The "Ask Nathan a Question" Thread

de-wol said:
I promise I definitely won’t do that. She’s a cool lady and I really like her but she’d probably make me sell it or threaten to leave me. So then I’d be single with a deadly K18 still laying around! I don’t have a kydex one yet, but would it be okay to store it in a Pirtle leather one in the meantime or is that a big no no?
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Did you get the one off Facebook recently?

I keep mine in Kydex but leather should be fine if it's dry and clean. Mine live in the closet but if you don't have kids running around probably doesn't matter too much....
 
I did not get that one, yeah the consensus seems to be Kydex so I ordered one today. I did the same, got it in a box in the closet when I’m not parading it around. It’s just so cool but I think my GF is getting worried a little bit 😂 she tolerates my knives but she seems a little scared of the sword.
 
de-wol said:
I did not get that one, yeah the consensus seems to be Kydex so I ordered one today. I did the same, got it in a box in the closet when I’m not parading it around. It’s just so cool but I think my GF is getting worried a little bit 😂 she tolerates my knives but she seems a little scared of the sword.
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Jsega51 said:
Involvement will help break down that barrier, set up some pumpkins for her to chop and slice through! (gourds too for accuracy testing)
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Please don't hand a K18 to somebody who has no experience swinging a double edge sword...that would be incredibly dangerous.
 
WValtakis said:
Please don't hand a K18 to somebody who has no experience swinging a double edge sword...that would be incredibly dangerous.
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I wonder how many people bought them that have no experience and training in proper wielding techniques for double edged swords?

I get there’s an element of danger involved when learning or trying something out like this for the first time, I’d hope some responsibility would come into play, just like taking someone shooting for the first time, teaching someone to ride a motorcycle, attaching them to you and going skydiving, hell, teaching someone to drive a car is pretty damn dangerous without a little talk and instruction.
 
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All this talk of handing untrained people a razor sharp, double edged sword made me think of the ex-GF in college that I've mentioned before, who kept cutting herself with my kitchen knives, simply out of clumsiness and poor knife handling skills.

She also had an appalling lack of safety practices (when she cut my buddy on the shoulder, by tapping him with the tip of my Chef's knife to get his attention), and appeared to enjoy the alarm she caused when gesturing with my razor sharp 9" Chef's knife, waving it around while talking in the small kitchen in the apartment (oh, and found our reactions amusing when she was doing the same thing with a loaded CO2 BB gun).

Thinking about the K18 in her hands literally sent a shiver down my spine.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Everybody at home has teh covids but since we;re out of tests I'm technically negitive and while I fel funy i think its just alergy
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Sorry to hear the family has Covid. We all had the Omicron variant last June. My first sign something was wrong; beer started tasting bad. I knew I had recovered when it tasted great again. Hope y’all have a speedy recovery Nate!
 
bluemax_1 said:
All this talk of handing untrained people a razor sharp, double edged sword made me think of the ex-GF in college that I've mentioned before, who kept cutting herself with my kitchen knives, simply out of clumsiness and poor knife handling skills.

She also had an appalling lack of safety practices (when she cut my buddy on the shoulder, by tapping him with the tip of my Chef's knife to get his attention), and appeared to enjoy the alarm she caused when gesturing with my razor sharp 9" Chef's knife, waving it around while talking in the small kitchen in the apartment (oh, and found our reactions amusing when she was doing the same thing with a loaded CO2 BB gun).

Thinking about the K18 in her hands literally sent a shiver down my spine.
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shades of Mrs Bobbit

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Gusbuster said:
Sorry to hear the family has Covid. We all had the Omicron variant last June. My first sign something was wrong; beer started tasting bad. I knew I had recovered when it tasted great again. Hope y’all have a speedy recovery Nate!
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But. I'm drinking pumpkin beer. How will I know if it starts tasting gross?
 
patrickguignot said:
Hi Nathan,

About the votes to cast for the next run, could you please confirm if the Skinner will use CPM D2 or normal D2?
Additional question: why not a Magnacut Skinner?
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Definitely regular D2

Because D2 is better for the application skinning game.
 
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