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The cutting compitition. It was amazing what these guys can do with a well made knife.
The compitition started with the Judges and crew explaining the safety rules and point system while the table and targets were set up. Five different targets with bonus points for some targets finishing up with an all or nothing hanging rope cut.
First was the 2x4 cutting. Man the wood chips were flying! Big John Fitch blazed through his in about 10 seconds for 1st place. MIke Bauer was the slowest with a minute plus. He got a lot of encouragement from the crowd. He gave it his best. At the end he was winded. Just goes to show it's not as easy as it looks.
Next was the stacked coke can cut. One empty can stacked on top of a full one. Cut through the top can and leave the bottom can gets ya points.
Then was a new challange...a plunger put on the wet table top...cut through it without having the cup lose its suction. Since nne of the competators had seen this one before they had to turn their backs till it was their turn to try it. The announcer said it was doable but no one did it at this contest.
Next was a water bottle cut. Cut an empty water bottle top to bottom. If they cut it from the cap to the bottom and had the two pieces of cap stay on their respective halves they got bonus points.
The final cut was the rope cut. points for each rope that they cut. They had to call how many ropes they would cut before hand. Cut all the called ropes they got the points... not a complete cut...no points.
Now on to the pics... Pic one is of the crew setting things up and the contestants turning in their knives for inspection. Pic #2 is a small part of the crowd. Dead center sitting is PhilL. Pic #3 is of the contestants.
The cutting compitition. It was amazing what these guys can do with a well made knife.
The compitition started with the Judges and crew explaining the safety rules and point system while the table and targets were set up. Five different targets with bonus points for some targets finishing up with an all or nothing hanging rope cut.
First was the 2x4 cutting. Man the wood chips were flying! Big John Fitch blazed through his in about 10 seconds for 1st place. MIke Bauer was the slowest with a minute plus. He got a lot of encouragement from the crowd. He gave it his best. At the end he was winded. Just goes to show it's not as easy as it looks.
Next was the stacked coke can cut. One empty can stacked on top of a full one. Cut through the top can and leave the bottom can gets ya points.
Then was a new challange...a plunger put on the wet table top...cut through it without having the cup lose its suction. Since nne of the competators had seen this one before they had to turn their backs till it was their turn to try it. The announcer said it was doable but no one did it at this contest.
Next was a water bottle cut. Cut an empty water bottle top to bottom. If they cut it from the cap to the bottom and had the two pieces of cap stay on their respective halves they got bonus points.
The final cut was the rope cut. points for each rope that they cut. They had to call how many ropes they would cut before hand. Cut all the called ropes they got the points... not a complete cut...no points.
Now on to the pics... Pic one is of the crew setting things up and the contestants turning in their knives for inspection. Pic #2 is a small part of the crowd. Dead center sitting is PhilL. Pic #3 is of the contestants.
