hbforge Hand Forged Camp Axes

If your looking for a more traditional tomahawk with a head made of steel that’s forged in the USA, then this is the one to get. I got the Large and was happy that it’s slightly beefier than my hatchet. My hatchet is probably as light as you’d want to go for a functional tool.The handle fits inside the head very well, there is no pins or metal holding the head on, it’s all friction. You can see hammer marks along the head and despite others saying theirs didn’t come sharp, mine passed the paper test with ease (I must have gotten the diamond of the bunch). My only gripe is the handle could have been sanded down smoother, it’s a little rough but nothing sand paper won’t remedy; so my review would fall into a 4.5 rating, but I couldn’t just give it a 4.There are many tomahawks out there, many that are cheaper and look pretty but are far from functional. To me this is not only a tool but a piece of history, and it goes very well with my 18th century French trade knife.

Awesome little 'hawk. Great for carving feather sticks, spoons, and processing small logs into kindling. It obviously won't replace a full-sized axe or larger hatchet in terms of felling trees or splitting wood. But for building a simple lean-to shelter or building fires it does as well as my ESEE 6HM. I love the fact that it is made by hand.On another note, it touches up nicely/easily after moderate use and the edge was easy to convex. I prefer a convexed edge for durability but I could have kept the factory grind in place and likely been just as happy with the performance. I included a few pics of a spoon I roughed out with it and finished with a few hand tools.I'm very happy with it. Bought from Wisemen Trading and Supply who answered a few questions for me. A+ seller.

This is an EXCELLENT tomahawk/good camp axe. Craftsmanship is top notch. Hooks an edge fairly well. Balance is great and it chops above it's weight.The only negative is it's ability to split wood. The bit is just too thin. This is OK for a tomahawk, but doesn't make for an ideal camp axe.It's a beautiful tool, but it doesn't get used as much as I'd like. My Aranyik machete chops just as well and is more versatile, and if splitting needs to be done, any of my other cruiser axes are much more useful.I recommend this as long as you don't rely on it to split small wood around camp.

Love the small one but the handle is definitely narrow. If you want the lightest one possible but are concerned with handle size get the medium. I got the small and really appreciate it's weight and capabilities but I do feel if I'm not paying close attention the t hawk could slip from my hands. Didn't want the medium cause I wanted lowest weight possible but kind of wish I had the medium size handle. My co worker has the medium and it feels good in my hands(medium/large hands.) t hawk splits wood better then expected. Great addition to my back packing gear.

This is an awkward design that does not work. The head is too big and heavy to be used as a tomahawk, but the blade profile is all wrong to be used as a camp axe, so it is a compromise design that fails at both jobs. It doesn't limb trees well, it doesn't split wood; it won't even baton like a camp knife. It doesn't carve well. It is awkward to use.The handle is poorly thought out too. It is three inches too short in terms of balancing out the weight of the heavy head, and the shaft is too thin. A thicker handle would give you better grip plus more weight, which would also help balance out the weight of the head. You would think that a heavy head would help make this thing chop, but not only does this axe not chop well, the short handle means that you have to use too much energy to stop/control the swing, instead of letting it fly like a lighter tomahawk or a balanced hatchet. The short handle also means that you get a lot of vibration in the handle when you try to chop through wood.I have been working extensively with axes, mauls, machetes and other bladed tools for decades, and have a pretty good sense for what works and what does not. I can cut wood all day with a good axe, but after about fifteen minutes of using this axe, the underside of my wrist, and the back of my hand were both sore - strained from poor balance.I am dismayed that I paid $127.95 for this thing. The sheath is really well made, so that is something, and the steel in the head appears to be pretty good. Maybe if I make a longer handle and re-profile the blade I can find a use for this thing. I think that the high price encouraged me to think this was going to be a better thought out axe than it really is. This is about the same as I paid for my Wetterlings Les Stroud Axe, which is also sort of a strange compromise, but also a legitimately functional tool. I take the Les Stroud for wilderness trips and it gets the job done - it splits well and does everything else OK. I don't really know what the hbforge axe's role will be; certainly not camping or working in the woodlot, which is what I hoped it would do. I have a Trailmaster knife that splits wood and limbs trees really, really well, and I use it to shape wood, build shelters and so forth. I think that you could get a Trailmaster for the same money as this axe and be much happier.What a letdown.

Completely handmade this axe is friction fitted like a tomahawk and is highly versatile. It’s an absolute beast for any task! I’ve been using it on camping/backpacking trips and love it. I highly recommend anything from H&B Forge.

It's awesome

I got it today. Very good. Thank you so much. I'm so happy and exciting. Hopefully quality will be good too.