Video from the gathering!!!!!!

[Jo the Machinist]

This is very confusing for everybody. Bladesports has a red League which is the experienced cutters and a White League which is the more amateur cutters. On the off chance that an amateur cutter does better than the red cutters they could still win overall. The first year James Clifton won world's I believe he was a white level cutter.

I just confirmed this with James to make sure I was remembering correctly. He actually won his first ever cut and they made him an automatic red level. So technically he was a red level cutter but he won world's the very first year he joined Bladesports

 

[bluemax_1]

I really liked the beer

I'm going to try to get a big refrigerator for out there

Didn’t you buy a big ‘ol’ refrigerated container? Should be about the right size for Yoko to fill up

 

[bluemax_1]

This is very confusing for everybody. Bladesports has a red League which is the experienced cutters and a White League which is the more amateur cutters. On the off chance that an amateur cutter does better than the red cutters they could still win overall. The first year James Clifton won world's I believe he was a white level cutter.

The naming conventions still weren’t well thought out.

In this particular case, Bennie won both the Red class AND Overall, so the announcements make even less sense.

What WOULD make more sense, and be less confusing, is to announce the conventional;
“Taking 3rd place…”

“Coming in 2nd place…”

“And in 1st place in Red/White class (and when applicable, “and the Overall Winner…”).

 

[Mendoman]

I just watched it. I wanted to wait and watch it on my TV. That was some quality content.

 

[Mendoman]

My friend in Montana has a beer burro business. She does weddings and event. The donkeys walk around with saddle packs full of beer on ice. It’s probably too far to travel for them but maybe you could get some ponies and train them up to do it.

 

[adluginb]

Nathan the Machinist

When have time remind me again what blade steel you guys use for you competition knives? And maybe blade thickness and cutting angle.

Is what you use common through out the sport?

Thanks

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Nathan the Machinist

When have time remind me again what blade steel you guys use for you competition knives? And maybe blade thickness and cutting angle.

Is what you use common through out the sport?

Thanks

CPM 4V (and the sister steel V4E) HRC 63-64, 15 DPS

It's becoming more and more common. We win almost every race we attend, so we are one of the main drivers in the sport

 

[jlauffer]

CPM 4V (and the sister steel V4E) HRC 63-64, 15 DPS

It's becoming more and more common. We win almost every race we attend, so we are one of the main drivers in the sport

What was typically being used before you guys came along?

 

[toker]

What was typically being used before you guys came along?

I think it was Cold Steel and the prize was "hard cash and cheap, ugly women.”

 

[jlauffer]

I think it was Cold Steel and the prize was “cold hard cash and cheap, ugly women.”

Ahh, so AUS8A, got it

 

[yoko]

I think M4 was popular

(I'm usually wrong so ignore anything i say lol)

 

[clinton1]

I think it was Cold Steel and the prize was "hard cash and cheap, ugly women.”

Damn! Guess I got into knives a little too late!!!

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

What was typically being used before you guys came along?

M4

 

[Richard338]

Of course they used high speed steel for race knives!

 

[PolRoger]

Maybe Nathan could offer up a special "V4E Race Edition" option for the upcoming light/medium chopper Pre-Order?

Thread 'Six Racing Light Choppers, 3V, micarta, TeroTuf'

Dec 16, 2016

I'm posing this early and I'll unlock it at 3:00 ETS. That should give folks a chance to see what these are and decide if it's something they can use without feeling rushed.

Please don't buy one without understanding what it is.

This is a Racing Light Chopper, based on a standard LC than has been ground down to .010" before sharpening and sharpened at 15DPS with a semi polished edge. The tang is stamped with a C under the scales. They are fiendishly sharp. This is thinner and more fragile than a standard LC, which is itself already pretty thin. An experienced cutter can get good use...

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• Forum: Carothers Performance Knives

Thread 'FRIDAY SALE! 12 heat treat optimized CPM 4V Light Choppers'

Oct 6, 2017

In some ways these are the ultimate Light Choppers, but there are also some reasons not to buy this knife so I'm posting this early with information and will unlock at 3:00 eastern time to give you a chance to contemplate without being in a hurry.

It lacks both the nearly unbreakable reliability and the corrosion resistance of the Delta 3V version and is more expensive, all in the pursuit of some specific performance characteristics, so in many ways it's a lot like a race car <--- fun but not as practical for every day driving.

It's more expensive than regular D3V not because it's...

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• Forum: Carothers Performance Knives

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[adluginb]

Heck just do a preorder for an actually designed competition knife. I’d be down for one.

I am sure he has the cad file on hand for Jo’s knife.

Let’s do it!

Call it the NINJO!

 

[yoko]

Heck just do a preorder for an actually designed competition knife. I’d be down for one.

I am sure he has the cad file on hand for Jo’s knife.

Let’s do it!

Call it the NINJO!

I think there might have been mention of more in the future!!!!!

They are fantastic!!!!!

 

[EMCEE]

Nathan the Machinist you should get a beer cart like at a golf course so I can drive around delivering beer next year hahahaha

Ohhh gawd !!! I was already soooo fucked up ! THAT’S A TERRIBLE IDEA.

Seriously, the terrain is steep and hilly, we wouldn’t want you to spill the beer. Tanto and Rasmus would have to lick it all up.

 

[EMCEE]

Heck just do a preorder for an actually designed competition knife. I’d be down for one.

I am sure he has the cad file on hand for Jo’s knife.

Let’s do it!

Call it the NINJO!

I think there might have been mention of more in the future!!!!!

They are fantastic!!!!!

I am fortunate enough to own and regularly use one. Like Yoko said, “ They are fantastic !” If CPK does another run, I strongly recommend that fans and followers buy one and try it out. The sport needs more participants, the knives are highly collectible and valuable, and nothing else in its size range cuts the same !