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I promised videos. I don't make promises lightly.
Unless otherwise noted, only first takes were shown - otherwise, I'd make darned sure that I looked a lot better than I did.
Targets, as mentioned previously, consisted of expended beer cans refilled with water. Bearing in mind that tip speed is key to making clean cuts (assuming the edge is aligned halfway properly) in such a target medium, a Napoleon Sword seemed to be the natural choice.
Napoleon Sword vs. Can
It did fine, although my second cut was obviously off. More practice (curses of curses) is obviously required.
I really like my seax but it doesn't always like me. Still, it proved to be more than a match for the can. For such a spectacular collision the two pieces didn't actually fly all that far. I was hoping to split that sucker on the second swing but it wasn't meant to be.
Seax vs. Can
Since we're doing short blades, the 12" Sirupati ought to have its day in court.
First Attempt
That wasn't too cool, was it? It was bisected, of course, but not in a very neat manner. Let's try it again.
Second Attempt
That was a bit better. More practice is required.
Of course, up until this point, we're discussing cutting with a fairly thin sword and fairly thin knives; the relatively narrow cross sections should've made things easier. Something thicker and heavier should be utilized. It wouldn't be a cutting session unless I did something stupid. Next up:
20 Inch Ang Khola vs. Can
I seem to do better with the heavier blades for some reason. Although it's not readily evident due to the poor video quality, I shaved a bit of hair off my nearly-bald left arm after the cut. You can kind of see it if you use your imagination a bit.
And here's one for Daniel Koster, per request - 12" Siru (which I'd just finished sharpening) against some old notebook paper. Please note that this was done before the beer can massacre and not afterwards. Also, please excuse the poor audio quality; I wasn't about to mute "American Chopper" just for some paper slicing.
Snickt!
This took me a few swings before it sliced cleanly. The edge really has to be lined up properly, but to be fair, that was some downright floppy paper and I've found it a bit easier to perform on the heavier weight stuff.
Several beer cans were harmed during the production of these films.
Edit: fixing broken links.
Unless otherwise noted, only first takes were shown - otherwise, I'd make darned sure that I looked a lot better than I did.
Targets, as mentioned previously, consisted of expended beer cans refilled with water. Bearing in mind that tip speed is key to making clean cuts (assuming the edge is aligned halfway properly) in such a target medium, a Napoleon Sword seemed to be the natural choice.
Napoleon Sword vs. Can
It did fine, although my second cut was obviously off. More practice (curses of curses) is obviously required.
I really like my seax but it doesn't always like me. Still, it proved to be more than a match for the can. For such a spectacular collision the two pieces didn't actually fly all that far. I was hoping to split that sucker on the second swing but it wasn't meant to be.
Seax vs. Can
Since we're doing short blades, the 12" Sirupati ought to have its day in court.
First Attempt
That wasn't too cool, was it? It was bisected, of course, but not in a very neat manner. Let's try it again.
Second Attempt
That was a bit better. More practice is required.
Of course, up until this point, we're discussing cutting with a fairly thin sword and fairly thin knives; the relatively narrow cross sections should've made things easier. Something thicker and heavier should be utilized. It wouldn't be a cutting session unless I did something stupid. Next up:
20 Inch Ang Khola vs. Can
I seem to do better with the heavier blades for some reason. Although it's not readily evident due to the poor video quality, I shaved a bit of hair off my nearly-bald left arm after the cut. You can kind of see it if you use your imagination a bit.
And here's one for Daniel Koster, per request - 12" Siru (which I'd just finished sharpening) against some old notebook paper. Please note that this was done before the beer can massacre and not afterwards. Also, please excuse the poor audio quality; I wasn't about to mute "American Chopper" just for some paper slicing.
Snickt!
This took me a few swings before it sliced cleanly. The edge really has to be lined up properly, but to be fair, that was some downright floppy paper and I've found it a bit easier to perform on the heavier weight stuff.
Several beer cans were harmed during the production of these films.
Edit: fixing broken links.
