Frank: The reason that your handles do not break is because you rarely hit the target. It hard to break a handle when it has a nice soft bed of pine needles or...
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Frank V. Rago
ikon@...
Aug 1, 2000 4:22 pm
Eryk, I find it hard to believe that you lose knives, maybe if you are throwing with your feet. Just for the folks out there I will let them in on something. ...
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Esmith7051@...
Aug 1, 2000 6:07 pm
Frank: Thanks for reliving one of my lucky days. Actually, I pay too much for throwers to either me or my wife to loose one. My neighbors stop by from time to...
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ray vandeninden
ray.vandeninden@...
Aug 1, 2000 7:38 pm
hello, can you tell me how to unsuscribe from this list?? many thanks in advance, ray ... From: Ed Nelson <eenelso@...> To: <thrower@egroups.com> Sent:...
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Craig Barrett
karegh@...
Aug 2, 2000 1:37 am
Thanks Ed! I gotta agree with you. A lot of the other stuff on this board is pretty cool. When I was with this group before, I picked up quite a few tips on...
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Craig Barrett
karegh@...
Aug 2, 2000 1:41 am
I noticed that there is a chat feature now on Egroups. Does this group ever set up a chat time to discuss things? If so, when is this set for. I would be...
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Ed Nelson
eenelso@...
Aug 2, 2000 2:23 am
Kind of into the mountain man thing, Knives & hawks but we do have a couple of accuflites Easy sticks though we destroyed the first two shafts, they sent some...
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Craig A Barrett
karegh@...
Aug 3, 2000 2:34 am
Eryk, On losing your knives...don't feel too bad. I live in an apartment, and I have sheets of plywood up behind and beside my target to keep from punching my...
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Craig A Barrett
karegh@...
Aug 3, 2000 2:40 am
I learned to throw the knife first, and got into throwing the hawk later when my brother and I started to attend some of the smaller buckskinning rendevous. I...
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Frank V. Rago
ikon@...
Aug 3, 2000 2:41 am
I just can not feel bad for Eryk. Take it from a guy who helped him load his target in the back of his truck, the target took up the whole back of the truck. ...
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CChrist373@...
Aug 3, 2000 2:57 am
Hello All, Anyone on the list recall in one of the many catalogs we all seem to get seeing a mini tomahwk, maybe called the mouse throwing hawk or something ...
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Tim Valentine
comlogic@...
Aug 3, 2000 3:34 am
Jas. Townsend has a mouse hawk, they are on the web. Most any hawk maker will offer this smaller version sometimes called a squaw or mouse hawk. Usually 2/3...
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Ed Nelson
eenelso@...
Aug 3, 2000 4:08 am
We are in Kalispell Montana, Northwestern part of the state. Not far from where the nationals rendezvous will be next year. Trying to accumulate all our period...
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gpschub@...
Aug 3, 2000 11:03 am
I think Dixie Gun Works in Union City, Tn. may have them-don't have a current catalog, but I'm pretty sure they used to. Also, see them pretty frequently at...
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madinmd@...
Aug 3, 2000 11:52 am
The Atlanta Cutlery catalog offers both a full-sized tomahawk and a smaller, "mini" hawk. Both items are VERY reasonably priced (less than $20/item)....
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madinmd@...
Aug 3, 2000 12:01 pm
Lon Chaney (Senior) once made a film in which he played an armless knife thrower in a carnival. Check it out!...
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John L Bailey
bahamajohn@...
Aug 3, 2000 12:11 pm
Hi Michael... I have a number of "Mouse hawks" in inventor, I just don't have them up on the page. I think what I need to do is have a clearance sale and clear...
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Burl Carl
burl.carl@...
Aug 3, 2000 4:04 pm
When throwing a knife, whether underhand or overhand, there will be some degree of rotation involved. The only way to avoid it is if you can throw it...
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KNIFETHRWR@...
Aug 3, 2000 10:14 pm
In a message dated 8/3/00 9:05:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time, burl.carl@... writes: << Usually have to make it a double from 25 feet or beyond. Rick...
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Craig A Barrett
karegh@...
Aug 3, 2000 11:14 pm
First rendevous my brother and I attended was Babaugo Creek, in northern Indiana. We set up a canvas lean-to, and had to bank the fire right in front of it so...
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Craig A Barrett
karegh@...
Aug 3, 2000 11:21 pm
Have you tried Three Rivers Trading Post, in Independence? They should be right there in your neighborhood. The address is 11014 Winner Road. Hours 12:00 to...
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John G
j_galla@...
Aug 3, 2000 11:54 pm
... to get ... something ... Have you checked out Flying Cloud Trading they have some posted on the web site listed. I hope this helps.John ...
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John L Bailey
bahamajohn@...
Aug 4, 2000 2:01 am
RICKS ALIVE........ He didn't get swallowed up by some fault line, after all! Glade to have you back. Like Rick said; I have seen Burl chuck that 30 + ounce...
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charles fogarty
koato29@...
Aug 4, 2000 1:18 pm
My heel spur is very gradually going away, my cane is discarded along with most of my limp,but occasionally a careless step brings me up short and reminds me...
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Scott Gracia
miwave@...
Aug 4, 2000 7:22 pm
I have a book that mentions an armless knife thrower named Paul Des Muke. He was a feature performer in 1938 for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Ya...
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KNIFETHRWR@...
Aug 4, 2000 7:34 pm
In a message dated 8/4/00 12:28:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, miwave@... writes: << I have a book that mentions an armless knife thrower named Paul Des...
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Burl Carl
burl.carl@...
Aug 4, 2000 9:29 pm
That was a pretty wicked underhand triple you showed me at IKTA John. Three spins in under 8 feet. I think a good nickname for it might be "The flying ...
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Matthew Rapaport
quine@...
Aug 5, 2000 9:58 pm
Hi... I think anyone can use the chat feature with other members. I have not had the time to set aside to try chats among us throwers. It would be fun, but...
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vw2
vw2@...
Aug 7, 2000 12:42 am
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cgeddes
cgeddes@...
Aug 7, 2000 5:23 pm
Are there any knife/tomahawk throwers out there in the San Diego Area that are interested in friendly competitions? Hope to hear from you soon. Carl ...
