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I’ve chopped a fair bit of stuff with that style.

mine has a set screw.

This is what I did. I volunteered, with no experience, to provide hatchet throwing at a church event. I tried several but the 18 inch Estwing with the blue handle was by far the easiest to stick. A bit heavy but also very durable. The shorter one with the leather handle works well too. YouTube was my friend for this.

I'm sure you can. I meant that, for us, we have 3 full sized and 3 medium throwing hawks that are dedicated for only throwing duty.

I've got other tools for chopping.

We used to throw to chop handles

While nobody was dumb enough to throw knives in combat, the Indians back East were known for their skill with thrown tomohawks.. The mo st famous thrown tomahawk i am aware of occurred at the Cherry Valley Massacre where the Mohawk leader Joseph Brant felled the Colonial Militia Colonel Ichabod Alden November 11th 1778.

Alden was attempting to get his damp pistol to spark and shoot Brant whereupon Brant threw hit Hawk and stuck it in Alden’s forehead.

Earlier that same year, in August, some of the Stockbridge Mohicans fighting on our side were reported to have thrown their hawks with lethal accuracy against the mounted dragoon’s of Lt. Col. John Grave Simcoe’s Queen’s Rangers before being overwhelmed in the Battle of the Bronx, August 31st.

Dunno of any thrown Hawk strikes by White guys, tho they prob’ly happened.

Thrown axes predate the American tradition by many, many centuries.

But they are a neat part of our heritage.

And are super fun!

I used to throw quite a bit when my boys were smaller. The hawks I have are from HB Forge.

I got mine at Crazy Crow or Dixie Gun Works.

Sheriff,

It ain’t in much better shape either! 😁

I still have one of Joe De La Ronde’s hawks. And an old H & B forge I bought in 1973!

My daughter throws hatchets and knives, she's got something going on in Dublin this afternoon.

DeLaRondes and H&Bs still top quality.

Some serious craftsmanship right there.

Good laff from the Carson vid, thanks!

When throwing to cut handles one strategy for the first thrower was to increase the distance half a rotation and throw the hawk with the blade facing backward. When done correctly the hawk stuck ‘upside down’ and the handle would slide out.
A sidearm throw was good for cutting but as I recall if you did not cut a handle or stick your sidearm throw you lost the round anyway.
I still have my H&B hawk but it has been a while since we went to a rendezvous.

Same here. Not for splitting wood (obviously) but works as good or better for clearing shooting lanes and small limbs.

I only goofed around with them with my son for throwing but keep your elbow at 90 degrees to your four arm when you release is the trick for throwing them.

You'll find your distance for a single rotation. Could be as short as 5 paces.

Gonna take some practice to stick double rotation distances.

That’s why I like the longer handles. Easier for me to control the spin. 12 feet is a common axe throwing distance. I’ve also read the stories of hatchets thrown in battle. I’m skeptical, as I don’t know how to get my adversary to stand in the right place. Plus, if I had such a nice weapon, I think I’d be reluctant to throw it away!