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horizontally large blades
- Thread starter Gman60
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You can use them as a paddle after you created your wood survival raft.
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They make a bigger wound channel if you are unfortunate enough to be in a situation where it'd have to be used as a stabbing type weapon. And, no, I'm not condoning such behavior, but, ya never know anymore in this whack job world.
I really like the ideas expressed in post's 6, 7 and 8. Nice.
I really like the ideas expressed in post's 6, 7 and 8. Nice.
A tall blade on a knife gives chopping/cuttin power without extra thickness. It puts extra mass behind the blow without any extra material hindering the cut.
A very clear example of this is if you look at European swords you see that the ones meant primarily for cutting (typically earlier designs) are much wider than later designs that required versatility against armor.
If you look at Hanwei's Japanese sword line they do this with their performance katanas- the ones meant for heavy cutting are taller from the edge to the spine for greater sectional density (I hope I'm using that expression correctly).
A very clear example of this is if you look at European swords you see that the ones meant primarily for cutting (typically earlier designs) are much wider than later designs that required versatility against armor.
If you look at Hanwei's Japanese sword line they do this with their performance katanas- the ones meant for heavy cutting are taller from the edge to the spine for greater sectional density (I hope I'm using that expression correctly).
