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Historical Inspiration This forum is dedicated to the discussion of historical knife design and its influence on modern custom knife work. |
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Sorry I'm an Earl Flynn fan myself.
Jim __________________ I cook with a flair for the dramatic, and depraved indifference to calories |
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I don't care for men in tights.
__________________ "Many are chosen, but few are Pict" "The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo |
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"You got to be a real man to wear tights." Little John
__________________ I cook with a flair for the dramatic, and depraved indifference to calories |
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Hammerdownnow wrote:
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You mean you didn't read my post first? That's as awesome as all the cripples posting in the Introduction thread. |
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No, did not read it first. If someone had not been talking to me we would have probably posted at the same minute.
__________________ "Many are chosen, but few are Pict" "The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo |
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wow.
things change here very quickly. ...now where's my tights? |
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Dodd, I probably have Attention Defi- HEY!!!!!!!!! What's that?!?!?!!?!?
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I guess we owe Jonathan an apology for stealing his thread.
Jim __________________ I cook with a flair for the dramatic, and depraved indifference to calories |
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__________________ "Many are chosen, but few are Pict" "The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo |
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If Tai, Jake and Alan find this,....... it could really take a turn for the hilarious.
Brainstorming threads lead to higher learning. __________________ "Many are chosen, but few are Pict" "The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo |
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I agree on the brainstorming & play. I think a balance of goofing off & being serious is important. I bet Jonathan's off for the day, as I'd have expected a response as far as the Regia & Hurstwick / Saga stuff. He'll just have to plow through all of this like the rest of us. |
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Kirk as a Viking,... cool .
"13th warrior" Vikings fighting for honor,... fun. Tony Curtis as a sensitive Viking wearing a gay male miniskirt,... Ack! |
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Not from a martial angle, but a more practical one. I was kind of dubious about the dangly strap kind of sheath suspension that seems to be very common in medieval times (including vikings). I felt that the modern belt-loop type was far more secure and practical. However, after making and wearing one for a whole weekend I found it to be very adequate in keeping the blade secure and that it conviently swung out of the way. In determing a means of knife suspension and style of wear (especially for people who only took it off if they were naked-mabye not even then) I would suggest that the following three things were paramanount
1. The knife is securely held so it dosen't fall out and get lost 2. It is not in the way so you are constantly getting poked, hanging up on stuff, or sitting on it 3. Ease of access I would also prioritize them in the same order I have listed them. If you lose the knife the other two don't matter (or anything else to do with the knife or its use), If the damm thing is constantly in your way it quickly becomes unbearable and you will move it to a position where it does not get in your way. Ease of access is not as important as #2 for constant wear, and the position of the knife can be temporarily modified to accomodate easy access during the task, and then returned to a more convienent position afterwards. This holds true for combat too. However, even in combat I would suggest that #1 still is of prime importance. It is difficult to execute your spinning-edge up-cut on the draw-throat slasher move if the knife is laying back in the mud somplace. |
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Thank you. I, for one totally agree with you. Why? I haven't work this type of sheath, but I hhave built a LOT of experimental rigs to strap all my regular carry gear to my body in manners I thought might be novel. My own concern is Prolonged Wearability: Ergonomics dictate that if you are going to be doing a lot of moving around, the ideal placement of an object requiring accessibility will change in relation to your body positioning. As you say, if you don't want to wear it, you'll take it off. You certainly have a very familiar and impressive way with words, sir. |
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