

One, you don't know if you will take to that system. I say I must disagree with getting a high end hawk for your first hawk. It is so sharp and ergos so good you can use it as a knife or ulu. I can directly attest to it's woodworking ability. Has a much leaner edge than found on most hawks and definitely not a breecher hawk edge that have more obtuse and less usable edges. Been using mine and am surprised how well it handles wood.
ESTWING TOMAHAWK PLUS
There are so many decent 100 plus dollar hawks out there from proprietary hawk makers it boggles the mind. If you want a hawk for woodworking more than for smashing, playing navy-seal-out-in-the-abandoned-house, slaughtering zombies, etc, then look at the the Roger's Ranger's Tomahawk. They may not be around for long and I have a feeling their price would go up alot when discontinued, like the Balck Wind katanas from ontario you could get for 40 bucks, now over 200.

As a breeching tool, I have no idea, but to smash or chop things I think it would chew a door up and you def could use it as a pry bar though it is not nearly as well designed for spike-prying as a more dedictaded breeching design like RMJ or helm forge. The spike is only good for smashing more than really piecing. Chops well, actually better than I thought it would, say better than a trail hawk. You get an all-steel bodied hawk that I bet if they did side by side testing would be near as tough as the 500 dollar models but no one wants to think about that. So, i think the estwing hawk is hands down the most underrated hawk on the market. I almost always take a hawk with me camping, sometimes a khuk or spetnaz shovel. I have a lagana hawk, a CS pipe hawk, a kangee hawk, just so you know I like hawks in general. Bombproof, remarkably comfortable, and a good fighter, surprisingly.
