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I done lost my mind this time.
This morning I generated two bags of trash and 20 megs or so of vids. I'm not able to put all of them up at once so I'm going to stagger this a bit over the next week or so.
The original idea was to stick with the swords and sword-like khuks but I got a little carried away. Just about everything (including the Tez Darr) got a piece of the action this morning. It was a bad day to be a beer can.
There were a few new additions to today's foolishness that weren't in place last time. For one thing, a lot of the cans were hung from 30 lb. test fishing line, making for more variable height over the stand. In some cases multiple cans were hung and attacked in quick succession. Also, on hand was my room mate as to act as safety observer and to add the occasional countrified commentary or bit of encouragement.
So, without further ado, today's three:
First up is the Tulwar. As its initial outing was against trees and brush, I wasn't too concerned about how it would hold up to beer cans. Despite a slightly misaligned edge it seemed to cut just fine. Multiple attacking beer cans were dispatched without undo aggrevation, although there was a bit of operator error involved. A rogue plastic bottle also fell to the tulwar's wrath before its thirst for recyclables was slaked.
The 30" Sirupati arrived very recently and was sharpened only just this morning. I hadn't initially planned on going the beer can route until I'd gained a bit of experience with it clearing brush but there were so many beer cans to go around this time, I couldn't resist. It's a bit heavy and difficult to control through complex maneuvers but once it gets going, it's actually fairly precise. I'm looking forward to working with it more in the future.
An attacking beer can meets an untimely demise.
Two beer cans bite the dust compliments of the Sirupati and its accompanying karda - a somewhat formidable knife in its own right.
I'd been dying to do some cutting with the Manjushree sword ever since it had arrived but hadn't until today for various reasons. This thing is incredible. Although the balance didn't appear to be anything exceptional at first, the more I swing it, the more agile this sword becomes. It cuts surprisingly cleanly for having such a thick cross section.
Two beer cans spend their final moments in terror as the Manjushree reaps its aluminum harvest.
A plastic milk jug eats steel three times. Had I not struck it halfway down on my first swing, the Manjushree would've made onion rings out of this unfortunate container.
No set of movies would be complete without some bloopers. Lest I get too full of myself, this is what happens when you have a lapse of judgement and underestimate a CS Grosse Messer: Okay, Bad Idea. My target stand is damaged but still mostly functional.
Also used today were the 20" Siru, Napoleon Sword, CS Grosse Messer, Cherokee Rose, 16.5" Chiruwa AK, AK Bowie, Tez Darr (like I said, I done lost my mind), an AC "WWII" khuk, and a 25" Kobra. More videos will follow in due time.
In the meantime, enjoy.
Edited to fix broken links and grammar.
This morning I generated two bags of trash and 20 megs or so of vids. I'm not able to put all of them up at once so I'm going to stagger this a bit over the next week or so.
The original idea was to stick with the swords and sword-like khuks but I got a little carried away. Just about everything (including the Tez Darr) got a piece of the action this morning. It was a bad day to be a beer can.
There were a few new additions to today's foolishness that weren't in place last time. For one thing, a lot of the cans were hung from 30 lb. test fishing line, making for more variable height over the stand. In some cases multiple cans were hung and attacked in quick succession. Also, on hand was my room mate as to act as safety observer and to add the occasional countrified commentary or bit of encouragement.
So, without further ado, today's three:
First up is the Tulwar. As its initial outing was against trees and brush, I wasn't too concerned about how it would hold up to beer cans. Despite a slightly misaligned edge it seemed to cut just fine. Multiple attacking beer cans were dispatched without undo aggrevation, although there was a bit of operator error involved. A rogue plastic bottle also fell to the tulwar's wrath before its thirst for recyclables was slaked.
The 30" Sirupati arrived very recently and was sharpened only just this morning. I hadn't initially planned on going the beer can route until I'd gained a bit of experience with it clearing brush but there were so many beer cans to go around this time, I couldn't resist. It's a bit heavy and difficult to control through complex maneuvers but once it gets going, it's actually fairly precise. I'm looking forward to working with it more in the future.
An attacking beer can meets an untimely demise.
Two beer cans bite the dust compliments of the Sirupati and its accompanying karda - a somewhat formidable knife in its own right.
I'd been dying to do some cutting with the Manjushree sword ever since it had arrived but hadn't until today for various reasons. This thing is incredible. Although the balance didn't appear to be anything exceptional at first, the more I swing it, the more agile this sword becomes. It cuts surprisingly cleanly for having such a thick cross section.
Two beer cans spend their final moments in terror as the Manjushree reaps its aluminum harvest.
A plastic milk jug eats steel three times. Had I not struck it halfway down on my first swing, the Manjushree would've made onion rings out of this unfortunate container.
No set of movies would be complete without some bloopers. Lest I get too full of myself, this is what happens when you have a lapse of judgement and underestimate a CS Grosse Messer: Okay, Bad Idea. My target stand is damaged but still mostly functional.
Also used today were the 20" Siru, Napoleon Sword, CS Grosse Messer, Cherokee Rose, 16.5" Chiruwa AK, AK Bowie, Tez Darr (like I said, I done lost my mind), an AC "WWII" khuk, and a 25" Kobra. More videos will follow in due time.
In the meantime, enjoy.
Edited to fix broken links and grammar.
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