nice looking axes.

[@dominickdonofrio9546]

What kind of black tape is that exactly on the handle

[@gilbert41300]

That thing is a beast!!!

[@ilbw8n]

I don't think it's that the war hawk is easier to chop with. It's more that you are more accurate with the longer reach.

[@bu55c]

Just email Mr. Thompson at Cold Steel with your idea. Heck, he might just roll with it after he tests it for a while.

[@seanantill3366]

that's awsum I'll take one trailboss looks good too

[@matberg8663]

I get that I'm almost a decade late to the party but I just made my Warhawk today.

[@RonanMacQuarrie]

Where'd you get the war hammer handle?

[@andydebois1177]

Nobody pays me for an advert if you ask but my usual Fiskars ax can much more in my hands.

[@stevenkehoe3261]

Where can I buy this from? Thank you

[@mi5veezee]

Its very cool. 55% more deadly then its original...

[@SeaBeagal]

What boots are those? They look nice. Steel toe?