ZOMBIES!!!!!! Contest 1, The Famine

Moosez45

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Alright, zombie nuts, here we go. Contest 1, zombie defense.

Here's the story, you're caught out in open field, zombies are slowly making up ground on you, you need some weapons, and some defense. Weapons, well, you should have those, but defense, well, you need a shield.

Something to keep the zombies away from your precious grey matter, and still allow you bring some steel to bear for chopping, bashing, and stabbing.

So, you need to construct a shield of sorts. What it looks like, and how it works is up to you. But it must work.

Don't go grabbin' a trashcan lid, or thanksgiving platter, huh uh, no sir, you need to make this out of material you can find, scavenge, or chop down. It needs to be light enough to wield one handled, tough enought to lip bash an undead accountant, and DECORATED!!!!

Yup, decorated, because, all the really cool Zombie slayers have awesome looking stuff. This can't be some Sanford and Son junkyard piece, because, who ever wins the contest, gets a Famine Tanta ZK knife, and their shield will be proudly displayed in Orlean, New York, the Kabar Headquarters, better know as ZDI, the Zombie Defense Institute.

So, the colors you can use, are Zombie Green, like the knife handles, black, BLOOD RED, and OD green. Any embellishments after that, are fine by me.

I will be judging the contests, so, impress me with your best Zombie Shield, and I'll send you a Zombie knife to replace it. :D

Must be 18, you are responsible for yourself and your actions, neither BFC, the Beckerheads, Ethan Becker, Kabar, The Pope, the CDC, or anyone else but you is responsible for what you do. Don't hurt yourself or others, don't destroy anything you can't pay to replace.

Contest will run through July the 12th. To enter, post ZOMBIE!!!!! in this thread, edit that post as your entry, no chatting or you will be disqualified, and probably fed to the masses of undead. :D

Ok, lets have some fun.

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Probably wouldn't hurt to have this logo somewhere on the shield. Just sayin'. :D

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Moose
 
Oh my oh my Ooooooh My

I'm as a giddy a as a wee little girl.

Handmade. No machines. MANPOWER!!!!!!!

*keep calm keep calm*


Weeeeeeeeee!
 
Zombies!!!!!

My shield. I had several ideas on what to make. I decided to make Ka-Bar's ZK logo into a shield. My dad helped me with making it. After studying the design and planning it, we went to the scrapyard to get the material. I wanted to choose a metal that was light, but also durable. I found what I needed, and got to work. First, I drew the design on cardboard.

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I drew out the circle on the piece of metal. This is a picture of my dad cutting it out.

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This is me cutting out the "fins". I did it in the kitchen, good thing my dad's girlfriend wasn't home, lol.

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For the color, I wanted to use that bright green. I managed to find the exact color I was looking for in spray paint, at home depot. These three pieces are what we’re going to use to make the letters.

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We drew out the ZK on the shield, and cut the strips to size. Here is a picture of everything laid out, and all the tools we’ve used so far.

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I punched the holes with a hammer, and used a rivet gun to attach everything. The rivet gun is that tool on the top, on the previous picture.

Here is the final product, both sides. Sorry I didn’t get any pictures of us making the handle, or the arm strap. For the arm strap, I punched a hole on the top and bottom, and used a bolt to attach it. The handle is the same strips I used for lettering, and I used a hammer to bend it.

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Here is a video for more detail about the final product.

[video=youtube;Ob4L3PpBq9A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob4L3PpBq9A[/video]

All and all, I had fun making it and working with my dad. It took longer than I expected, but it was an enjoyable experience! Thanks for reading!
 
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So when I saw this contest I knew i had to do it. I figured I'd use the bamboo outback of my house seeing as we're supposed to be in the field. and here come the pictures:

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I know it looks pretty rough, but I figured I should make it down and dirty seeing as it was in a stressed situation. I used three rolls of eletrical tape for this.hahaha.

Thanks for the chance, I had a ton of fun making it. Great work everyone else.

Regards,
Joe Grimace
 
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60+ hour weeks-be-damned. I will make this happen!

Done, and in the nick of time. I just want to talk about the weather for a second. 101 degrees at 45% humidity. I think I would have much more enjoyed this (still fun!) if it were cooler.



