Cold Steel Frontier Hawk Tomahawk - Unsheathed Axe Head

A T: 1st off u have to sand fit any hawk head, especially from cold steel. Look up how to do this and only use sandpaper ur first time and only do a a little at a time, especially as u get close.
There’s a screw that shouldn’t be used, as it will destroy &
Split the handle w any real use plus
Puts the head and blade alignment off center. If u properly fit the handle & head it will fit & stay perfectly, not damage the handle, and the 2 can still be easily separated for packing or the handle can be replaced w a branch properly whittled to fit.

Anyways, got the hawk head fitted perfectly and the blade fully sharpened w a puck in
less than an hour. It’s light balances well, has a decent size edge etc. and seems perfect for a lite hiking camping tool that also offers pretty decent protection from black bears panthers etc

Anyways, it’s simple and CS’s lightest traditional style wooden handled hawk, and probably their lightest hawk which Is a good thing. Believe the trail hawk & Nordic hawk are the 2nd and 3rd lightest.

United States on Sep 21, 2023

BD: This is the second one of these I've bought. We live in the woods and this thing comes in handy for so many blade work tasks. The soft steel loses and better, takes a new edge fast. Handle and balance are great.

United States on Aug 11, 2023

Jer: Buy it! I love this hawk! Its light and throws perfect. Removed the set screw, sanded and fit the handle, customized it a bit and epoxied the head on just because I don't want it to budge. After a few hundred throws it's still perfect. Definitely buying another one! The sheath (sold separately) is hard to fit it in and when you do finally get it in, it barely covers the bottom edge. I'm looking for a leather one on etsy. Also recommend buying an extra handle just in case.

United States on Nov 16, 2022

Z.L.: The good:
- Finish on the head and handle are both miles better than the cheap paint Cold Steel used to put on these. It looks so good out of the box, I wouldn't even bother refinishing it.
- No complaints about the fit and finish of the eye, I didn't see any burrs or obvious defects around the inside at all.

The not so good:
- Handle was shaped kind of like a boomerang.
- Edge was completely blunt, rusty, and very unevenly ground.

The blunt edge isn't a big deal since it's going to need sharpening anyway, but the handle was so horribly bent and warped that I sent it back. Can't speak to ease of sharpening or quality of the steel since it was never used, which is a shame because these axes have apparently come a long way.

Canada on Jan 04, 2021

J. P. D. Knopp: Having read a a few of the negative remarks along with the numerous positive reviews I took a chance and ordered this product. on delivery I found that the handle was a little loose but as this took under two minutes to correct I don't perceive it as a problem. In all other respect I have found this tomahawk to be good value for money. I probably could have gotten a finer quality tomahawk if I had spent a couple of hundred dollars. But after all, |I was looking for and purchased a hand tool and found what I needed.

Canada on Feb 14, 2020

BraedenBraeden: I get a laugh out of people who are so bothered by the fact the almost every handle never ever fits properly. How hard is it to rasp your handle to fit your head? You have mass produced heads made in foreign countries not known for the best quality control with a natural handle and you expect it to be perfect? I know people are generally getting more and more useless but these hawks took me under 3 hours to mod. That doesn't include dry time but look how awesome these look and I paid 117 for all 3. Not everything is suppose to be easy people. Plus traditionally a tomahawk head is suppose to come off its handle for other purposes... Happy Chucking!

Canada on Jan 07, 2020

Brent L: Arrived on time and well packaged. For the price, most Cold Steel stuff is underestimated. Sure, they don't have the features of stuff you buy for five times the price, but what does... This was the first hawk I bought from them, but I have loads of other stuff that has seen lots of used and hard work without failing. Only thing I did not like was with such a long, narrow handle I had to add a wrap to properly grip and hold. Would like a head cover/sheath. Would still order again.

Canada on Aug 18, 2019

Marius P.Marius P.: Not a review guy, expert or critique, but seeing the low reviews on this item, couldn’t resist!
First of all, yes, if you’re looking for perfection in your living room, bragging with your friends, watching videos on “how to”, and actually not getting out there and experimenting stuff on your own and depending on your tools, it’s fine, DON’T BUY THIS ONE, buy a schnitzel hatchet, at list will help you with cooking, lol!
This hawk is perfect to my opinion, used it for 6 years now and still have a great deal of life in it!
Sharpened well, will slice through paper/cut the hair on your arm as you wouldn’t believe it, or cut a chunk of meat/apple in mid air (150, 400 gritt, then a tile and leather belt, all wet, this is the short process to sharpen it). For throwing, found it well balanced and accurate/powerful (went to a team building/throwing event with a bunch of newbbies, inclunding myself, and must say everyone agreed that it was easier throw than the other hawks provided on site).
As the description about forging says, blade is more aggressive than back, have a dent in the back of my Frontier from the Pipe Hawk I also threw..
Forget the pinning set...

Canada on Mar 03, 2019

WILLIAM H.WILLIAM H.: These are about the best you can get without going custom. Steel is good and the hickory handle is also outstanding. But best of all you can customize these to your hearts content without making them less in any way. I have several of these in different styles and got this one for a present for my son's birthday, my first Frontier Hawk. After modifying it to look allot like the first pic, remove finish on handle, remove paint/finish on head, carefully custom fit head, cold blue, stain handle, several coats Tung Oil, rebevel edge and mirror polish, leather wrap handle and done. I use the others for camping but I liked the fit and balance and feel of this one so much I ordered another one for me. Great tool, you can throw them with care and practice but they are a wonderful outdoor tool. I something give them as presents and they become wallhangers but ones you can use. Light and very useful especially if you have things to do with wood. You can even forget your camping knife and just use one of these, just remember the sharpener. Choke up on it and it will do everything a knife will. The steel is good enough to take a good edge and hold it and resharpens fairly well. All in all I...

United States on Nov 10, 2018

Panda: I bought this tomahawk for the specific purpose of throwing it. While there were many other selections available (including many other Cold Steel models), the Frontier Hawk was one of the lightest and cheapest tomahawks on the markets. At one and fourth (1 1/4) pounds this tomahawk is good weight for younger throwers and for those who want to throw from a longer range.

Pros:
Low Cost
Solid build
Hex screw in back of head
Light weight

Con:
Difficult to find cheap replacement handles
22 inch handle (Perhaps a pro?)
No sheath

Opening the box up, my first impression was "Oh s***, this is pretty cool", my second impression was "Why is there a sticker that said "American Company" when the tomahawk head said "Made in Taiwan"? Unlike many other people, I don't mind foreign made goods as long as they are quality. American companies usually make quality goods, and other countries usually import rubbish, but in this case, the Frontier Hawk is a solid quality. No complaints.

The quality factor is important when throwing. I've thrown this think for many weeks now. I've missed a few times and It has hit rock and concrete a few times. Instead of...

United States on Jan 21, 2014