... kerambits are a thread that myself and a few others have been toying with -and will probabally turn up on weapons soon -don't think they could ever be...
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phil.west@...
Jul 1, 1999 1:41 pm
... Makes me wonder how this chinese thing was used though -go home and read the book again I guess Phil ... @kcl.ac.uk...
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charles fogarty
koato29@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 3, 1999 1:13 am
I wrote about 10 days ago about the rotational problems I was having I had been throwing 1 turn from 12 ft, handle throw, then backing up to 18 ft (handle...
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matthew j. rapaport
mjr@xxx.xxxx
Jul 3, 1999 12:17 pm
Hi Everyone... I'm leaving town for a week, will be out of touch. No throwing alas, all family business. Only weapon I'm taking is my sling. They'll let that...
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Reiki Sunblade
rcmarotz@xxx.xxxx
Jul 3, 1999 9:08 pm
People have debated a lot of this over time, and I thought I'd like to bring it up here. Throwing (knives, hawks, petrified stuffed geese, etc) is a sport...
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Jason Chasse
jchasse@xxx.xxxx
Jul 3, 1999 10:01 pm
It seems strange, but for me when I was a young boy I could not throw rocks well. But when I throw knives it seems that I can tell by feel where to hold the...
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Caren Rago
ikon@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 4, 1999 3:38 am
I think that once you get use to a certain knife and hawk and get the feel you have 3/4 of the throwing done. I stick with 14" pioneer style knives and a...
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ChristianThiel@xxxxxx...
ChristianThiel@xxxxxx...
Jul 4, 1999 11:12 am
... What`s this famous expert? Christian Thiel (Germany)...
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ChristianThiel@xxxxxx...
ChristianThiel@xxxxxx...
Jul 4, 1999 11:17 am
... That is, only if you can get hold of that "tubular webbing" in sufficient size, which I couldn`t. But the system is OK, I sew it together and made a...
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Chris Smith
whipcracker@xxxxxxxxx...
Jul 4, 1999 7:39 pm
... is ... talent ... I've been to a contest where I stood amidst three knifethrowers that were each saying that they were the "Best Knifethrower In The World"...
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Chris Smith
whipcracker@xxxxxxxxx...
Jul 4, 1999 7:51 pm
Whipcrackers, crack your whip today (Happy 4th of July Americans! --- and you Canadians, Happy July 2nd!). These are free sonic holidays, with cracks and pops...
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phil.west@xxx.xx.xxx
Jul 3, 1999 4:51 pm
On Sun, 04 Jul 1999 13:17:24 +0200 Christian Thiel <ChristianThiel@...> ... I think sewing normal webbing into a tube should work -no reason why the...
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phil.west@xxx.xx.xxx
Jul 3, 1999 4:53 pm
... There is an acid test Chris -you get the person's significant other to stand in front of the target and ask them to throw around -this will tell you alot...
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Chris Smith
whipcracker@xxxxxxxxx...
Jul 5, 1999 10:48 pm
2 Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 13:17:24 +0200 From: ChristianThiel@... (Christian Thiel) ... could ... Might get rid of that dangle by putting a grommet or...
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phil.west@xxx.xx.xxx
Jul 6, 1999 1:38 pm
... I've tried the rig Chris suggests -very nice -but consider making the belt tie down with something with more give than paracord-allows you to move more...
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ChristianThiel@xxxxxx...
ChristianThiel@xxxxxx...
Jul 6, 1999 9:51 pm
Sorry if this message comes twice, my mail-programm crashed during sending. ... This tubular webbing is a special climbing-rope and is quite handy for holding...
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ChristianThiel@xxxxxx...
ChristianThiel@xxxxxx...
Jul 6, 1999 9:49 pm
... I tried to carry the knife under my armpit, because when I carry it on my back, it always shows through my shirt/pullover (even thick wool pullis) if I...
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phil.west@xxx.xx.xxx
Jul 7, 1999 5:52 pm
On Tue, 06 Jul 1999 23:51:38 +0200 Christian Thiel <ChristianThiel@...> ... This still isn't a thrower topic, but since it is quiet. I've a couple of...
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Ed Sackett
sackett@xxx.xxx.xxxxx...
Jul 7, 1999 3:20 pm
Just got back from a cruise along a little piece of the Alaskan coast. In the museum at Anchorage, I spent some time studying (well, peering into a glass case)...
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ereztec@xxxx.xxxxx.xx...
Jul 7, 1999 2:24 pm
You could look at Stone's Glossary Page 124 fig. 162 for similar item. Yours Shai...
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ChristianThiel@xxxxxx...
ChristianThiel@xxxxxx...
Jul 7, 1999 5:04 pm
... You are right, the tube was just a cover, but I could by no means complete the task to sew rubber-band to a ring and then to the end of some tube, it would...
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Reiki Sunblade
rcmarotz@xxx.xxxx
Jul 7, 1999 7:45 pm
well...i'm disappointed now... got a set of 3 model 79s...nice knives. I'm slightly disappointed with my performance however. Those knives don't throw very...
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Jason Chasse
jchasse@xxx.xxxx
Jul 7, 1999 9:13 pm
Yes that is one of the reasons I make my own, so it does not hurt the wallet so much when they get destroyed. Jason ... From: Reiki Sunblade <rcmarotz@...>...
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Scott Gracia
miwave@xxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 7, 1999 9:54 pm
I had the same problems! I bought a set of Bullseye Bowies with the micarta handles, (I think its called micarta). They were beautiful when I opened the box ...
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Chris Smith
whipcracker@xxxxxxxxx...
Jul 7, 1999 11:17 pm
... [SNIP] ... There are 2 ways that I am aware that this is accomplished by kydex sheath makers Christian. These are U.S. solutions though: 1.) The knife is...
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PoolRev@xxx.xxx
Jul 8, 1999 9:50 am
Re. hitting each. Be happy...sometimes I can't even find the target. Certainly you have a consistent throw. Just be sure the first one hits the bullseye....
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charles fogarty
koato29@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 8, 1999 12:45 pm
It's nice to have a consistent throw and hitting your own knives is a symptom of that altho not all that welcome. You have received good advice already such as...
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matthew j. rapaport
mjr@xxx.xxxx
Jul 8, 1999 10:40 pm
... Good suggestion. ... Yep, http://www.crl.com/~mjr/makehandle.html The tape idea works too, but ultimately you can't avoid all dings on your knives unless...
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matthew j. rapaport
mjr@xxx.xxxx
Jul 8, 1999 10:49 pm
I think your "talent limit" is often higher than one might think, but ultimately, your "skill limit" (what you get from PRACTICE, DETERMINED MOTIVATION, etc)...
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Neal G. Krugman
nealkrugman@xxxxxxxxx...
Jul 9, 1999 4:56 am
My smart alec reply No Problem with the back showing Just machine a 1.000 groove in your back.....Sorry Now I will go away quietly ' Neal K...
