A way of nature reminding you that in the past this was a tool for survival, and as such you should honor the memory of its origins.One of the unique features of the Jenny Wren Compact is the secondary cutting edge at the top of the head. It's hard to explain, but when you pick it up a jolt of electricity seems to shoot thru you. It's eye-catching in its simplicity, and it isn't unusual for a fellow campers to come ask about it. I'm sure that has something to do with masculine ego, but it also speaks to the character of this tool. I'm not using it for major jobs but the strength of the handle, the solidness of the head, and the sharpness of the blade inspired confidence in its use beyond my camping needs.Įven now after months of use I still get a bit of a thrill picking it up. Realistically, this could, and should, be the last hatchet I ever own if I treat it well. The Chogan T-Hawk is something of a throwback with its wood handle and grip and high quality head. We don't use the hammer as much since we're car camping but occasionally when we set up the tent or keep it near by "just in case" while in the backcountry. That hatchet effectively pays for itself. Mostly, because we aren't going to randomly chop trees down, but in some cases where downed and dried trees were accessible to camp we were able to manufacture our entire fire pile for a night. We've used it more to supplement our wood than generate it. I failed many, many times, but by the end of my efforts that first time I was laughing, my wife was laughing and we still had the wood chip pile! Over the next few months the hatchet has traveled with us to camp in Southern California, Arizona, Colorado, North Dakota, Montana and Iowa. Mildly embarrassed I scrambled to recover the hatchet and my dignity. The rotation of my shoulder bringing the tomahawk overhead and a high release point. I scanned the area like I had some idea what I was doing, and wound up like I was about to throw a fastball to Bo Jackson (if you are too young to know Bo watch a highlight reel on youtube). Moved my Wife and dog of to the side and backed up about 20 feet. I didn't just want to chuck it at a living tree. It was time to try throwing it at something. After 20 minutes I had a decent pile of woodchips to get my fire started, and a healthy sheen of sweat going on my brow.
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I alternated between one armed swings which felt a little too loosey-goosey considering the sharpness of the blade and the proximity of my leg, and two armed swings (like you would with a full size axe) which felt safer and more powerful.
I raised the T-Hawk over my head with one arm and brought it down with a satisfying Thwack! And then I did it again, and again, and again. A downed tree near camp served as my testing ground. There was firewood for sale but at $7 a bundle I felt the hatchet calling out to me from back hatch to help supplement our firewood supply. I took it up to Sequoia National Park for it's first use. The handle tapers above and below the axe enabling it to actually tighten in place the more you use. A versatile instrument, the back of the axe has been forged into a hammer. Slipping the hardcover plastic covering off and the little rubber blade cover the first time feels dangerous. It was designed by Ryan Johnson of RMJ Tactical, and weighs just over two pounds. CRKT made a hatchet that harkens back to a time when hatchets were called tomahawks and used not just for camp firewood but for survival.
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