I want it to perform typical light hatchet duties around camp and deliberately sacrificed ultimate sharpness for a good working edge. I put a sharp but not overly fine edge on mine. The head is nicely shaped and with a little bit of work it will take a good edge. 1055 steel is a good tough carbon steel that is low on the “Wow Scale” but is a good choice for a tomahawk like this. The Cold Steel Trail Hawk has a decent sized head made of 1055 steel.
The ergonomics on the Cold Steel Trail Hawk are about as basic as it can get as it is nothing more than a hickory handle topped with a tomahawk head! There is no fancy materials or techno-gee-whiz in this baby, it is about as traditional as tomahawk as you can get. Check out the review of the base ‘hawk and then I’ll detail a few of the mods I made. It is fun to throw and beat on, but I think the Cold Steel Trail Hawk is best when it is used as raw material for a DIY project I had a blast modding mine.
The Cold Steel Trail Hawk comes a bit rough from the factory but for 24 bucks I think it is a good value. When it arrived I was very excited to get it into my hands as it was my first wooden handle tomahawk.
The Cold Steel Trail Hawk is the picture of a no frills traditional tomahawk.
