Has the gauntlet been thrown?

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Your right Don and in all fairness, I posted earlier that they didn't look bad, just not my taste. Now....all the hype is another thing. He must have really been an a$$ to have gotten kicked out of the guild. That's kind of hard to do, isn't it?

I'm not sure he isn't making enemies. He is turning a lot of people off and I suspect, giving knife makers a black eye....but worse, he's being made fun of. That's a shame for someone that can make good knives regardless of the style. That's one of the biggest issues with making fighters. They have to be marketed tastefully.
 
Changed my mind............Don't think I will email him. If he is truly some kind of Mystic Oriental Master + 5 squared by the angle of the dangle, multiplied by the cube-of-the-tube, and divided by the heat-of-the-meat, then he can look this thread up like everybody else and stand on his own.

Me............I just enjoy makin' blades.

Yours Truly------------Master 2X4 plus 6.... "Robert"
 
Jeez!
It has been a single friggen day, and this thing is has four pages!
We like making knives, and he likes showing them off, and working 2000F steel and fires with his shirt off, in what looks like polyester pants. I'm betting that he's caught his ball on fire once or twice that way.
 
peter ryt said:
in what looks like polyester pants.
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And just what's wrong with polyester pants? I have several pair with bell-bottoms left over from the 70's that I grind in every day. (I save my best ones for when I go to Wal-Mart) :D :D :D

Robert - Master 2 X 4 plus 6
 
There is no good going to come from hammering this guy despite the outrageous claims he makes. This forum is above that.
 
peter nap said:
Oh yeah Trick.....sure I was drooling over the Count....I'm old but not that old.
I guess it's OK to link someone Else's Avatar.
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Now that Gentlemen...is a proper Avatar.
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Yeah but is she a real highly dangerous flesh eater like his knives are... :p
 
Dang, I hang out at a gun forum all day, and look what I missed.:eek: ;)
Started to remind me of the Rosta Frei thread.;) :D

Hesparus, I've seen the comparison of the steel in katana's as pretty close to 1050.
That's just a carbon comparison, because the 1050 is bar stock, and not folded multiple time as original blades were in Japan, and IIRC, was done to introduce carbon during the forging process.


Kit, were you referring to that doctor who had a warranty of 500 years on his blades? The one that made them with the magic file of life?

IIRC, Busse is now the keeper of the file, and has to honor the warranty of the good doctors two completed knives, for 500 years.:eek: ;) :D
 
The hype leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth, but I have no problem with some of the claims.

A few thoughts:

I have cleanly cut 2.5"-3" green limbs myself...as have several others in the Himalayan Imports forum. Of course, we're using 20"+ khukuris made specifically to chop wood.

But the wood chips in the photo are a bit disturbing....and the blade does seem a bit too light to chop effectively. On true "chopper" khukuris the balance is at least 3-4 inches(or more) in front of the bolster.



What about John Fitch and his two-cut 2x4 claim?

I have seen him do it in 4 cuts - in person - with an ABS test blade. He told me that doing it in two requires a knife larger than the rules allow. Makes sense, don't it?

Which brings me to what really makes all the difference in cutting:

Technique



Someone mentioned Angel Sword and what he does is probably 2/3 technique, 1/3 knife. The same could be said for the rope cuts.

Ed Schempp did 11 (or 12) one-inch ropes a while back....why couldn't somebody do 14?

With how tight he had them bound in that photograph, it eliminates a lot of the rope-cutting limitations.



But, like the rest of you....I have a hard time swallowing anything force-fed to me....I'd prefer to see an independant party test the blade and confirm the results...or just have no hype at all.


In art school we had a saying "Let the work speak for itself".
 
Yah Roosko, do that 70's thing! Anyway, polyester melts, which hurts, and an avil happens to reside along waist. Hot metal does bad things when mixed with anything but cotton.
 
With his anvil as low as it is, it's no wonder he's that hunched over in the pics of him later in life. That'll mess ya up bad....

I wont make any of the other comments that I could, but I don't need to either. he kinda reminds me of that kid in high school who got really good at one thing, and then thought he'd mastered everything else by assosciation.

He could probably whip me too, but I'd just shoot him if he tried :) .45 kills people 3 to 1 over spirit blades made of samuri steel

Tony
 
Daniel Koster said:
The hype leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth, but I have no problem with some of the claims.

A few thoughts:

I have cleanly cut 2.5"-3" green limbs myself...as have several others in the Himalayan Imports forum. Of course, we're using 20"+ khukuris made specifically to chop wood.

But the wood chips are a bit disturbing....and the blade does seem a bit too light to chop effectively. On our khukuris that do cut like that well....the balance is at least 3-4 inches(or more) in front of the bolster.

What about John Fitch and his two-cut 2x4 claim?

I have seen him do it in 4 cuts - in person - with an ABS test blade. He told me that doing it in two requires a knife larger than the rules allow. Makes sense, don't it?

Which brings me to what really makes all the difference in cutting:

Technique



Someone mentioned Angel Sword and what he does is probably 2/3 technique, 1/3 knife. The same could be said for the rope cuts.

Ed Schempp did 11 (or 12) one-inch ropes a while back....why couldn't somebody do 14?

With how tight he had them bound, it eliminates a lot of the rope-cutting limitations.



But, like the rest of you....I have a hard time swallowing anything force-fed me....I'd rather than some independant party tested the blade and was able to confirm the results.
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Dan I agree about some of his cuts being possible, I have cut branches that big... with a 20" AK or a 21"Ganga Ram (each over 3lbs in weight). Of course since he out cuts everyone by 3 then he should be able to cut a 6" branch and 33 ropes. I'm just saying... :p
 
He could probably whip me too, but I'd just shoot him if he tried .45 kills people 3 to 1 over spirit blades made of samuri steel
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That's great!
Reminds me of the timet that I asked my dad what would be his favorite weapon in a fight. I said that a katana would be great. He looked at me and said, "Well son, I'm assuming that a cruiz missle would work good in this situation, otherwise, a SmithandWesson, or my Glock." It got a sour look from me, but hey, it's true.
 
peter nap said:
best ones for when I go to Wal-Mart)

You gonna take that Tracy ? :footinmou ;)
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no because I see it every day, usually driving one of those little scooters-- :)
 
Tracey,
Never fear. I'm keeping an eye on this thread. Nothing may come of it, but with all the hype that has been laid down, hopefully nothing will come of the hype either.
It's been a good lesson in advertising and marketing, I think.
Kit
 
I finally looked at this thing. This is too good. I hope tomorrow I find time to read all of this thread. I can use a little entertainment.

RL
 
I've got to admit to liking the design of the "Spirit blade", but his hype is a little over the top. I've never handled one of his knives or seen one in person, so who knows? I have handled a few knives by diferant that while some were a little rough on fit and finish just fit my hand like it grew there. Unfortunatly the BS kills it for me.

I'd like to see an independant test with several custom makers with a few of his blades and see how they compare, I'll bet there's not that much(if any)differance in performance.

On the other hand it looks like he actualy does some testing so that's a good thing. I wonder if maybe he is just comparing to factory knives? That may explain the 3-1 thing.
 
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