Busse throwing.

Great idea gimmegr. A lot of people are in the process of tearing out giant, old trees as they remodel. Maybe I'll get lucky.

Here are a few pics...

These two pics show the grip I used. I am no expert knife thrower so this may be wrong but it works for me. I made sure I extended my arm completely while doing this. And I varied my distance a little but not enough to say I am comfortable at several ranges. That just means I need more practice. Oh darn. ;)
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If you guys want, I could do a quick clip where you can actually see me throw the knife so you can see my body mechanics. But again, I am no expert. Just a beginner.
Here is a pic of the tip. Unphased other than coating revoval. :)
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Anyway, this was just fun and a good cure for cabin fevor as I was stuck at my house all day yesterday.
 
Cobalt said:
Just drive out to Rancho Cucamonga near 19th and Miliken area right after a good santa ana wind storm. You will find many fallen trees out there. That is where I use to go get wood. Take a chain saw to make quick work of it. There are a lot of Big Eucalyptus trees out there.

good thread by the way. It's amazing if you really think about it. I have been throwing my hollow rivet mistress for around 8 years or more and I never even thought that it would break, but if you listen to what people will tell you, they will say that a high Rc knife should not be thrown because they can break. Typical throwing knives are mid/hi 40's to low 50's in hardness, to make sure they don't shatter. I have shttered many knives over the years. Cold Steel's Carbon V was notorious. So was ontario. If they had been softer it would probably been ok.
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Thanks for the tree info Cobalt. I know that area. Not far from me at all. "COME ON WIND"! :)
 
Hey guys. I just went out into the yard and made a quick clip showing me actually throwing my NO-E. Probably not the best form and all but I am not a "knife thrower". Just having fun.

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I decided to go for the whole deal and start with a draw. Not a quick draw yet but fun none the less. :)
 
Ok try not to laugh too hard, here is a pick of me getting ready to throw my BM-E. I had lots of good video of me throwing it and my favorite hatchet but I some how deleted them from my camera while trying to upload them onto the computer. I'll try to make some more actual videos tomorrow. btw, I have discovered that I am much more proficient with the hatchet(sticking it about 9 out of 10 times) than with the BM-E (sticking it only about 3 out of 10 times) I guess it just takes practice:thumbup:

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WVHILLS said:
I had lots of good video of me throwing it and my favorite hatchet but I some how deleted them from my camera while trying to upload them onto the computer.
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LOL. :p

I did the exact same thing yesterday some how. :D

I can't wait to see the BM-E being tossed. :thumbup:
 
Since some of you seem so close, they're doing a major street widening on Cherry Ave. in Fontana just south of the 10 freeway (between Slover and Jurupa). LOTS of eucalyptus and whatever else cut down. I don't have anything that would cut (or lift) a nice trunk like Cobalt's though. (Wow- that sounded wrong)
 
Tyrkon Lawson said:
Grip: I will take a pic later to illustrate. Pics say things I can't. :)

Trunk: Yeah, I definately need that. The stupid plywood I was using had a lot of flex and bounce. Many, many times I hit it tip first but it would bounce back because of this. A "Cobalt" style trunk would rule. I'm not sure where to look in my area though. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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They're not unknown out here. Unfortunately, the cost of shipping them would be prohibitive. Still, if ye seek -- ye shall find.
 
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