ESEE Junglas - Throwing

DedRok said:
To many judgemental people on these forums.

It's his knife, his life.. let him do what he wants with it.
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Yeah this.... its his knife he can do whatever he wants with it. if he blunted the edge and used it as a spatula for icing giant wedding cakes i wouldn't care. It seems like alot of people on this forum have a set mission to take as much fun out of the knife collecting hobby as they can.

I think its a fun vid :thumbup:
 
CrimsonTideShooter said:
Just so you know, there has been much contention surrounding ESEE and people throwing their knives. You just so happened to fall into it without knowing (or maybe you did know?) so you're going to hear it from a lot of people who love ESEE knives, and hate to see their warranty being abused. People throw the knives, break them, then turn around and scam ESEE into replacing the knife. Not saying you'd do that, just telling you why people don't like seeing it.
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How is this abusing the warrenty, its not much worse than batoning or digging with the knife. I think with a no questions asked warranty they are in fact proclaiming that the knife can stand up to hard use. If it were otherwise then this warranty makes no sense at all. Are you saying that it is up to the user to decide what the warranty covers?

This is not a D-test deliberately breaking the knife. This throwing is causing as much stress as tip-first batoning, or a hard stab.
 
there are plenty of big knives out there that will work okay for throwing, if you're not really worried about breaking them in the event that a throw goes wrong. Generally, i would only want to throw a knife with a full tang and solid scales... soft handle materials don't last long under that kind of abuse

that said, if the man wants to throw his knife, more power to him. I've found that large choppers have a throwing profile a lot more like a hawk than a smaller knife.

I can put any normal sized knife into a target tip first 19 times out of 20 if not more at distances from 10 to 20 feet. The choppers that i've thrown all have to be thown handle first and tend to have a more blade forward (rather than point forward) strike into the target.
 
Finally someone as dumb as me but with more money to waste. :)
Thanks for the vid. I've always wanted to see how it would do but have been too sheepish to try.
 
It's your knife man, do what you want. I wouldn't do it, as the Junglas would make a much better "truck knife" than "throw-away", but again, it's yours:) The Junglas makes a great trail clearing blade, so you may find it works better than the Busse for some things. take care.
 
He said "let me know what you think." People let him know what they thought. If he didn't want comments, he shouldn't post on internet forums but should abuse his knives in private.
 
personally i find nothing wrong with your video. if you want to have fun, by all means have fun. obviously you know the value of your knife if you are willing to pay for another one, i dont understand how the hell everyone else fails to see this basic point.
 
I like the video; it's better then the stuff we where someone strips the coating, stains the blade with mustard and A1 and then makes it a safe queen...
 
smokeylovesmolly said:
no offense, but its my money. if it breaks, i'll be the one spending my hard earned cash on another one. i just bought a Busse FFBM, so now the junglas is my "throw away knife" now, and the busse will by my chopper.
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Throw the FFBM. Trust me, you will not break that one. If you are bad enough, you can loosen the flared handle tubes. But some guys have thousands and thousands of throws with no issues.

I threw my FBMLE before I got the KZII and sold the FBMLE.

With the .32 thicnkess and the saber grind, the FFBM is a nice heavy chunk of throwing fun!



Joshua J. said:
Hmm, now I need to start throwing one of my Scrapyard knives just to see if I can break it...
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I bet you a dollar you won't break a scrapyard. You might chew up the res-c handles though.
 
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have you ever thrown the ZKII?

if so, how do they throw? my CS kukri machete throws as well as most of my hawks, but i'd imagine a thicker kuk would be awesome
 
brandonc said:
How is this abusing the warrenty, its not much worse than batoning or digging with the knife. I think with a no questions asked warranty they are in fact proclaiming that the knife can stand up to hard use. If it were otherwise then this warranty makes no sense at all. Are you saying that it is up to the user to decide what the warranty covers?

This is not a D-test deliberately breaking the knife. This throwing is causing as much stress as tip-first batoning, or a hard stab.
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ESEE has emphatically said that throwing their knives is abuse. Pretty much everything else isn't.
 
OP asked us to share what we think. I think throwing hardened steel knives makes very little sense and demonstrates a high level of irresponsibility. I can only guess that Hollywood is to blame for people wanting to throw modern "survival" knives.

I find many handguns to be very balanced and presume that they would all be very easy to throw. Additionally, I see handguns being thrown in movies after a person runs out of ammunition...but I believe it to be a depiction of desperation added for dramatic effect that is no more ridiculous than showing someone throw a hardened steel knife that was not tempered specifically for throwing.
 
Meh, there are all kinds of knives that would be perfectly adequate to throw if you're good enough at it... in a combat situation, i don't believe i'd be interested in throwing my knives, but i have no doubt that i COULD throw most knives with lethal precision

but again, CAN do it, is not the same thing as "should" do it.
 
BePrepared said:
Meh, there are all kinds of knives that would be perfectly adequate to throw if you're good enough at it... in a combat situation, i don't believe i'd be interested in throwing my knives, but i have no doubt that i COULD throw most knives with lethal precision

but again, CAN do it, is not the same thing as "should" do it.
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This right here. I mean...if he has the money to waste, of course it is his call. No one can actually tell him to do anything. But we can tell him how foolish it is to do such a thing, because that is our right, especially as knife lovers, rather than knife abusers. A lot of people like ESEE knives, and see throwing something like that as wasteful and personally I would also say disrespectful to the knife itself. You don't turn your old gun into a throwaway and beat it up when you get a new one, you don't turn your car into a throwaway, and most people I know wouldn't even do that with old tools, unless they're just broken. I mean this kid can do what he wants for sure. But to come on a knife forum and think we're going to approve of him abusing an awesome knife just because he got a newer, more expensive one? C'mon, get real. It's my inclination to think that anyone who ceases to value their tools when they buy something new is too spoiled to appreciate them in the first place. Just my two cents. I have a Junglas myself, and I beat the crap out of it, out in the woods, using it as intended. I expect it to last a hell of a long time, and I see no reason to upgrade to a Busse, as long as I don't do anything ridiculous like throwing it at a stump.:rolleyes:
 
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