Now, I wanted this to be more of 'you find yourself in a field' And less 'you find yourself in a field, next to a machine shop' So, the only tools used were, a BK-9, a BK-2, a BK-14, and the BK-13. Other than that, some para cord and rope that I had laying around. And then spray paint. Total time invested: 5 hours.

So, to start off, here we are:
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Off on a romp through the woods with the 9. I have to say, the 9 chops like a champ. This is prolly 3 inches across, and it took maybe 10 swings.
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Here's the basic frame, on it's own, pretty weak, but I'm not through with it yet. All and all, I think I cut down 5 trees roughly this size. Gotta have that green wood. The brown will just break on you and you'll lose your grey matter to the advancing horde.
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The real trick to get this sort of project to hold up is in how you wrap. You gotta alternate and when you pull it apart near the last step to tie it to the frame. It tightens down on itself.
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The 13 getting in on the action:
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Just before paint, all put together and ready to go. This sucker is now RIGID, and heavy (prolly 25 pounds) That top cross of the frame is like hitting something with a baseball bat. Swung it pretty good a few times to test the durability. I can say that this'll stand up to some punishment now. Bring em on! No zombie getting through this!
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Got to finish it off with some paint. Wouldn't want the zombies to go down without knowing who sent em!
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Where to put your BK-9 while you slay. Or the sheath if the knife is in your right hand. In fact... It's only where to put your sheath. BK-9 is always gonna be out, dispatching zombies with extreme prejudice.
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And here it is in action. I gotta say, the fit is pretty nice with using that frame for your hand hold and the rope for weight support. This sucker is surprisingly agile. I can jab with that frame on the top and still pull it back to fight off the undead horde. The red on the top is notched on a per-kill basis. One zombie -notch- 2 zombies! -notch- AH ha ha ha.
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All and all, good stuff! Lots of fun. I learned a lot and have a new respect for bush crafting that I didn't have before.
 
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Zombie!!!!!

Ready for action! The mesh section in the middle is a viewing slot.

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A little ZK surprise!

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ZOMBIES BEWARE!!!!! Who wants some WAR SWORD!!!!

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Any more Zombies in my corn field? (turn around you fool!!!!!!)

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Time for a break!! or was the battle lost?

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Zombie!!!!!
D@#$.... I knew someone would have the same idea. Oh well, it was fun for the both of us.
My Son with the Shield, BK2, and Ultra Tactical The Who T-Shirt. :D

Leather Straps, Half Inch Ply-Wood, with Sheet Metal on top. It was a pain cutting the Metal and Wood out.... Extra points for him using a Becker Knife? :D

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Ok, damn this is turning out good shields. Both of them.

Tomorrow is the deadline, have your entries in before Midnight.

Moose
 
Ok, we're done with this one. The last ZK knife contest will be up tonight. I'll judge these this evening, and post up a winner. Knife will ship friday.

Great work guys.

Moose
 
Alright, ya'll. This is gonna rock.:D

I was having a hard time judging this. Well I didn't, I had my favorite, but it was a tough call. So, I phoned a friend.

Kabar's Official Statement about ya'll, is "These Guys ROCK!"

Here we go.

We got a tie for first Place.

Andrew132 you get a Famine Tanto
JTC you get a Pestilence Chopper

Joe Grimace you get a Zharon Tanto Folding Lockback
hewhoisiam you get a Zharon Tanto Folding Lockback
Vanguard41xx you get a Zharon Tanto Folding Lockback

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I generally not an "everyone wins" kinda guy, but I'll be honest, ya'll done a great job, and should be proud of yourselves, no doubt.

Andrew132, JTC, please send your shields to

ATTN: ZDI
Kabar Knives, Inc.
200 Homer Street
Olean, NY 14760

Alright, email me the address where you want the knives shipped to. Put Contest in the email title please.

Moose
 
wow, kickass :)

now, back to "deadliest warrior" on netflix

they got some serious shields in some episodes
 
haha Bladite
i was watching episodes i missed today "On Demand" FINALLY got to see Navy Seals vs Israeli Commandos

congrats to the winners :) some really good shields, much better than i could have come up with
 
Ima keep mine and put it in da collection! Zombies be ware! Honestly if you could hold and smack something with it, you'd understand too :-P This ain't a throwaway project, it's a necessity.
 
Awesome deal guy!! I'm glad everyone won in the end. Every
one did some amazing work. Thank you Moose and Ka-bar.

Regards,
Joe Grimace
 
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