Post by: Nix on August 09, 2018, 09:10:36 PM
Today I was transplanting some shrubs and wanted to enrich the planting soil with some compost and shredded coconut fiber. The coconut fiber soaks up water really well and help keep the roots moist. Great stuff.
But the coconut fiber comes in a massive, compacted brick that is just about impossible to pull apart. Impossible for everything but a small axe:
(https://i.imgur.com/z14LHoK.jpg)
The tomahawk did a great job at slicing off chunks that I could then crumble up. The crumbs ended up in a bucket where they got soaked before mixing with the other ingredients for my planting mix. :tu:
Awlways nice to have a small axe handy. :salute:
Post by: styx on August 09, 2018, 09:12:57 PM
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Post by: Nix on August 09, 2018, 11:04:25 PM
I've had this tomahawk for years and I can't remember where I got it.
I've got another 'hawk somewhere around here that was made by a blacksmith for me. I'll see if I can dig it up and post a photo next to the above.
Post by: Gareth on August 09, 2018, 11:08:57 PM
Post by: Nix on August 09, 2018, 11:24:16 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/eJ92TlI.jpg)
The top 'hawk is the one used today and pictured above. It was handmade by a blacksmith in Colorado (I think, pretty sure that is where I got it.).
The middle tomahawk is also smith-made, I think by a smith in Pennsylvania. Probably my favorite, but despite it's small appearance it is a bit heavier than the others.
The bottom tomahawk was forged in India (again, I think that's the story), an inexpensive tomahawk, but darned good.
Now, despite having more tomahawks than a person really needs, I'm not all that crazy about the tomahawk as a tool. They are nice and small and relatively light, but they are less useful for processing wood than a proper forest axe or hatchet.
Still they pack easily on a motorcycle or backpack and come in handy, so I still have them. That, and they are fun to throw. :D
Post by: Gareth on August 09, 2018, 11:33:10 PM
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