Another use for utility knife blades..

StuntDouble

StuntDouble

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As I was standing around waiting for a water tank to fill up, I found an old blade from a Stanley utility knife laying on a counter. Just for the heck of it, I set a large piece of styrofoam insulation against the wall, and threw the blade just as you would throw a regular knife. Imagine my surprise when the blade stuck, half of it buried within the styrofoam. I tried it a few more times, finding that I could stick the blade just about every time. This even worked at a distance of 10-15 ft.

I would make sure I was wearing long pants, and some sort of eye protection if I did this again though. There were a few times that I missed, and the blade came bouncing back toward my legs with a bit of velocity.
 
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Bambooleaf,

I wish I could tell you. It did seem like it was doing an awful lot of spinning as it flew toward the target.
 
Gosh, spinning styles are hard to throw for me, I have to be at the right distance for the rotation and stuff. I am too lazy to throw like that anymore so I just do no turn throws, no rotation or very slow rotation.

I applaud anyone who can do turning throws well! It is quite the skill.
 
Bambooleaf,

I wish I could provide more info. I don't really know much about the mechanics and terms associated with knife throwing. I just figured I'd give it a shot and see what happened. I was stunned the blade stuck at all, due to the fact they really don't have any weight. I was actually able to stick it in a 4x4 a few times. Remember, this was a dull blade.

The method I use is, hold the blade by one corner, with the edge perpindicular to the ground and toward the target. Then I just use an overhand throw. Sometimes I'll get the throw right, and sometimes it's off. I've also had luck using a frisbee throw, which was also surprising.
 
Bambooleaf said:
Gosh, spinning styles are hard to throw for me, I have to be at the right distance for the rotation and stuff. I am too lazy to throw like that anymore so I just do no turn throws, no rotation or very slow rotation.

I applaud anyone who can do turning throws well! It is quite the skill.
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Correction: I should applaud anyone who can do spinless throws! It is quite the skill. :D

Congrates to Chris Mapp! Seems like you have better luck in starting up knife throwing that I do.:thumbup:
 
So I've been playing around with throwing the utility blades for a bit, and I'm finding it's very easy to stick them since they effectively have two edges, and four points. If you miss with one, you're liable to hit the target with another. They also seem to twist as well as rotate in flight.

It's definitely a good idea to use a soft target, as you're likely to break off the tips in a wooden one.

Has anyone else given it a try yet?
 
:eek: You guys ever see the Systema 'Knife Fighting & Throwing' tape?

Don't get me started on Systema, btw. I know, I know... I was given the tape, I didn't buy it.

My point is, there is a very brief demo of a guy putting a double edged razor on his finger and flicking it into a wood target. With some accuracy, I might add. This was probably the most impressive part of the tape to me.

The voiceover describes some practicioners putting 2 halves of such a razor into the mouth and spitting them into their opponent's eyes. I might try the finger flick but the spitting sounds a lil dicey
 
Raggedyman said:
The voiceover describes some practicioners putting 2 halves of such a razor into the mouth and spitting them into their opponent's eyes.
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I wonder when you have the time to carefully place a razor blade in your mouth, position it, and aim before the other guy pastes you right in that mouth with his fist.

This seems like a stage trick--possibly useful, but tactically unlikely--done more for the video than for practicality. Raggedyman is right to be a little wary of this one.

Generally, you have less than .4 - .5 seconds to respond to an attack. That's not a lot of time for anyone.
 
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