Sticks and Stones May Break Some Bones...

Tactical Ax Tactical Hawk Handle Wrap Tutorial!
© 2010 Albert A Rasch and
The Rasch Outdoor Chronicles™
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But A Damned Axe will Lop your Head Off!

I carry a baton..

And No! I am NOT a cheerleader.

The baton has the distinction of being one of those things that compels obedience in an immediate and satisfying fashion. Now I think batons are great, and I customized mine with a french half hitch in order to give me plenty of grip and lessen the chance of it being wrested from my hand.

I find it to be very useful in getting my point across and I have found that everyone suddenly understands exactly what I want, when it starts waving around.

See, nice handle wrap, but boring stick...

But... a friend carries something way cooler:

The Johnny Bad Ass Hatchet,

made by I don't know who, and I've been looking!

But look at the boring wrap on the handle; I felt it need a little something!
Something that said Chronicles' Project all over it!
Something that said, "Rasch was here!"

A few yards of 550 cord,

A couple of twists and some over and under...

We end up with a little Turks Head on the end of the haft.

Then we add some half hitching ala French style.

You need to snug them up and make 'em tight!

Notice the SOG.

Much better!

Until we meet again, Good Hunting, and Great Fishing!

Best Regards,
Albert A Rasch
Member: Shindand Tent Club
Member: Hunting Sportsmen of the United States HSUS (Let 'em sue me.)
The Hunt Continues...

Though he spends most of his time writing and keeping the world safe for democracy, Albert was actually a student of biology. Really. But after a stint as a lab tech performing repetitious and mind-numbing processes that a trained capuchin monkey could do better, he never returned to the field. Rather he became a bartender. As he once said, "Hell, I was feeding mice all sorts of concoctions. At the club I did the same thing; except I got paid a lot better, and the rats where bigger." He has followed the science of QDM for many years, and fancies himself an aficionado. If you have any questions, or just want to get more information, reach him via TheRaschOutdoorChronicles(at)MSN(dot)com.