Hey Vec.
I was going to email the question, but it might benefit others, so. . .
i appreciate that, brother. Thank You.
it's good to get everyone involved in the Hawk Project - that's what i am trying to do. Break the Old Model.
Why recommend a short beard edge, rather than a long one? I'd think so long as you have enough relief behind it to choke up to the head, you'd want a longer edge. More rippin' and slicin' as you pull it out of wherever you stuck it.
that's a great question, brother!
let's brainstorm for a moment about that. - my answers are just based on my thoughts and experiences - i reckon there are a lot of other good ways to do the same thing, so don't be shy, brethren.
i am gonna blow this answer, but i'll give it a try;
short answer? - look at Nature!
there are all sorts of things long-extinct in the ground with
wide teeth, meanwhile, sharks, cats, canine, and even beavers, keep it short.
Pounds per Square Inch (PSI) is the answer to the next question.
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ever tried to cut paper with a polished razor's edge on your favorite blade? it can get out of the way.
as a man who has been in personal combat with a blade, let me tell ya - flesh gets out of the way incredibly
(i didn't learn that the hard way fortunately, i was the guy getting slashed at that time) - and that's just on the outside of the body - vasculature, like those big aortas all the knife instructors orgasm about - they get out of the way even better. - so you are already seeing the advantage of a small bit over a larger one! Marine Knife Combatives used to stress the value of the slow poke over the quick slash. -
more PSI.
- i can get into an enemy neck or thigh with my little BUGs with a push, where it will take me a lot more force
(gross movement, like swings, which leave me vulnerable and slow - it's all about PSI) to get in there with something with a
big bit.
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so what does this mean to hawk beards?
to me, it means i can do one of two things
(with some variations);
(1) i can make a short Shark's Tooth.
(which BTW, also lets you hold the head Cane Style - which is useful in Utility as well as Combatives - if there was only a little choil under a longer edge, you would cause chaos to yourself gripping the head probably, especially during extraction if the butt spike got lodged in an enemy eye socket or something - whoopsgettin'aheadofmyself).
a Smaller Tooth also means WEIGHT SAVINGS usually.
if a good hawk was just a wedge of steel on the end of a stick, that's what i would be doing - but it is not -
a proper hawk is a Ballet of Physics and Engineering. this is why you'll pick up a hawk that looks shit hot and it just sucks in performance, and the opposite too; where you get this humble little hawk and it winds up
with you all the time, because you can get it there, deal with the problems you face, and get home. Don't get me wrong, new features can be very good, but they usually aren't. if i add something to a hawk, with very few exceptions
(aesthetics, for example), i want it to have multiple uses and real value - otherwise it is just another fancy lure catching a fisherman, so to speak.
the Indians new exactly what they were doing when they made TeePees, Hawks, Travois, Antelope Shirts, Buffalo Bows, etc. -
because they were engineers by necessity.
end of Option One.
-OR-
(2) i can SERRATE a longer sharpened under-edge/beard thingy, like an elongated Shark's Tooth.
i would lose the cane-hold ability with the serrated Tooth option, plus without a really good tooth design, the serrations would be delicate - i will no doubt try it anyway.
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plus, the weight gain.
a War Hammer would probably be a great choice for a wider Tooth.
i just hope the War Hammer guy doesn't go against a Hawk guy with a long knife or machete.
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so that's where i am at.
i have a lot of head design ideas, some which include serrations or other features not normally associated with a hawk.
lots to do. - until i get there, i am
BUG'n OUT, MAN!!! :thumbup:
....har....!
vec
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