Throwing hawk's and knives?

[bakercity]

I am interested in learning to throw a hawk and knife. What are the recommended sizes, makes, etc. to learn with?
Thank you,
bakercity

 

[necchi]

Hvae you been around folks that are trowing or had any instruction at all?
I'm just fishin for background.
A guy can do this stuff himself easy enough but some mentoring/influence does help.

 

[Claude Mathis]

"What" you throw isn't as important as knowing the techniques involved. Once you learn that, you can throw just about anything.

I'd start with a book or video to understand the process.

 

[George]

Here are some of my personal thoughts on throwing a hawk, just basic stuff.
http://home.insightbb.com/~bspen/tomahawk.html

Spence

 

[Ron LaClair]

http://www.shrewbows.com/Ron-throwing-Hatchet.WMV

And another one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r6Qz0cxcEs&feature=youtu.be

 

[bakercity]

I've walked with a group on trails to watch them throw both knives and hawks. I'm 69 yrs. young and have never participated.
bakercity

 

[bakercity]

Your notebook is simply amazing! What a "long distance" mentor you are. Thank you so very much. I certainly encourage any and all forum members to read your notebook.
Many thanks,
bakercity

 

[Loyalist Dave]

I just went to an event, and found a guy who was throwing at a target and making the hawk stick, as well as hitting the center... and I asked him how it was done, and tried it until I got it to work. Hitting a card in the center of the target is a bit more of a practice thing than simply getting the hawk to hit the target and to stick :redface:

LD

 

[Rifleman1776]

For an adult male, the H&B Shawnee is ideal. A knife has to be forward heavy.
However, accurately throwing a knife is impossible. Can't be done. I know, I have tried. :shocked2: :wink: :rotf:
Hawk throwing does require practice to get the 'muscle memory' right. But, it is a relaxing pastime. I used to have a block in my back yard and threw for an hour or so every day after work.

 

[Ron LaClair]

Knives are harder to throw than hawks. I use to be pretty good with both

 

[bakercity]

Necchi, Only followed along with a trail group and observed. bakercity

 

[44-henry]

As a kid growing up on a farm any knife I found was good for throwing, whether it was a Swiss Army, or my mothers fine kitchen knives, over the years my tastes have become more refined. I prefer my throwing knives to be both rugged and heavy. This is one I made that weighs just shy of 2 pounds and is over 13 inches long.

This one is somewhat smaller, but both are excellent throwers.

 

[bakercity]

Those are great looking knives. It surely takes talent to make these. bakercity

 

[crockett]

Bakercity- don't use a fine hunting knife. If it hits wrong you can snap the tip off- I did that.
A bigger knife can "turn over" more reliably- or at least seem easier to throw. The leather handles used on a lot of knives- they are used because if you screw up and a wood handle hits wrong it could break.
Might as well get the right gear. Dixie Gun Works sells a throwing knife with leather scales that would work. Crazy Crow sells a good hawk- both reasonably priced.
Nothing is etched in stone. I've tried the small "throwing" knives without scales- the kind used by the guy at the circus. For me at least the bigger knives are easier.

 

[bakercity]

That is good advice. I've purchased various items from Dixie when I was shootin cowboy. They seemed to treat folks right. Question for ya...WHAT DOES SCALES MEAN with respect to a throwin knife?
Thanks

 

[Claude Mathis]

...WHAT DOES SCALES MEAN with respect to a throwin knife?
Thanks

The two pieces of material added to make the handle (wood, leather, antler, etc.) as opposed to a one-piece handle.

Scales...

 

[bakercity]

In the Rocky MT. trapping era, what type of steel was used for knives and how were the scales actually attached? When a trapper was wintering in those mountains he must have been very short on the necessary items needed to repair such items as knives, hawks, etc.