I travel to colorado on a regular basis and stopped along the tracks which run along side the highway. i found about twenty spikes and they sat in a bucket for a year, until one day i decided to start a couple of knives. after the knives, i watched a couple of videos of guys making tomahawks out of the spikes. However i didnt have a tool to make the hole for the handle. i found an old truck axle and made a 10" punch. the steel was excellent for the tool. i found a broken shovel handle along the road and decided to keep it, just in case i needed it for something. It was great for handle! i just turned it down to a smaller diameter. The cord on the top of the tomahawk is just for decoration, it doesnt hold anything in place. I forged a small metal wedge to hold the handle in place. Its rock solid. I hope you like it.