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JGarrison Knives

JGarrison Knives

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This is Brian of Okuden sheaths doing good work at the competition. I personally and several others Ive talked to think he was robbed. He wasnt the fastest but one of only 2 of 6 contestents, as I recall, who actually got every section completed. I didnt get them all taped but I should have. Sorry about the shakiness, I was holding the camera up above my head.

 
That looks like super duty fun! :thumbup: Great Job Brian! I would like to join the fun next time :D
 
Cool! My wrist would have fallen off after that! What knife was that he was using?
 
that was very cool!


thanks Jeremy.



way to go Brian!
 
That looked great fun and well worth taking part in.

Is there a list of the tests? From watching I saw:
1) 2x4" chop
2) Hanging A4 paper slice
3) Empty coke can chop
4) 10 bottles of water slice
5) 1" hanging manilla rope cut
6) (Rolling ping pong ball cut?)
7) 3x1" hanging manilla rope cut
8) Upside down bottle of water cut
9) (Drinking straw cut?)
10) 2x4" chop

I can't make it to Blade West so I can always hold my own mini-comp in my workshop with a friend or 2.
 
gimmejr said:
From what I understand the choppers had to make there own knife or be sponsored by a knifemaker.
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I saw that knife he made and it wasn't all that big. I'd say not bigger than a SHBM with a slightly taller blade.
 
Thanks for sharing the video. I got called back to my table before Brian got his turn. The competition was pretty good :) The free hanging sheet of paper and the straw cut were tough! I don't think many foklks got through them let alone both. The straw was a "bendy" straw and had to be cut above the corrugated section! The other thing that was getting folks on time was the 2X4s. Those were some of the toughest I have seen used in competitions before. They were all equal so noone had an advantage but they appeared to cut like preassure treated boards than regular ole pine.
 
Number 3 was sections of cardboard tubes they had to cut in half as they lie flat.

Number 6 were golf balls they had to hit while rolling out of a tube.

RoyalM said:
Is there a list of the tests? From watching I saw:
1) 2x4" chop
2) Hanging A4 paper slice
3) Empty coke can chop
4) 10 bottles of water slice
5) 1" hanging manilla rope cut
6) (Rolling ping pong ball cut?)
7) 3x1" hanging manilla rope cut
8) Upside down bottle of water cut
9) (Drinking straw cut?)
10) 2x4" chop
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THanks for the vidcap! Looks like fun! He did a great job! I'd love to go through a comp with a Siegle knife! :D Like my Barong!
 
Thanks for the vid, looks like fun! Cool to see my favorite sheath maker at work. I'm not surprised that he did awesome; the quality of everything I have seen from him has been impeccable.
 
Right, time to start walking the dog near the golf course and to maybe think of driving past the carpet shop to see what card tubes they have in the bin outside.

Cheers for the info gimmejr.
 
MORIMOTOM said:
wow!

golf balls normally have a fairly dense core, chopping one and not getting the blade stuck half way through takes some serious bat speed!!!
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Yeah, not to mention that if you don't hit it in the middle: It's shooting off to either side :p
 
To borrow a quote from "The Bully"........HOLY CRAP!!

So much for my "stealth profile"...;)

I timed the 2x4 cuts in the video, and found that the 2nd one took about 40sec....the first only 20. Yup, those were hideously tough boards.

I did miss one golf ball. (Not that hard to cut, you just have to swing through. Contest criteria states that you have to lop off a portion of the cover at minimum)

Ban, yes you should....Skunk...YES!! More cutters is more fun (and WAY more entertaining)!

The knife was one of mine, and made from 1/4" A-2. Due to a minor miscalculation in finishing technique, the bevels were hand lapped to within about .002" of perfectly flat. Not something I want to do on a regular basis.

General specs for knives are:

* Not more than 15" overall
* Not more than 2" wide
* Not more than 10" cutting edge (measured from plunge cut or choil as applicable
* No holes allowed forward of the handle
* Must have sturdy sheath
* Must have a lanyard
* Must have at least one visible pin that passes through scales and tang
* From plunge cut to tip of knife, no swells or bulges

There are some other requirements for production blades (more than 20 and sold to the public). They want some blanks and a finished blade submitted for testing....I was thinking that a FFSH might just be "the ticket". :D

Thanks for posting this Jr! I had been wanting to do a "post game" and was wondering how I'd make that happen.

Thanks to all for kind words!

Back to the grinder!
 
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