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First day in the woods with my modified CRKT Woods Chogan Tomahawk. Loving the feel and speed I can get with swing this thing. Much improved over the original design. I also cook a steak over a split wood fire! YUM
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Hey guys, welcome back to the channel
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So I'm heading out in the woods today and I'm going to do a review of the CRKT Woods
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Kogan T Tomahawk. And mine's a little bit different than what you normally see because I modified mine
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And I'm going to kind of go over the modifications I did to it and we're going to see how it
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performs because I feel what I've done to it has really improved the overall design
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of that tomahawk. So I'm going to do that and then of course no outing to the woods would be complete without
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cooking some lunch over an open fire. And I've got steak I'm going to cook today because the steak sounds really good to me
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So if you're interested stay tuned because we're going to have some fun
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I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up. I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up
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I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up. I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up. I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up
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I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up. I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up. I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up
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I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up. I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up. I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up
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I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up. I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up. I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up
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I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up. I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up. I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up
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I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up. I'm going to go ahead and get my camera set up. April can't come soon enough
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Alright guys, so this is what we're looking at today. This is the CRKT Woods Kogan Tomahawk
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The one that I have is a little bit different than what you're going to find in the store because what I've done is I've actually modified this thing
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If you look at this thing online, you're going to see that it has a very pronounced
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hammer pull on the back. It comes out about an inch, inch and a quarter from where I have it here
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And it doesn't come with this kydex sheath, of course. So what I did is I actually cut this thing off
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And the reason I did that is because I really felt that from the initial testing when I got this
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it felt really heavy. It felt clunky, kind of awkward. It just didn't swing very well
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I also kind of fatigued my hand and my arms a little bit
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I didn't care for it. There was something about it that wasn't right
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It was off. The balance was off. So by cutting that hammer pull off, I've lightened it so it swings a lot quicker
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Another thing I had to do is sharpen this sucker. It was not very sharp from the factory
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So what I did is I took this to my work sharp sander, knife sharpener
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and used a belt on it and got a good grind on it so it's nice and sharp
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I also stripped off the finish that it came with and did a little bit of a mustard and vinegar patina
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just to give it a more aged look and also help protect that steel
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So what I want to do today is take this thing out here and start chopping with it and see how it performs
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I feel like from what I've messed with at home, it's going to be a really great performer for the woods
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and kind of fill the niche of a longer handled hatchet but not quite a full size axe
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because I don't need all that when I'm out on a day hike or going out with my haversack or a light backpack
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I just need a hatchet. My little Gransford Brux that I take out with me sometimes is just a little too small
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It's a short handle. This is 19 inches so you definitely can get some swing with it
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And of course, it's a tomahawk, I can throw it. So that's fun too. That's just another thing I can do
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And maybe if I'm feeling confident today I'll do some throwing. I'm not much of a tomahawk thrower but I need to learn and this would be a great test of what I've done with this thing
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So let's get into it. It's pretty solid wood. It's dry. Seasoned for sure
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Got a flat mouth spot here. It's about the easiest splitting method I've found. At least for this size
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If it's bigger you can stand it upright and of course hit it from the top
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But when they're only 2 or 3 inches in diameter, it works pretty well
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It feels dry. Hard. There's a knot right there
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I'll flip it around. There we go. There we go
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There we go. Well, she split wood pretty well
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Still holding that pretty good. I really like the ergonomics better with that hammer pull cut off
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This is always kind of a fun method to try with shavings
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Gotta get a piece that I can fit. There we go
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That's a good one. There we go
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There we go. Oh yeah
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That's doing well. Alright, I remembered the hot sauce today. So we're going with some Frank's Red Hot with the chicken rice
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Alright, I remembered the hot sauce today. So we're going with some Frank's Red Hot with the chicken rice
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Alright, I remembered the hot sauce today. So we're going with some Frank's Red Hot with the chicken rice
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Alright, I remembered the hot sauce today. Alright, I remembered the hot sauce today
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Alright, I remembered the hot sauce today. The greatest thing that's happening in the woods is a plate
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Makes life so much easier eating off logs and frisbees and endear axe or whatever
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Makes life so much easier eating off logs and frisbees and endear axe or whatever. But just a cheap plastic plate makes all the difference in the world
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But just a cheap plastic plate makes all the difference in the world. And there is the dinner
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A steak. Throw some rice on here. Chicken and rice is good
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Chicken and rice is good. Chicken and rice is good. Chicken and rice is good
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Chicken and rice is good. Alright. Alright
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Oh, perfect. Pink in the middle. That's why daddy likes it. Mmm. Mmm
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Making yummy sounds. All good. Alright guys. Thanks for checking out the channel and I will be back soon with another video
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That's my blog site. And prepared underscore wanderer on Instagram. And, uh, yeah
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I'm going to get back to eating lunch. Thanks for watching. Alright
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