Editing Tomahawk (section)

=== Original models ===
The tomahawk's original designs were fitted with heads of bladed or rounded stone or deer antler.<ref name="Cutler 2002 139"/><ref>{{cite book |last=Taylor |first=Colin F. |title=Native American Weapons |year=2001 |publisher=[[University of Oklahoma Press]] |location=Norman, Okla. |isbn=0806133465 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JYSqNL0LPsAC&pg=PA30 |access-date=2012-11-17 |page=30 |quote=The wooden ballheaded club at this time was also generally referred to as a 'tomahawk'}}</ref>

[[File:Tomakawk.jpg|thumb|left|A pipe tomahawk dating to the early 19th century]]
According to Mike Haskew, the modern tomahawk shaft is usually less than {{convert|2|ft|cm|abbr=on}} in length, traditionally made of hickory, ash, or maple.<ref name="PH"/><ref name= "SSH">{{cite journal |last=Haskew |first=Mike |title=Star-Spangled Hawks Take Wing |journal=[[Blade (magazine)|Blade]] |date=2006-09-01 |pages=30–37 |volume=33 |issue=9 }}</ref><ref name="LL"/> 

The heads weigh anywhere from {{convert|9| to |20|oz|g|abbr=on}}, with a cutting edge usually not much longer than {{convert|4|in|cm|spell=in}} from toe to heel.<ref name="SSH" /> 

The poll can feature a hammer, spike, or may simply be rounded off, and they usually do not have lugs.<ref name="PH">{{cite journal |last=Haskew |first=Mike |title=Pipe Hawks |journal=[[Blade (magazine)|Blade]] |date= 2003-09-01 |pages=26–34 |volume=30 |issue=9 }}</ref><ref name="SSH" />