not2sharp
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(I thought this one deserved it's own thread)
The Stubby One has just arrived
Well, it is finally here. The Stubby One, aka Attempt 1, has arrived. The knife is very close to what I ordered. I showed it to the wife, who kind of stared at it for a bit before deciding that it was BIG. Bill's original picture does not do this thing justice. It is deceptively massive. We may have had the error on blade length, but if I had not done so already, one look at this near miss would be enough to get me to place an order on the final product. Who knows, I might have even placed an order for a Stubby.
The handle is perfect and extremely comfortable for such a large...whatever it is. Just take a look at that beautiful crossguard. Unlike the standard AK Bowie, the large handle balances the blade very well so you can hold it with the hand on the forward handle and cut very comfortably. That wide center portion of the guard holds the hand solidly in place.
If chopping is required just slide your hand back to the bottom of the handle and add another 4 inches of leverage to your swing. Even the massive cross guard provides useful additional mass. The closest thing I have found to this is the Indian "Elephant Knife" battle axe. Perhaps in making the mistake our kami invented HI's first version of this battle axe. It can certainly serve easily as a hatchet.
Click here for a picture:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=1943724
Odd certainly; ugly perhaps; but, surprisingly practical.
n2s
edited to add: The knife in the photo is the Ontario Spec Plus Marine Raider Bowie. It sure looks miniature in this photo.
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Last edited by not2sharp on 12-28-2002 at 05:16 PM
The Stubby One has just arrived
Well, it is finally here. The Stubby One, aka Attempt 1, has arrived. The knife is very close to what I ordered. I showed it to the wife, who kind of stared at it for a bit before deciding that it was BIG. Bill's original picture does not do this thing justice. It is deceptively massive. We may have had the error on blade length, but if I had not done so already, one look at this near miss would be enough to get me to place an order on the final product. Who knows, I might have even placed an order for a Stubby.
The handle is perfect and extremely comfortable for such a large...whatever it is. Just take a look at that beautiful crossguard. Unlike the standard AK Bowie, the large handle balances the blade very well so you can hold it with the hand on the forward handle and cut very comfortably. That wide center portion of the guard holds the hand solidly in place.
If chopping is required just slide your hand back to the bottom of the handle and add another 4 inches of leverage to your swing. Even the massive cross guard provides useful additional mass. The closest thing I have found to this is the Indian "Elephant Knife" battle axe. Perhaps in making the mistake our kami invented HI's first version of this battle axe. It can certainly serve easily as a hatchet.
Click here for a picture:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=1943724
Odd certainly; ugly perhaps; but, surprisingly practical.
n2s
edited to add: The knife in the photo is the Ontario Spec Plus Marine Raider Bowie. It sure looks miniature in this photo.
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Last edited by not2sharp on 12-28-2002 at 05:16 PM
