The True History of the tomahawk, whilst most people believe the tomahawk to be of Native American origin, the truth may shock you. It was actually invented in Ireland! Tom O'Hawk and his brother Paddy from Ballingarry, travelled to the Americas in the 17th century. There they introduced the tomahawk and the sport of axe throwing to the natives. Pictured above is the very axe that Tom and Paddy brought back with them. It has been handed down through generations. Although the head has obviously been replaced several times, as has the handle. His brother Paddy was a great shot, and his accuracy enraged the locals hence the expression " throwing a Paddy" 

Nice axe, I really like the double bottle opener option. Shouldn't it be green?

Frosty The Lucky.

25 minutes ago, Frosty said:

 

Haha, I hadn't even noticed that.  the best thing about history is making it up  I think Abraham Lincoln said that.

 

Oh yeah, like I say so often, it's not an accident that black smithing and bull shooting share the abbreviation. 

3 minutes ago, Hephaestus Smith said:

I think Abraham Lincoln said that.

He did . . . now. 

Or, "Get your facts right then make up what you want," to paraphrase Hal Clemens AKA Mark Twain. 

Will Rogers was another man with a creative memory and sense of history. 

Frosty The Lucky.

I used to work with a lady, I won’t say she told lies, but, she would not let the truth get in the way of a good story!!!

Perhaps it was really Tom O'Bedlam ?

I always liked how Jerry Clower used to describe one of th Ledbetter kids - he’d rather climb a tree to tell a lie than stand in front of you to tell the truth. 

The kid was just setting the stage for a TALL tale. 

Frosty The Lucky.

Now you are just pining for more from Old Hickory

That's knot a funny way to switch. 

Frosty The Lucky.

I'm going to log those under the deserves extra punishment column.

Ye lads are cracking me up  I don't mean to be a sap, but these puns are getting a bit wooden.

 

Are you happy you checked Thomas's trunkated post? 

Frosty The Lucky.

I'll leaf that one alone!

Better check that post for splits.

Wasn't in maul'd enough?

Haven't we branched off the subject? 

 

I'll take a hack at getting us back on target; if this doesn't throw you.

Thomas - you mean trying to get to the root of the original posting?

This fell apart quickly. Hew knew that might happen?

Might take a bit to hone this one back into shape. 

It'll be a big job should we take out adze in the paper?

Frosty The Lucky.

Your just driving a wedge into this topic and splintering it. I’ll Froe you a softball to get this back on topic with plane truths 

Well this is getting hawkward, I can't get a handle on the post at all.

 

He beamed proudly.

Frosty The Lucky.

Walking the line is a snap Thomas said gesturing broadly.