Textured hawk handles

[walks with gun]

   Anyone know of any grooving, carving or other texturing of hawk handles in the 18th century.     I saw a nice handle years ago in Muzzleloader magazine that was grooved and I think in Last of the Mohicans, Magua carried a grooved hawk but is there any documentation of this.   Thanks.

[Black Hand]

Hawk handles are disposable. Why bother?

[rich pierce]

There are working tomahawks basically trade axes, fancy pipe tomahawks which seem mostly for show, and spike tomahawks for war. I’ve seen spike tomahawks with a hole and lanyard to keep it in the hand (I assume). Also have seen a swelling at the end of the handle to keep the hand from slipping off. But that requires using a wedge to secure the head.

[David Rase]

Branding the haft with a hot file was a common technique.
David

[Tim Crosby]

 Take a look at this site, you will have to look around and look close but you will see some hafts with decoration.

  Tim C.

  http://www.furtradetomahawks.com/pipe-tomahawks---14.html

[walks with gun]

   Thanks guy's and thank you Mr. Crosby enough information to keep me busy for awhile.   I make my own replacement handles from ash or white oak so might have to do a little carving or shaping just to be a bit better. but want to stay HC as well.

[Elnathan]

Here are some more examples to examine, if you can get it to work correctly: https://archive.org/details/americanindiant00pete