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i have a set of throwers i got from our malls cutlery shop *shivers* , that are identical to these =
, accept their 7" instead of 4 1/2. i got these on the recomendation that you could get more accuracy out of them then pretty well any other throwing knife design arround.
and ive found that to be true, at least as a beginner. im not sure if you can get any real word power out of them, like you could with a hibben first generation single edged thrower... i will say that these are much more conscealable.
their a little less then 1/8" thick, with the double sided dagger grind. my problem is this - unheat-treated 420. sure, you can bend them with your hands without putting much pressure on them, but what kills these is when you throw them the tip curls, and the first 1/4 dents to the side severly, making them unsuitable to throw, often times even when your dead on.
there are a few things you could do to make the design stronger, only sharpen the front 1/2", leaving the edge much thicker for the rest, but with 420 its always going to suck.
how much do you think it cost *super ballpark figure* for these to be made from the costom shop? (as i think back to skunks letter opener
)
*lol... or, does anyone know where you can get a set of these in anything other then 420?*
and ive found that to be true, at least as a beginner. im not sure if you can get any real word power out of them, like you could with a hibben first generation single edged thrower... i will say that these are much more conscealable.
their a little less then 1/8" thick, with the double sided dagger grind. my problem is this - unheat-treated 420. sure, you can bend them with your hands without putting much pressure on them, but what kills these is when you throw them the tip curls, and the first 1/4 dents to the side severly, making them unsuitable to throw, often times even when your dead on.
there are a few things you could do to make the design stronger, only sharpen the front 1/2", leaving the edge much thicker for the rest, but with 420 its always going to suck.
how much do you think it cost *super ballpark figure* for these to be made from the costom shop? (as i think back to skunks letter opener
)*lol... or, does anyone know where you can get a set of these in anything other then 420?*
Have fun! I think I would look elsewhere for throwers.
